MUSIC assignment 5

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Example 3

12 bar blues

Call-and-response

One instrument or group of instruments will call, and another instrument or group of instruments will respond.

Rondo Form

Rondo Form is a musical form based on a single theme (rondo theme), that alternates with several contrasting themes (episodes). Two most common rondo forms are: Five-part rondo: A B A C A Seven-part rondo: A B A C A B A

0:01

Section A

0:48

Section A

1:37

Section A

Theme and Variations

Theme and Variations is a sectional form in which a theme is stated and followed by a series of variations. Most variations follow the general outline of the theme.

Example 4

break

Example 5

call and response

walking bass

is a bass line that moves stepwise in even note values.

Syncopation

is a rhythm with accents on beats or divisions of beats that are usually unaccented. This rhythm is the most characteristic part of jazz.

Example 7

riff

What is possibly the musical form of this piece?

rondo form

Example 6

slides

Example 8

syncopation

Example 1

wah-wah

Example 2

walking bass

Break

A break is when the band stop, one musician plays a short solo before the band comes back in.

Riff

A melodic idea repeated over and over again.

Compound Ternary Form

A musical work in compound ternary form has three major sections, at least one of which is a simple binary or ternary form. Section A -- Binary form A (A) - B (B) Section B -- Ternary form C (C) - D ( D) - C (C) Section A' -- Binary form A (A) - B (B)

Ternary Form

A musical work in ternary form consists of three parts: a beginning section A, a contrasting middle section B, and a repeat of the beginning section A. The second A section must include the same theme(s) as in the first A section, but it may not be as long as the first, and it could be slightly different. When the return of A is varied, the form is outlined ABA'. The A' stands for "A with some variations

12-bar blues

During the 1920s, blues became a musical form widely adopted by jazz musicians. It is based on repetitive poetic-musical form with three-lines stanzas set to a repeating harmonic progression, known as twelve-bar blues. The progression has three chords --- I (tonic), IV (four steps higher than the tonic), and V (five steps higher than the tonic).

Slides

In Jazz, conventional instruments most often play in unusual ways. Trombones making slides (called tailgating)

Wah-wah

In Jazz, conventional instruments most often play in unusual ways. Trumpets playing "wah-wah" with a mute