Class 5 Prelude to the Swing Era - Marist
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Ange Rapa Class 5 Prelude to the Swing Era
Transcript of Class 5 Prelude to the Swing Era - Marist
Ange Rapa
Class 5
Prelude to the Swing Era
Jan Garber Orchestra“Way Down Yonder in New Orleans” -1928
1894-1977
“Jazz Up Your Brain” from CNN.com
February 2019 issue
https://www.marist.edu/ professional-programs/center-lifetime-study/handouts
Class
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Program
Video Reference
Topic
Beginnings
The Ragtime Era
The Jazz Age Begins
The Jazz Age
Prelude to the Swing Era
The Swing Era Begins
The Swing Era
The Decline
1850 1900 1950
Swing
Era
Jazz
Age
Jazz
Ragtime
The Big Band Era
(The Ballroom Era)
Pop Music Development Society Music
1910 1920 1930 1940
Today…
Follow-up…
Where’s the Melody?
Paul WhitemanFletcher Henderson
Review…
Bix Beiderbecke Eddie Lang
Review…
Louis Armstrong & Grace Kelly“High Society” - 1956
Ellington Duke (1899-1974)
Birth of Swing – Harlem 1927
Louis ArmstrongJoe “King” Oliver
Chicago - 1922Flashback…
Fletcher Henderson Don RedmanArranger
New York - 1924Flashback…
Harlem~1927
Chick Webb
The Lindy Hop
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher HendersonDon Redman
Norma Miller (1919- )
Frankie Manning (1915-2009)
Society Dance Band
Origin• symphony orchestra• European traditions
Library• written arrangements• traditional dances (waltz, foxtrot, polka, Latin, etc.)• popular music
Instrumentation• all types of reeds, brass, strings, drums, percussion
Size• venue dependent
Jazz Band (New Orleans / Dixieland)
Origin• New Orleans street bandsLibrary• improvised, spontaneous, personal• Unwritten (head arrangements)Instrumentation• anythingSize• typically less than 10
Swing Band
Origin• society orchestra
Library• written arrangements (traditional dances and pop)• focus: orchestrated jazz (written arr. with jazz solos)
Instrumentation (typical sections)• Reed: 2-7 saxes /clarinets / flute• Brass: 2-4 trumpets, 2-4 trombones• Rhythm: piano, string bass, guitar, drums
Size• greater than 10 pieces
