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Music in Society (3)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the two types of Blues? | Delta and Chicago. |
| What are the Delta Blues? | Mississippi Delta. -Story-telling. -Acoustic guitar only. -Often about leaving. -Robert Johnson. |
| What are the Chicago Blues? | Electric guitar, which was louder. -Larger ensemble. -Often about going home. -Muddy Waters. |
| What was Griot tradition? | West African and traditional. -Papa Susso. |
| What was the Great Migration? | 9 million Black Americans relocated in the North. -Escape Jim Crow Laws and find jobs. |
| What is Hillbilly Music? | Descended from Celtic traditions. -Guitar based. -Use top register of voice. -No syncopation. |
| What is Western music? | Cowboy songs. -More melodic. -Use top register of voice. -No syncopation. |
| Who was Sam Phillips? | Producer at Sun Records. -"If I could find a white man to sing like a black man, I'll make $1 million." -Discovered Elvis Presley. Made 5 records with two songs each. |
| Who was Elvis Presley? | Singer who mixed blues and country songs. |
| What defined Rock N Roll? | Changed the commercial structure of the music industry. -Artist and performance more important than the song. -Teens as the most lucrative market. -Gave black artists access to marketplace, but still no industrial control. |
| Music of rural people and minorities used to be _______ by industry. Explain this. | Ignored. -Not represented in movies or TV. -Less access to recording studios. -No access to wide distribution. -Separate cahrts and radio stations. |
| Why was Rock N Roll created? | To make blues "safe" for a white audience. -Example: Hound Dog by Mama Thorton vs. Elvis Presley. |
| What were the differences between the blues and country music? | Blues: Electric guitar, band, and lower voice. Country: Rhythm and cleaner. |
| What caused the Death of Rock N Roll? | 1957 -Little Richard becomes 7th Day Adventist. -Elvis Presley gets drafted. 1958 -Jerry Lee Lewis marries his 13 yr cousin. 1959 -Chuck Berry jailed for dealings with underage girls. -Congress cracks down on record companies' illegal practices. |
| What was the trend that followed Rock N Roll? | Rise of girl groups: The Chantelles, The Supremes, The Ronettes, The Chrystals, and the Shrielles. -Desexualized and replacable. |
| Who was Phil Spector? | "Wall of Sound" -Wagnerian approaces to pop music. -Lots of control over artists. -Girl groups era. |
| What is Motown? | 1st major company owned and ran by black Americans. -Berry Gordy. -Physically consolidated. Gives Gordy more control. -Civil Rights by assimilation. -Early success with the Supremes. |
| What is Stax-Volt? | Memphis based. Integrated label. -1st to have mainstream success with non-white washed music. -Civil Rights through cultural recognition. -Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and Aretha Franklin. |
| What is soul? | Gospel+secular lyrics. -Had more mass appeal than blues. -Ray Charles: "I've Got a Woman" and "Hallelujah, I Love Her" -James Brown. |
| Who was James Brown? | Turned soul into folk. -Music and physically everything. -No melody, just riffs. -Call and response. -Timbre and rhythm most important. -Civil rights through Black Pride. |
| What was the British Invasion of 1964? | The Beatles: -Began their career covering American blues. -Cleaned up their image (at first). The Rolling Stones: -Continued covering blues. -Leaned into a "dangerous" persona. -Repopularized rock in the U.S. |
| What replaced Rock N Roll overall? | Girl groups, soul, and funk. |
| What happened in rock 1960s? | Changed industry models -AM vs. PM radio. -Single vs Album-oriented rock. Art/prog rock -Rock as aesthetic art. -Albums rewarded multiple listenings. -Promoted self-expression through androgyny. |
| Who was Led Zepplin? | Kept the "danger" of the Rolling Stones. -Gothic/occult influences. -Focused on blues covers. Adopted the look of the art rock bands. -But maintained a humer-masculine image and appeal. Biggest Band in the World. |
| What was rockism? | Led Zepplin, Queen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, and KISS. -Values authentically and artfulness. -Against "emptiness" of pop music. -In practice: hetero-male centric. |
| What was Afro-Centrism? | -James Brown. -George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic: Afro-futurism. -Sly and the Family Stone. |
| What was disco? | Funk for LGBTQ people. "The Loft": -LGBTQ representation in NY clubs. -David Mancuso. -Revolving "private" dance party to avoid police raids. DJs took this music back to their own clubs. -Filming a newstyle of music. |
| Why did disco explode? | Put the audience first. -Brought back the dance aesthetic. Disco was an escape. -Kung Fu Fighting, Studio 54, Saturday Night Fever (highest grossing movie). |
| Who were the Village People? | Named after Greenwich Village. -Center of NYC LGBTQ culture. Look influenced by funk bands. -Approaching macho stereotypes. YMCA: about gay men. |
| What ended disco? | Rockist backlash. -Disco demolition. |
| What did rock turn into? What was this? | Heavy Metal. -20% record sales. -Aimed at white-male culture. -Reinforces masculinity. -Speaks to working class. -Provides fantasy of transcendence. |
| What caused pop icons of 1980s to become popular? | Industry changes. -Disco crashes. -Market fracturing. -11% drop in record sales. |
| Describe 1980s pop icons? | Return to artist as product. -Michael Jackson and Madonna. |
| What were some traits of pop and ballet? (Music and motion) | New industry model allows music to be sold three times: (1) Singles, (2) Albums, and (3) Music Videos. TV is huge. -Basic cable introduced in late 70s/ -Teen audience, late night shows. |
| What was "Like A Prayer"? | How do lyrics fit Madonna's persona? Mixed sacred and profain. Used soul music (gospel+secular) |
| What is ballet? | Dance. Music. Storytelling. -Two Major periods- Classical (aesthetic and poses) and modern. |
| What was Russian ballet? | Focuses on visual aesthetics. Women: aesthetic poses (pointe work) Men: athletic leaps and lifts. |
| What is Swan Lake? | Choreographer-Marius Petipa. Composer- Peter Iliych Tchaikovsky. -Choreographer more important than composer. Tells a story through dance and music. Structured as a scene of discreet soles, duets, ensembles. -Can be performed with new choreography. |
| What is classical ballet? | All about aesthetic beauty. -Lightness= upward motion. Traditional movement. -Tutus and tights. Music is subordinate to the dance. Choreo>composer. Plot is dense. Tells a story. Structure is clear. -Principals vs. Ensembles. |
| What is Rite of Spring? | Ballet Russe. -Sergei Diaghiev-impressano. -Vaslav Nijinksy-principal dancer/choreo Diaghilev and Stravinsky. -Folk singing and dancing Stravinsky and Nijinsky. -Composer>choreo. -Radical dancing for radical music. Traditionalists vs. Modernists. |
| What is modern ballet? | Evoking a reaction/strong feelings. -Depicting something "real". -Originality. |
| What is a concept album? | Not a collection of singles. Unified around a theme or story. Makes an artist statement. -Order of tracks. -Fictional persona. -Lyrics and music work together. -Can be narrative. |
| Earliest concept albums. | Woody Gutherie: Dust Bowl Ballads. Frank Sinatra: In the Wee Small Hours. The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds. |
| What were the late-era Beatles? | George Martin: Producer. Drugs. Indian Music. -Rubber Soul -Revolver |
| St. Pepper's Lonely Heart Clubs Band | Concept. -Eclectic experimentation. -Live concert experience. |
| Describe the song "St. Pepper's Lonely Heart Clubs Band". | Audience. Introduces "the band". Military band joins. "The One and Only Billy Shears"=Ringo sings. |
| Describe the song "With A Little Help from my Friends". | Ringo sings. -"What would you do if I sang out a tune?" |
| Describe the song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". | About drugs? Experimental lyrics and music. |
| Describe the songs "Getting Better" and "Fixing a Hole". | About finding a better mental outlook. |
| Describe the song "She's Leaving Home". | First departure. Based on true news story. |
| Describe the song "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite". | Faux circus music. Word painting. Aleatoric music. -End of Side 1. |
| Describe the song "Within You, Without You". | Harrison's only song on St. Pepper's Lonely Heart Clubs Band. A "mini version" of a Ravi Shankar song. |
| Describe the song "When I'm 64". | Complete reversal. Written when McCartney was 14. Clarinet trio to make it sound "classical". |
| Describe the song "Lovely Rita" and "Good Morning, Good Morning". | Continue the "everyday" theme. Ends with an aleatoric collection of animal sounds that resemble "Mr. Kite". |
| Describe the song "St. Pepper's Lonely Heart Clubs Band (reprise)". | "We hope you have enjoyed the show." |
| Describe the song "A Day in the Life". | The apotheosis of the "everyday" life. Two songs combined. Lennon's-based on news articles, drugs. McCartney's-ultra realism. Aleatoric music and brass band returns. Final joke. |
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