Assigned Listening
Genre: Country & Western
Instruments: guitar, banjo
Voice: obvious twang, deep
Lyrics: about loneliness and wanderlust
Other Notes: no discriminable chorus
"It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels" by Kitty Wells
Assigned Listening
Genre: country western
First Reaction: sounds a lot like Reba McEntire
Voice: twang, whiny
Instruments: guitar, piano, drums
Lyrics: song about relationships between men and women
Genre: country western
First Reaction: sounds a lot like Reba McEntire
Voice: twang, whiny
Instruments: guitar, piano, drums
Lyrics: song about relationships between men and women
"Hound Dog" by Big Momma Thornton
Assigned Listening
Era: Postwar Era
Genre: Blues
First Impressions: I had no idea anyone besides Elvis sang this
Instruments: Electric guitar, drums, possibly a trumpet?
Voice: raspy, deep
Era: Postwar Era
Genre: Blues
First Impressions: I had no idea anyone besides Elvis sang this
Instruments: Electric guitar, drums, possibly a trumpet?
Voice: raspy, deep
"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" by Louis Jordan
Instruments: piano, bass, guitar, sax, clarinet
First Impression: can easily be danced to;
Genre: Jazz
Era: Post War Era
Vocals: clear, smooth
Form:
.17 (instrumental intro)
.34 (verse 1)
.45 (chorus)
1.03 (instrumental break)
1.20 (verse 2)
1.31 (chorus)
1.59 (sax solo)
2.16 (verse 3)
2.27 (chorus)
2.40 (instrumental break)
First Impression: can easily be danced to;
Genre: Jazz
Era: Post War Era
Vocals: clear, smooth
Form:
.17 (instrumental intro)
.34 (verse 1)
.45 (chorus)
1.03 (instrumental break)
1.20 (verse 2)
1.31 (chorus)
1.59 (sax solo)
2.16 (verse 3)
2.27 (chorus)
2.40 (instrumental break)
"Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" by Frank Sinatra
Assigned Listening
First Impression: seems to be a call and response between each line of vocals and and instruments
Instruments: violin, clarinet, flute, trumpet (but it sounds different), bass, piano
Voice: deep, velvety
Lyrics: The song appears to be a love song. Nancy appears to be the true love of the singers life.
First Impression: seems to be a call and response between each line of vocals and and instruments
Instruments: violin, clarinet, flute, trumpet (but it sounds different), bass, piano
Voice: deep, velvety
Lyrics: The song appears to be a love song. Nancy appears to be the true love of the singers life.
"Great Speckled Bird" by Roy Acuff
Assigned Listening
Era: Swing Era
Genre: Country & Western
Vocals: goat like; obvious twang
Instruments: guitar, bass, drum, violin, keyboard
Lyrics: Talk about women and religion
Other Notes: simple call and response between vocals and guitar
"New San Antonio Rose" by Bob Willis And His Texas Playboys
Assigned Listening
Instruments: horns, trumpet, bass, drums, clarinet, vocals, tuba
Era: Swing Era
Vocals: male and female; very deep male;
Form:
.43 (introduction with instruments and some spoken lines by female)
1.20 (male vocals)
1.39 (male vocals with obvious horns and female spoken lines)
1.57 (male vocals)
2.16 (horns solo with few female spoken lines)
end (all instruments, no spoken lines)
Instruments: horns, trumpet, bass, drums, clarinet, vocals, tuba
Era: Swing Era
Vocals: male and female; very deep male;
Form:
.43 (introduction with instruments and some spoken lines by female)
1.20 (male vocals)
1.39 (male vocals with obvious horns and female spoken lines)
1.57 (male vocals)
2.16 (horns solo with few female spoken lines)
end (all instruments, no spoken lines)
"Ko-Ko" by Duke Ellington
Assigned Listening
Era: Swing Era
Instruments: horns, trumpet, bass, piano, sax, clarinet, vocals, tuba, drums
Form:
.10 (drum solo)
.19 (horn intro)
.32 (seems as if there is a conversation going on between the horns and tuba)
1.16 (clarinet, sax, trumpet solos with vocals in background)
1.30 (instrument free for all)
1.44(conversation between horns and bass)
End (massive finale)
Era: Swing Era
Instruments: horns, trumpet, bass, piano, sax, clarinet, vocals, tuba, drums
Form:
.10 (drum solo)
.19 (horn intro)
.32 (seems as if there is a conversation going on between the horns and tuba)
1.16 (clarinet, sax, trumpet solos with vocals in background)
1.30 (instrument free for all)
1.44(conversation between horns and bass)
End (massive finale)
"Taking a Chance on Love" by Benny Goodman
Assigned Listening
Era- Swing
First Impression-
Instruments- trumpets, saxophone, clarinet, trombone, bass, drums
Rhythm- beat held steady by bass
Form-
.06
.19 (call and response between sax and clarinet)
.27 (sax solo)
.42 (call and response)
.52 (vocals with call and response to sax)
1.22 (change in vocals)
1.40 (change in vocals again)
1.57 (all instruments together)
2.02 (sax solo)
2.15
2.20 (clarinet solo)
2.33 (sax solo)
2.49 (all instruments together)
2.58 (clarinet solo)
Era- Swing
First Impression-
Instruments- trumpets, saxophone, clarinet, trombone, bass, drums
Rhythm- beat held steady by bass
Form-
.06
.19 (call and response between sax and clarinet)
.27 (sax solo)
.42 (call and response)
.52 (vocals with call and response to sax)
1.22 (change in vocals)
1.40 (change in vocals again)
1.57 (all instruments together)
2.02 (sax solo)
2.15
2.20 (clarinet solo)
2.33 (sax solo)
2.49 (all instruments together)
2.58 (clarinet solo)
"Wrappin' It Up" by Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
Assigned Listening
Era: Swing Era
Instruments: clarinet, sax, trumpet, bass, tuba, horns,
Form:
.09
.18
.45 (repeat of before)
1.05 (clarinet solo)
1.23 (sax solo)
1.33 (trumpet solo)
1.40 (change in tempo)
1.59 (trumpet solo)
2.10 (strange horns)
2.19 (different strange horns)
end (mix of different horns)
"Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson
Assigned Listening
Genre: Blues
Instruments: guitar
Voice: Scratchy
Form:
.14 (guitar)
.20 (vocals/guitar call and response AAB form)
.55 (vocals/guitar call and response)
1.26 (vocals/guitar call and response)
1.56 (vocals/guitar call and response AAB form)
Genre: Blues
Instruments: guitar
Voice: Scratchy
Form:
.14 (guitar)
.20 (vocals/guitar call and response AAB form)
.55 (vocals/guitar call and response)
1.26 (vocals/guitar call and response)
1.56 (vocals/guitar call and response AAB form)
"Blue Yodel No. 2" by Jimmie Rodgers
Assigned Listening
Genre: Hillbilly Music
Instruments: guitar, banjo, bass
Lyrics: about losing a love and becoming depressed
Form:
.27 (verse 1-AAB)
.42 (Yodeling)
1.02 (verse 2-AAB)
1.17 (Yodeling)
1.29 (Banjo solo)
1.50 (AAB)
2.05 (yodeling, but different than before)
2.28 (verse 3-AAB)
2.40 (yodeling)
3.02 (verse 3-AAB)
End (yodeling, different than before)
Genre: Hillbilly Music
Instruments: guitar, banjo, bass
Lyrics: about losing a love and becoming depressed
Form:
.27 (verse 1-AAB)
.42 (Yodeling)
1.02 (verse 2-AAB)
1.17 (Yodeling)
1.29 (Banjo solo)
1.50 (AAB)
2.05 (yodeling, but different than before)
2.28 (verse 3-AAB)
2.40 (yodeling)
3.02 (verse 3-AAB)
End (yodeling, different than before)
"Gospel Ship" by The Carter Family
Assigned Listening
Genere: Hillbilly Music
Vocals: have an obvious twang, harmony during the chorus, raspy
Instruments: banjo, bass, piccolo
Lyrics: appear to be about death, but use metaphors to deliver the message
Genere: Hillbilly Music
Vocals: have an obvious twang, harmony during the chorus, raspy
Instruments: banjo, bass, piccolo
Lyrics: appear to be about death, but use metaphors to deliver the message
"That Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson
Assigned Listening
Genre: blues
Instruments: guitar
First Impression:
Vocals: deep, obvious twang
Form: Call and response between guitar and vocals throughout the entire song
Genre: blues
Instruments: guitar
First Impression:
Vocals: deep, obvious twang
Form: Call and response between guitar and vocals throughout the entire song
"St. Louis Blues" by Bessie Smith
Assigned Listening
Genre: Blues
Instruments: Trumpet, clarinet, sax, piano
First Impression: Call and Response between vocals and sax
Lyrics: seem to be about lost love and wanderlust
Vocals: deep, powerful
Genre: Blues
Instruments: Trumpet, clarinet, sax, piano
First Impression: Call and Response between vocals and sax
Lyrics: seem to be about lost love and wanderlust
Vocals: deep, powerful
"I Got Rhythm" by Ethel Merman
Assigned Listening
Era: Tin Pan Alley
Instruments: piano, violin, trumpet, bass, clarinet
Voice: deep, powerful, scratchy
Lyrics: seem to be about looking at looking at the positive side of situations
Era: Tin Pan Alley
Instruments: piano, violin, trumpet, bass, clarinet
Voice: deep, powerful, scratchy
Lyrics: seem to be about looking at looking at the positive side of situations
"April Showers" by Al Jolson
Assigned Listening
Era: Tin Pan Alley
Lyrics: tell the story of hope; not to give up because things will be better after the "April Showers"
Voice: goat-like, deep
Instruments: horns, trumpets, clarinet, flute,
Era: Tin Pan Alley
Lyrics: tell the story of hope; not to give up because things will be better after the "April Showers"
Voice: goat-like, deep
Instruments: horns, trumpets, clarinet, flute,
"My Blue Heaven" by Gene Austin
Assigned Listening
First Impression: soothing
Instruments: Violin, piano, whistle of some sort
Voice: higher
Other notes:
-call and response with vocals and piano
First Impression: soothing
Instruments: Violin, piano, whistle of some sort
Voice: higher
Other notes:
-call and response with vocals and piano
"Tiger Rag" by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Assigned Listening
Era: Jazz
Form: changes most noticeable at...
.15
.23
.31 (flute solo)
.38
.46
.53
1.01
1.16 (repetitive)
1.31
1.46
2.01 (change from before)
2.17 (change in horns)
2.31
2.47
Instruments: piccolo, banjo, flute, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba
Era: Jazz
Form: changes most noticeable at...
.15
.23
.31 (flute solo)
.38
.46
.53
1.01
1.16 (repetitive)
1.31
1.46
2.01 (change from before)
2.17 (change in horns)
2.31
2.47
Instruments: piccolo, banjo, flute, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba
"Castle House Rag" by Europe's Society Orchestra
Era: Jazz Age
Instruments: flute, trumpet, clarinet, tuba, trombone, horn, bass, drum, something making washboard sound
Form:
.04
.19 (all instruments; sounds unorganized until last few seconds)
.34
.51
1.00
1.07
1.21 (similar to beginning)
1.26 (totally different with chiming)
1.36
1.42 (repetitive)
1.54 (repetitive)
2.08 (repetitive)
2.24
3.10 (speedsup; free for all with instruments)
end (drum solo)
Instruments: flute, trumpet, clarinet, tuba, trombone, horn, bass, drum, something making washboard sound
Form:
.04
.19 (all instruments; sounds unorganized until last few seconds)
.34
.51
1.00
1.07
1.21 (similar to beginning)
1.26 (totally different with chiming)
1.36
1.42 (repetitive)
1.54 (repetitive)
2.08 (repetitive)
2.24
3.10 (speedsup; free for all with instruments)
end (drum solo)
"After the Ball" by Charles K. Harris
Assigned Listening
Era: ragtime
First Impression: Harris's voice is very scratchy; music reminds me of something I would hear on a carousel.
Instruments: piano
Voice: scratchy, pitchy
Lyrics: Tell the story of a lost love
Era: ragtime
First Impression: Harris's voice is very scratchy; music reminds me of something I would hear on a carousel.
Instruments: piano
Voice: scratchy, pitchy
Lyrics: Tell the story of a lost love
"Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" by Stephen Foster
Assigned Listening
Instruments: flute, violin, trumpet, bass, guitar
Tempo: slow
Form:
.14 (flute intro)
.47 (chorus--vocals with flute; bass introduced at .33)
1.02 (verse 1)
1.08 (flute solo)
1.27 (chorus again, but different)
1.43 (flute solo)
2.14 (verse 2)
2.30 (verse 3)
2.34 (flute solo)
2.56 (chorus different)
3.27 (flute & violin solo)
3.44
End (chorus but different)
Instruments: flute, violin, trumpet, bass, guitar
Tempo: slow
Form:
.14 (flute intro)
.47 (chorus--vocals with flute; bass introduced at .33)
1.02 (verse 1)
1.08 (flute solo)
1.27 (chorus again, but different)
1.43 (flute solo)
2.14 (verse 2)
2.30 (verse 3)
2.34 (flute solo)
2.56 (chorus different)
3.27 (flute & violin solo)
3.44
End (chorus but different)
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