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West End Blues
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- 1When was West End Blues recorded?1928
- 2Who played the piece?Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
- 3What is the chord progression of choruses 1, 3, and 5?I, I, I, I7, IV, iv, I, I, V7, V7,
Turnaround (I-V7) Db - C - Cb - Bb - 4what is the chord progression for the 2nd chorus?I, IV7 , I, I7, IV, iv, I, I, V7, V7,
Turnaround (I-V7) Db - C - Cb - Bb
(turnaround doesn't happen 5th time) - 5What is the chord progression for the 4th chorus?I, IV7, I, I7, IV, IV / #ivdim, I, I, V7, V7, Turnaround includes chord iv
- 6INTRO: What is the texture?Solo Clarinet (Louis Armstrong)
- 7INTRO: What is the time signature?Freetime - virtuose
- 8INTRO: Features of the solo?- agile, fast, sequential passages
- disjunct
- a mix of rhythmic patterns which are played fluently
- very large range
fast, chromatic ralls - 91ST CHORUS: What is the texture?Piano, Cornet, clarinet, trombone and Banjo
- 101ST CHORUS: What do the piano and banjo play? Why?Chords, because they are the rhythm instruments
- 111ST CHORUS: What do the clarinet and cornet play? What feature is used?-Melody
-They use simultaneous improvisation - 121ST CHORUS: What does the trombone play?the trombone improvises but is more as an accompaniment
- 132ND CHORUS: instruments?piano, trombone, banjo, and percussion
- 142ND CHORUS: What does the trombone do?The trombone has the melody and is improvising
- 152ND CHORUS: what happens to the chords and who plays themthe chords are elaborated and are played on banjo
- 163RD CHORUS: What instruments are playing?Clarinet, voice, piano and banjo
- 173RD CHORUS: There is a Q+A, who is it betweenClarinet and voice (+improvisation)
- 184TH CHORUS: what happens in this chorusthere is a piano solo with chords and improvisation
- 195TH CHORUS: Instruments?Piano, Cornet, Clarinet and trombone
- 205TH CHORUS: what instruments are improvising?Cornet and Clarinet play improvised melodies
- 215TH CHORUS: what instrument improvises towards the end?The piano
- 225TH CHORUS: How does it end?with chords being played together
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- A2 music (Jazz) Flashcards on West End Blues, created by India Ashberry on 16/01/2017.
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