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Final Exam Study Guide Bop 1. Where did bebop first develop? New York’s Minton’s playhouse had been the center of the bop community, 52nd street (other clubs such as, the spotlight, the onyx) ... a. Specific geographical area, street names, and club names. 2. What are the origins of the word “bebop?”  The songs had melodies that were so complex that people could not memorize them. This led to the audience asking artists to “play that bebop one” when they wanted to hear these new songs. Player would sing “bebop” to earlier jazz phrases. 3. Which musicians were associated with the new style? a. Know the significance of each individual. Charlie Parker – fluid alto saxophone, “doubling time” John Birks Gillespie a.k.a drizzy – TRUMPET. crazy stange antics, Minton’s playhouse, composer for big bands, led modern Jazz fusion for latin styles + jazz, organized big bang. Thelonious Sphere Monk – melodies/ harmonies, eccentric pianist “Round About Midnight” Kenny Clarke – Accented drumming Max Roach -- Drumming Bud Powell – technique, 52nd st. J.J. Johnson – first bebop trombonist. New rhythmic emphasis. Not danceable, not singable. 4. What are some general musical characteristics of bebop? a. How were the songs developed? COMMON CHORDS PROGESSIONS W NEW MELODIES Artistic + virtuoisic (skilled theory) Use of extended harmonies. Chord/scale approach. Borrowed harmonic structure from standard times. Drumming style not fixed but uses accents known as dropping bombs (Kenny Clarke) b. What is doubling-up/-time? THE ASSIGNMENT OF A MELODY TO TWO INSTRUMENTS IN AN (UNION) ARRANGEMENT; Note values twice as fast as previously but without changing the pace of chord progressions. c. What are the most common compositional structures used in bebop tunes? AABA 5.What is extended harmony? Notes added to a chord beyond the octave, for ex. 9th, 11th, 13th . 6. What was the typical instrumentation of a bebop ensemble? Trumpet, double bass, drums, piano, sax [Show More]

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