Music Final
About this set
Created by:
bernadettedonald on November 29, 2011
Log in to favorite or report as inappropriate.
Order by
58 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1619 Broadway | Brill Building, home to several music publishers |
| Hal David and Burt Bacharach | Song writing team, associated with Dionne Warwick |
| Characteristics of Burt Bacharach's Music | wide melodic leaps, unusual chords/chord progression, irregular rythmes, unconventional forms |
| Highlight of Broadway | 1955-1965 |
| Pre-Rock Musicals vs. Rock Era Musicals | pre rock musicals were about long ago and far away places, rock era musicals were about present or recent past. |
| Hair | musical about hair - very popular |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Andrew Lloyd Webber - most commercially successful musical theatre composer of the rock era (music theaters British Invasion) |
| Stephen Sondheim | most versatile American composer of this generation, complete musician, lyricist in west side story |
| Stephen Sondheim Trademark | the total integration of song & story |
| Nashville Sound | a marriage of country and pop |
| Nashvile | becomes the center of the recording industry for country music and Nashville sound |
| Glenn Campbell | studio musician who became a country music star |
| Kenny Rogers | huge country pop - "countrypolitan" |
| Neo-traditional country music | Ricky Skaggs |
| Jimmy Carter | elected president in 1976 - first president from the deep south electric in the 20th century |
| Dolly Parton | country music's biggest celebrity, exemplifies the significant trends in country music. |
| Country Music Traits | Story telling songs |
| The Traditionalists | a reacted to the Nashville Sound |
| Results of the Traditionalists | Radio stations devoted more time to country music. |
| First Era of Traditonalist | First time was in the mid 1960's - Traditionalists were located in Bakersfield, CA |
| Second Era of Traditionalists | Second time was in the 1970's in Austin, TX |
| Leaders of the Traditionalist movement and Album | leaders of the movement were Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings (Outlaw movement), 1967 - Wanted: The Outlaws was the first million selling country album. |
| George Jones | Married to Tammy Wynette |
| Jazz in the Rock Era | 2 reactions to Bebop - cool jazz (simpler style of music) -avant-garde (more complex all the way around, sometimes no chordal instruments) |
| Jazzrock Leader | MIles Davis |
| Miles Davis & Albums | 2 albums in 1969 - In a Silent Way/Bitches Brew - Landmark Jazz Albums, rite of passage to be in his band. |
| Herbie Hancock | Watermelo man |
| Jazzrock | fusion |
| Weather report | known for "fusion" music |
| Jaco Pastorius | electric bass virtuoso |
| Wynton Marsalis | leader of neotraditional movement in jazz in the 1980's |
| Instrumentation of Jazz Rock | Piano, guitar, bass, drums, extra percussion, electronic instruments, |
| Latin Jazz/Chick Corea | incorporated latin influences more so than any other individual. |
| Rock in the 70's | rock becomes an industry -broadcasting and recording industries structured for profitability |
| Rock in the 80's | 1980's - large arena and stadium, 6 companies produced half of the pop music recordings worldwide. |
| Album Orientated Radio (AOR) | A lot of radio stations would pay an entire album in one stretch |
| Payola (70's and 80's) | when disc jockeys are paid money to play music more often. |
| Elton John | The biggest star of the 70's |
| Bernie Taupin | Elton John's Lyricist |
| Eddie Van Halen | guitar virtuoso in the late 70's and 80's |
| Bruce Springstein | Heavily influenced by both Dylan and The Rolling Stones |
| Punk Rock (origins) | Emerged in London and New York in the mid 70's |
| Musical Features of Punk Rock | fast, loud, unvarying |
| Singer/Songwriters in the 70's (Forms) | most of these songs retained tin pan alleys clear forms |
| Singer/Song Writers in the 70's (People) | James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Carole King |
| Joni Mitchell | jazz based harmonies |
| Paul Simon | had 2 distinct careers, part of simon and garfunkle and solo |
| Carole King | you've got a friend - one of the most frequently covered songs of the rock era. |
| Funk | 16-Beat has been found in almost all styles of pop music except for country |
| James Brown Conception | emphasis on the rhythm without the addition of extra rhythm instruments, both Sly Stone and George Clinton listened seriously to James Brown's music |
| Sly and The Family Stone | an extension of James Brown's music |
| George Clinton | mastermind behind Parliament and Funkadellic, recruited 3 key people from James Brown's band |
| Stevie Wonder | most successful african american pop artist in the 70's, deeply involved in all stages of the creative proccess |
| Disco | mainstream in 1977 with Saturday Night Fever, 120 beats per minute, music videos come into play in the 80's |
| Michael Jackson | thriller 1982, cause MTV to integrate its playlist |
| Prince | -multi-track recording -Draws on the full range of rock era styles |
| Madonna | popularity 2nd to prince, emerged out of the NYC dance club scene, team effort in recordings |
| rap music | the voice becomes a percussion instrument |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.