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Swing Music
Also known as simply swing, it sprang from ragtime and is a form of jazz. Swing uses a heavy rhythm with a medium to fast tempos. Swing was popular from the 1930s to the 1950s and bounced back in the 1990s. All questions concerning swing music history, bands, artists, musical instruments and sheet music can be found here.
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'Swing swing from the tangles of your heart' comes from which song and what group?
Asked by Wiki User
those lyrics come from the song 'swing swing' by All American Rejects.
What are some good electro swing bands?
Asked by Lolmaker
Caravan Palace. They are an excellent electro swing band.
What are facts about musicians in the 1930's?
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After the war, the break-up of the major big bands in 1946 moved music from the "swing era" to the "sing era", focusing on vocal soloists. Vic Damone, Patti Page, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como and others of their ilk, often trained in big bands, saw their greatest successes.
1940'S MUSIC WAS MOSTLY INFLUENCED BY WWII. THERE WAS A LOT OF ROMANCE DUE TO MEN GOING OFF TO WAR. EVEN BANDS WERE ENLISTED TO GO OVERSEAS AND HELP ENTERTAIN MEN AT WAR. WOMEN TOOK OVER MEN'S JOBS AND SONGS WERE CLEAR AND LOUD ABOUT THE WORK THEY DID. AFTER THE WAR, THERE WERE THE COMING HOME SONGS AND THE SONGS ABOUT HOW WE OVERCAME THE WAR. HEE HAW Most of the factors that influenced the music in 1940 is the war, world war II and how it affected the women. All of the men went overseas and then the women were lonely. Most of the songs were about coming home, loved ones, the war, romance, or things along these lines. anything and everything. im sure that the war was hard-downed, but most people probably tried to forget such things. its not like today, where everyone complains about just about teverything possible. back then, most people wrote about love, being the romantic era.
I'd say Glenn Miller was also a huge influence on the way the music industry changed in the 1940's.
During this time it is commonly known that a group called the beats were given birth to, and can be seen almost as a first generation of hippies. Suprisingly black artists were at the frontier of new music and had a lot to do with the music scene. Sadly, racism predisposed many to not listen to many of them, if at all. It is said this is why people like Elvis came around from the era. The producers could not put a black artist out in the media, for fear of not being accepted, so they came up with people that could produce a similar sound. Elvis even entertained many songs that were not his own and came from such sources.
Where can you get a replacement swing hangers for a better homes and garden swing?
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canopy
What music did teens listen to in the 1940s?
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Glenn Miller, Joe Loss and His Band, Louis Jordan, Swing, Ballroom, some early jazz, scatt jazz, early country, war time adaptations to already existing songs such as Lili Marline as sung by Anne Shelton and written by Tommy Conor (adapted from a German tune). Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Dizzy Gillespie. Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday.
The swing bands of the 1930s and 1940s were an extension of what kind of musical groups?
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jazz bands
jazz
How do you get your wife to swing?
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Are you talkign about the TV show or swinging?
If the TV show, ask her.
If the other, if she doesn't bring it up, dont ask! Women are always in control of swinging relationships, if she doesn't brign it up just enjoy your fantasies.
Where did swing music become popular?
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Like many genres it didn't suddenly appear on the scene fully-formed. The antecedents of swing include Dixieland jazz, gospel singing with its call-and-response, Broadway musical theatre, klezmer, Tin Pan Alley pop songs, and society dance orchestras.
During the 1920s many small jazz bands toured the country. Their members included such future swing stars as Count Basie, Benny Goodman, the Dorseys, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Bunny Berigan and many others. In addition, there were bandleaders such as Paul Whiteman who performed light dance music as well as jazz-themed classics (he premiered Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, for example) and Glen Gray who lead a jazz-influenced dance orchestra in Canada. Perhaps the first large dance band to fully incorporate jazz in its repertoire was the legendary Duke Ellington band, formed in 1924.
By the early 1930s many of these genres began to coalesce into what soon became Swing. While pure jazz tends to be rather unstructured with much improvisation, Broadway music and society dance orchestras required strictly arranged charts with little room for creativity. The two styles influenced each other greatly, with jazz causing a loosening of the rules for dance music while the need for arrangements imposed a level of structure on jazz. Black bandleaders such as Fletcher Henderson had successfully brought arranging styles to jazz music, with some of the music being tightly written but also with free-form sections where individual musicians could solo. Henderson was particularly successful at carrying the call-and-response style of gospel to his dance band; the melody was handed off from one instrument section to another, mimicking the way singers would echo each other back and forth.
In the early 1930s Benny Goodman heard the Henderson band, and when Henderson faced financial troubles Goodman hired him as his arranger and appropriated much of the Henderson band's material. Goodman added a bit more syncopation from his childhood exposure to klezmer music, performing tunes such as Don't Be That Way, Stealin' Apples, King Porter Stomp, and more. In 1935 he began a nationwide tour with his modified style of jazz. Initially the tour was a flop - most of the hotels and theatres where he played were owned by people who were more rooted in the older society bands, and in that horribly segregated era many whites did not have a lot of exposure to music by black artists. Goodman was limited to playing "safe" music that kept the broadcasters happy but bored his audiences.
But a quirk of fate changed things. Goodman had been making late-night radio broadcasts after his regular performances. They weren't heard by many people on the East Coast due to the late time, but they were heard in prime time on the West Coast as a result of the difference in time zones. (There was no such thing as delayed broadcasting in those days.) He was also able to perform with more freedom because most of the radio executives were asleep on the East Coast and didn't meddle in his musical choices. The result was that the Goodman/Henderson combination of swinging jazz was heard by tens of thousands of high-school and college students who mobbed his band when the tour reached California, sending Swing music on its way to become the dominant style for almost a decade.
What is a southern swing shift?
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It is a years worth of scheduling for working 12pm -8 am off 2 days starting on weds ends Tue night off on Wed and Thurs. start 4pm- 12pm shift on Fri work through to Thurs. off on Fri start 8am- 4pm shift sat morning work through Fri then off Sat through Weds night when you go back on midnights
Which is true about the swing music?
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Swing music is also called Swing Jazz.
Swing first became known in the US in the 1920s.
It wasn't until the mid 1930s that it became established in the uk.
Swing music has a strong rhythm.
It is usually performed by the double bass and drums.
It is played at a fairly quick tempo.
Swing music started to become less popular during WWII.
It this was because of the recording ban.
also many of the band members when to fight in the war.
Does devante swing have a girlfriend?
Asked by Wiki User
That's my nephew ,no he does not have aids and he has never had a cocaine habit
we've all partied in our days so don't judge for ye shell be judged! just because people look like something never assume the worst.Life has its trials and hard ship on everyone ! they are all doing fine especially dalvin and devanta,( that's blood- family)
mike duce ,aka duce
How is swing music similar to rock music?
Asked by Wiki User
Similarities: Well, they're both music (of course), and they both use a variety of instruments. Also, they are all popular.
Differences: 1. Jazz music was developed from mixed cultures at the beginning of 20th century. Rock music was developed from blues, country and jazz in 1950's.
2. Trumpet is the main feature of jazz music while rock uses electric guitars.
3. Jazz music is lower in pitch while rock music is loud and mind blowing.
Is that helpful?
Where do you hear swing music?
Asked by Wiki User
Today there aren't nearly as many places to hear live swing bands versus those that existed in the 1930s and 1940s. Instead of playing for dances at ballrooms, most bands now appear in theatres and concert halls, so you need to do some on-line searching to find out which band is appearing where.
If you want to hear recordings of current and original swing band, though, there are literally thousands of websites you can tune into. Just a few sites:
www.tuxjunction.net
www.glennmillerorchestra.com
www.bigbandbuddies.com
www.georgegee.com
www.jack-million.com
www.swingcatsbigband.com
www.swingorchestra.com
www.countbasie.com
plus loads of videos on YouTube
What instruments are played in swing music?
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The usual format for a swing band includes the following instruments:
- Two to five each of trombones, trumpets, and reeds (saxophone/clarinet)
- Drums
- Piano
- String bass
Less commonly, bands might also have a guitarist, a tuba or French horn, a flute, and sometimes even a string section.
Nearly all bands also had one or more vocalists, and larger ones also employed groups of singers who accompanied the lead vocalist(s).
What important effect did swing music have on the people of the U.S. during the Depression?
Asked by Wiki User
it encourage people to use songs as a means of promoting patriotism
Why is swing music and dancing prohibited?
Asked by Wiki User
It isn't and never has been, except among some extremely conservative religious groups that prohibit many forms of entertainment, not just swing dancing.
Who led the most popular swing band of the 1930's?
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There were so many famous composers that it's very difficult to name a single individual as best-known. Some who stand out among the hundreds include Billy Strayhorn, Fletcher Henderson, Artie Shaw, Jerry Gray and Duke Ellington. All were also arrangers, and among that group only Billy Strayhorn wasn't also an orchestra leader.
Many songs that became popular as swing tunes were composed by people who weren't actually swing musicians; they wrote for Broadway shows and what was known as "Tin Pan Alley". Again, among the many famous composers names like Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and the Gershwin brothers stand out.
What does get into the swing of things mean?
Asked by Wiki User
Swing occurs in various colloquial expressions, indicating brisk or lively activity.
Can you swing 360 degrees on a swing set?
Asked by Wiki User
It's theoretically possible, though dangerous and most swingsets are not designed to allow it. It's somewhat safer if the swing is on rigid rods rather than on a chain or rope, because that means that, if you run out of momentum at the very top, you won't fall straight down and bash your brains out on the support pole.
What is DeVante Swing's birthday?
Asked by Gudrun Collier
He's 6'3 . I saw him at the airport here in Shreveport ,La .He was on his way to Charottle, North Carolina to spend time with his parents for a couple of days.
What is another name for swing music?
Asked by Wiki User
Yes it is is. During the swing era, the large swing bands were the main source of entertainment for many people. At the weekends people would go out and dance to them and the popular bands had regular broadcasts that were eagerly listened to. Many great jazz musicians found regular employment in the ranks of the bands and many singers such as Ella Fitzgerald (Chick Webb's Band) and Frank Sinatra (Tommy Dorsey Orchestra) got their first breaks singing in front of a swing orchestra.
What does swing shift mean?
Asked by Wiki User
Appears the term got its start as "svingskift" (literally: swing shift) in the offshore petroleum industry in Norway referring to a two-week tour during which employees work 12-hour days the first seven days and 12-hour nights the second, thus 'swinging' from a day shift to a night shift.
The next reference to 'swing-shift' appears during the Second World War, where factories were on a 24x7 schedule with 3 shifts, 'swing-shift' being the second shift of mid-afternoon to midnight.
What is the name of that famous swing song?
Asked by Wiki User
There are hundreds. Just to name a few:
Don't Be That Way (Benny Goodman)
One O'Clock Jump (Count Basie)
Take the "A" Train (Duke Ellington)
Nonstop Flight (Artie Shaw)
Blue Lou (Bunny Berigan)
In the Mood (Glenn Miller)
Stompin' At The Savoy (Chick Webb)
Well, Git It! (Tommy Dorsey)
Music Makers (Harry James)
Afternoon of a Moax (Charlie Barnet)
Anthropology (Claude Thornhill)
