The blues was referred to by mainstream America as race music because it was played at fast tempos?
True
Timeline of various styles of blues music?
Well to be honest there is quite a few styles of blues. But here are a few on a timeline scale from first appearing until now:
Blues
Blues Classic
Blues Jazz
Blues Pop
Blues Rock
The original lineup of Fleetwood Mac, led by Peter Green from 1967 to 1970 did play a major part in the British Blues boom, and were rightly considered a British blues band. Green's style of playing impressed BB King, and the band recorded with several blues greats at Chess in Chicago in 1969. When Peter Green left the band in 1970, followed in the next couple of years by the departures of Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan, the band's link to the blues was all but gone!
What city are you more likely to hear delta blues music- St. Paul Minnesota or Memphis Tennessee?
St. Louis Blues
blue note
n. Music.
A flatted note, especially the third or seventh note of a scale, in place of an expected major interval.
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In blues music, the flat 5 is prevalent. It has a tritone relationship to the tonic.
In regards to gemstones is real Alexandrite blue purple combo ever not misspelled.....?
Real Alexandrite is a blue/green colour in sunlight and a purple/maroon colour under indoor light. Alexandrite is not misspelled, this program just doesn't have it in its dictionary.
What do musical instrument purchases depend upon?
Such purchases are made with disposable personal income. In addition, in times of recession, discretionary spending for school bands and orchestras, personal music lessons, and high-end instruments become the first casualties of austere budgets.
What does the term killing floor mean particularly prevalent in blues music lyrics?
Killing floor-- The slaughtering room of an abattoir, a slaughter house, where animals were brought to be killed and cut up. Particularly in the Chicago Stockyards area where many black newcomers from the South found jobs during the 20's, 30's and 40's working on the killing floors
Music is about a lot of things. It can be releasing your emotions without having to go into a deep explanation, because the explanation is in the music. It can also be sharing stories, or teaching lessons. Music is about communication, even if you write a piece of music just to yourself.
However, music is also used in a lot of ways, such as being played in stores to make people want to enter that store, and played in movies to add tension etc.
Is the song blue suede shoes a blues piece of music?
Like much great rock and roll, it's very bluesy, but it's most accurately considered rock and roll or rockabilly.
Who was the founder of blues music?
I don't think anyone really founded blues , however it was started by the slave trade because the African slaves brought aspects of their culture with them to the new world. They told stories and sang songs. some of these songs influenced christian hymns.
What is the term for a memorable musical phrase or riff?
A riff is an ostinato; a repeated chord progression, patter or melody, often played by rhythmic instruments. The riff is the base of the composition. They are most common ins funk, jazz, and rock music.
What is the AAB structure in blues music?
AAB is usually a lyrical form used in blues. It's when the lyrics sung in section A is repeated twice to try and make sure the message the musician is trying to send is noticed by the audience. Then section B responds to the lyrical theme with a new lyric which referred to the lyric on the A section. Usually, the singers improvised the words so the repetition gave time for the singers to think of the next line.
How was the blues music originally performed?
With an acoustic guitar played by a singer. Somewhere around the early 20's, the blues are a spinoff of Jazz.
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Which artist was known as the father of blues?
W. C. Handy is often referred to as the Father of the Blues.