Various Styles of Music
Spiritual Africans were brought over from Africa to work. They were treated as slaves. Spirituals had dual meaning: as a way to express hope of being freed people one day
Spiritual and a way to disguise the way to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Ex. Follow the Drinking Gourd = Big Dipper star constellation that points to the North.Follow the Drinking Gourd
Blues Lyrics about hard times and personal troubles Can sound “blue” – slow and sad Can be humorous and lively BB King – King of the Blues “How Blue Can You Get?”How Blue Can You Get
Jazz Cool and laid-back OR Fast and intense Sometimes joined by singers, sometimes just instruments Lots of Solos Jazz high school band “Jam A-Ditty”Jam A-Ditty
Swing Played by Big Band Dance music 1920’s – 1940’s Tommy Dorsey Glenn Miller Duke Ellington “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If you ain’t got that swing)”
Gospel Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life “Oh Happy Day” from Sister Act 2Oh Happy Day
Hip-Hop Sharing their own personal life stories, Important events in their lives, or Social problems they wish to make a public statement about I’ll Be Missing You - The Police I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy, Faith Evans, 112 I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy, Faith Evans, 112
Orchestra String, Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Families “Symphony #5” by Beethoven
Ballet Story told through dance and music (usually played by the Orchestra Nutcracker Ballet by Peter Tchaikovsky “Tea Dance” (guess the country)Tea Dance
Chamber Music Small group of Orchestra instruments J.S. Bach
Band NO String Family Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Families John Philip Sousa “Stars and Stripes Forever”Stars and Stripes Forever Marine Band
Opera Drama set to music Only singing Aria – solo song Richard Wagner “Ride of the Valkyries” Act 3 of Die WalkureRide of the Valkyries Mozart “Queen of the Night”Queen of the Night (2:08 in)
Operetta Singing and Talking – Play with many songs Different from Opera – shorter and lighter – not as serious Gilbert and Sullivan “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General” from “Pirates of Penzance”I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General (1 minute in)
Musical Theatre Singing and Talking and Dancing Broadway shows: “Defying Gravity” from Wicked by Stephen SchwartzDefying Gravity
Choral Group of people singing George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah”Messiah
Keyboard or Piano Solo – one person Piano Concerto No. 23 – 2 nd Movement by Mozart – piano playing with orchestra Piano Concerto Nocturne No. 20 in C# minor – F. Chopin Nocturne
Songs Vocal Songs – many genres Solo, Duet, Trio, Quartet, etc… Classical - Clara SchumanClara Schuman Country – Patsy ClinePatsy Cline Crooner – Michael BubleMichael Buble Jazz – Ella FitzgeraldElla Fitzgerald
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