Ange Rapa

Class 6

The Swing Era Begins

“Let’s Have Another Cup of Coffee” Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians - 1932

Waring BlendorFred Waring 1900 – 1984

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Video Reference

Topic

Beginnings

The Ragtime Era

The Jazz Age Begins

The Jazz Age

Prelude to the Swing Era

The Swing Era Begins

The Swing Era

The Decline

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1850 1900 1950

Swing

Era

Jazz

Age

Jazz

Ragtime

The Big Band Era

(The Ballroom Era)

Pop Music Development Society Music

1910 1920 1930 1940

Today…

The Road to Big Band Swing

Armstrong Henderson Redman Webb

MillerManningThe Lindy Hop

1924-32

Review…

A Tribute to Norma Miller…

Society Dance Band

Origin• symphony orchestra• European traditions

Library• written arrangements• traditional dances (waltz, foxtrot, polka, Latin, etc.)• popular music

Instrumentation• all types of reeds, brass, strings, drums, percussion

Size• venue dependent

Dixieland (New Orleans) Jazz Band

Origin• New Orleans street bandsLibrary• improvised, spontaneous, personal• Unwritten (head arrangements)Instrumentation• anythingSize• typically less than 10

Swing Big Band

Origin• society orchestra

Library• written arrangements (traditional dances and pop)• focus: orchestrated jazz (written arr. with jazz solos)

Instrumentation (typical sections)• Reed: 2-7 saxes /clarinets / flute• Brass: 2-4 trumpets, 2-4 trombones• Rhythm: piano, string bass, guitar, drums

Size• greater than 10 pieces

1877 – Edison cylinder phonograph 1901 – Disk records (Victrola)

Entertainment Technology

Late 1920s:• Electric recording/playback• Radio receivers • Jukeboxes• Movies

Benny Goodman with the Ben Pollack Californians (1925-29)

Glenn Miller Benny Goodman

Harry

Goodman

Ava Gardner and Artie Shaw

John Hammond

Producer – Talent Scout – Activist

1910 - 1987