Name the two blues pieces and the artist
West end blues- Louis Armstrong
Black and Tan fantasy- duke Ellington
what are key aspects of blues?
12 bar blues Improvisation Solos Complex harmonies and rhythms Blues notes Syncopation
What is the tonality of Black and Tan ?
Bb Minor with a circle of 5ths at bar 19-20 exploring remote keys
What is the tonality of west end blues?
Atonal opening, modulation to f major
What is the texture of west end blues?
Opens in monophonic, after the trumpet solo homophonic texture
What is the structure of both Black and Tan and west end blues?
12 bar blues
What is the harmony of Black and Tan?
Head section is diatonic then chromatic throughout
What cadence is heard in the coda of Black and Tan?
Plagal