Swing music developed in the 1930's in America. It was a distinctive form of music. It's rhythm was provided by brass and woodwind instruments trumpet, trombone, saxophones and clarinets. The drums were the anchor for the rest of the instruments. The name swing was derived for the feel the music gave. a slow pulse to the music. The swing band usually featured a singer who would basically give his or her version of the music. The music and tempo would usually be set by the singer. One of the most prominent bands of the swing era was Benny Goodman. The band was very popular between 1935-1946 and had reached its peak in the 1940's. During WWII the swing band began to decline in popularity. Many of the musicians were now overseas fighting in the war. So it was very difficult to put together a "big band". Swing saw a comeback in the 1950's and 60's with singers such as Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and Nat king Cole. Swing at one time blended with other genres to create new sub-genres. Country music artist such as Jimmy Rogers mix the elements of swing with blues to create western swing. In the late 1970's and 80's swing music was preformed at supper clubs it was a more sophisticated performance with more urban style. The fans were dressed to the hilt and in trendier fashions it was a place to dance to a live band. The Cotton Club in Harlem was one of the most popular places to hear and dance to swing music. It was a whites only club but it was the place where many black musicians got their start it operated during the prohibition era. Musicians such as Call Calloway and Duke Ellington played there. Singers such as Billy Holiday and Lena Horn were featured singers. It was the IN place for celebrities to meet and enjoy the music. Today, there is an orchestra known as the Bean town swing orchestra that is bringing back swing music. They preform the oldies as well as original music. they want to bring the music back, for future generations to enjoy. The band preforms concerts because they want to entertain and educate people with the history of the most sophisticated form of American music ever. Saturday, June 6, 2015
Swing
Swing music developed in the 1930's in America. It was a distinctive form of music. It's rhythm was provided by brass and woodwind instruments trumpet, trombone, saxophones and clarinets. The drums were the anchor for the rest of the instruments. The name swing was derived for the feel the music gave. a slow pulse to the music. The swing band usually featured a singer who would basically give his or her version of the music. The music and tempo would usually be set by the singer. One of the most prominent bands of the swing era was Benny Goodman. The band was very popular between 1935-1946 and had reached its peak in the 1940's. During WWII the swing band began to decline in popularity. Many of the musicians were now overseas fighting in the war. So it was very difficult to put together a "big band". Swing saw a comeback in the 1950's and 60's with singers such as Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and Nat king Cole. Swing at one time blended with other genres to create new sub-genres. Country music artist such as Jimmy Rogers mix the elements of swing with blues to create western swing. In the late 1970's and 80's swing music was preformed at supper clubs it was a more sophisticated performance with more urban style. The fans were dressed to the hilt and in trendier fashions it was a place to dance to a live band. The Cotton Club in Harlem was one of the most popular places to hear and dance to swing music. It was a whites only club but it was the place where many black musicians got their start it operated during the prohibition era. Musicians such as Call Calloway and Duke Ellington played there. Singers such as Billy Holiday and Lena Horn were featured singers. It was the IN place for celebrities to meet and enjoy the music. Today, there is an orchestra known as the Bean town swing orchestra that is bringing back swing music. They preform the oldies as well as original music. they want to bring the music back, for future generations to enjoy. The band preforms concerts because they want to entertain and educate people with the history of the most sophisticated form of American music ever.
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omg amazing blog Faith as always!!! I love how you talked about the history of swing music, also how you listed artist that sing that kind of music and the instruments that are in the band. Love your blogs so much and I cant wait to see your next blog post.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, you well explained the origin and the singers that played, which was informing since i now know what Frank Sinatra did and how sing was formed, i also really liked how you listed the instruments, and ill looked foward to reading your next blog and keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteWow faith, I really enjoy reading your blogs. Its great how you explain the background and history of these various types of music, because to me if its not pop or rock, im not really familiar with them. As for swing music, its a different and unique type that most of us are probably not familiar with, thank you for also informing us on the instruments use. Great blog, hope to see more.
ReplyDeleteFascinating musical genres.I didn't even know some of these existed before reading your blog.
ReplyDelete- Too much of these blogs can be considred plagiarism. There is no sourcing and an abundance of information that is not common knowledge.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_music , for example, has the majority of your information for this post, and is worded slightly differently than how you put it. Rewording with no sourcing is plagiarism.
- Still little to no opinion in your posts.
- Various grammar and spelling issues (Amzing, conation, etc.)