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Lecture 8
Bebop

I. Introduction

A. Announcements

B. Content of Today’s Class

II. Bebop: Social Context

A. Bebop: A Revolution?

B. The Fade of Swing

C. The New Generation: Hipsters

D. Economy and Racism

III. Bebop: The Music

A. The Bebop Style: Modern Jazz

1. Musical Characteristics

a) Instrumentation

b) Form

c) Melody

d) Harmony

e) Rhythm

f) Aesthetic Values

2. Performance Practice

B. Initiators

1. The Bird: Charlie Parker (1920-1955)

2. Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993)

3. Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)

C. Other Musicians

1. Bass

2. Drums

3. Piano

4. Trumpet

5. Trombone

6. Tenor Sax

7. Singers

D. Ensembles

1. The Modern Jazz Quartet

2. Woody Herman’s Big Band

IV. Reading and Listening

A. Reading

1. Gridley, p. 147-148, 150-162, 166-169; 172; 174-179.

B. Listening

1. "Shaw Nuff", Classics CD, track 39. Listening Guide, Gridley, p. 163-165

2. "Embraceable You", Takes #1 and #2, SCCJ, vol. 3, tracks 14-15 (see also Gridley, p. 180, note 4).

3. "A Night in Tunisia", SCCJ, vol. 3, Track 21

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