Stride Piano & Boogie Woogie – Flashcards
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What are some characteristics of Stride Piano?
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- full, round - Big wide spread chords, moving against the right hand - Left hand goes back and forth from a bass note to a chord. - The right hand plays an melody with added improv
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What did some stride piano players call themselves?
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Ticklers
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What are the differences between Stride and Ragtime?
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- Stride has swing, and right hand improvisation
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What were some names given to each other by other stride pianos that were warlike?
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- The Bear - The Beetle - The Beast - The Brute
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What were piano wars waged with and against other stride piano players called?
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Cutting Contests
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Where does stride come from?
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- Ragtime
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Where did stride piano develop?
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- NYC/Harlem
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What was known as Negro Metropolis?
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- Harlem
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Who is James P. Johnson
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- The elder statesmen - Composer, conductor, and piano player - He wrote the Charleston - Inspired a young Duke Ellington to pursue music - He loved piano combat, so much that his wife would have to go from Queens to bring him home
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Which tune defined the jazz age? and who is it written by?
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- The Charleston - Written by James. P. Johnson
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Who was James. P. Johnson's greatest rival?
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- William Henry Joseph Boneapart Berthaloft Smith. - Aka WIllie the Lion Smith - Says he earned his name in WWI - Also said that he is sometimes called The Lion of Judiah because of his devotion to Judaism
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What are some common instruments that backed up Stride Piano Players?
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- Guitar - Drums - Cornet
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Who is Thomas "Fats" Waller?
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- Student of James. P Johnson - Played at rent parties and recorded piano rolls - Played organ for the most prominent silent movie theaters - Eventually became famous as a singer, entertainer, and composer, of popular songs and broadway shows. - Teamed up with Andy Razaf to write songs like "Ain't Misbehavin" and "Honeysuckle Rose" in 1920 - Made over 500 recordings
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Who is Art Tatum?
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- Born in Toledo, Ohio and considered as one of the best stride pianists. - Legally blind - Influenced by "Fats" Waller, and took stride piano to another level. - Playing was characterized by quick left hand, and amazing double time right hand, and his ability to remix any song into his own style. - When he arrived at rent parties, they would say that "god is in the house".
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Who is Meade Lux Lewis?
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- Father of Boogie Woogie style - Style has roots of blues in it - Most of his songs were played in basic blues forms using melodic riffs, calls, and responses. - Was discovered by John Hammond in 1935. - In 1927 he recorded his famous song "Honky Tonk Train Blues" inspired by the trains he heard in his youth.
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What are some characteristics of Boogie Woogie piano music?
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- Boogie Woogie featured a stationary left hand that played repetitive patterns. - Boogie Woogie was also called "Honky Tonk"
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What style did Boogie Woogie come from and where was it predominately played?
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- The Blues - South/ Midwest
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Who were 2 very popular Boogie Woogie masters who played together at the same time once?
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- Pete Johnson - Albert Ammons
