Ragtime is considered to be the major influence which developed jazz. Cite APA 7 Franscisco,. Difference Between Ragtime and Stride. Difference Between Similar Terms and Objects. MLA 8 Franscisco,. Name required. Email required. Please note: comment moderation is enabled and may delay your comment. There is no need to resubmit your comment. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Written by : Celine. With unemployment at a normally high level at least for blacks , men long accustomed to surviving under the most adverse conditions ingeniously devised a technique that served the combined purposes of raising the rent and providing a means of social intercourse.
For the nominal sum of "two bits" or "four bits," the tenant's neighbors were treated to an evening of boogie woogie piano by some local hero, some southern culinary treat such as catfish and Kentucky oysters bring your own drinks , as well as some "hangin' out. For this reason, the blues pianist was somewhat of a cosmopolite, traveling when the mood, or the local Sheriff, struck him.
Logically enough, the first generation of blues pianists who were born in the 's were influenced by ragtime, but the second generation were exclusively blues players. Some of the characteristics of boogie woogie are: It was born in gin mills, lumber camps and rent parties.
There was not much subtlety to the music - poor to bad instruments and unschooled instrumentalists. Volume was produced by physical strength. Form was always a blues; songs had no real beginning or ending, much like African music. Emphasis on rhythm rather than melody.
Return to breaks to create tension and to rest the left hand. The left hand, which never varied, could have been an outgrowth of "stride" piano.
Ragtime is consider the forerunner of Jazz. One does not play "some" stride, but plays a full several minute piece in the idiom, with many variations along the melodic line. Related documents. Boogie Woogie. Download advertisement. Add this document to collection s. You can add this document to your study collection s Sign in Available only to authorized users. Description optional. Visible to Everyone. Just me. Honky Tonk. Defined: a style of popular music first played by country music bands in and around Texas during the s and s.
Unbelievably, that's the only definition of Honky Tonk I could find, other than in its early years it was commonly played on poorly-tuned pianos that gave it a "tinny" sound. Let's listen to two midi examples and see what we can figure out:.
Honky Tonk Blues. Honky Tonk Serenade. Discussion: The problem with coming up with a concise definition of honky tonk music is that it covers such a wide range of styles that it's impossible to nail down.
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