DOCUMENTALES Y VIDEOS DE MÚSICA POPULAR URBANA

 DOCUMENTAL EN 6 PARTES SOBRE LA HISTORIA DEL ROCK AND ROLL

Parte 1
Parte 2
Parte 3
Parte 4
Parte 5
Parte 6

Documental: "El origen del Rock and Roll"

Blues

The origins of Jazz - Big bands and swing

In the 1930's a new music style derived from Jazz emerged: SWING.

Big bands became very popular: around 15 musicians making music to dance. The instruments used are: drums, clarinet, trumpets, trombones, drums and guitars.

Glenn Miller was one of the most important musicians in the Big Band style:

 

Miniquest JAZZ

Miniquest sobre el Jazz. 

Descubre el origen, las características y los principales artistas de la música Jazz.

EL JAZZ

What's a version?

Also known as COVER, it is a song which is almost the same as a song that already exists but with some changes.

The changes could be in rhythm, tempo (faster or slower), harmony or style (jazz, blues, pop version)

Some examples of versions:

• SKINNY LOVE - BON YVER

 

• SKINNY LOVE - BIRDY

• ALL ABOUT THAT BASS

• ALL ABOUT THAT BASS - JAZZ VERSION

Google Doodle celebrates Ella Fitzgerald's birthday

Yesterday's Google Doodle celebrated the 96th birthday of the singer Ella Fitzgerald.

Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) was know as the "Queen of Jazz". After a troubled childhood, she turned to singing and debuted at the Apollo Theater in 1934. Discovered in an amateur contest, she became the top female jazz singer for over 50 years.

Her voice quality, with lucid intonation and a broad range, won her 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums.

Ella Fitzgerald produced great recordings with such artists as Louis Amstrong and Count Basie. She also performed several times with Frank Sinatra over the years as well.

String instruments - I

This post is specially interesting for 1ºC and 1ºD. 

As we are studying the different sections of the orchestra, it could be very helpful to watch some videos about different string instruments:

• Where are string instruments seated in the symphonic orchestra?

String seating in the orchestra

• Let's start with the VIOLIN:

Vivaldi - Four seasons - Summer

Itzhak Perlman plays Schindler's list main theme

• VIOLA. 

The viola is very similar to the violin but a bit bigger. 

Mozart - Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola

• CELLO

Yo-yo Ma performs Bach's cello Suite n. 1

A different use of the cello:

Apocalyptica - Nothing else matters

• DOUBLE BASS

Double bass - Vanhal concerto in D major

Double-bass is very used in JAZZ:

 

Miles Davis 

Charles Mingus