![]() ![]() Billie Holiday’s recordings of these songs are credited as tributes to her idols Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong. The songs chosen for consideration are “Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do” (words and music by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins), written in 1922 and “I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues” (music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Ted Koehler), written in 1932. This article explores the analytic potential of Billie Holiday’s self-proclaimed performance goals by interpreting vocal gesture in her versions of two songs also recorded by Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith. What elements of her musical presentation capture the jazz stylings of Armstrong and the Classic-blues subjectivity of Smith? Can affective gestures be teased apart from the structural features of the musical performance? Might these apparently distinct elements be in fact integrally bound, the stylistic elements (conventions, manners) serving feeling, and concomitantly the affective elements (emotion, subjectivity, affect) serving structure? By recognizing these distinctive aspects and qualities of a singer’s vocal expression, do we take a step closer to his or her distinctive musical artistry? These aesthetic and expressive goals can be interrogated for their analytic and interpretive potential. The solo chant is sung and often repeated back on the guitar, giving the song an emotionally charged atmosphere that is heightened by the repetition of the lyrics.sorry it's sort of in dot points hope that covers it.ABSTRACT: As Billie Holiday described her unique brand of vocal expression, she claimed that she wanted the “style” of Louis Armstrong and the “feeling” of Bessie Smith. It is characterized by a highly emotional, simple solo chant of a phrase that is then repeated back. In blues, call and response lacks an accompanying harmony and is unbounded by the formality of any musical arrangement. Most blues songs feature loose narratives with the vocalist recounting their personal woes or the harsh realities of the world through gritty lyrics.Blues music is also known for its unique way of call and response. The initial phrase is sung on the first three lines and then a new statement or resolution is sung on the last line of the verse. Traditional blues verses consist of a single line that is repeated four times in AAB form. ![]() Blues music is known for repetitious verses, with lyrics typically ending on the last beat.There are four types of blues: delta blues, Chicago blues, Texas blues, blues rock.The lyrics of the songs reflected daily themes of their lives including: sex, drinking, railroads, jail, murder, poverty, hard labor and love lost.Where two rhythms or sounds are simultaneously playing together. Polyrhythmic is a simultaneous combination of contrasting rhymes in music. ![]()
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