Friday, August 2, 2019
1950’s/ 60’s in Music
The 1950ââ¬â¢s and 1960ââ¬â¢s represented a turning point for music ââ¬â it was the first time when teenagers started to have there own image and as a result, their own music. The instrumentation, subject material for lyrics and use of harmony changed drastically in the 50ââ¬â¢s and continued to develop into the 60ââ¬â¢s. New genres developed at the same time as this turning point such as rock, R&B, swing and pop. The use of electric guitar, drum kit, keyboard, bass guitar and vocals as a common set up started in the 60ââ¬â¢s with The Beatles.Songs such as ââ¬Å"Hey Bulldogâ⬠and ââ¬Å"Sgt Pepperââ¬â¢s Lonely Heats Club Bandâ⬠saw the transition from twelve bar blues to rifts and rock. Other genres such as R&B saw use of horns, piano, vocals, background vocals and electric guitar before its demise in the 60ââ¬â¢s. Subject material for lyrics in the 50ââ¬â¢s tend to be about romance and sorrow. ââ¬Å"AA boy without a girlâ⬠by Frankle Aval on contains themes of both love and sorrow, through lyrics such as ââ¬Å"â⬠¦And since you've come to me All the world has come to shine, Cause I found a girl whoââ¬â¢s mine. The Beatles broke away from this tradition with their nonsense lyrics in ââ¬Å" I am the Walrusâ⬠but other bands did not replicate this. Another trend in the late 50ââ¬â¢s early 60ââ¬â¢s was to sing about dance and freedom such as ââ¬Å"Jailhouse Rockâ⬠by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for Elvis, one of the later songs to continue the use of twelve bar blues. The 50ââ¬â¢s progression was a chord progression and turnaround used in the 50ââ¬â¢s and early 60ââ¬â¢s by doo-wop and later rock. The progression follows the pattern I vi IV V.Well known examples of the progression include The Beatles ââ¬Å"Strawberry Fields Foreverâ⬠and Penguins ââ¬Å" Earth angelâ⬠. A modern version of the progression can be heard in Green Dayââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å" Jesus of Suburbiaâ⬠and Justin Bieberââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å"Babyâ⬠. Most classic rock in the 50ââ¬â¢s saw use of the twelve bar blues. Twelve bar blues is a chord progression, which most often follows the pattern of I I I I IV IV I I V V I I. With the end of the 60ââ¬â¢s came a demise of classic rock and the emergence of new genres such as funk and disco.
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