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Song structure is the arrangement of a song, [1] and is a part of the songwriting process. It is typically sectional , which uses repeating forms in songs. Common piece-level musical forms for vocal music include bar form , 32-bar form , verse–chorus form , ternary form , strophic form , and the 12-bar blues .
The blues scale is often used in popular songs like Harold Arlen's "Blues in the Night", blues ballads like "Since I Fell for You" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love", and even in orchestral works such as George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and "Concerto in F". Gershwin's second "Prelude" for solo piano is an interesting example of a ...
The twelve-bar blues (or blues changes) is one of the most prominent chord progressions in popular music. The blues progression has a distinctive form in lyrics, phrase, chord structure, and duration. In its basic form, it is predominantly based on the I, IV, and V chords of a key.
From the late 19th century the term ballad began to be used for sentimental songs with their origins in the early ‘Tin Pan Alley’ music industry. [5] As new genres of music, including the blues, began to emerge in the early 20th century the popularity of the genre faded, but the association with sentimentality meant led to this being used as the term for a slow love song from the 1950s onward.
A recollection of similar folklore is frequently found in the Blues and derivatives; notably, Willie Dixon sang a blues song entitled "The Seventh Son". The use of the Seventh Son may have been inspired by Jack White's own family situation; he was the seventh and final son in a family of nine children.
A famous "mockumentary" about a heavy metal band trying to make a comeback while being followed around by a filmmaker. [7] 1986 Sid and Nancy: Alex Cox: Gary Oldman Chloe Webb (Also known as Sid and Nancy: Love Kills [8] [9]) A 1986 British film which portrays the life of Sid Vicious, bassist of the seminal punk rock band the Sex Pistols.
"Death Letter", also known as "Death Letter Blues", is the signature song of the Delta blues musician Son House. It is structured upon House's earlier recording "My Black Mama, Part 2" from 1930. House's 1965 performance was on a metal-bodied National resonator guitar using a copper slide. One commentator noted that it is "one of the most ...
Films dealing with blues history or prominently featuring blues music as a theme include: St. Louis Blues (1929): the only short movie with Bessie Smith; Blues in the Night (1941) Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) A Face in the Crowd (1957) Sounder (1972) Lady Sings The Blues (1972): about Billie Holiday