Jazz History

The most prominent composer in it's history was Scott Joplin

The typical band had four sections: trombone, sax, trumpet and rhythm

The saxes play a short passage that is answered by the brass. Known as call and response.

When sung, singers would “scat sing”

Incorporated military march: steady time in the left hand & syncopated melodies in the right

Collective improvisation; everyone is improvising at the same time

Art music, not entertainment music (not for dancing but for listening)

Re-popularized jazz and pulled it back into the mainstream of America