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Development as a musical form. Revitilization of genre by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages) |
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2001
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"The blues is one of the distinctly American musical forms, an arrangement of melody and rhythm that could not have developed anywhere else in the world because it reflects the country's history as all as its particular blend of immigrants. This paper examines the blues as a musical genre, giving first some background and basic description of the blues, before examining the contributions of one of the greatest blues musicians, the guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan who left his mark forever on the blues before his untimely death in 1990.Blues is a mixing of African-American folk and popular music, predominantly in 4/4 time. Blues lyrics tend to deal with the hardships of life and the vicissitudes of love, which is where the title of the musical form takes its name. Blues lyrics are typically cast in a three-line stanza consisting of ..."
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"The Blues" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Blues/10649>
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