The Early Musical Development of Louis Armstrong in Chicago and New York, 1923-1928

Trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) gave some of the most innovative jazz performances of the 1920s. Inspired by New Orleans clarinetists and drummers, he cultivated an unusually arpeggiated solo cornet style enlivened by a strong sense of rhythmic "swing." These features merged with traits acquired in the north—such as triadic extensions, tempo rubato, and a confident upper register—to produce the polished vernacular of his mature music in the 20s.

Retrieval Information

ISBN:

0-591-60230-X

Library of Congress Call Number:

ML419 .A75 H37 1997g

UMI:

9809722

Dates

Defense:

1997

Degrees:

PhD, 1997

Commitee Information

Sponsors:

Mark Tucker

Committee Members:

Dan Ferguson, Jonathan Kramer; Robert O'Meally (Eng/Comp.Lit), J.W. Smit (Hist)