Musicology Exam 3

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Holland-Dozier-Holland (HDH)

Songwriting team behind The Supremes’ early success

Motown Sound of mid-1960s

Copyrighted in 1966

Motown Sound of mid-1960s

Emphasizes quarter note

Motown Sound of mid-1960s

Utilizes men’s and women’s groups for background vocals

Heterophony

Variations of the same melody from different groups at the same time/in a call and response manner

Homophony

Single melody with accompaniment

Motown Sound of mid-1960s

Uses string accompaniment

Motown Sound of mid-1960s

Reverb

Motown Slogan

The sound of young America

James Jamerson

bassist for the “Funk Brothers” Motown backing band, played active bass lines

Marvin Gaye

Joined the Marquees

Marvin Gaye

Artist for What’s Going on

Stevie Wonder

Signs to Motown in 1961 at 11 years old as Little Stevie Wonder

Nina Simone

Sick and tired of being sick and tired

Soul Genre

Educational for the community

Aretha Franklin

• Sang and played piano at father’s church

• First records with Columbia

James Brown

• “Soul brother No.1”

• '“godfather of soul”

• “Please, please, please”

• Themes engaging with black life

  • Important to soul and black power

  • Especially prevalent in 60s-70s

    • Same time as push for black studies

  • Self-determination

    • Don’t rely on others

Michael Jackson

• Jackson 5

Response Rap

What’s Going on

Vietnam War and present day issues

What’s Going on

Released when Motown had more money and could use strings

Stevie Wonder

1970s was a very good decade for his albums

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Affiliated with black voter registration effort in Mississippi

Fannie Lou Hamer

Founded Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Nina Simone

Mississippi Goddamn