#11777 - 2 Pages

West_End_Blues_Listening_Chart1.pdf

Name: ____________________________

World Music

Listening Chart - “West End Blues”

“West End Blues” is in 12-bar blues form and strophic, meaning that a musical “chorus”

is repeated. Complete the listening chart for each “chorus” of music, filling in the 12-bar

blues form. Each box represents a measure of music. Describe what changes in each

stanza and what stays the same.

Begin by drawing four, evenly spaced dots in each box. This represents the meter of the

music (quadruple meter). The first box is done for you.

Instruments in recording: trumpet, trombone, piano, clarinet, banjo, cymbals, vocals

1st chorus 0:15-0:50 (after free rhythm introduction)

What instrument is “soloing” and playing the chorus (melody)? What instruments

accompany and back up the solo instrument? (Make sure to identify all instruments).

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2nd chorus 0:51-1:20

What changes in this chorus and what stays the same? What instrument takes the lead

melody? What rhythmic instrument is added?

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3rd chorus 1:23-1:56

What changes and what stays the same in this chorus? What instrument takes the lead

melody? And what happens between the lead instrument and voice?

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4th chorus 1:57-2:31

What changes and what stays the same in this chorus? What instruments drop out of this

chorus? What instrument takes the lead in this chorus?

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5th chorus 2:32-end

In the last chorus (5th chorus), the soloing instrument from the 1st chorus returns to the

lead. What happens at the end of the chorus? How does the tempo change?

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