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Standards. During the golden age of the American popular...
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In music, a standard is a musical composition of established popularity, considered part of the "standard repertoire" of one or several genres.
Standards. During the golden age of the American popular song (around 1915-60), several dozen very talented composers wrote a countless number of flexible songs that were adopted (and often transformed) by creative jazz musicians and singers.
Bossa nova originated in mid-1950s Brazil, a fusion of the melody and rhythm of samba and samba-cancao with the harmonic vocabulary of American standards and the feel of “cool” jazz. Beginning in the early 1960s, bossa nova became an important influence on both jazz and American popular music.
The "Great American Songbook" is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century that have stood the test of time in their life and legacy.
Standards bilden einen Grundstock des Repertoires von Jazzmusikern. Sie dienen als Grundlagen für Improvisationen. Auf spontanen Jazzmusikertreffen, den Jamsessions, spielen Standards eine zentrale und unverzichtbare Rolle, weil sie die musikalische Schnittmenge zwischen fremden Musikern bilden.
Music can be described in terms of many genres and styles. Classifications are often arbitrary, and may be disputed and closely related forms often overlap. Larger genres and styles comprise more specific sub-categories.
