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Topic: The Supremes(no, not those Supremes) & the Five Wings |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Howard Kalish
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Austin, Tx USA
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Posted 17 May 2011 12:41 pm |
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| I like this stuff too Andy. Though I heard doo wop when I was real young, it was Cruisin' with Ruben and the Jets that really made me appreciate the style. Zappa and the Mothers version of doo wop was really quite faithful, both musically and lyrically. |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 18 May 2011 9:51 am
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What's the difference between barbershop harmonies and Doo Wop, is it the same?
The Young Rascals, Billy Joel and Paul Simon where influenced by this genre.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 18 May 2011 10:46 am
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Barbershop quartets harmonize the melody in four parts. In a barbershop quartet arrangement, each voice has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. Barbershop quartets are more likely to use dissonant and "tense"-sounding dominant seventh chords than Doo-wop groups. Most of the harmonies are based on basic chords without extensions.
Doo-wop comes out of R&B, It's smoother and can be 4-part, 3-part or less with a number of singers imitating instruments while singing nonsense syllables. Doo wop uses more complex, extended chords found in jazz and pop music of the 50s than does barabershop. For example, correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think you'd ever hear a major 7th add 9 chord in barbershop but you would hear it in a doo wop ending.
* got a little help on this from Wikipedia. The internet knows all! |
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