Listening Assignments for Music 114

Listening to Music:


Listening to music may not seem as productive as reading, writing, or working on a math equation, but it is absolutely necessary for learning about this complex human activity we call music. Entertainment is taken seriously in this class and I want you to enjoy the listening assignments. However, you are expected to develop certain critical listening skills that will be taught in the classroom. You do not need to be a trained musician to do well in this class-the only prerequisites are open ears attached to open minds. We are trying a new system this quarter that puts all the listening on the course website. You will be able to listen from any web-accessible computer with a pair of headphones. Many of the computers in the library and various computer labs are so equiped.

LISTENING UNIT 1

INTRODUCTION

The listening units will be available through the Library's Electronic Reserves. You will need a login and password to access the units. This will be made available to you in class.

Survey what is to come on your own! However, the later listening assignments may not be available during the first week. Please be patient.

Listening Unit URL: http://eres.library.ucsb.edu/coursepage.asp?cid=150

Note: The library is in charge of the listening portions on this site. We are only providing a link.

You must have a QuickTime player on your computer to listen to these tunes. Download Quicktime Here.

Questions or comments? Email Barbara Hirsch, Music Library Recording Techinician. (hirsch@library.ucsb.edu)

ORIGINS: MINSTRELS, VAUDEVILLE, TIN PAN ALLEY

Minstrel Banjo

  1. "Coon Hunt Walk-Around & the Bee Gum Reel," 1840s. Played by Bob Flesher (Dr. Horsehair DH 402CD)
  2. "I'm Gwine Ober De Mountain," by Dan Emmett, 1843. Played by Bob Flesher (Dr. Horsehair DH 402CD)
  3. "Whoop Jamboree," 1850s. Played on a gord banjo by Joe Ayers (Rounder CD 0321)
  4. "Anthony Street Reel," by Converse 1887. Played on a gord bajno by Clarke Buehling (Rounder CD 0321)

Vaudeville

  1. "April Showers" Al Jolson (1921)
  2. "Why was I born" Oscar Hammerstein, sung by Helen Morgan in 1929

Tin Pan Alley

  1. "Puttin' on the Ritz," (1929) Irving Berlin (Fred Astaire in 1930)
  2. "God Bless America," (1939) Irvin Berlin sung by Kate Smith
  3. "Maple Leaf Rag," (1899) Scott Joplin
  4. "Memphis Blues" (1912) W. C. Handy

LISTENING UNIT 2

BLACK & WHITE MUSIC?

Vernacular Roots: Black & White Folk Idioms

  1. "Wayfaring Stranger" Almeda Riddle, A Capella Spiritual (Gospel)
  2. "Barbara Allen" (1930) Ballad
  3. "Black Annie" Dink Roberts (Smithsonian Folkways [XCD 7798])
  4. "Banging Breakdown" Hobart Smith, Banjo Tune
  5. "Cotton Eyed Joe" The Carter Brothers. Fiddle Tune (1928)
  6. "Richmond Am A Hard Road to Travel" (Rounder CD0321)
  7. "Jordon's A Hard Road To Travel" Uncle Dave Macon And His Fruit Jar Drinkers — String Band (1927)
  8. "Bob McKinney" Henry Thomas, rural Black style (1920s or 30s) (Yazoo 2029)
  9. "On the Road Again" Memphasis Jug Band (1920s or 30s) (Yazoo 2028)

Vernacular Roots: Blues

  1. "Crazy Blues" Mamie Smith, 1920
  2. "Levee Camp Holler" Field Holler
  3. "Eighteen Hammers" Work Song

Roots Blues (Country Blues)

  1. "Traveling Riverside Blues" Robert Johnson — Mississippi Delta (1936)
  2. "That Black Snake Moan" Blind Lemon Jefferson — Texas (1929)

LISTENING UNIT 3

NEW TECHNOLOGIES: URBAN BLUES, JAZZ, GOSPEL

Classic City Blues & Jazz

  1. "Gimme' A Pigfoot" Bessie Smith (Middle 1920s)

Urban Blues

  1. "Meanest Woman" Muddy Waters (1960)
  2. "Why I Sing The Blues" B. B. King (1969)
  3. "Pride And Joy" Stevie Ray Vaughan (1983)

Jazz

  1. "Just Gone" King Oliver w/ Louis Armstrong-- Early New Orleans style jazz
  2. "Undecided" Ella Fitzgerald (1960?)
  3. "Take the A Train" Duke Ellington-- Swing Era
  4. "In the Mood" Glen Miller--- Swing
  5. "Donna Lee" Charlie Parker-- Bebop
  6. "Move" Miles Davis-- Cool jazz
  7. "Moment's Notice" John Coltrane-- Hard Bop
  8. "Congeniality" Ornette Coleman-- Free jazz
  9. "Strange Fruit" Billie Holiday
  10. "Journey into Satchidananda" Alice Coltrane
  11. "Outer Space Ways Incorporated" Sun Ra (June Tyson)
  12. "Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair" Marion McPartland Trio
  13. "Nature Boy" Greg Osby (Terri Lynne Carrington)
  14. "Tupelo Honey" Cassandra Wilson

LISTENING UNIT 4

MUSIC AND POLITICAL PROTEST

Folk Protest: 1930s-1940s

  1. "Join the C.I.O." Aunt Molly Jackson
  2. "Join the Union" Tha Almanac Singers
  3. "Talking Union" Pete Seeger — Talking Blues (1941)
  4. "Do Re Mi" Woody Guthrie (1940s)

Commercial Folk Revival: 1950s

  1. "Goodnight Irene — The Weavers (1951)
  2. "Tom Dooley — The Kingston Trio (1958)

Folk Protest: 1960s

  1. "Blowin' In The Wind" Bob Dylan (1963)
  2. "Universal Soldier" Buffy Sainte-Marie (1964)
  3. "Ain't Gonna' Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" SNCC Freedom Singers (Middle 1960s)
  4. "We Shall Over Come" Joan Baez (1963)

Protest: Black Power Movement, Hip-Hop & Reggae

  1. "The Revolution Will Not be Televised" Gil Scott-Heron (1970)
  2. "War" Allen Cole, Carlton Barrett. Rec. by Bob Marley, 1976
  3. "Fight the Power that Be" (1990) Public Enemy
  4. "Thieves in the Night" Black Star (1998)

    LISTENING UNIT 5

ROCK-AND-ROLL: 1950s-EARLY 1960s

Rhythm And Blues

  1. "Saturday Night Fish Fry" Louis Jordan — Jazz Influence (1949)
  2. "Shake, Rattle and Roll" Joe Turner — Chicago Jump Influence (1954)
  3. "Shake, Rattle & Roll" Bill Haley & His Comets
  4. "I Got A Woman" Ray Charles — Gospel Influence (1954)

Rock 'n Roll

  1. "Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley And The Comets (1954)
  2. "Roll Over Beethoven" Chuck Berry (1956)
  3. "Lucille" Little Richard (1957)
  4. "Mystery Train" Elvis Presley — Rockabilly (1955)
  5. "Peggy Sue" Buddy Holly and the Crickets — Rockabilly (1957)
  6. "Ain't That a Shame" Fats Domino
  7. "Ain't That a Shame" Pat Boone

Doo-Wop and Girl Groups

  1. "Only You" The Platters — Doo-Wop (1955)
  2. "For All We Know" Orioles (1950s) XCD 4577 # 16
  3. "There Goes My Baby" (1959) Drifters XCD 5833 # 7
  4. "Charlie Brown" (1959) Coasters XCD 5855 # 6
  5. "He's So Fine" The Chiffons (1962 or 63) [Fales, pink. # 11]
  6. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" The Shirelles (1960-62) [Fales, pink. # 4]
  7. "The Leader of the Pack" The Shangri-Las [Fales, pink. # 5]

Teen Idols

  1. "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" Paul Anka (1959)

Dance Craze

  1. "The Twist" Chubby Checker (1960)

Girl Groups

  1. "Be My Baby" The Ronettes — Produced by Phil Spector (1963)

Surf Music

  1. Theme from "Endless Summer" The Sandals (Tri-Surf Records TR101CD)
  2. "Let's Go Trippin'" Dick Dale & His Del-Tones (1961)
  3. "Surfin' Safari" The Beach Boys (1962)
  4. "The Heavies" MANÉor ASTROman (1994 Estrus Records 1215)

LISTENING UNIT 6

ROCK, SOUL, MOTOWN, BRITISH INVASION: 1960s

Motown

  1. "Where Did Our Love Go" The Supremes (1964)
  2. "Tears Of A Clown" Smokey Robinson And The Miracles (1970)

Soul

  1. "Respect" Aretha Franklin (1967)
  2. "Soul Man" Sam And Dave (1967)
  3. "Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud" James Brown (1969)
  4. "Thank You For Letting me Be My Self Again" Sly And The Family Stone — Funk (1970)
British Invasion
  1. "She Loves You" The Beatles (1964)
  2. "The Last Time" The Rolling Stones (1965)
  3. "Layla" Derek And The Dominos (1970)

Psychedelic Rock

  1. "White Rabbit" The Jefferson Airplane (1967)
  2. "Manic Depression" Jimi Hendrix (1967)
  3. "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" The Beatles (1967)

LISTENING UNIT 7

MAINSTREAM ROCK AND ALTERNATIVES: 1970s—1980s

Mainstream

  1. "Sweet Home Alabama" Lynyrd Skynyrd — Southern Rock (1974)
  2. "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" Chicago — Jazz Rock (1970)
  3. "Peaceful Easy Feeling" The Eagles — Country Rock (1972)
  4. "It's Too Late" Carole King — Soft Rock (Singer/Songwriter) (1971)
  5. "Roundabout" Yes — Progressive/Art Rock (1972) [XCD 7813]
  6. "Hot Stuff" Donna Summer — Disco (1979)

Superstars

  1. "Let's Go Crazy" Prince (1984)
  2. "Born In The USA" Bruce Springsteen (1983)
  3. "Billie Jean" MichaeI Jackson (1982)
  4. "Material Girl" Madonna (1984)

Hard Rock

  1. "The Wonton Song" Led Zeppelin (1975)
  2. "Heart's Done Time" Aerosmith (1987)

Heavy Metal

  1. "Iron Man" Black Sabbath - featuring Ozzy Osbourne (1970) [XCD 6038]
  2. "Runnin' With the Devil" Van Halen (1978)
  3. "Battery" Metallica — Speed Metal (1986)

Proto-Punk

  1. "Heroin" Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) [XCD 6051]
  2. "Search and Destroy" Iggy Pop & the Stooges (1973) [XCD 7339]
  3. "Diamond Dogs" David Bowie - Glam Rock (1974) [XL2 19,156]

LISTENING UNIT 8

POP GENRES IN THE AGE OF MTV

Punk

  1. "Blitzkrieg Bop" Ramones - N.Y. Punk (1976) [XCD 7339]
  2. "Anarchy In The U. K." Sex Pistols — British Punk (1977)
  3. "Holiday In Cambodia" Dead Kennedys — West Coast Hardcore Punk (1980)

New Wave

  1. "Psycho Killer" Talking Heads (1977) [XCD 7339]
  2. "Too Much Paranoias" Devo (1978)
  3. "Rock Lobster" B-52's (1979) [XCD 7339]

Jam Bands

  1. "Feel Like A Stranger" Grateful Dead (1980)
  2. "Split Open and Melt" Phish (1990)

"Alternative"

  1. "Eric's Trip" Sonic Youth (1988) [XCD 5978]
  2. "Where is My Mind" Pixies (1988) [XCD 7451]
  3. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana (1991)

Rap

  1. "Rapper's Delight" Sugar Hill Gang — Old School (1979)
  2. "My Adidas" Run-D.M.C. - MTV breakthrough (1986) [XCD 3838]
  3. "Ladies First" Queen Latifah & Monie Love (1989) [XCD 3829]
  4. "Gin & Juice" Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gangsta Rap (1993) [XCD 6347]

Electronica

  1. "Little Fluffy Clouds" The Orb - Ambient Techno (1991) [XCD 5979]
  2. "Jungle A Loop Guru" Global Jungle (1995)

World Beat

  1. "Diamonds On the Soles Of Her Shoes" Paul Simon (1986 Warner 9 46430-2)
  2. "In Your Eyes" Peter Gabriel (1986)