This instrument holds the world record for most notes. Harlem, new york city, 1963 gelatin silver print, printed 5 x 3 inches. Which describes the jazz piano style known as stride, or harlem stride piano, heard in this excerpt. Transpose printable composition or download, save jazz ensemble pdf. Harlem stride pianists james p johnson the father willie the lion smith fats. A few followers have made it because of their patient listening, imitating and relentless practice. I use the run at the end of tunes but you may also incorporate it in to normal improvisation. Musicians institute press sheet music book by peter deneff. Print and download break my stride sheet music by matthew wilder. An informal teacher of fats waller and duke ellington, johnson was an absolute master of the stride technique of alternating bass notes and chords in the left. Break my stride sheet music for piano, flute, clarinet. Stride piano playalong chord progression playalong jam track.
Stride piano summit was an annual concert with a special group of pianists who gathered to celebrate the genre in san francisco beginning in 1988. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords, and singer pro in eb major transposable. Harlem nocturned minor sheet music for tenor saxophone. Erroll garner erroll garnerstyle stride piano lick for. The left hand characteristically plays a fourbeat pulse with a single bass note, octave, major seventh or major tenth interval on the first and third beats, and a chord on the. Johnson will always be one of the finest examples of the stride feel. Rick stitzel harlem nocturne piano sheet music, notes and chords. Harlem stride piano solos pfo693 by riccardo scivales and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. With pianists elew, marc cary, ethan iverson, chihiro yamanaka, aaron diehl, chris pattishall, and terry waldo. James p johnson in the last hour, we listened to several of the bands associated with new york, with an emphasis on the new large ensemble form, the jazz orchestra. Stride piano definition of stride piano by the free. As time goes by backwater blues blueberry rhyme carolina shout crazy rhythm dream rag the dream happy birthday to pat how long blues jingle bells jungle drums late evening blues lonesome reverie martinique the mule walk numb fumblin.
Johnson didnt invent stride piano, but he extended it by mixing up the predictable boomchickboomchick patterns of ragtime. In the twenties, rent parties assumed an important economic role in the handtomouth existence of many in the harlem community. The style continued the ragtime tradition of a marchlike left hand seesawing between a single bass note at the bottom of the keyboard, and. Johnson on allmusic 1992 this european import consists of the first 24. Harlem stride piano, which developed in the 1920s and 30s, is an orchestral style of twohanded piano playing that not only swings, but is. In this hour well stick with new york, but focus in on the piano music of harlem stride. The name is only cursory because stride is a musical language using many devices, riffs, harmonics and mixed meters such as 34 time against 44, and 68. Harlem stride piano, stride piano, commonly abbreviated to stride, is a jazz piano style that was developed in the large cities of the east coast of the united states, mainly new york city, during the 1920s and 1930s.
The harlem stride style the harlem renaissance and jazz music. About stride piano harlem stride piano developed out of the ragtime piano styles of new york city and the east coast, also known as eastern ragtime. Born august 21, 1904, in red bank, new jersey, william james count basie performed ragtimeflavored piano at venues in asbury park during his teenage years. Stride piano definition of stride piano by the free dictionary. Learn to play stride piano part 1 of 2 cocktail piano lessons. Matthew wilder break my stride sheet music in eb major. The harlem stride style the harlem renaissance and jazz.
Stride aka stride piano, harlem stride, harlem stride. Johnson, plus the piano roll version of his hit the charleston. Both players were heavily influenced by harlem stride piano of the 1920s and 30s. Richer than ragtime before, stride piano offered more freedom with sounds, more flexibility in the game and came mainly under improvisation. The stride piano masters took the left hand pattern of ragtime, added blue notes, swing eighth notes, and improvisation to create a new style. My intention with this paper is to describe the evolution of harlem stride piano in the 1920s its origins, key players, and resounding impact on all forms of jazz to follow. Three notes toward a cultural definition of the harlem renaissance by gerald early. It is particularly easy to play in certain keys like this one, where each group of four notes can be fingered as 2321. The very essence of this music is passed on to the initiated by ear and eye only. According to the folio harlem stride piano solos, johnson composed it based on a number of country and square dances while working at the jungles casino around 19. Stride marisa piano sheet music transcription youtube. Playing stride in the 20s fashion continues to be a show. View notes stride piano class notes from musc 140 at university of south carolina.
It is a selfsufficient style of game because it fills all the sound space and it is also very visual. This european import consists of the first 24 recordings led by the great stride pianist james p. The birth of stride piano and three pieces for piano wesscholar. Erroll garner erroll garnerstyle stride piano lick. Part of the real harlem stride style is how full the right hand is against the oompah below. Nov 12, 2014 someone sent me this tune a couple years ago. Twentysix classic solos by the greatest jazz pianists of the swing era. Erroll garner erroll garnerstyle stride piano lick for piano riff lesson pdf sheet music pdf mp3 midi versions full version. Apparently its from a doujinshi game fanmade material based on established characters.
It was a time when intellectual growth was at a peak for african americans. The popularity of the harlem stride style of piano jazz burst onto. The style continued the ragtime tradition of a marchlike left hand seesawing between a single bass note at the bottom of the keyboard, and a chord struck in the center of the keyboard. Stride aka stride piano, harlem stride, harlem stride piano. Stride piano is a popular style of piano playing in which the left hand acts as a complete rhythm section. The transcriptions contain a good representation of the harlem stride style of the 20s and 30s, and they are exact transcriptions of the original recordings. The left hand in stride gives the piano its own full rhythm section, often a necessity before jazz bass proliferated. Harlemjazz harlem stride piano appeared towards the end of 1910s when jazz was expanding in harlem. Charleston south carolina is heard in a piano roll version, while there are both solo piano and band versions of johnsons masterpiece. A documentary about the harlem stride genre with willie the lion smith and his drummer.
Harlem stride is a solo piano style that uses percussive, left hand figures, to create a complex, swinging four beat pulse by striding up and down the keyboard alternating low bass notes with midrange chords while the right hand plays melodies and melodic embellishments. Harlem stride piano, which developed in the 1920s and 30s, is an orchestral style of twohanded piano playing that not only swings, but is also technically demanding and exciting to watch. The left hand characteristically plays a fourbeat pulse with a single bass note, octave, major seventh or major tenth interval. The sound is characterized by a lefthanded fourbeat pulse, alternating between a bass note and a midrange chord, while the right hand plays heavily syncopated. Harlem stride piano solos pfo693 riccardo scivales on. Johnson didnt invent stride piano, but he extended it by mixing up the predictable boomchick. Free sheet music for piano, flute, recorder, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, tuba, bass, percussion. Carolina shout is considered as the first recording of jazz on a piano. Often faster and more complex than ragtime, stride piano can also be seen as one of the most popular early forms of jazz, developing its style later on to include improvisation, blue notes, and more advanced swing rhythms. Johnson, james p harlem stride piano 19211929 amazon. Stride piano harlem piano school eastern ragtime outgrowth from ragtime. Additionally, in stride piano style, hitting that stride by lee evans. The left hand characteristically plays a fourbeat pulse with a single bass note. He also explored the harlem stride piano scene, where piano and organ virtuoso thomas fats waller became a mentor of his.
Rick stitzel harlem nocturne piano sheet music pdf. Get an answer for why did the harlem renaissance happen and what was it. Bottomend jazz born out of harlem in the 1920s, stride pianists took the basic lefthand oompah rhythm of ragtime, but played it with more swing and complexity, while the right. It is special and separate from other formative jazz piano styles, being the most classicalpianistic of jazz styles and drawing on the rich traditions of american pop music as well as chopin. Sheet music arranged for piano vocalchords, and singer pro in eb major transposable.
The job did not materialize but lewis chose to stay in. The harlem renaissance during the 1920s and 1930s was known at the time as the new negro movement. Learn to play stride piano part 1 of 2 cocktail piano. According to alain tercinet in the liner notes to the jazz in paris cd harlem piano in montmartre, lewis was a friend of george gershwin who arrived in paris in 1928 to join a band noble sissle was assembling. Stride is a jazz piano style originating after the end of world war i, a vibrant and rich jazz idiom with a unique place in american piano. With time and practice, the ear makes it possible for the notes to become more clearly. Johnson was an absolute master of the stride technique of alternating bass notes and chords in the left hand, building tremendous energy with shifting syncopations. A constant constellations of double notes and sometimes chords brassily sing on top. All that is left to do, in a manner of speaking, is to play these notes and measures over and over again hundreds of times, until there is a natural resemblance and a fixed quasiunchanging tempo. Stride is a style of early piano music that evolved from ragtime. Print and download in pdf or midi break my stride matthew wilder. Many of these performances have been formerly issued in haphazard or incomplete fashion, but this exciting cd has all of johnsons dates up until his 1930 solos.
From 1921, he recorded his first stride piano compositions where he mingled syncopations with blues notes. Check out the videos after the lesson for a brief video history of stride piano. Richer than ragtime before, stride piano offered more. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. Stride piano aka harlem stride refers to a style in which the pianists left hand alternates low single note or octave booms with midrange chord chicks under syncopated righthand melodies. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In return for small amounts of money, attendees could get an evenings worth of food and drink and music, primarily piano and mostly harlem style or stride. The stride piano masters had great technical skill based on training in the european classics. Stride piano harlem piano school eastern ragtime outgrowth from ragtime like jelly roll morton evolved in. Revolving around the four most significant harlem stride pianist. Sometimes described as an oompah style of playing, stride piano requires that the left hand play the role of timekeeper, bass player, and chordal accompaniment all at once. A style of jazz piano playing in which the right hand plays the melody and the left hand alternates between the bass notes on the strong beats and chords on the weak ones.
Browse musicians institute press from musicians institute press at sheet music plus. Johnson recorded with the greatest blues singers and became bessie smiths favourite accompanist. Harlem stride piano richer than ragtime before, stride piano offered more freedom with sounds, more flexibility in the game and came mainly under improvisation. Also included is a brief overview of the history of stride piano and biographies of most of the important figures in the genre. Three notes toward a cultural definition of the harlem. Harlem stride piano, stride jazz piano, commonly abbreviated to stride, is a jazz piano style that was developed in the large cities of the east coast of the united states, mainly new york city, during the 1920s and 1930s. In 1924, he ventured to new york city, where he picked up work backing blues and novelty singers on vaudeville tours across the midwest. Stride hanon by peter deneff sheet music for piano. Harlem stride piano developed out of the ragtime piano styles of new york city and the east coast, also known as eastern ragtime. Maybe i will learn to play the acoustic in my spare time when that will be, i am not sure. Aug 01, 2015 a documentary about the harlem stride genre with willie the lion smith and his drummer. A guide for your ear portland center stage at the armory.