Class Year
2017
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
2013
Department 1
Conservatory of Music
Abstract
Bebop, despite its rather short lifespan, would become a key influence for every style that came after it. Bebop’s effects on improvisation, group structure, and harmony would be felt throughout jazz for decades to come, and the best known musicians of the bebop era are still regarded as some of the finest jazz musicians to ever take the stage. But the characteristics of bebop can easily be determined from the music itself. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Messinger, Colin M., "How Bebop Came to Be: The Early History of Modern Jazz" (2013). Student Publications. 188.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/188
Comments
This paper was written as the final project for FYS 118-2, Why Jazz Matters: The Legacy of Pops, Duke, and Miles, in Fall 2013. The course was taught by Dr. John Jones.