Friday, September 21, 2012

Obstinato in Barbershop!

I mentioned in my last comment that I find it interesting that Obstinato is used in a lot of vocal jazz music, and other types of music!  I was in this show last year (The Taffetas) and it was so fun and had lots of obstinato lines in it under the soloists.  Here is an example, in which I was the soloist.  However, we did not illegally record it! But here are some other people performing it.  The obstinato line changes from time to time but it is an obstinato line none the less.  "Ee-oo-ee-oo, sha-boom, she-boom!"


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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    This is awesome, it makes me so happy! It reminds me of some of the music in Hairspray. I'm really jealous that you got to do this show! I bet it was a ton of fun.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    You can really hear the obstinato in this which is really cool. My school did not ever perform anything like this, so like Erin, I am jealous. It is also very catchy so it makes a sad day turn into a happy day. And the obstinato does not change much, it is always there, occurs over and over again, but it makes the song unique.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    Thanks, guys! This was not at my school, though. We never did anything this cool. This was a show at my local non-profit theatre. The whole show is just the 4 women who are trying to make it big in the 1950s. It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot about harmonizing, obstinato, and such during it!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    They look like they are having so much fun! I love it!

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    I REALLY LOVED THIS!! I also see an "A-B-A" structure in this song. Also, I love all the dramatical elements just fall perfectly in place. Makes me smile! Sydney, you must have had a great time! Sha-boom sha-boom! :)

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 6:17 AM

    This is incredible! They just make me happy! It's great! And I love the song they sing!

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 7:24 AM

    I love barbershop, and infact my grandfather is apart of one. But this is just really cool! I love the way they use the obstinato in a way I have never heard in a barbershop group. Thanks so much for sharing Sydney!

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