It is quite clear that there are musical genres that have never gone (or will go) out of style. They can undergo modifications or alterations in their style, but always respecting their essence. Take for example pop music. Since its origin (at the end of the 50s of the last century) it has always been fashionable and in constant use, although with some modifications. From soft-pop, to acoustic pop, Latin pop, dance-pop, indie-pop, or electro-pop (among many others). But there are musical genres that, throughout their history, have gone from being protagonists, to being in the background. Among these would be the Swing.
It is said that, within the world of fashion, everything has its cycle and that from time to time (it is estimated to be approximately 20 years) it becomes fashionable again. With the swing, this premise could even be applied, if we look at its evolution in the last 60 years.
Esta bastante claro que hay g茅neros musicales que nunca han pasado (ni pasaran) de moda. Pueden experimentar modificaciones o alteraciones en su estilo, pero siempre respetando su esencia. Pongamos por ejemplo la m煤sica pop. Desde su origen (a finales de los a帽os 50 del pasado siglo) siempre ha estado de moda y en constante uso, aunque con algunas modificaciones. Desde el soft-pop, al pop ac煤stico, el pop latino, el dance-pop, el indie-pop, o el electro-pop (entre muchos otros). Pero s铆 que hay g茅neros musicales que, a lo largo de su historia han pasado de ser protagonistas, a estar en un segundo plano. Entre estos estar铆a el Swing.
Se dice que, dentro del mundo de la moda, todo tiene su ciclo y que cada cierto tiempo (est谩 estimado aproximadamente en unos 20 a帽os) vuelve a estar de moda. Con el swing se podr铆a incluso aplicar esta premisa, si atendemos a la evoluci贸n de este en los 煤ltimos 60 a帽os.
Swing
Since its inception (back in 1930), swing music is a musical genre derived from jazz, in which its instrumentation was based mainly on the use of the piano, double bass, and drums (essential in jazz), in addition to the use of instruments of the metal family, such as trumpets and trombones, supported by saxophones, clarinets, and very occasionally by stringed instruments, such as the guitar or the violin.
Medium and fast tempos are used, predominating the more rhythmic and melodic music (unlike jazz), using a tension resource such as the riff, which consists of the repetition of a series of short notes, with an increasing ending.
In addition, with swing, the number of members within a band increased, giving rise to the so-called Big Band.
Artists like Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, or Count Basie have been the main exponents of this musical genre, which fell into disuse at the end of the 50s (probably due to the emergence of the pop genre).
As we have commented previously, all the fashions in the end return. And the same thing happened with swing at the beginning of the 90s, with the so-called Neoswing genre (or subgenre). It was as a result of the North American band Royal Crown Revue that, supported by the music industry, and the film industry (appearing in films such as Los Rebeldes del Swing (1993), or La M谩scara (1994) starring the comedian Jim Carrey, relaunched this genre musical, already with slight touches of ska music, rock and roll, and even punk.
Swing
Desde sus inicios (all谩 por el 1930), la m煤sica swing es un g茅nero musical derivado del jazz, en la que su instrumentaci贸n se basaba principalmente en el uso del piano, contrabajo, y bater铆a (indispensables dentro del jazz), adem谩s del uso de instrumentos de la familia de los metales, como las trompetas y trombones, apoyados por saxofones, clarinetes, y muy ocasionalmente por instrumentos de cuerda, como la guitarra o el viol铆n.
Se utilizan tempos medios y r谩pidos, predominando la m煤sica m谩s r铆tmica y mel贸dica (a diferencia del jazz), utilizando un recurso de tensi贸n como es el riff, que consiste en la repetici贸n de una serie de notas cortas, con un final increscendo.
Adem谩s, con el swing se increment贸 el n煤mero de miembros dentro de una banda, dando origen a las denominadas Big Band.
Artistas como Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, o Count Basie han sido los principales exponentes de este g茅nero musical, que entro en desuso a finales de los 50 (probablemente a ra铆z de la aparici贸n del g茅nero pop).
Como hemos comentado anteriormente, todas las modas al final vuelven. Y con el swing sucedi贸 lo mismo al principio de los a帽os 90, con el denominado g茅nero (o subg茅nero) Neoswing. Fue a ra铆z de la banda norteamericana Royal Crown Revue que, apoyados por la industria musical, y la cinematogr谩fica (apareciendo en pel铆culas como Los Rebeldes del Swing (1993), o La M谩scara (1994) protagonizada por el c贸mico Jim Carrey, relanzaron este g茅nero musical, ya con leves toques de m煤sica ska, rock and roll, e incluso el punk.
To this day, swing is once again very fashionable in the music scene, even deriving its dance (very happy and dynamic) in the new running, Enjoy.
A d铆a de hoy, el swing vuelve a estar muy de moda en el panorama musical, llegando incluso a derivar su baile (muy alegre y din谩mico) en el nuevo running, disfruten.