Break (music)

The word Break [ bɹeɪk ] ( English for " fracture ", " gap ", " pause ", " turn" ), a term used in African-American and international popular music, called a short cadenza- stick slot on the end of a formal section, often at the end the so-called Bridge. In the German language is beside the masculine form ( " the Break" ), the neuter form in use (the " Break" ).

Stylistic Overview

Breaks can be found first in Ragtime, mainly in Jelly Roll Morton; known is the introductory break his Bugle Call Rag. In jazz, the break gained special significance. The ancestral places in the Blue scheme include the last two bars before the repetition and generally the bars before the appropriate changes of harmony, in the AABA form, the last two bars of the B section ( the aforementioned bridge) and at all the bars before each new section. In general, the rhythm section is silent during most solo throw-in, he was vocal or instrumental; Virtuosity and improvisational ingenuity play a major role. Lick The term is rather " pre-cut " items to which use is made in breaks often.

Are typically in the percussion breaks in the radio. It tie in with the break beats of hip-hop and jungle musician, sample the funky percussion breaks and use as the basis for their productions. In the electronic music often atmospheric pads take over the Break function, for example, synthetic strings. The so-called break -down is something else: an effect that is created when a producer or a DJ hides a sound layer of music after another. In progressive rock, a break is an abrupt change of tempo or key.

Sampling

Particularly well-known are the Breaks of Amen, Brother by The Winstons, from the Funky Drummer by James Brown and the Apache from the version of the Incredible Bongo band. They are among the most sampled pieces of music history.