answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Cornet and Piano

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What instruments are played in Lost your Head Blues?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about Music & Radio

Who composed lost your head blues?

Bessie Smith


How do you play guitar blues?

I would define the blues songs as sort of rhythmic an sad. They are also very slow and have some line that rhyme and some that don't. They have a certain topic that they will talk about for example love, romance, death etc. They are also played with very low and deep instruments.


What are the characteristics of the Blues?

The blues has many various beats and very slow melodies. The blues is a way to celebrate the mourning of a person. Many say that the blues started after the Great Depression when people lost their families.


When was The Man Who Lost His Head created?

The Man Who Lost His Head was created in 2007.


What is the musical characteristics of blues music and instruments it uses?

the instruments harken back to the origins of blues in the 20s when the original blues artists were poor - field hands, slaves and migrants, born in the fields of the bread basket states that border the Mississippi - they used hand made instruments, inexpensive instruments - used and hand me downs - the master was the acoustic guitar due to its widespread availability, low cost and portability - a lot of blues musicians were travelers - no home to speak of, singing about loss and love and pain - no roots or broken roots so portability was vital to early blues; next most popular was probably the harmonica - again highly portable easy to learn and play came in a variety of keys (so adaptable to many songs) and filled the space that a piano or other complex stringed instrument would fill in an orchestra or band; as blues became a staple and moved to the mainstream - into bars and the like, the piano with it's vast tonal range found it's place in the genre; with the birth of the electric guitar in the 40s a new style of blues was born - now known as Chicago blues it features heavy electric guitar strains with brighter tonal qualities - favoring the Fender family (Stratocaster) or the Gibsons - as blues moved from the fields to the mainstream it became Delta blues or Mississippi blues and retained the heavier darker tones of the acoustic flavored with a single electric guitar; the resonator guitar was introduced in 1927 and was essentially a metal or wood based guitar with a sound cone that amplified slightly above the other instruments - also known as the Dobro it has quick high string action and slide guitarists liked it for it's versatility - it could be played as an acoustic or as a slide guitar and became a staple in both Chicago and Delta blues. Noticeably missing from TRUE blues are percussion and wind instruments (including drums, castanets, tambourines, sax, horns, and scrapers). Those instruments are found in regional blues and blues spinoffs but not in true blues. Characteristics are harder to define - but its roots lie in slave field music - lines that are sung then repeated by others "Lawd said my mama was comin' home (repeat by chorus "said mama was comin' home) she been gone far far too long (repeat by chorus "gone far far too long") She gone catch that midnight train and be in my arms" (repeat by chorus "gone be in my arms yes lawd in my arms") when Mama comes home when Mama gets home (repeat by chorus "when Mama comes home yes Lawd when Mama gets home") that set a rhythm for field work that passed the time. this is known as the "call and response" the other major characteristic is the soulful gritty raw play on real life - no fairy tales or fantasies - the songs - the lyrics are truthful, often painful, and always honest and gut wrenchingly full of emotion - no topics are off limits in blues and they play on daily life realities from social issues like police brutality, abuse and neglect, oppression, poverty, to personal issues like lost love, found love, true love, infidelity, sexuality, salvation and redemption. Blues is often considered the only true American form of music - and that may be true - despite it being a blend of African music and Afro- American gospel, it is its own style with nothing even close comparatively. We cannot lay claim to campfire western music as that has been played out on plains and prairies on ranges and pampas world wide - merely in different languages - if Blues is our only claim to musical fame - it's a GREAT one to own.

Related questions

Who composed lost your head blues?

Bessie Smith


When was Little Lost Blues created?

Little Lost Blues was created in 1998.


When was Little Lost Girls Blues created?

Little Lost Girls Blues was created in 1999.


Did Michael franks record white boy lost in the blues?

No, American singer-songwriter Michael Franks did not record a song titled "White Boy Lost in the Blues."


How do you play guitar blues?

I would define the blues songs as sort of rhythmic an sad. They are also very slow and have some line that rhyme and some that don't. They have a certain topic that they will talk about for example love, romance, death etc. They are also played with very low and deep instruments.


When was blues music founded?

James corbinque was the first founder of the blues music and wrote the first song about blues, which was lost in a ship accident on the way to japan


What are the release dates for The Reporter - 1964 The Lost Lady Blues 1-12?

The Reporter - 1964 The Lost Lady Blues 1-12 was released on: USA: 11 December 1964


What are the characteristics of the Blues?

The blues has many various beats and very slow melodies. The blues is a way to celebrate the mourning of a person. Many say that the blues started after the Great Depression when people lost their families.


When was The Man Who Lost His Head created?

The Man Who Lost His Head was created in 2007.


What are the ratings and certificates for Dealing Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues - 1972?

Dealing Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues - 1972 is rated/received certificates of: USA:R


What are the release dates for Rocket Power - 1999 Hawaii Blues Lost and Find 1-12?

Rocket Power - 1999 Hawaii Blues Lost and Find 1-12 was released on: USA: 27 September 1999


What movie and television projects has Bragi Arnason been in?

Bragi Arnason has: Played Number 1 in "Satisfaction" in 2012. Played Devil Boyfriend in "The Blues" in 2013. Played Man 9 in "Time" in 2013. Played The European in "Caring and Killing" in 2014. Played Edward Richards in "Lost Diagnosis" in 2014.