Bluegrass (2019-09-16)

DDEX Data Dictionary for Allowed Value Sets, 2019-09-16

Bluegrass

With roots in blues, jazz, and the traditional ballads and dance tunes of the British Isles, by way of Appalachian musical tradition. Pioneered by and named for Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, who began playing in the style in the mid-1940s. Traditional instrumentation includes the guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo and bass, though bluegrass groups may feature other instruments such as the dobro, piano, and accordion. Guitarists typically flatpick, bassists play the root and fifth in a pizzicato style, and fiddlers play in thirds and fifths while vocalists harmonize in two to four parts, often with the highest voice singing dissonant or modal harmony. Bluegrass is often virtuosic and rapidly played. As in jazz, different instruments typically take turns stating and improvising around the melody.

Relationships
Parents	CountryMusic	Characterized by the use of guitar and twangy vocals. Instrumentation traditionally includes any of drums, bass, banjo, fiddle, harmonica, electric organ, or steel guitar, though much modern music makes heavier use of pop and rock instrumentation. Originated in the southern United States in the 1920s and influenced by southern folk music tradition, including blues and descendant styles of Scottish, Irish, and English folk traditions.
Belongs to AVS	avs:SubGenre	A Type of SubGenre.