Definitions for bebop
ˈbiˌbɒpbe·bop

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bop, bebopverb

   an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)

2. bop, bebopverb

   dance the bebop

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1. bebopnoun

   An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.

2. bebopverb

   To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre

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1. Bebop

   Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early-to-mid-1940s in the United States. The style features compositions characterized by a fast tempo (usually exceeding 200 bpm), complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on a combination of harmonic structure, the use of scales and occasional references to the melody. Bebop developed as the younger generation of jazz musicians expanded the creative possibilities of jazz beyond the popular, dance-oriented swing music-style with a new "musician's music" that was not as danceable and demanded close listening. As bebop was not intended for dancing, it enabled the musicians to play at faster tempos. Bebop musicians explored advanced harmonies, complex syncopation, altered chords, extended chords, chord substitutions, asymmetrical phrasing, and intricate melodies. Bebop groups used rhythm sections in a way that expanded their role. Whereas the key ensemble of the swing music era was the big band of up to fourteen pieces playing in an ensemble-based style, the classic bebop group was a small combo that consisted of saxophone (alto or tenor), trumpet, piano, guitar, double bass, and drums playing music in which the ensemble played a supportive role for soloists. Rather than play heavily arranged music, bebop musicians typically played the melody of a composition (called the "head") with the accompaniment of the rhythm section, followed by a section in which each of the performers improvised a solo, then returned to the melody at the end of the composition. Some of the most influential bebop artists, who were typically composer-performers, are alto sax player Charlie Parker; tenor sax players Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, and James Moody; clarinet player Buddy DeFranco; trumpeters Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, and Dizzy Gillespie; pianists Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk; electric guitarist Charlie Christian; and drummers Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, and Art Blakey.

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1. bebop

   Bebop, also known as bop, is a style of jazz music characterized by fast tempos, complex harmonies, intricate melodies, and a high degree of musicianship. It emerged in the United States in the early to mid-1940s as musicians experimented with and pushed the boundaries of the then-popular swing genre. Bebop is often performed with small combos consisting of a saxophone, trumpet, double bass, drum kit, and piano. Important figures in the development of bebop include Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Thelonious Monk.

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1. Bebop

   Bebop or bop is a style of jazz characterized by fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on the combination of harmonic structure and melody. It was developed in the early and mid-1940s. It first surfaced in musicians' argot some time during the first two years of American involvement in the Second World War. This style of jazz ultimately became synonymous with modern jazz, as either category reached a certain final maturity in the 1960s.

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1. • Dance

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How to pronounce bebop?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say bebop in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bebop in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bebop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of bebop in a Sentence

1. Miles Davis:

   Bebop was about change, about evolution. It wasn't about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.

2. Nick Spitzer:

   Ellis Marsalis great love was jazz a la bebop Ellis Marsalis was a lover of Thelonious Monk and the idea that bebop was a music of freedom. But when Ellis Marsalis had to feed Ellis Marsalis family Ellis Marsalis played R n B and soul and rock and roll on Bourbon Street.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bebop
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bebop
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebop
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bebop
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=bebop