Handy, W(illiam) C(hristopher)
- Handy, W(illiam) C(hristopher)
(16 nov. 1873, Florence, Ala., EE.UU.–28 mar. 1958, Nueva York, N.Y.).
Compositor, corneta y director de bandas estadounidense, conocido por integrar elementos del
blues con el
ragtime, lo que cambió el curso de la música popular. Handy trabajó como solista y director de varias bandas en los albores del s. XX, para convertirse primero en Memphis (1908) y después en Nueva York, (1918) en editor musical. Las composiciones de Handy, como "St. Louis Blues, "Beale Street Blues y "Memphis Blues, fueron las favoritas de cantantes e instrumentistas en la década de 1920, ayudando a codificar el
blues como un marco dentro del cual se improvisa.
Enciclopedia Universal.
2012.
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Handy, W(illiam) C(hristopher) — Han·dy (hănʹdē), W(illiam) C(hristopher). 1873 1958. American musician and composer. He was the first person to recognize the importance of blues as a legitimate musical form and the first to publish a blues composition, “The Memphis Blues”… … Universalium
Handy — [han′dē] W(illiam) C(hristopher) 1873 1958; U.S. composer of “St. Louis Blues” & other popular songs … English World dictionary
Handy — biographical name W(illiam) C(hristopher) 1873 1958 American blues musician … New Collegiate Dictionary
Handy — /han dee/, n. W(illiam) C(hristopher), 1873 1958, U.S. blues composer. * * * … Universalium
Handy — Han•dy [[t]ˈhæn di[/t]] n. big W(illiam) C(hristopher), 1873–1958, U.S. blues composer … From formal English to slang
Handy — /ˈhændi/ (say handee) noun W(illiam) C(hristopher), 1873–1958, US jazz composer, especially of blues …
William — (as used in expressions) William Alexander Abbott Aberhart, William George William Russell Amis, Sir Kingsley (William) Ashley, William Henry Ashton, Sir Frederick (William Mallandaine) Barkley, Alben W(illiam) Bartram, William William Allen… … Enciclopedia Universal
Christopher — (as used in expressions) Burckhardt, Jacob (Christopher) Christopher Carson Fry, Christopher Christopher Harris Handy, W(illiam) C(hristopher) Isherwood, Christopher Christopher William Bradshaw Langdell, Christopher Columbus Christopher Murray… … Enciclopedia Universal
Father of the Blues — W(illiam) C(hristopher) Handy … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
