Period/Style: Minoan. Location: Crete, Greece. Material: fragment of a fresco. Function: The walls of Minoan palaces and houses, both on Crete and the island of Thera, were painted with frescoes showing various aspects of Minoan life and images taken from nature.
guitar riffs. A riff is a cluster or sequence of notes or chords. A riff is used in a song. It can be repeated over and over again, but it may only be heard once, say for instance, in a lead guitar solo. Riffs can be minor decorative elements or they can be the basis of a song.
Riffing is a style of vocal embellishment that came out of African American work songs. from the early 19th century as well as early Blues and black Gospel singers in the early part of. the 20th century. It was further developed by R&B and Soul singers in the 50s and 60s.