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Ellington And Bizet: Song Analysis
In L`Arlesienne the song sounds like there was more eventful things happening in his life. Compared to C Jam Blues where it was happy and upbeat the whole time sounding like everyone was just having a good time. Bizet used mainly string instruments with a percussion along with some brass. Ellington has a variety of instruments in his song. He has instruments such as the piano, trombone, drums, and clarinet playing. They both use string and brass instruments but in two different
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