Most people know that there are many different types of music‚ but what many do not know is that there are over a thousand different small genres of music. An immense amount of people do not know this because of the fact that they only have an interest in a particular type of music. They usually like certain characteristics about it which they think makes it more different and unique than other types of music. Everyone has this belief that a type of music is the best and all proclaim the preferred
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Why it is important to develop sustainable cities? With the rapid development of urbanization‚ there are an increasing number of serious problems emerging all over the world‚ especially in some developing countries. Therefore‚ if we want to live a sustainable life without destroying the natural resources and wildlife‚ some effective and feasible sustainable development policies must be taken step by step from now on. Firstly‚ too many people move from rural areas to urban areas‚ along with the
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Jazz and Classical Music Upon entering a modern record store‚ one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists‚ but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the most accomplished musicians of our time have devoted themselves to a life-long
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QSO-640 Midterm Robert Wilson Question 1 The project that Mr. Rutland is trying to manage is establishing maintaining a National Jazz Hall of Fame(NJHF) in Charlottesville‚ VA. The NHJF was created and has been in existence for about one year. Now‚ Mr. Rutland has found that the Paramount Theatre in downtown Charlottesville‚ which shares it’s name with a famous jazz hall from the 1930s and 40s in New York City‚ is about to be demolished and would like to save and renovate
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Louis Armstrong‚ an influential figure in the Jazz world‚ once said‚ “If you have to ask what jazz is‚ you’ll never know.” Over time‚ jazz has kept its essential elements and original style‚ even as new styles have developed. Jazz‚ in its most basic form‚ is defined as “music that includes qualities such as swing‚ improvising‚ group interaction‚ developing an ’individual voice’‚ and being open to different musical possibilities‚” by Travis Jackson‚ a Professor of American Music. Improvisation‚ being
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and cars. But the music was a very important influence on people because people would create new dances and the new jazz music got people excited and since women were given more rights they felt free which helped the arts grow. New dances moves followed this new genre and people went wild. Jazz music originated in New Orleans in the early 1900s. This genre spread throughout the country‚ filling streets‚ coffee shops‚ and even speakeasies. Some people say the jazz actually started in the late 1800s
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Jazz by Ken Burns “JAZZ” is a documentary by Ken Burns released 2001 that focuses on the creation and development of jazz‚ America’s “greatest cultural achievement.” The first episodes entitled‚ “Gumbo‚ Beginnings to 1917” and “The Gift (1917-1924)‚ explain the early growth of jazz as it originates in New Orleans and its expands to Chicago and New York during the Jazz Age. In assessing the first two episodes of Ken Burns’ 2001 documentary‚ "JAZZ‚" this essay will explore the history of jazz‚
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Chapter 1 Study Questions Why is jazz hard to define? Describe some of the reasons why it is sometimes difficult to determine if a musical recording or a performance qualifies as jazz. Jazz is hard to define because there are so many styles of jazz being performed and many other types of music have jazz influences. It may be difficult to determine if a musical recording or performance qualifies as jazz because most jazz performers do not perform the same song‚ the same way. One performance
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1. Describe some of the influence of Latin music in the US in the early part of the twentieth century. • The influence of Latin music in the us in the early part of the twentieth century was the start of a new genre of music called “Afro-Cuban Jazz” 2. What was the significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans"? • The significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans” was there creation of Afro-Cuban jazz. They also represented a bridge connect two very different worlds and making success with white
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Jazz Poetry in the 1920’s Jazz Poetry can be defined as poetry that demonstrates jazz-like rhythm or the feeling of improvisation. During the 1920’s many poets began to experiment with the conventional forms of writing with rhythm which led to the invention of Jazz Poetry. Poetry and Jazz seemed to both evolve into each other which led to the merge that became known as "Jazz Poetry". Jazz poetry has been an unorthodox style of writing since it was invented in the 1920’s
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