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    Jazz came from nineteenth century in New Orleans‚ In fact‚ this music genre came for African American underclass. Since the early times of seventeenth century‚ many native born Africans had been brought to America. They were unwilling to immigrate‚ and they hoped they can take away the elements of the their culture. Thus‚ they remained music and folktales. Most of these people were illiterate‚ they did not have entertaining activities‚ so they could only sing their songs. When the time passes by

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    companies did not find the Jazz Sting Quintet commercial enough. 6. The record label‚ Ultraphone‚ came along and decided to give the group a chance. The result—a TREMENDOUS success! Part Three: 1. The Jazz Quintet got to record with Benny Carter‚ Bill Coleman‚ and Coleman Hawkins. 2. Ellington’s trumpeter‚ Rex Stewart‚ stated: “You only find a musician like Django once in a century!” 3. Django’s second wife’s name was

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    His mother dying of a terminal disease‚ David (Benny Moshe) runs away from an abusive father and lives with other homeless children in a series of large concrete construction pipes. A few years later‚ David‚ who now goes by the name Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae)‚ is the leader of a gang which includes his friends Butcher (Zenzo Ngqobe)‚ Aap (Kenneth Nkosi) and Boston (Mothusi Magano). After getting involved in a murder committed by Butcher during a mugging‚ Tsotsi and Boston get into a fight which

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    English Summer Reading Essay “Whether or not an individual succeeds is unimportant. The very act of trying is itself a victory.” The quotation applies itself to a lot of things in life but the book Lush‚ by Natasha Friend‚ which is a realistic fiction and the book The Acorn People‚ by Ron Jones‚ which is a non-fiction really relate to the quote in a special way. This quote indicates that it does not matter if you succeed in what you are trying to accomplish‚ it only matters if you at least try to

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    Midterm Study Aid Mul 2380 Instructor: * Two things necessary in any definition of jazz: a.)Improvisation – to compose and perform music at the same time. (Making up as you go along). b.)Swing Feeling-(rolling) steady beat‚ walking baseline‚ constant tempo. Syncopation. Calls for a lilting feeling. (groove). * Four items that helps music swing: a.) steady beat‚ b.) walking baseline‚ c.) constant tempo‚ d.) syncopation (Up and down feeling). Syncopating- accenting just before

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    From a young age Dahl’s musical ability was obvious. He studied piano with Edith Weismann early on and at the age of 18 began his formal studies with Philipp Jarnach at the Cologne Hochschule fur Musik. In 1933 at the age of twenty-one Dahl fled to Switzerland in order to escape Nazi Germany and continued his musical studies at the University of Zürich with Volkmar Andreae and Walter Frey. During his time in Zürich‚ Dahl was an in demand piano soloist and opera coach for the Zürich Stadttheater.

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    fighting abroad and also lifted the spirits of their loved ones back at home. Many jazz musicians were soldiers‚ and several others traveled overseas or across the country to entertain U.S. troops. Among these performers were Bing Crosby‚ Artie Shaw‚ and Benny Carter. Jazz music was not only evident in American culture‚ but also in European countries‚ particularly in Nazi-occupied areas where it was a sign of rebellion. I want to further explore how the war affected the accessibility of jazz during the time

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    Jasmine Henry 25 October 2012 THEA 101 Perticone RENT Performance Response The lobby display was designed to look like the streets of New York. There were girls dressed like prostitutes‚ a girl was portrayed as a homeless person living inside of a box and a brick wall-like bulletin boards giving dramaturgical information. The information included the production history like how RENT had its first staged reading at New York Theatre Workshop in 1993. The show opened in January 1996. This

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    ‘Christianity in Britain is almost dead.’ Religion in Britain has suffered an immense decline since the 1950s. In a census done in 2005‚ results show that over 50% say they’re not religious. Yet for some reason about 72% told the 2001 census that they were Christian. 66% of the population have no actual connection to any religion or church‚ despite what they tend to write on official forms. Between 1979 and 2005‚ half of all Christians stopped going to church on a Sunday. That only seemed

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    Cited: Page Maroon 5. Payphone Benny Blanco. 2012. CD. Maroon 5-Payphone (Explicit) ft Wiz Khalifa. Screenplay by Maroon 5. Octone Records 2012 download date 2012 http://smarturl.it/maroon5amst

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