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    The Entertainer Analysis

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    Entertainer Analysis Scott Joplin was most well known throughout his career for writing unique Jazz compositions and was known as the “King of Ragtime." During his brief career‚ Joplin wrote 44 original ragtime pieces‚ one ragtime ballet‚ and two operas. One of his most well known and popular pieces today is The entertainer which has gone down as one of the all time classics of ragtime and indeed in Jazz. The entertainer was written in 1902 while Scott Joplin was in St Louis and was intended as a

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    20th Century Study of Music

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    before this period. Laying down framework that comes later: A concert at the Carnegie Hall‚ 1938‚ called Spirituals to Swing. Second one‚ in 1939 another concert-same title. Then we come to Post war period - A concert‚ in 1953 that became known as Jazz - Massey Hall‚ Canada. Referred to at times as the quintet of the year - the five musicians that played were some of the foremost Bebop musicians at the time. Both live events. Subsequently those tunes became part of the Miles Davies repertoire.

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    will need to be modified into a jazz piece. Firstly the important role of the electric guitar here must be replaced by a fanfare instrument‚ i think a trumpet will suit this the best‚ then the acoustic guitar will need to play a bigger place as well. Than the drum playing style will need to be a lot more smooth‚ rather than how it is performed now. The line of The Boulevard of Broken Dreams can be perfect for a sad mood jazz song‚ how ever if it was to be change to a jazz piece‚ than the beats must slow

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    Rhapsody In Blue

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    advertisements‚ making it likely as recognizable as Chopin’s Funeral March or Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. But unlike these two pieces of iconic classical music‚ Rhapsody in Blue “resists classification.”1 In it are elements of classical music‚ blues and jazz‚ making it at once “Gershwin’s most famous piece” but also “possibly his least understood composition.”2 Indeed‚ while Rhapsody became a popular hit in the 1920s‚ the reception from critics was mixed at best – even worse were the many critics who dismissed

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    Louis Armstrong Biography

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    Louis Armstrong was an amazing musician and artist. As a well known jazz musician‚ Mr. Armstrong has an autobiography of how he rose up and became one of the greatest jazz musicians and artist in history. Armstrong’s book was written by an award winning historian and biographer named Laurence Bergreen. Born on the 4th of February‚ he has written many wonderful books‚ and had some translated into 25 different languages his latest book is called Casanova: The World of a Seductive Genius. Another one

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    Duke Ellington Influence

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    Ellington was born April 29‚ 1899‚ in Washington‚ D.C. He was a famous jazz composer that played an important role in jazz history. He composed many songs on stage and performed at many night clubs. During the Harlem Renaissance African expressed themselves for the first time and Ellington helped in the music area. “Ellington created a blend of melodies‚ rhythms‚ and subtle sonic movements it was a complex yet accessible jazz.” As Ellington was conveying his own culture he was putting his own twist

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    South Carolina‚ on October 21‚ 1917‚ to his death in Englewood‚ New Jersey‚ on January 6‚ 1993. The jazz trumpet player is known for helping cofound bebop jazz‚ playing with puffed cheeks‚ playing a custom trumpet that had its bell bent at a 45 degree angle‚ and so much more. Dizzy Gillespie’s contributions to the jazz world go far beyond all that he touched and remains a crucial pioneer for jazz music. Dizzy Gillespie‚ born as John Birks Gillespie‚ was born to a local bandleader in South Carolina;

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    Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong was the greatest of all Jazz musicians. Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz. His amazing technical abilities‚ the joy and spontaneity‚ and amazingly quick‚ inventive musical mind still dominate Jazz to this day. Only Charlie Parker comes close to having as much influence on the history of Jazz as Louis Armstrong did. Like almost all early Jazz musicians‚ Louis was from New Orleans. He was from a very poor family and was sent to reform school when he was twelve

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    Preservation Hall Jazz Band based out of New Orleans. The band’s name comes from Preservation Hall in New Orleans where music is played every Wednesday and Saturday nights. The band is comprised of: Wendell Brunious playing trumpet. David Grillier playing the clarinet. Frank Demond playing the trombone. Narvin Kimball on the banjo. Benjamin Jaffe strumming the upright bass. Joseph Lastie on the drums. Rickie Monie at the piano. The songs that I chose are off the Preservation Hall Jazz Band CD title

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    Music

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    style of this concert is Jazz‚ and there are six main instruments of this concert‚ including‚ drum‚ saxphone‚ trumpet‚ piano‚ trombone and violoncello. These six instruments combine together and had played many beautify songs. There are no singer in during the concert‚ this performance just depend on these six instruments‚ so the instruments is the main part and take a absolute important position in this outside life Jazz concert. There are some backgroud about Jazz music. Jazz orginated at the beginning

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