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    train 2. What mode of transportation was a favorite of Ellington’s and is imitated in several of his songs? Ellingtons favorite transportation was the train. 3. What song was the theme song of Duke Ellington’s band? The theme song was “Sophisticated Lady”. 4. What instrument does Ellington use to set the mood or rhythm of some of his songs‚ such as in Sophisticated Lady? Duke used a piano to set the mood. 5. What does “program music” do? To describe a non-musical image or event

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    character within it. The poem takes place at the art gallery in the residence of the Duke of Ferrara‚ where the Duke‚ after his previous wife’s death or disappearance‚ is preparing to remarry and is talking to the messenger of the Count of Tyrol who has come with the proposal of the Count’s niece’s hand. My response and comment is specifically based on the character of the Duke‚ for I believe the poem‚ or rather the Duke in the poem himself has been entirely successful in putting forward a comprehensive

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    just because he doesn’t display the best of etiquettes while performing‚ doesn’t mean he should be left out of the history books. Mingus also has a very long list of accomplishments in his life. As a growing musician‚ he was most inspired by Duke Ellington‚ and he even got the chance to play beside him at one point‚ even if only for a very short amount of time (Due to his demanding and not very pleasant attitude). Not only was Mingus a very accomplished bassist‚ but he also went on to be one of

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    inequalities. Louis Armstrong recorded‚ “What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue" in 1929‚ and Benny Goodman bought arrangements from Fletcher Henderson and integrated black musicians into an all-white jazz band when it was illegal in many states. Duke Ellington wrote “Jump for Joy" in 1941‚and Billie Holiday wrote "Strange Fruit” in 1939. Max Roach composed‚ "we Insist! Freedom Now Suit‚ and Charles Mingus wrote‚ “Fables of Faubus". Jazz musicians have used Jazz to express the relevant factors of civil

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    Notes on Board Oct. 2‚ 2013 Exam one was returned for student’s review. Listening assignment for this week was distributed and uploaded to mix. Ensemble- usually a small group of performers Polyphonic- The simultaneous sounding of two or more melodies of equal importance. Group Work: Sidney Bechet First notable jazz saxophone player‚ soprano sax Played clarinet‚ too. Composer Professional by age of 6. Louis Armstrong 1901-1971 [Greatest trumpet player] The most influential jazz

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    to was hip hop and now I am listening to jazz ‚ classical‚ and am overall more open minded. Hopefully I will put this information to good use in the future as I am trying to be a DJ and I will definitely sample famous legends like Bethoven and Duke Ellington because their works laid the groundwork for much of todays modern music like hip hop‚ R&B‚ and Electronic Dance Music(EDM) believe it or not. Despite that fact music has been an important factor in my life that has kept me going through the

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    of Ellington’s and is imitated in several of his songs? Ellingtons favorite mode of transportation would riding the train.3.What song was the theme song of Duke Ellington’s band? The theme song of Duke Ellingtons band is "Take the A train".4.What instrument does Ellington use to set the mood or rhythm of some of his songs‚ such as in Sophisticated Lady? Duke Ellington uses the piano to set the mood or rhythm of some of his songs. Ellington started sneaking into Frank Holiday’s Poolroom at the age

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    Big Band Jazz Across the world there are thousands of languages that we as people use to communicate with one another. Many of these languages have been developed out of others‚ therefore sharing similar dialects‚ accents‚ and in some cases even some words are very similar. Yet of all the languages that are spoken across the world‚ there is only one that is fluently spoken and understood on every continent‚ and that is the language of Music. Yet because this language is spoken in so many different

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    I attended a jazz concert at a theater. The audience was extremely respectful and encouraging towards the musicians. They clapped after every performance and particularly after every single solo. I did not notice this until the director thanked the audience for that. I thought that was such a sweet gesture. The atmosphere was great. Even though this was a university concert‚ it was as if I was attending a formal one. The first piece‚ Hard Sock Dance by Quincy Jones and Earnest Bailey reflected the

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    I watched the film “Dedicated to Chaos PBS Episode 7” . The film talks about the changes Jazz was going through during WWII. Many Americans were already used to Swing music that it was already considered America’s music during the war. Although Swing music was popular among the majority of Jazz musicians‚ some musicians were in fact tired of the many restrictions found in Swing. So they decided to change the formula of Jazz music once again to create a highly complex form of Jazz: Bebop. The predominant

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