The 1920’s is best knowns as the “Roaring Twenties” or the “Jazz Age”. The era where there was an emphasis of focus on social‚ artistic‚ and culture. Patriotism began to arise. We had more accessibility to automobiles‚ telephones‚ and electricity. We had airplanes and a growth in the industrial side. Women had been given the right to vote. People who were artistic were not afraid to express themselves with their meaning and emotional experiences. Motion pictures were growing with productivity. They
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Wendy Waite Dr. Robert Winokur Music 103 – Online December 4‚ 2016 Concert Assignment Studio Big Band Concert Attending a Jazz concert was something new to me. The concert that I attended was at the University of Redlands School of Music. The performing band was called Studio Big Band and was under the direction of David Scott. It was held in the Casa Loma Room which was large and had the ability to hold many excited music lovers. It started at 8pm and was about an hour long. Since this was
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Its beats are drilled into us like a file is programmed into a computer. In the 1930’s‚ Jazz and blues were in the prime of its fame‚ and the growth of the black society in music was increasing rapidly. People like Billie Holiday‚ Ray Charles‚ Duke Ellington‚ and many more were starting off legendary careers. On the other hand‚ the 20’s and 30’s were in a period of Prohibition‚ the national ban of alcohol. The majority of people opposed this law‚ therefore did what they can to find any beer or wine
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perfect outlet for not only Americans but also for musicians. Duke Ellington‚ a significant musician of the entire Jazz Age‚ released a song called‚ “Reminiscing the tempo” in 1935. In this piece‚ he attempts to break out of the racialized constrictions that were created over the years. Ellington did not like being classified into a particular thing. The white critics during the time‚ attacked Ellington for being pretentious‚ but what Ellington was really doing was preparing the world for a five part
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JAZZ IMPROVISATION At the heart of jazz lies improvisation. Jazz improvisation is the process of spontaneously creating fresh melodies over the continuously repeating cycle of chord changes of a tune. Musical improvisation is the spontaneous creative process of making music while it is being performed. For example‚ improvisation is like speaking or having a conversation as opposed to reciting a written text. Most improvisation is structured‚ with certain predetermined structures shaping
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these white folks’ rooms and halls. That image is in my ballet cry” (A.P Bailey 1997pg32) Here he experienced the theatre and heard the music of Duke Ellington for the first time‚ who’s music he later came to create a total of 14 dances
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a navy blueprint maker‚ Ellington came from a middle-class background and received formal musical training at a young age. His first band‚ The Washingtonians‚ played syncopated dance music in New York in the early 1920s. In 1923‚ an expanded and improved version of the band debuted at a Broadway nightspot called the Kentucky Club. From 1927 to 1931‚ The Ellington band appeared at the Cotton Club in Harlem and The band often had to accompany “exotic” revues‚ and Ellington developed a style that he
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characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance? B a. It included literature‚ music‚ dance‚ theater‚ and visual arts. b. It spanned the era from the middle of World War II to the 1970s. c. The Lindy-Hop was a major dance. d. Duke Ellington was a major jazz musician. 2. Theater in the Harlem Renaissance included vaudeville shows‚ dramas‚ and Broadway plays performed by African-Americans. 3. Jazz was the predominant music of the Harlem Renaissance. Which of the following
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LESSSON 5 The Swing Era (1932-1942) • Post Depression (1929) • Big Bands become prominent • Instrumentation: 4-5 trumpets‚ 4 trombones‚ 5 saxophones (woodwinds)‚ piano‚ bass‚ drums‚ guitar • Arranger becomes much more important • Written out arrangements with less‚ or little‚ improvisation • Some up-tempo tunes • Many more ballads with jazz interpretation • Music often for dancing Music become a big business • Recordings were now very important • Recording companies now exercised
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to explore. Objectives Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Recommended Resources Relevant U.S. National Standards Objectives Students will read two selected texts and extract definitions of jazz from various famous people‚ such as Duke Ellington‚ Louis Armstrong‚ and Ralph Ellison. Students will compose a working definition/explanation of jazz. Students will develop a time line of the jazz era from the early 1900’s to mid-century using multiple resources. Students will read selected
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