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    American Culture in 1920s

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    was very popular and just beginning to show off the talents. This could have also been known as the turning point in music. There were many different people who changed music and the way people look at it. These people included: Louis Armstrong‚ Duke Ellington‚ George Gershwin‚ and Bessie Smith. There was more than just popular music artists that kept the people of this time entertained. There were cartoons‚ movies‚ books‚ and radio programs. A cartoon character that came out in the 1920’s was Betty

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    Entertainment in the 1920s By Joshua Boonstra Movies Movies back in the 1920s usually had sound. They were shown with piano or organ accompaniment‚ sound effects‚ and subtitles. Comedy was the most popular type of movies during this time of films. The humour in these films were very slapstick-meaning people thought it was funny when someone fell on a banana peel or got a custard pie in the face. Buster Keaton‚ Laurel Hardy‚ and Charlie Chaplin were some famous comedians. Many Canadians regularly

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    1920s America: Good Times

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    be shown in movies. In 1930‚ this was expanded on to become Hays Code. The 1920s soon became the Jazz Age. Traditional Black music such as blues and ragtime came together and soon became a craze. Such performers such as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington became famous nationwide. This new music was also encouraged by the new dances that had emerged. The Charleston in particular was very popular and the younger generation used it to scandalise their parents. In 1920‚ $2 million worth of radios

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    The roaring twenties is a term used to describe life in the 1920s. During this decade‚ many people went against Prohibition‚ got into new styles of dressing and dancing‚ and rejected traditional moral standards. The Great Migration was the movement of six million African Americans from the South to the North. African Americans left their homes because they faced harsh segregation laws and poor economic opportunities‚ so they went to the North in search of a better future. Thus‚ they moved to Harlem

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    11st Class: 01/16/13 Pre-Jazz Influences African Elements in American Music [The Jazz DNA] -Syncopated rhythm – playing rhythms in between or against the stead beat -Improvisation – art of spontaneous composition in music -Call and Response – echo style (copy)‚ question and answer style of musical conversation -Individuality – human voice as instrumental model Use of bends‚ slides and timbr (tone manipulation) to sound like no one else. -Beat – steady pulse -Rhythm – sound

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    Tito Puentes

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    Puente‚ in the Spanish Harlem‚ a Hispanic neighborhood in New York City. His parents settled in New York after moving from their native home in Puerto Rico. At an early age‚ Tito showed a flair for music by listening to big- band jazz stars such as Duke Ellington. Tito admired popular drummer Gene Krupa. Puente’s wanted to learn how to play the drums‚ and he did learn and he also learned how to play the timbales‚ two small tom- toms mounted in a stand. Tito started using his musical talent and started

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    The Cotton Club Movie By Derick Sweeten The Cotton Club was a famous night club in New York during the early 20’s and 30’s. In this film Harlem’s Cotton Club of the 1920’s was beautifully recreated and with Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington performing in there. This club flourished during the prohibition era in the late 20’s and early 30’s. Richard Gere plays Dixie Dwyer‚ a young musician who works for mobsters in an effort to advance his career. Dwyer falls in love with Vera Cicero played

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    Jazz with his unique style and ability to play numerous notes at one time (“John William”). Coltrane was enveloped with music his entire life as he performed in nightclubs and band halls with various well-known musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie‚ Duke Ellington‚ and Miles Davis. Although his experience in Jazz eventually led Coltrane to create his own band‚ his drug addiction held him back during various moments of his career. Becoming one of the most inspirational musicians‚ John Coltrane’s music and

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    The Harlem Renaissance

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    People like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington helped alter the general perspective held towards African Americans. It was with their work and creativity that brought abut greater tolerance and acceptance of Black culture. Louis Armstrong came from a poor family background and eventually rose

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    ASCAP Analysis

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    ASCAP is its’ members‚ creative people who write the music and lyrics that enrich lives in every corner of the world. The members of ASCAP are where music begins. ASCAP is home to the greatest names in American music. Past and present‚ from Duke Ellington

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