Blues‚ work songs‚ ragtime‚ spirituals‚ and minstrel songs were‚ in their own ways‚ all part of the great "Africanization of American music" that was originated by enslaved Africans in the southern United States. But the greatest of the musical forms developed in this process was jazz--one of the major American contributions to world culture. Each of these forms of music made essential contributions to the development of jazz itself but each‚ more or less‚ retained its own integrity and none could
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Jazz began when WWI had just ended and a social revolution was coming. Life was to be lived to the fullest extent. People during this time had just gotten out from the worst war that the world had ever seen‚ up to that point in time. The country had also just hit the depression; folks were trying to make the best of their lives. People were depressed with financial issues following such a terrible war. Jazz helped to bring the light into some of those people’s lives. The first place of jazz is normally
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“The Jazz Age” and F. Scott Fitzgerald "It was an age of miracles. It was an age of art‚ it was an age of excess‚ and it was an age of satire.” (“Fitzgerald: The Jazz Age” p. 3). As the 1920s began‚ the old‚ conservative ways of life began to disintegrate. A new era was just beginning. This era is called “The Jazz Age.” The Great Gatsby‚ a literary masterpiece written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the social historian of the 1920s‚ directly reflects the virtues‚ materialism‚ and revolutionary nature
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Influence of the Jazz age on Poetry by Langston Hughes The 1920s was the age of consumerism and liberation for some‚ but also a time of renewed expression for African Americans‚ and an integration of their culture with White American culture. After the end of WW1 in 1918‚ America was in a beneficial economic position creating an economic boom with increased demand for everything. The result of this was an increase in spending on large belongings such as automobiles‚ as jobs paid better wages. The
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The Jazz Age Jazz. The style of music that just makes you want to dance. The blues‚ a kind of music that makes you want to cry. The 20’s were famous for great jazz and blues entertainers such as Louis Armstrong‚ Bessie Smith‚ and George Gershwin. The most famous of all though is Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington playing at the Cotton Club. The Duke as he is also known as is a Jazz legend. Ellington is a pianist‚ a composer and a bandleader. The Duke started playing professionally at the age of 17
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Music is having rhythm‚ melody‚ or harmony. Music is a learning‚ a therapy‚ and teaching tool. Music adjusts our moods‚ and used throughout our lives. To lead a healthy life‚ we need to add in music. Whether playing it‚ listening to it‚ or using it. Music is therapy because of its positive changes in human behavior. The therapy consist of singing‚ playing instruments‚ moving to music‚ and listening to music. This builds your communication skills‚ motor skills and emotional development. Music comes
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Woody Point Festival Case Analysis Introduction With its inception in 2004‚ the Writers at Woody Point Festival have become an ever increasingly popular annual literature festival for Newfoundland’s west coast. The festival has grown each year and has now reached the point where council believes a formal marketing strategy and plan is necessary for the festivals short and long term economic sustainability in the ever-increasingly competitive literature festival market. To create the marketing
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A Streetcar Named Desire : Analysis From the beginning‚ the three main characters of Streetcar are in a state of tension. Williams establishes that the apartment is small and confining‚ the weather is hot and oppressive‚ and the characters have good reason to come into conflict. The South‚ old and new‚ is an important theme of the play. Blanche and her sister come from a dying world. The life and pretensions of their world are becoming a thing of memory: to drive home
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1. Decision tree for Friday pressing Mr. Ward is trying to decide on how many CDs to press on the first night of the festival. His intuition combined with his experience allowed him to make some predictions of demand. These take the form of probabilities. “The probabilities may be subjective estimates from managers or from experts in a particular field‚ or they may reflect historical frequencies. If they are reasonably correct‚ they provide a decision maker with additional information that can
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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 my first jazz concert
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