October 2010 Jazz in Terms of a Beatnik’s Words Jazz poetry can be defined as poetry that "demonstrates jazz-like rhythm or the feel of improvisation”. As members of the Beat generation began to embrace aspects of African-American culture‚ the art of jazz poetry shifted its focus from racial pride and individuality to impulsiveness‚ spontaneity‚ and freedom‚ which are all themes in The Subterraneans written by Jack Kerouac. In this case‚ both jazz poetry and jazz music were seen as
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Brian Van Wyk Jazz 1920’s Mr. Mec 6.1.10 Brian Van Wyk 6.1.10 1920’s Jazz Research Paper Jazz is a genre of music that is arguably the greatest art form that has ever hit American and worldly culture. Jazz originated in major cities throughout the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century
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During the 1920’s‚ a new style of jazz became highly popular. Big bands began to dominate the jazz scene. The big band era was split into two different styles: “hot” jazz and “sweet” jazz. Jelly Roll Morton and Paul Whiteman were two bandleaders and composers who were highly recognized and well-known during this musical time period. Jelly Roll Morton was highly influential in the “hot” jazz genre‚ while Paul Whiteman became celebrated for his “sweet” jazz music. Two songs that mark each musician’s
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Early Jazz Combo Artists 1. Joe “King” Oliver- Joseph Nathan Oliver‚ better known as Joe "King" Oliver was born on December 19‚ 1881 and died on April 10‚ 1938. He was a jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz as well as being a notable composer. 2. Kid Ory- Born Edouard Ory on December 25‚ 1886 and died on January 23‚ 1973(1973-01-23)‚ he was known in the history of jazz as being a trombonist and bandleader. In the
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MUS 113 History of Jazz November 5th 2010 Jazz Artist Paper “Bird Lives” Charlie Parker is with no question one of the most influential and important jazz players of the 1940’s. This man had such a talent and passion for playing the saxophone‚ more specifically the Alto Saxophone. Charlie’s Jazz era was during the Bee-bop phase of jazz. Bee-bop jazz differed from the other types because it used scales instead of chords‚ had small combos‚ and was built on rephrases of popular songs. Charlie
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ranges Previous Exam Question Rhythm Section – developed in America and set the foundation of today’s music 1. Chord Instrument 2. Bass Instrument 3. Percussion Instrument Texture – How the music is “interwoven” * Classical and Jazz: counterpoint * Rock Styles: homophonic Counterpoint vs. Homophonic * Counterpoint: a contrapuntal texture‚ 2-3 or more melodies work together to create the rhythmic energy in piece. * Homophonic: where the bass line coincides with
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In the 1920s‚ an era called the Jazz Age‚ also known as the roaring twenties‚ came about. The Jazz Age occurred when the economy of America was in its prime‚ before the tragedy of the Stock Market Crash and Great Depression. The Jazz Age brought forth significant female suffrage leaders‚ writers‚ and musicians‚ each influencing a different class of people in society. Jazz was created in the twentieth century by a group of African American musicians from New Orleans (Teachout). They
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Concert Evaluation Guidelines: MUS 2014: General guidelines to writing the paper. AFTER THE CONCERT Write your paper as soon as possible after the concert while the experience is fresh in your mind. What you include in you Concert Review will depend largely on the concert you attend. FORMAT Typed: double-spaced‚ 12 point‚ Times New Roman‚ one inch margins Title page: Concert title‚ performers (do not list performers in larger ensembles)‚ date of concert‚ course number and section
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October 14‚ 2011 Seeing Ragtime and Blues as Parents of Jazz Jazz is a music genre that has complex characteristics and history of development and thus many musicians and scholars face troubles in defining what jazz is. In general‚ jazz is believed to have born in New Orleans. Jazz developed for the pleasure of the social dancers. According to the “Understanding Jazz: What Is Jazz?” of John F. Kennedy center for the Performing Arts‚ Jazz was created mainly by Afro-Americans‚ and had elements of
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Chapter 1 Listening to Jazz McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2013 McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved. Overview Jazz has been described as “America’s Classical Music” - the first musical style to have a specific American Identity. 1-2 Jazz developed out of many diverse musical and cultural influences at the beginning of the 20th century. 19th century photo of a group of African American Minstrels 1-3 The absence of recordings or written examples of the earliest jazz results in subjective historical
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