greatest of all jazz musicians. He defined what it really was to play genuine jazz music and taught the world to swing. He included joy‚ spontaneity‚ and amazing technical abilities. Louis Armstrong was a genius when it came to his inventive musical ability. In this paper‚ I will tell you about who Armstrong was‚ his early childhood‚ accomplishments‚ and his living legacy. Louis Armstrong was born on August 4‚ 1901 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana which is famously known as the birth place of jazz. Armstrong
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One of the country’s most valued concert and performance venues‚ was almost demolished in 1978 after regular attendance plummeted throwing the Hall into debt. The Hall was expected to be closing April of the following year. During the Great Depression‚ many people turned to theaters to take
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On February 2nd‚ Gwynedd Mercy University held an event in the Julia Ball Auditorium featuring Leslie Burrs in the Blue Harlem Project. Featured was the University’s choral ensemble‚ the Voices of Gwynedd‚ combined with phenomenal Jazz musicians to celebrate and honor Black History Month. Each artist performed with their own style which really added to the diversity of the event. The program consisted of eight compositions all composed by Leslie Savoy Burrs himself. Each one of these pieces reflects
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comparing the similarities and differences between Disco music and Electronic dance music‚ there were many similarities that tied into the two genres‚ but have differences and make the certain genre memorable in its own way. They each incorporate rock and jazz‚ and are both performed to make people dance‚ but have their own melody and tone to differentiate the two
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a period of time Choro evolved into a type of Dixieland‚ jazz musical style and went through a revival in the 1960’s”. Branching off of Choro is probably the most popular musical from of Brazil called Samba. Samba in a Brazilian dance and musical genre that is derived from strong African roots. It is considered a symbol of Brazil and Brazilian Carnival. This is seen on the 2nd track of the CD provided. The song on the CD is from a concert in Brazil represents the Samba music of the carnival‚ where
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The music found in Latin America is as rich and diverse as the people that reside there. Latin America is comprised of several countries including Mexico and all of those found in Central and South America. Considering all of the countries that contribute to and influence Latin music‚ one might imagine just how culturally dense the music of Latin America is. With an immense presence of talented artists‚ Latin American music encompasses a variety of genres and is ever-changing. One group that has
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Music 105 March 7‚ 2012 Music Final Paper #2 DuPage Community Concert Band Concert Report On March 4‚ 2012‚ the DuPage Community Concert Band performed American Titled Songs at the College of DuPage. They performed a total of seven songs. I really enjoyed this concert. It featured many instruments like the trumpet‚ tuba and trombone. It was different from the concert I attended for my first concert report because it did not feature any stringed instruments. Something I found very different
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“Jazz funerals were intended to both help the deceased find their way to heaven and to celebrate the final release from the bounds of earthly life‚ which had‚ in the past‚ included the release from slavery.” New Orleans jazz funeral was influenced by African ceremonies‚ which came from captive slaves overseas. Jazz bands was not accepted by Catholic churches‚ and restricted largely to the black Protestants. Towards the middle of the 20th century‚ jazz funerals will become most
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ballet for about three years‚ when I started to fall behind because everyone else was taking jazz and contemporary. So when I was going to be turning nine I started jazz and contemporary. They were all so different‚ but they all were quite similar (except for tap‚ that was pretty different). When I was asked which was my favorite I could not decide because I liked them all for different reasons. I liked jazz because I now
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second chorus. A noticeable rhythmic motif Davis uses throughout his solo is starting and ending phrases with a pair of quavers for example the first phrase of the solo in bars 2-3). His note choices span over one and a half octaves ranging from a concert D to Ab. Miles Davis tends to leave rests of up to a bar in between phrases during which the piano plays melodic fills. ‘Autumn Leaves’ Cannonball Adderley version – Davis’ solo analysis This Davis solo is more complex than the ‘So What’ solo
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