Jazz is just one of the many genres of music in the world‚ but almost anyone can recognize a musical piece as jazz by the rhythm or the improvisation. However‚ there is more to jazz than the rhythm and improvisation; there is also the chorus structure‚ harmonic progression‚ and the instrumentation. In addition‚ an important element of jazz is the ensemble because it mixes different harmonizing instruments used in jazz to produce a singular sound as demonstrated by the UIC Jazz Ensemble. The UIC Jazz
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SAAB’s Sad Story: The Last Episode Contents: 1. Title Page 2. Abstract 3. Article summary and its implications for the business community 4. Looking at SAAB as a product of globalisation 5. The strength of emergent economies and why large companies look to them for assistance 6. The ‘Creative Destruction of Capitalism’ 7. Different strategic choices 8. References 9. Bibliography Abstract This report is divided
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"Different Drummers: Jazz in the Culture of Nazi Germany" by Michael Kater There has only been one moment in history when jazz was synonymous with popular music in the country of its origin. During the years of‚ and immediately prior to World War II‚ a subgenre of jazz commonly referred to as swing was playing on all American radio stations and attracting throngs of young people to dancehalls for live shows. But it wasn’t only popular amongst Americans; historian Michael H. Kater‚ in his book
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only have a small part to do with the actual book‚ but the title Jazz by Toni Morrison is significant throughout the whole book. This is because Jazz was a very popular music style in the 1920s‚ which is around the time the book is set. During that time‚ Jazz was very popular in the African American culture‚ this is significant because the main characters of the book are African American. Toni Morrison incorporates elements of Jazz music throughout the whole book‚ she does this by using rhythmic
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THE NATIONAL JAZZ HALL OF FAME Pan-Europa‚ the company discussed in this case‚ is a multinational company producing ice cream‚ yogurt‚ bottled water‚ and fruit juices. The company’s sales have been static for the past two years which‚ the management attributes to low population growth is their target market area‚ as well as market saturation is certain regions while the outside observers attribute it to their lack of introducing new product. The company has relied heavily on debt financing so far
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2/8/11 Commanding Heights Journal #1 The commanding heights documentary episode one was actually quite pleasing. I do enjoy documentaries‚ and this was one I really had no prior knowledge of. I believe it will help me see a different side of economics. What stood out to me the most in the film was how post world war one‚ they believed more government control meant better economic outcome. This makes sense of why we had a rise in dictators‚
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The Jazz Age was a cultural movement that began around 1918‚ post WWI. It was born in New Orleans but later spread around the world‚ it was a beautiful mixture of jazz and march banding styled music and was often played by African-Americans. It was the first time that people began to move to the cities rather than in rural areas. It was the first time that African American were given the opportunity to progress in a society that failed them since the ending our slavery. After the war‚ new trends
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In the 1900s‚ the Jazz Music outbreak was in full swing. There were many Jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong‚ Kid Ory‚ and King Oliver who gave the world their soulful tunes by using musical instruments. A few years later‚ in 1920‚ the Jazz poetry movement started when several poets began to challenge each other’s rhythm and style. Both poetry and Jazz had many similarities which resulted in merging the two art forms‚ making jazz poetry. T.S. Eliot‚ E.E. Cummings‚ and Ezra Pound were just a handful
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Reading the book “Jazz Anecdotes‚” by Bill Crow; it really gives the picture of what some of the first jazz musicians went through. This book introduces the jazz world as it really is. Throughout the book the stories reveal struggles‚ learning and teaching from one musician to another‚ discrimination‚ life on the road‚ and success. The different kind of characters and personalities is what makes this book interesting and come alive. In some of the stories of the book you sense personal and career
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1. Introduction – Scottish Literary Revival 18th century was the time of great changes on Scottish political and cultural scene. Period that preceded it was influenced mainly by the Reformation and the Union of the Crowns in 1603‚ having as a consequence the growing tendency of Scottish writers to write in English‚ pushing the Scottish literary language aside until it disappeared. However‚ after 1707 it was brought back to life‚ to reach its peak in Robert Burns’ poetry. The Union of Parliaments
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