Yasmin Gonzalez Mrs. Herrera Junior English 1 March 2012 History of African American Music “In less than a minute‚ the death wail went up out of every cabin in the Quarters‚ and Brother Ezekial began the death chant: Soon one morning‚ Death come knocking at my door…. Oh‚ my lord‚ What shall I do” (Walker 17)? Death was common for slaves. They routinely died from disease‚ beatings and accidents on the plantation‚ and they expressed their sorrow in the form of song. “I see death around the corner
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second time I listen to a Jazz concert in our school. Our players always keep a high quality of performance. Besides this relaxed type of performance I also used to go to Chopin’s symphony and other different kind of operas. Listen to a concert performed in the school and played by our schoolmates seems to be more joyful and comfortable. Our players might do not have a professional techniques or organized as the technical symphony orchestra. But their enjoyable and love of music are same which can bring
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Trace the evolution of the music known as "bop" or "bebop" from the swing era of the 1930s and early 40s‚ into the 1950s. What developments and artists in the swing era were a precursor to bop? Is Bop a reaction to the swing/ big band style? Why or why not? What are the principle differences between bop and the typical music of the swing/big band era. Name 3 pioneers of the bop style‚ and why they are significant in the history of jazz. Bebop came from swing it did not suddenly appear but gradually
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For this Jazz concert report‚ I chose to attend the opening night of the 2013 Brubeck Festival on Monday‚ March 18th from 7-9:30pm in Stockton‚ at Valley Brew’s Take 5. I had never been to Valley Brew before and was pleasantly surprised of the warm and casual ambiance. The building had a Chicago-type feel with brick walls‚ and exposed ducts and pipes; super laid back. The south end of the building away from the restaurant and main bar is where the Jazz concert was held. This room was a swanky
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Jazz is one of the greatest music genres of all time. There are 3 main types of jazz that we have studied this year – bebop‚ swing and cool jazz. While today jazz may not be mainstream music that is heard on the radio‚ there was a time between 1930 and 1955 where it was. In this research project I am going to be comparing the famous jazz compositions‚ “Take Five” by Dave Brubeck and “C-Jam Blues” by Duke Ellington. Both pieces were chart-topping and achieved incredible mainstream success‚ with “Take
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fancy new music‚ dancing‚ and cars. But the music was a very important influence on people because people would create new dances and the new jazz music got people excited and since women were given more rights they felt free which helped the arts grow. New dances moves followed this new genre and people went wild. Jazz music originated in New Orleans in the early 1900s. This genre spread throughout the country‚ filling streets‚ coffee shops‚ and even speakeasies. Some people say the jazz actually
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April 29‚ 1899‚ Duke Ellington was an American composer‚ pianist‚ and bandleader who gained fame by performing with his orchestra both in the Cotton Club in Harlem and in Europe. Regarded as a major figure in the development of jazz‚ Ellington identified his music as American music and adopted the phrase of his colleague Billy Strayhorn “beyond category” as a principle. Ellington started taking piano lessons locally at the age of seven and his mother insisted that he be aware of his manners and to live
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Music As is known to us all‚music is such a broad topic to interpret that I can not introduce it to you in detail‚ so today I just talk about music in my eyes. Here comes the first question:Do you like music? Many people like music.There are many different types of music all over the world: Classical music‚Folk music‚Soft music‚Light music‚Blues‚ Country music‚ Children’ s songs‚Jazz‚ Pop music‚Rock & Roll and so on. So what is your favourite kind of music? Soft music is graceful；rock
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Salsa Jazz Band Concert On the 9th of November I went to the salsa jazz band concert. This all took place at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus in the Alfred L. McCarthy Hall Auditorium. I arrived at the campus around 7 pm‚ half an hour before the concert started and parked in the garage. At the garage‚ I met up with my friend Elizabeth with whom I have for the jazz and pop class. From there we both walked to the auditorium with her brother and waited outside for a bit. As I walked in the first thing
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Music There is nothing better in life to me than music. Since the 5th grade I have loved music; playing it‚ making it and listening to it. Over the past few years I have learned to make repairs to band instruments. Music has become my passion and I plan to make it a part of my future. One day I plan to work with music through its ever expanding technology. I also plan to continue playing perhaps in a jazz band or the symphony. In jazz I can play fun pieces of music‚ and in a symphony I could play
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