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    Classical Music and Jazz Music Music has always been an important element for the humanity. Exist many different kinds of music. For purpose of this paper I’m going to compare classical music with jazz music. This two types of music belong to the category of complex art music. A comparison of classical and jazz music yield some similarities and different and could also lead to an appreciation of this two important category of music. The music called classical‚ was found in stores and performed

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    period can be divided into three parts: early (1600-1640)‚ middle (1640-1680)‚ and late (1680-1750). Although today most people recognize the latest part as the baroque music‚ the earliest part was one of the most revolutionary phases in music history. The early baroque composers rejected the polyphony texture of the late Renaissance music and favored homophonic texture. They also focused on harmony rather than the complexity of melodic lines. The growth of figured bass and counterpoint represents the

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    essential factors that lead to the creation and popularity of Jazz music in the 1920s? The years 1918-1929 will be the primary years of investigation. The investigation will not focus prior to 1918 because jazz music had not evolved out of Rag time yet and because the year marked the end of World War one‚ and ultimately a revival in America’s culture. The investigation will not look past 1929 because Jazz music started to evolve into Big Band music and the decade in exploration had ended. The first source

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    Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2% graduation rate‚ while schools without one have an estimated 72.9% graduation rate. There are many ways musicjazz in particular‚ has influenced society in the past and the present. The three most important things about jazz music are its effects on society in the past and present‚ its influencing of the music today‚ and its origins. Jazz music has effected society positively and negatively. It was started during a time of cultural divide‚ in

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    categorise music due to its evolution over time. My essay is going to be split in to six main parts; the introduction/proposal‚ separate analyses of each genre‚ and a final conclusion. As this assignment is purely an aural assessment of each genre‚ each analysis section will remain separate‚ I will not be comparing genres or critically commenting on them. Three out of the four given genres are very broad categories by which to label music. Jazz‚ Classical and Country music all have a long

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    The Jazz music of the Big Band Era was the peak of over thirty years of musical development. Jazz was so innovative and different that it could literally sweep the world‚ changing the musical styles of nearly every country. Big band Jazz that makes the feet tap and the heart race with excitement that it is recognized with nearly every type of music. The musical and cultural revolution that brought about Jazz was a direct result of African-Americans pursuing careers in the arts following the United

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    11st Class: 01/16/13 Pre-Jazz Influences African Elements in American Music [The Jazz DNA] -Syncopated rhythm – playing rhythms in between or against the stead beat -Improvisation – art of spontaneous composition in music -Call and Response – echo style (copy)‚ question and answer style of musical conversation -Individuality – human voice as instrumental model Use of bends‚ slides and timbr (tone manipulation) to sound like no one else. -Beat – steady pulse -Rhythm – sound

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    Jazz and Blues

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    Blues and Jazz are different in several major ways. I. Blues and Jazz are different in terms of feeling. A. By performing or listening to the Blues‚ one is able to overcome sadness. 1. Blues is based on the music of African-American playing to express longing for better life and lost loves‚ jobs‚ and money. 2. Because African-American‚ in the past‚ did not know about music theory‚ they played out of major scale notes‚ and therefore‚ makes the feeling of sadness. B. Jazz sparks

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    The Jazz Anecdotes by Bill Crow covers in detail about the History‚ definition‚ figures and in general in depth understanding of Jazz music. It’s Impossible to describe and name all the figures in a two page short essay‚ but I’ll do my best to fit as much as possible. According to the book: at first‚ the idea of pep and having a good time which was a Victorian morality against rebellion mentality shaped the idea of jazz. It became a rich and formal tradition of American music. Ragtime which was

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    Jazz Concert Review #2 I attended a jazz concert on November 3rd at the Frontenac Grill. The band‚ Joe Bozzi and I‚ played all kinds of music for us while this place was filled with various groups of people eating‚ drinking and chatting. This band played their songs by using three guitars‚ drums‚ saxophone‚ trumpet‚ xylophone and the piano throughout the whole entire time. The first song called‚ “Through the Eyes of Love‚” was played from the movie called The Ice Castles. This song started off

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