The Jazz Age was a defining point in the history of America. This point in time defined the clear division between the older and younger generations of America. The Jazz Age was more than just a time period but a cultural movement. Although African-Americans receive credit for the introduction of this music into America‚ it had quickly expanded to the white middle class and further erupted from there. The introduction of this new style of music resulted in the younger generation of America at the
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Gershwin biographer Isaac Goldberg wrote in 1931 that with the Rhapsody in Blue‚ George Gershwin "fired the jazz shot heard round the world." This symphonic jazz concerto may be the most famous piece of American classical music. Undoubtedly the most famous classical work of its own time‚ it was a serious concert work that contained elements of popular music in the 1920s including the style of jazz. Gershwin’s Rhapsody even remains a part of American popular culture today; its famous themes are heard
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What is jazz music? A single definition cannot be found. Many people try to define jazz music only to regress to trying to define what it does. Even this approach is difficult. People are only able to find things to agree on‚ such as agreeing that jazz is music. Jazz has been so many things throughout it long and illustrious history that it ’s even hard to point out its origins‚ which stem from many places‚ many styles of music‚ and many people. However‚ there is an ongoing debate as to its precise
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Jazz Timeline (1900-1955) Roots of Jazz: It had blend elements of several cultures. First‚ West African emphasis on improvisation‚ percussion and call-and –response techniques. Second‚ American brass band influence on instrumentation. Third‚ European harmonic and structural practice. Blues and Ragtime were immediate source. Ragtime: Ragtime piano music is generally in duple meter and is performed at a moderate march tempo. The pianist’s right hand plays a highly syncopated
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Jazz pedagogy is not a required field of study for music education majors in the state of California and many other states. Many new music teachers‚ employed as band directors in secondary schools‚ often find themselves directing a jazz ensemble with little or no personal experience in playing or improvising jazz. Jazz is one of the most important musics taught in public middle and high schools (Kelly‚ 2013). There are several studies (Mantie‚ 2009‚ Milkowski‚ 2001‚ Wetzel‚ 2007)‚ which show that
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guitar • Arranger becomes much more important • Written out arrangements with less‚ or little‚ improvisation • Some up-tempo tunes • Many more ballads with jazz interpretation • Music often for dancing Music become a big business • Recordings were now very important • Recording companies now exercised control over music • Record salesbecame the determining factor of success‚ (popularity vs. quality issue) commercialism • Arrangements & improvised solos confined to much less time
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Jazz by Ken Burns “JAZZ” is a documentary by Ken Burns released 2001 that focuses on the creation and development of jazz‚ America’s “greatest cultural achievement.” The first episodes entitled‚ “Gumbo‚ Beginnings to 1917” and “The Gift (1917-1924)‚ explain the early growth of jazz as it originates in New Orleans and its expands to Chicago and New York during the Jazz Age. In assessing the first two episodes of Ken Burns’ 2001 documentary‚ "JAZZ‚" this essay will explore the history of jazz‚
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2013‚ I attended the Jazz Orchestra held in Music Concert Hall. It was the first spring semester performance directed by Aaron Lington. The jazz band collectively played seven pieces in total. The songs performed were entitled “Nobody’s Perfect‚” “Madcap‚” “Point of You‚” “One Mint Julep‚” “A View from the Side‚” “Chiaroscuro‚” and “A Little Minor Booze. “Nobody’s Perfect‚” written by Sammy Nestico was the first piece. The song greeted the audience with the classic jazz rhythm by setting a romantic
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Breaking News: Bebop Jazz Influences Beat Poets The 1950’s was an unusual decade to say the least. Some would say it was a lost decade because it doesn’t get mentioned much in the history books. But there was plenty that happened that would shape the decades to come. In a time when the United States was heavily conservative due to the popularity of the fight against communism there was a little known revolution taking place by a group of young rebels who were known as the Beatniks. Some of the
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The music of Jazz is said to have been conceived in New Orleans and moved up the Mississippi River to Memphis‚ St. Louis and finally Chicago. Of course that seems to be the history of what we now refer to as jazz‚ however‚ the influences of what led to those early New Orleans sounds goes back to tribal African drum beats and European musical structures. To Me Jazz is the form of expressing yourself in many different styles and various ways. Jazz is said to be the fundamental rhythms of human life
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