6/11/2007 Music 129: American Society & Its Music Dr. Jack Foote Bebop Jazz Developed in the 1940’s‚ bebop jazz expanded upon the restrictive and structured arrangements of big band music‚ changed the way music was enjoyed‚ and provided a foundation for future innovators of jazz music. Bebop was a revolutionary sound that captivated the audience due largely to the new found creative freedom of musical expression allowed by extensive improvisation. According to John Andrews (1998)‚ "Bop marked
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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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Jazz has been called‚ among other things‚ America’s "only original form‚" showing it’s clear cultural roots in America. In addition‚ jazz historians have touted jazz’s pedigree as "American’s Classical Music." An appreciation and analysis of jazz history forces one to question both the "American" and "Classical" descriptors that past historians have used to label jazz music. Using primarily sources such as "From Somewhere in France" by Charles Delaunay and "An Interview with Wynton Marsalis" by Lolis
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In chapter fourteen in “Blue like Jazz”‚ Miller writes “when a person has no other persons he invents them because he was not designed to be alone‚ because it isn’t good for a person to be alone”(Miller 158). Miller states that God created human kind to have communities and not to be alone. Throughout Millers lifetime‚ he lived alone for years and discovered the only thing that it led too was self-obsession. He soon learned how wrong this action was and how he needed to change his selfish ways in
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Music Appreciation Midterm: Fall 2012 Open book. Open notes. If you use a direct quote‚ you must cite it. Use each of these prompts as a basis for thoughtful discussion. There is no minimum or maximum number of words. Be thorough and specific. Prove to me that you’ve been in class and that you’ve learned something. Music Business In our music business unit‚ we learned about various careers in the record industry‚ read about Chris Anderson’s “Long Tail” theory‚ and watched the “making” of a
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Jazz Concert Review [pic] The first formal small jazz concert was held at the Maum Café on Sep. 25th‚ 2008. There were many music performances have held at the Maum Café but Zino Park‚ leader of the band‚ and manager of Maum Café agreed to arrange a formal jazz concert for the first time. The main theme of this concert was “Smooth Jazz with Zino Park at Maum”. Before the concert began‚ the band members introduced themselves to the audience. The names of players were: Acoustic guitar
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Jazz and blues are musical genres or styles that can also be regarded as two distinct American musical traditions. They are interrelated most likely because of the fact that they originated from the American South. The confusion in discerning the two genres is probably because of the numerous music crossovers that artists do these days. Hailing from New Orleans‚ jazz music was first known as “jass” then later dropped the two “ss” into “zz” which means “cool.” During the later part of the 19th century
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Concert Report This semester I attended a jazz concert put on by Truman State University’s Department of Music. It was on December 5th at 8 pm‚ in Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall. The university’s Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab band both performed. Both bands were directed by Tim AuBuchon. The bands drew in a decently sized crowd. I was able to recognise several of my peers sitting in the audience alongside of me. I pleasantly surprised by the size of the bands and the level of skill they had. Both
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tuxedos‚ and the women wore black dresses or pants. The concertmaster came out to tune the orchestra‚ and then the conductor made his entrance and gave a brief description of the piece that was about to be played. George Frideric Handel’s Overture to Music for the Royal Fireworks was composed during the Baroque era. It has a homophonic texture and its genre is a suite. There is a wide variety of instruments (aerophones‚ chordophones‚ and membranophones) used in this piece. Among the wind instruments
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Jazz Concert Reflection Jazz is a musical style that began in African American communities in the southern United States around the beginning of the twentieth century. It was a new style of music that brought together music traditions from West Africa and Europe. Some of its West African musical influences give jazz its unique sound. Jazz has many different elements‚ which are improvisations‚ swinging‚ using blue notes‚ and combining different
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