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    Rock History Assignment 4 One of the most influential genres‚ or sub genres‚ is about a 50/50 flip between folk rock and jazz rock. Both incorporate amazing rock beats and tones‚ (and awesome guitar riffs)‚ as well as a bridge between two other completely separate genres. I also find it hard to categorize a band into one specific genre. So many bands have so many songs that could be put into a different category. So while Johnny Cash could be a country artists or rockabilly‚ and even in some of

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    is Jazz. Jazz is a type of music that was created mainly by black Americans during the early twentieth century‚ and is a combination of American and African tribal music. There are many different characteristics that set Jazz apart from every other kind of music‚ but there are three main distinctions; the first is its particular combination of rhythm‚ melody and harmony‚ second is the subtle differences that make every Jazz player almost instantly recognizable and finally is the way that Jazz players

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    Esperanza Spalding’s jazz musical qualities are exceptionally compared to the qualities of classical music. Esperanza Spalding is widely known as an African American jazz bassist. She was born October 18‚ 1984. Spalding has excelled as a composer‚ concertmaster‚ bandleader‚ vocalist‚ bassist‚ double bassist‚ violinist‚ cellist‚

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    himself into the Jazz scene in 1921‚ at the very beginning of the Jazz age and the roaring 20’s. He played alongside the travelling blues and vaudeville star‚ Mamie Smith. After playing this background role for 2 years‚ he joined Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra. This would reinvent Coleman Hawkins as a lead soloist and a big star of American jazz‚ a title that he retained for more than 40 years (Yanow). Hawkins should be included in this course because he was a major part of the swing jazz and big band

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    reason why I like odd meters. I found that cool jazz was a modern jazz in it time that arose after the Second world war. Take five was actually something I’ve tried playing at the age of 10 when I use to play piano. It isn’t simple to play because of the odd meter (5/4). I remember failing it‚ as the tune itself is somewhat confusing but yet so simple to listen to.

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    ragtime are used in jazz. 3. a. Cornetist who helped to create jazz music . His music had a loud piercing sound that be heard in the distance. 4. a. Bebop had faster rhythms and more complex harmonies. 5. a. A form of jazz that emphasized improvisation. In hot jazz multiple musicians did improvisation‚ In classic it was one. Critical Thinking Questions 1. a. Both use improvisation at some point. A difference is that classical music try not to improvise but jazz music use it all the

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    prime time prohibition era in the city of New Orleans. Music is blasting‚ the alcohol is freely flowing‚ and there are crowds of dancing flappers and dapper gentlemen all over the French Quarter. For decades‚ New Orleans has been the epicenter for jazz music in America. It is essential to the culture‚ economy‚ and history of the city. Over the last few years‚ however‚ some of New Orleans’s city officials seem to think the beat has left the city‚ and its personality is suffering because of it. Others

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    of R&B music; it was born in the 1980s (“Rhythm and Blues”). For the following paragraphs‚ I am going to evaluate the characteristics and styles of Original R&B and Contemporary R&B music. Generally speaking‚ R&B music is the “‘urbane‚ rocking‚ jazz based music with a heavy‚ insistent beat’” (“Rhythm and Blues”). Both Original R&B and Contemporary R&B possess this characteristic; however‚ Original R&B music has a slower and softer beat since it is played as a smooth and soulful music. Original

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    themes include Jazz and blues‚ the Big Band era‚ country‚ rap‚ and various other genres of music. Each of these classes of music are drawn from and represent the particular culture and time of the background of the artist or the events that inspired it. Jazz first originated in the early 1900s. Jazz didn’t just miraculously emerge as the defining music of the time however. It was a product of various emotions and cultures that reflected the attitude of society that manifested into jazz. Jazz was an improvisation

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    eventually mixed with other types of music‚ due to the creative and experimental nature of composers and musicians. Specifically‚ samba and tango became mixed with jazz music‚ creating newer types of music. For the tango‚ Astor Piazzola first experimented with tango and jazz‚ creating what was called “new jazz”‚ while the mix of samba and jazz became known as bossa nova‚ a music genre featuring hits such as “The Girl from Ipanema.” Even today‚ both styles continue to mix with other music genres‚ such

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