George Gershwin: “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” When thinking about significant American composers‚ one name in particular came to me: George Gershwin. Influenced by French composers of an earlier time‚ George developed his own style‚ mixing jazz with the popular music of his time and creating something unique. Though he was met with mixed reviews in most of his endeavors‚ he kept writing‚ producing songs and plays for no purpose other than because he loved doing it. He started off as a song-plugger
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this class through the music library; or‚ listen to another version available online). a. List 2 jazz or blues-like elements that Gershwin uses in his symphonic composition. The use of Ragtime rhythm; The use of blue notes (notes sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes) b. Compare and contrast Rhapsody in Blue with one other blues/jazz-like piece examined in class (i.e. Afro-American Symphony‚ “Lost Your Head Blues‚” “I Got Rhythm‚”
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In the 1920’s New York was more important to jazz than Chicago. Although Chicago had this larger than life aspect Giola says it was often less glamorous and that the “nightspots were often makeshift rather than opulent” New york‚ on the other hand‚ African Americans created these new societies with the development of Harlem. New york was the 2nd most segregated city and this lead to black living in congested areas one of which being Harlem. Harlem was overpopulated with African American living in
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Dizzy Gillespie deservedly ranks amongst the most influential and innovative jazz musicians of all times. Every note played with his trumpet captivated a legion of devout followers from all different age demographics and cultural backgrounds. Only Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong can tread the waters of his talent and his ever-growing legend‚ which was propelled by his revolutionary style. The Bebop revolution would have been a real yawner without notable Dizzy Gillespie tracks and stunning collaborations
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“St. Louis Blues” from 1922 was composed by William Christopher “W. C.” Handy. It is a blues jazz song. Handy was known as “The Father of the Blues”. The blues is a musical genre whose origin is from the African-American communities. The blues songs were jazz songs‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock and roll. “St. Louis Blues” remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians’ repertoire. Handy wrote this song mainly inspired by some memories of his life. He remembered hearing a woman walking down the street
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as to call hip hop "the living blues."[19] Jazz‚ which developed from the blues and other African-American and European musical traditions and originated around the beginning of the 20th century‚ has also influenced hip hop and has been cited as a precursor of hip hop. Not just jazz music and lyrics but also jazz poetry. According to John Sobol‚ the jazz musician and poet who wrote Digitopia Blues‚ rap "bears a striking resemblance to the evolution of jazz both stylistically and formally."[21] One
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genres such as jazz‚ blues‚ and hip-hop‚ most Americans do not realize that they are the essential components to the evolution of African American Vernacular Literature. In fact‚ it is the key factor that brought African American culture into the limelight in America. Since the first black peoples in America were slaves‚ and were not allowed to read or write‚ the African American Vernacular Traditions began as completely oral communications in the form of church songs‚ blues‚ jazz‚ rhythm and blues
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of religious references‚ this story is insightfully and complexly written. A simple story about a man and his brother leaves readers with an inside look into family‚ drug addiction‚ socioeconomic struggles in the Black community‚ and the language of Jazz music. Sonny’s Blues is a story about an aspiring musician’s life as it is seen through his older brother’s eyes. The story begins with Sonny’s older brother‚ an Algebra teacher‚ finding out that Sonny has been sent to prison due to a drug related
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represented the 1920’s. The introduction to Jazz influenced a lot of young people to visit Jazz clubs in order to dance the night away to local bands. Dance halls like the Savoy in New York City and Aragon in Chicago were very popular and had all the great and influential Jazz groups throughout that era. As the music became more popular‚ radio stations were looking for ways to broadcast the music to a wider audience. Phonograph records helped Jazz music reach a national audience having sold 100
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in the early part of the twentieth century. Latin music greatly influenced jazz musicians in the early part of the twentieth century then this gave birth to the Latin jazz genre modern dancing styles were also influenced by the Latin music. 2.What was the significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans"? The significance of Machito and his Afro-Cubans was that they helped create salsa music cubop as well as Afro-Cuban Jazz. 3.How did Dizzy Gillespie incorporate Latin music into his music? Dizzy
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