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    world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. Nevertheless‚ it had immense impact on the evolution of American vernacular dance by bringing jazz music and dance to the masses‚ raising the nation’s spirit through music and dance. The Great Depression hit hard‚ but it hit African Americans the hardest. They had been on the bottom rung of the economic ladder already before the Depression hit

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    M.‚ and Dale K. Graveland. "Jazz: a History." Jazzhistory. Comp. Kevin Gibson. 08 Apr.-May 1997. Stanford University. 23 Apr. 2006 . Green‚ Barry Grout‚ Donald J. A History of Western Music. 1st ed. Vol. 2. New York: W.W. Norton & Company Inc.‚ 1960. 780-792. "Im Database." IMDB International Pops Pourri. By Various. Dir. Peter Nero. Dist. Mellon Jazz. Cond. Peter Nero. Verison Hall‚ Kimmel Center of the Performing Arts. 01 Feb. 2006. JAZZ: Dedicated to Chaos JAZZ: Gumbo. Dir. Ken Burns. Perf

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    Music Moves Us

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    Alva Tecm 1200 October 23‚ 2012 Music Moves Us Music comes in different genres and styles. There’s country‚ rap‚ hip-hop‚ jazz‚ tejano. With different artist come different voices‚ that can sooth or get you riled up for a party. Music is all around us and has the power to change ones mood. Certain type of music evokes all types of different emotions. Jazz for example might get you relaxed and calm. While rap might make you want to go out and party. There are so many types or genres of

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    ARTICULATE‚ AND MUSICALLY impressive‚ Wynton Marsalis brings considerable weight to the contention that jazz is superior to other popular musical genres‚ and to a narrow‚ bebopcentered view of the jazz tradition. As forcefully opinionated as he usually is‚ though‚ Marsalis was brought up short a few times during this joint interview with keyboardist Herbie Hancock (b. 1940). For Marsalis‚ free jazz‚ electric instruments‚ and pop influences blur that tradition’s boundaries and dilute its artistic force

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    Charles Mingus‚ a man who had made many contributions to the jazz world‚ which had included the introduction of the stand-up-bass as a lead instrument where it normally was used to keep time. He is known for composing the second largest amount of pieces just second to Duke Ellington2. He had mainly focused on collective organization when writing is charts that were similar to old school New Orleans street jazz bands‚ and his peers had once called him an organizational genius for this. Mingus’s

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    History of the Sax

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    the typical person thinks of jazz‚ pop‚ or rock of the 20th century. The saxophone‚ although a huge part of the 20th century "radio" genre‚ was and still is part of the classical repertoire. The instrument itself is very popular‚ and it is very common to have a wind band with several saxophone players. It is found most often in jazz ensembles. But‚ the saxophone was invented in 1840‚ and jazz did not show up until the 20th century. The saxophone was around well before jazz musicians Charlie Parker‚

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    are in for an exciting ride. New Orleans is brimming with rich culture from everywhere‚ like how it contains a plethora of Haitian background‚ French is a primary language spoken here‚ it is known for its feisty southern eating‚ and it is the former Jazz capital of the world. Haiti’s Takeover A plethora of the population in New Orleans is of Haitian background. This is because in 1698‚ French explorer‚

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    Scott Joplin’s‚ "The Entertainer"‚ is a quintessential example of ragtime piano‚ a genre of jazz that swept the country around the turn of the century. Perhaps the greatest composer of rag‚ Joplin incorporates the fundamental characteristics of ragtime his piece‚ specifically the technique of syncopation‚ a repeating left hand pattern and a catchy melody. While listening to the recording‚ the melody of "The Entertainer" caught my ear immediately‚ seemingly very familiar. Some of you may recognize

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    Harlem Renaissance Speech

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    Topic: The Harlem Renaissance Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the 3 major advancements made to society as a . result of the Harlem Renaissance. Thesis Statement: The 3 major advancements were made in art‚ music and literature Introduction Attention Material: Music Thesis Statement: The 3 major advancements were made in art‚ music and literature Preview: The Harlem Renaissance was an important time period in African American History.

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    Mana Monologue

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    Actually‚ let me tell you of how Jazz is odd. You see‚ Jazz could see more than he should’ve. He saw the glow of mana‚ but he didn’t know that till he was 13. Now that’s a good story. How he found out‚ but I’m getting distracted. Jazz could see mana. Mana is not simply a collection of atoms. It is alive. It feels‚ it thinks‚ it sees. Now mana is often confused with Nature. It is the collective force of the world. Now mana is not normally seen‚ so when it is seen by a creature‚ it becomes scared

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