the other hand‚ the tenor throughout the song‚ has a walking bass line rhythm playing quarter notes on each beat in a lower pitched octave‚ ultimately having the job of being the background tempo keeper. On the contrary‚ one of the most famous Latin jazz piece‚ “A Night in Tunisia” showcases the tenor‚ with the alto in the background. Throughout the whole tune‚ the tenor leads the band with call-and-response rhythms‚ and takes the lead with complex harmonic structured melodies. The song then takes
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A History Paper-Rock n ’ Roll Many people and many styles of music influenced Rock and Roll. The styles included Blues‚ Jazz‚ Gospel‚ Bluegrass‚ Boogie-Woogie‚ and Rockabilly. Each was a major factor into the introduction of a new style of music called Rock N ’ Roll. Popular music places a premium on accessibility‚ represents various meanings to boost both instant appeal and memorability - distinctive tunes‚ novel instrumental flourishes‚ danceable rhythms‚ repeated riffs - but its signal
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1. Jelly Roll Morton- Pianist (1890-1941) He was a creole who went on the road performing after his family got kicked him out for performing at a prostitute house. 2. Buddy Bolden- Trumpeter (1877-1931) He was known as the “Father of Jazz”. However‚ due to his drinking habits and a full diagnosis of dementia praecox‚ he was admitted to the Louisiana State Insane Asylum at Jackson‚ a mental institution‚ where he spent the rest of his life. 3. Sidney Bechet- Clarinetist (1897-1959) He never recorded
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In the poem "The Weary Blues”‚ Langston Hughes describes an evening of listening to a blues musician in Harlem. “The Wear Blues” By: Langston Hughes Droning a drowsy syncopated tune‚ Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon‚ I heard a Negro play. Down on Lenox Avenue the other night By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light He did a lazy sway . . . He did a lazy sway . . . To the tune o’ those Weary Blues. With his ebony hands on each ivory key He made that poor piano
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Meghan Prchal Younger English 12R 1/22/14 Louis Armstrong To millions of people he is just a great entertainer but to fellow musicians he is one of the most important figures in jazz history. Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong is the preeminent jazz artist of all time. As a musician and jazz fanatic myself‚ Louis Armstrong has made an impact on my life like no other. Louis taught me that “melodies are full of things” (Collier‚ 31) and that I can make them say whatever I want. I read about Louis to strengthen
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enhanced and renewed. Despite his contributions to romantic and opera music‚ Gioachino Rossini served and continues to serve as a paragon and was one composer who should have been in Alex Ross’s book The Rest is Noise. Horace Silver‚ an American jazz pianist and composer‚ was one influential musician who should have been mentioned in The Rest is Noise. He made many compositions such as “Safari” in 1952‚ and “Opus De Funk” in 1953 (Scaruffi). The solid
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music such as‚ military‚ jazz and rock-n-roll. Why it was used in each. The saxophone was limited during the earlier years of its life. The first saxophones were produced in the 1840’s to fill the sound problem that Adolphe believed was in the military bands or a group of military personnel that play instruments. In other words‚ it was built with only one musical group in mind. Many instrument makers did not recognize the saxophone as an instrument at first. Also‚
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University’s Department of Music performed a Latin Jazz Ensemble. They also had American Rivers Latin Jazz Ensemble‚ and California State University of Los Angeles’s Ensemble perform as well. The Sacramento State Ensemble played a range of Latin music styles like‚ merengue‚ cha-cha‚ mambo‚ Afro Cuban‚ and the rumba. CSULA performed some Afro- Carribean music such as Salsa‚ Timba‚ and Latin Jazz. American Rivers Ensemble performed songs from Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban traditions. They played some original
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decisions that he made along the way‚ such as: Getting lost in his addiction‚ going to College‚ hanging out at Greenwich Village to hang out with musicians‚ and going to the Navy. Lastly‚ a final internal conflict with Sonny is his love for playing Jazz music on the piano. This is what drives him the most and realizes it’s what makes him tick and motivated. Practicing countless hours at a time and joining a band at the Village shows how dedicated he was to his dream. Sonny didn’t allow others to make
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What we know of today as "pop" or popular music evolved in American society over many‚ many decades. Pop music‚ which accounts for the majority of the music on today’s charts‚ is an eclectic mix of many different styles of music--from jazz to country; rock and roll to rap; be-bop to hip-hop. Pop artists such as Britney Spears‚ Justin Timberlake‚ Outkast‚ Madonna‚ Maxwell‚ and others routinely blur the lines of these musical genres with their award-winning tunes. These artists push the boundaries
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