the normal things”. By no means did Dave take the normal approach; he made it all the way threw the conservatory with out being able to read the piano music he was playing. His ability to think on the spot and his amazing ear took jazz to the next level. He took jazz to a world of difficult technicality and created sounds with depth that amazed all who had the opportunity to listen to him. Brubeck once stated‚ “And there is a time where you can be beyond yourself. You can be
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MUS 202 Study Guide # 1 - Chapters 1 and 2 7-2-13 Europe - the earliest history of popular song is elusive and poorly documented -until the 16th century‚ most of the literate people in the western world were clergy and students of universities run by the church. -9th century A.D. notation developed to accurately re-create composed music. -vast majority of music preserved was religious. -music of the common people was confined to oral tradition‚ dependent upon the memory of the performers for survival
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The Disillusioned Society of the 1920’s The Jazz Age of the 1920’s can be described as a dizzying whirl of a time. The U.S. economy had boomed from manufacturing success in WWI‚ and wealth was well distributed enough for most people to not have to worry about money in major cities. However‚ these national achievements were not only a source of excitement‚ but served as a blindfold over the eyes of the 1920’s society as well. Despite the appearance of everlasting happiness for the people of 1920’s
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facts about why it’s just that good. II. Rhythm and Blues originated in the late 1940s and early 1950s. R&B got its name from record companies when it initially came out because it was predominantly to urban African Americans. During this time rocking jazz beats were becoming more popular. During the different decades R&B meanings have made a huge shift. The first name change occurred in the 1960s. During the 1960s R&B made contributes to rock and roll. Caucasian Americans then used the term R&B for
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From the time Tatum was born on Oct. 13‚ 1909 in Toledo‚ Ohio‚ he was destined for revolutionizing jazz. He was born with a blind eye and the other partially blind‚ but his ears were his way of seeing the world. He could sit down and play the same music meant for four hands. He was unbeatable at any piano competition. His influence on jazz will be forever respected by jazz pianists (and non-pianists) worldwide. As a child‚ Art received a little formal training for piano at Toledo School of Music
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music. Jazz was the start of it all. Jazz triggered many different types of music‚ such as rock and roll and rhythm and blues. Jazz started the revolution of music in America‚ which prompted the racial integration of society. This transformation of society began largely due to one man. He was perhaps one of the most famous Jazz musicians and composers of all time. His name was Duke Ellington. He was a very clean musician‚ well spoken‚ and very well educated. He was already big into the Jazz industry
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Twenties‚ the Golden Twenties‚ the Jazz Age‚ and the Lost Generation. The Jazz Age‚ another name for the 1920’s‚ was the age when music became more popular through African American singers and instrument players. The Lost Generation was actually a group of writers who wrote about the disillusionment of the 1920’s these writers were the start of the new era. They wrote about the American Dream‚ but
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The main influences of Western art music in the 20th century. Early 20th century art music was some of the first music which explored the idea of dissonance; the idea that music does not require any specific harmony among notes. Throughout the history of classical music‚ up until then‚ dissonance was avoided. The strong influence of African tribal music caused much of early 20th century art music to make the listener dance and move. Igor Stravinsky (17th July 1882 – 6th April 1971) was a ground
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In today’s time‚ even though gangster rap is taking over; there are still some artists who have a lot of angrily sociopolitical lyrics and sometimes performed them by acting them out. It was in the early ’70s that Gil Scott-Heron (who is primarily a jazz-influenced soul singer) experimented with pre-hip-hop rapping on sociopolitical scorchers like "Whitey on the Moon" and "No Knock" (which lambasted the FBI for going after the Black Panthers). Scott-Heron’s best known song from that period is "The
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had on Commercial Dance. Commercial Dance can be defined as any style of dance that can create revenue‚ involving any style or technique out there‚ this means that the diversity found under the umbrella term is huge. Ranging from the technique of jazz to the eclectic mix of movement found in Bollywood dance. Bollywood dance is a great example of the ideas that commercial dance has as the style is constantly changing and incorporating itself with movements and fashion styles that are most current
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