changed. The Jazz Age made a lasting impact on nearly everyone‚ either in a positive or negative way. After World War One ended‚ America wished for change. America received that change with jazz‚ and the decade was named the Jazz Age. The term “Jazz Age” was created in 1922‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ author of The Great Gatsby‚ as he wanted to “describe the flamboyant-“anything goes”-era that emerged in America after World War I”. The older adult population thought that jazz was condemned
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greater audience‚ higher fidelity‚ and less confining format. Television and film was not so popular at its start in 1891‚ the Lumiere brothers introduced motion pictures to films in 1895 making television more enjoyable for its viewers. In 1927‚ the Jazz singer began the era of talking film. Social Influence of Entertainment Media The social influence of entertainment media is positive.
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Ragtime‚ Blues and Jazz Whenever we think of classical music‚ Jazz will always came up to our mind and when we talking about Jazz‚ we somehow always relate it to Blues and Ragtime since they are the ones that gave birth to Jazz. The similarities between Ragtime and Blues are that they both came from African American background‚ but they are not related. They are two different style of music The Blues came before Ragtime‚ it was born during the days of slavery and more likely playing as church
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African American Spirituals. These Negro Spiritual songs like‚ "Swing Low‚ Sweet Chariot‚” "The Wings of Atalanta‚" "Been a -listening‚" and "The Dawn of freedom" express the sorrow and suffering of African American people to the world (Dilks‚ Hansen‚ Parfitt‚ 2011). In the late 18th and early 19th century these songs became popular and have influenced future American music genre (Jones‚ 2004)). This influence can be seen in blues‚ jazz‚ rock and roll‚ hip-hop‚ and rap. Spirituals originated from
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CASE STUDY ON NATIONAL JAZZ HALL OF FAME (NJHF) SYNOPSIS This case describes and presents the problems faced by Mr. Rutland‚ Professor of History at the University of Virginia and founder of the National Jazz Hall of Fame (NJHF)‚ in his attempts to gain national recognition for the organization. The NJHF has achieved moderate success at a local level but has not attracted the needed national recognition. Basically the NJHF was established to maintain a jazz museum in an old Paramount theatre
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Dizzy Gillespie John Birks Gillespie was arguably one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all‚ renowned for his bent trumpet and broad cheeks. John Birks Gillespie‚ or most commonly known as Dizzy Gillespie for his crazy or ‘dizzy’ behavior‚ was born in Cheraw‚ South Carolina on October 21‚ 1917‚ and found a passion of music from an early age. Gillespie’s father‚ an amatuer bandleader‚ started the basics of piano to Gillespie by the age of four. After his father’s death‚ Gillespie began teaching
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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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He would comprise many great masterpieces such as Concerto for Cootie‚ Cotton Tail‚ KO-KO‚ It Don’t Mean a Thing if It Ain’t got That Swing‚ Sophisticated Lady‚ Solitude‚ etc. For great hits like Duke would find himself earning a total of twenty-two Grammy nominations and a grand total of eleven Grammy awards actually won. Duke’s great sense of musical taste is what made him the artist
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The Axeman of New Orleans Eleven years ago a so-called “boogeyman” came to New Orleans‚ Louisiana. In May 1918‚ the people of New Orleans shook in their beds‚ cried while asking for mercy‚ and listened to every pin drop. Throughout these many sleepless nights the Axeman came to life in the city‚ leaving crimes left and right. The crimes committed did not stop in 1918‚ but continued into 1919‚ and still the murder is unsolved. Over a year period‚ there were twelve crimes committed and possibly
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adopted itself to many musical styles‚ ranging from jazz to rock and roll. The musical sound of the Blues is also found in many other non-vernacular styles such as 20th century classical music. Regional Styles and their Evolution WC Handy received a lot of credit for discovering BlackAmerican musical genres. Once he found something he would then turn around a sell the rights for profit. He also claimed in his memoirs to be the first Jazz musician. Despite some of these inaccurate claims‚ Handy
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