Lester Young: The “Sweet” Jazz Saxophonist Influential jazz tenor saxophonist‚ Lester Young led a revolution that changed the way the saxophone is played until this very day. He Inspired through his bright and airy tunes that sharply contrasted the loud and boisterous sounds of his counterparts (Pener 121). Young was known for many of his groundbreaking tunes such as “All of Me”‚ and “Lester Leaps In”. As a result of his very different approach to playing the tenor saxophone‚ he influenced many
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In “Sonny’s Blues”‚ by James Baldwin‚ the author uses the brother’s relationship as a way to highlight suffering‚ and describe life before salvation. Their dynamic changes‚ however‚ when Sonny is introduced to music‚ as Baldwin uses music to represent redemption. At the same time‚ the story emphasizes that without suffering‚ salvation is unnecessary. The story illustrates the turmoil that precedes salvation‚ the effect salvation can have on people and relationships‚ and the dependency suffering and
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Jazz Music during the Industrial Revolution The American Industrial Revolution included major changes in technology‚ manufacturing‚ agriculture‚ transport and music. The arts were maintained and enhanced as the economy was improving. Significantly‚ the history of jazz began in the late 1800s along with the Industrial revolution. Jazz was a type of music that has originated in the United States. Also‚ jazz music greatly impacted the Industrial Revolution era. Initially‚ jazz originated
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Chapter 1 Study Questions Why is jazz hard to define? Describe some of the reasons why it is sometimes difficult to determine if a musical recording or a performance qualifies as jazz. Jazz is hard to define because there are so many styles of jazz being performed and many other types of music have jazz influences. It may be difficult to determine if a musical recording or performance qualifies as jazz because most jazz performers do not perform the same song‚ the same way. One performance
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Final Exam First Draft Introduction Paragraph: Body 1 – Character Analysis: Character analysis is one way of discussing a novel or short story. Character analysis uses connection to themes in the plot; roles characters play in the text‚ relationships and characteristics to analyze the text. There are eight words that are used to describe characters. Those eight words are protagonist‚ antagonist‚ minor‚ major‚ static‚ dynamic‚ round and flat. A protagonist is a character that performs a heroic
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I’m a caterpillar. Crawling around with not a single idea what my future holds for me. I have always felt I was different from all the other insects. They all seem to know who they are and what their purpose is. But not me‚ I don’t have the slightest clue. I have always felt that I’ve been trapped inside the completely wrong body. And that somehow when I was just a little larvae‚ I was mistaken and introduced as something I knew I wasn’t. Well they were correct about who I was physically but mentally
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Name: Course: Professor: Date: Blue Ocean strategy Introduction Blue ocean strategy is an argument fostered by authors on the way companies battled for success through competition. It was published in 2005‚ and it was based on more than 150 strategies used by more than a decade and thirty industries. Competition has been a key strategy to acquisition of larger market share among companies that produce similar products. The Blue ocean strategy represent analytical tools and frameworks that
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QUESTIONS FOR HERODOTUS’ THE HISTORIES I. Who is Herodotus’s intended audience? Why was it written? A. His intended audience was the Greeks. B. It was written to tell the story of the Pelopensisan War C. Written to cover the conquests of Cyrus as he takes over much of the known world by ruling the Persian Empire. D. Herodotus was half Greek and half Persian E. He intended his work to undermine Hellenic ethnocentricity -- to open the Greek mind to to the rich diversity of the surrounding
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PUBERTY BLUES The TV show I have chosen to talk to you about today is Puberty Blues. It is aired at 8:30pm‚ Wednesday on channel 10. It doesn’t have a specific genre‚ but more like a mixture. I would classify it as a teen drama. Puberty Blues doesnt work in plot twists but offers a suprising reality. The best part about the TV drama for me is how we get a glimpse into the life of a 1970’s teenager. Puberty Blues is set in Cronulla‚ Sydney‚ in the late 1970’s. Majority of the time‚ Debbie and
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Gabrielle Bacarella Professor James History of Jazz Davenport Blues Meter: 4/4 Introduction (4 bars) 0:00 Band (2 bars) → Cornet Solo (1 bar) → Clarinet Solo (1 bar) **Solo break at Bar 3** Verse (16 bars) 0:06 Band (8 bars) 0:18 Band (8 bars) Chorus 1 (32 bars) 0:31 A Cornet Solo (8 bars) 0:43 B Cornet Solo (8 bars) **Solo break at Bar 7** 0:55 A Cornet Solo (8 bars) 1:08 C Cornet Solo (8 bars) **Solo breaks at Bars 1 and 3 (stop time)**
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