The Entertainer Analysis Scott Joplin was most well known throughout his career for writing unique Jazz compositions and was known as the “King of Ragtime." During his brief career‚ Joplin wrote 44 original ragtime pieces‚ one ragtime ballet‚ and two operas. One of his most well known and popular pieces today is The entertainer which has gone down as one of the all time classics of ragtime and indeed in Jazz. The entertainer was written in 1902 while Scott Joplin was in St Louis and was intended
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A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately‚ a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession. A movement is a section‚ "a major structural unit perceived as the result of the coincidence of relatively large numbers of structural phenomena. Classification of Movements From a gymnastic point of view movements are divided into Active
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The Baroque period spanned from 1600 to 1750. The baroque period can be divided into three parts: early (1600-1640)‚ middle (1640-1680)‚ and late (1680-1750). Although today most people recognize the latest part as the baroque music‚ the earliest part was one of the most revolutionary phases in music history. The early baroque composers rejected the polyphony texture of the late Renaissance music and favored homophonic texture. They also focused on harmony rather than the complexity of melodic lines
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Benny Goodman was a great jazz clarinet player and the leader of one of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era (1935–1945). In fact‚ Time magazine dubbed him "the King of Swing." Benjamin David Goodman was born in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ on May 30‚ 1909‚ into a large‚ poor Jewish family. His parents‚ who had moved to the United States from Eastern Europe‚ were Dora and David Goodman. He first started playing clarinet at a local Chicago synagogue when he was about ten. He learnt the clarinet
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dancing involves movements that are specially choreographed to West-African music compositions. The movements are termed as jazz‚ which is basically an umbrella term‚ and set to ’blues’ notes‚ polyrhythms‚ improvisations‚ the ’swung’ note‚ and syncopation. The Jazz form of dancing actually relates to several dance styles that are related‚ such as ballet‚ tap‚ and the African-American rhythms-and-dance styles. This dance form originated in the late 1800s. The trend took time to catch on‚ but eventually
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composers tended to be liberal when it came to rhythmic patterns‚ unlike baroque music in which a few patterns are repeated creating perpetual motion‚ classical compositions can feature many changing patterns. As well as this‚ classical style used syncopations‚ unexpected pauses and often jumped from long notes to short notes. Also featured‚ were sudden or gradual changes from patterns of note lengths. The only fairly consistent aspect of classical rhythm was the common time signature which kept the
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TOPIC The Magic of Music (the Storyline of Sara and Coalhouse Walker) TOPIC The Phenomenon of Ragtime Everyone knows the word ’music’. We repeat it almost daily in this or that context. But are there many people who can give a clear definition of this term on the spot?. If you ask 10 different people‚ you will get 10 different answers. In general‚ music is regarded as an art form that involves organized sounds and silence. It is expressed in terms of pitch (melody and harmony)‚ rhythm
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Summary of the Transcription Process Anyone who has studied with me privately or in a master class situation‚ whether advanced or not are aware of my feelings about transcribing solos. My DVD on the subject‚ The Improviser’s Guide To Transcription (Caris Music Services)‚ provides a step by step analysis of the how and why of this process. In my opinion‚ it is the most efficient and productive technique for learning to improvise in the jazz tradition‚ or in any tradition for that matter. It is
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Different genres of music in the USA American classical music: is music written in the United States but in the European classical music tradition. In many cases‚ beginning in the 18th century‚ it has been influenced by American folk music styles; and from the 20th century to the present day it has often been influenced by folk‚ jazz‚ blues‚ Native American‚ and pop styles. American folk music: is a musical term that encompasses numerous genres‚ many of which are known as traditional music‚ traditional
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In this particular Chuck Berry song there are 4 different instruments present; guitar‚ bass‚ drums‚ and piano. The drums and bass come together to form a solid rhythm section with an apparent shuffle rhythm. The drummer may be adding some syncopation to the rhythm because it sounds as if the he may be playing triplets on the high hat.
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