Origins of Jazz Dance in American Culture The varieties of jazz dance reflect the diversity of American culture. Jazz dance mirrors the social history of the American people‚ reflecting ethnic influences‚ historic events and cultural changes. Jazz dance has been greatly influenced by social dance and desired music. Like so much that is “from America‚” the history of jazz dance commences somewhere else. The origins of Jazz music and dance are found in the rhythms and movements brought to America
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View Attempt 3/29/12 8:07 PM View Attempt 1 of 1 Title: 20th Century Music Listening Test Started: November 17‚ 2011 9:21 PM Submitted: November 17‚ 2011 9:31 PM Time spent: 00:10:12 Total score: 45.46/50 = 90.92% Total score adjusted by 0.0 Maximum possible score: 50 Done 1. Which of these examples is in Impressionistic style? Student Value Response 1. the first one 2. the second one Correct Answer Feedback 100% Score: 2.27/2.27 2. What do you hear in this example that is
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Shostakovich Piano Trio No.2 mov.1 Analysis The Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor‚ for violin‚ cello and piano‚ Op. 67‚ with four movements‚ by Dmitri Shostakovich was written in 1944‚ in the midst of World War II. The work received its premiere in Leningrad on 14 November 1944. After 1936‚ Shostakovich separated his compositions to two parallel sections‚ one for public consumptions‚ the other one for personal expressions. Therefore‚ Shostakovich’s chamber music probably constitutes the most complete
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Jazz in American Culture: Bop and Cool Jazz Jazz music has developed into a complex and extraordinary phenomenon since its advent in the early twentieth century. This unique and sociocultural music movement developed many variations‚ each bringing to light talented musicians characterized by a particular technique or style of play. The audiences for each individual style of music were constantly evolving with their respective cultures‚ finding themselves gradually integrating this more foreign
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Bill Robinson – The Man That Began “Modern Tap Dancing” Bill “Bojangles” Robinson created a whole new style of tap dancing. Before him‚ tap dancers tapped on their flat feet. He was the first tap dancer to try‚ what now call‚ rhythm tap dancing. He tapped on his toes and heels separately rather than tapping flat-footed. He changed the whole basis of tap dancing by being one of the first black tap dancers to start dancing in white movies. He is considered a legend throughout the dancing world;
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MUS 103 Music Appreciation D.J. Culp‚ Jr. Graduate Instructor Ph.D. Student in Music Education Office: Practice Room 245C (second floor) Music Building djculpjr@olemiss.edu Text: Listening to Music‚ 7th ed. What does it mean to Appreciate? Appreciate: to value or regard highly; to be grateful or thankful for; to raise in value Is appreciation a requirement of enjoyment? Does appreciation yield enjoyment? What to expect from this course Learn to actively listen by studying musical
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There is absolutely no doubt that The Beatles are the most revolutionary band of all time. Many aspects of The Beatles have shaped the way music works today. It is apparent‚ over fifty years after the release of their first album‚ they are just as relevant as they were in the early sixties. One of the most impressive things about the group is their incredible ability to evolve‚ and I don’t just mean their hair styles. The Beatles started as a clean-cut boy band consisting of teenagers John Lennon
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Imagine for a little bit that you yourself were a composer so famous that people came to watch you‚ like a tourist attraction. You might be someone a person from another country might approach to write music for as a souvenir. This would probably be as equivalent to Antonio Vivaldi‚ who was one of the greatest musical figures of the Baroque period. Vivaldi knew many people from kings and princes and was invited to play for the pope twice. However‚ after his death his music was ignored for almost
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11st Class: 01/16/13 Pre-Jazz Influences African Elements in American Music [The Jazz DNA] -Syncopated rhythm – playing rhythms in between or against the stead beat -Improvisation – art of spontaneous composition in music -Call and Response – echo style (copy)‚ question and answer style of musical conversation -Individuality – human voice as instrumental model Use of bends‚ slides and timbr (tone manipulation) to sound like no one else. -Beat – steady pulse -Rhythm – sound
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Concert Report 1 (Symphony Orchestra) Name: Laura Cooper Date: 2-3-13 Class/Section: MUS1140-104 Instructions: Attend a symphony orchestra concert. Get a program of the concert and staple it to the back of this form. Sign your name on the program. NOTE: DO NOT take this form to the concert. Look up the piece(s) to be Performed and listen to them on YouTube beforehand. Turn in form no more than 10 days after event. CONCERT INFORMATION: 1. Date: 2-3-13 2. Place: Pope Joy Hall
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