Text Analysis Ragtime I am going to tell you about an extract from E.L. Doctorow’s novel “Ragtime”. In the 1920’s Ragtime was a form of music‚ song and dance of black US origin. We can distinctly see the structure of the text: its exposition‚ the story‚ climax and denouement. In the exposition a Negro man who was looking for a young woman named Sarah is described. He was driving along the street in a new car which was shining and gleaming trying to find the needed address. He was dressed
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also uses a strange 5/4 time signature that is not popular in jazz. In the song “Three To Get Ready”‚ the drummer maintains a soft but firm rhythm throughout. The bassist plays a more intricate bass line‚ which is more noticeable in this song. The pianist and alto saxophonist play the opening and closing theme and they each take a solo improvisation. The time signature is also different from “Take Five”. These songs actually have similar traits‚ but the structure and instrumentation are what make them
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Many people probably wouldn’t have made it through the 1930’s without music. The people who listened to the music said it was their way of life (Microsoft music). Music helped people forget about all the bad and horrible things going on around them‚ it let them escape their day to day troubles if just for a little while. The kind of music most people listened to was the high beat "Swing". Swing was said to have been born in 1938 when Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers recorded "George
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invasion of Poland‚ small areas of towns were sectioned off from the rest of the population where Jews and Romani were forced to live in confined and overcrowded spaces. These were known as ‘ghettos’. The largest was Warsaw Ghetto‚ in Poland (where ‘The Pianist’ was set)‚ with over 400‚000 people living within its walls. Although it contained at least 30% of the population of Warsaw it occupied only 2.4% of the city ’s area; this meant that the residents of the ghetto were forced to cram in an average of
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Frédéric Chopin is a well-known Polish pianist and composer during the Romantic Era (1780-1910)‚ Chopin’s work inspired many young composers and musicians even till this day. Chopin is one of the greatest influential pianist and composers‚ his music and composed pieces are extremely astonished‚ especially his style of romantic taste‚ which are very unique and different compare to other composers. However‚ his work did not just influences the musical world‚ but it also influenced many artist and literature
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wedding reception‚ with smiling faces surrounding me. I saw such a striking sight; the bride and groom dancing‚ wine glasses held high in the air‚ a bouquet of flowers thrown into a crowd of screaming hopefuls‚ and a band playing on a stage‚ the pianist playing a jumpy‚ fun beat. The third movement‚ Presto Agitato‚ was by far my favorite. It felt like I was in a bustling city‚ such as New York‚ where everything moves so fast‚ it was like life didn’t stop for anything. I saw determined looking
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international concert appearances‚ and by her exceptional teaching of piano and chamber music. As a colleague of Dr. Jiang‚ I am aware of her enviable profile as a piano soloist‚ chamber musician‚ and collaborative pianist (a term replacing “accompanist” to describe the role the pianist plays in an instrumental or vocal recital performance). I am impressed not only by the high status venues that have sponsored her performances‚ such as New York’s Lincoln Center‚ but also by the exceptional musicians
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“African Pianism as an Intercultural Compositional Framework”: A Study of the Piano Works of Akin Euba by Bode Omojola. According to Census 2010‚ 50.8 percent of Nigerian people were Christian‚ 48.8 percent people were Islam‚ and people who had traditional beliefs were only 0.4 percent. I believe that music in Nigeria deeply relates to Christian and Islam religious music. In Dr. Omojola’s “African Pianism as an Intercultural Compositional Framework”: A Study of the Piano Works‚ he wrote that
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Who was Count Basie? He was an African American jazz pianist‚ organist‚ bandleader‚ and composer. Considered as one of the greatest bandleaders of all time Basie was born on August 21st‚ 1904 in Red Bank NJ. Basie changed jazz and shaped mid-20th-century popular music‚ earning the title “King of Swing” because he gave people the urge to dance. Dropping out of high school junior year‚ Basie learned to operate the lights for vaudeville (which is like a theater) and to improvise piano solo’s for silent
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Film affords a unique opportunity beyond the scope of a book in its ability to engage the audience through both its visual and audio representations (Katz‚ 2003). Particularly for The Pianist‚ the classical soundtrack of the film delivers a powerful accompaniment to the main storyline that enhances viewers’ understanding of the life-giving role that music played in Wladek’s life. The climactic scene of the movie as a Nazi soldier
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