The research conducted focuses on the compositional aspects of Dixieland Jazz as well as the structure of its music. The music itself gained popularity in the early 20th century due to some iconic musicians that not only performed them but created the fundamental composition of Dixieland Jazz. This research also includes the origins of how this came to be and additional information from books, scholarly articles, and audio recordings that help support this argument. Introduction The purpose of this research...
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Right from the time we begin to grow up, we are taught the skills to be able to read and from that moment, we are always exposed to a large variety of literature. For pleasure and in school, we pick up articles, short stories, and novels and we read. This makes us wonder, what is the value and the significance of literature? When we read, we dive into a whole new world, one that is very different from our own....
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