Introduction: Jazz, blues, and ragtime are three distinct genres of music that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, deeply rooted in African American culture and experiences. These genres have not only had a profound impact on American music but have also influenced musical traditions around the world. In this informative essay, we will explore the origins, characteristics, and significance of jazz, blues, and ragtime, highlighting their contributions to the rich tapestry of American musical heritage. Jazz: Jazz,...
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Introduction: 'Latin jazz' is a genre known for its vibrant rhythms, infectious melodies, and cultural fusion. One of the most iconic Latin jazz compositions is 'Oye Como Va,' written by Tito Puente and popularized by Carlos Santana. This essay critically examines the key elements and cultural significance of 'Oye Como Va,' exploring its rhythmic structure, harmonic progression, cultural context, and its lasting impact on the Latin jazz genre. Rhythmic Brilliance: At the heart of 'Oye Como Va' lies its irresistible...
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Introduction: Jazz, an innovative and improvisational musical genre born in the early 20th century, has made an indelible mark on the cultural landscape of the United States. While some critics argue that jazz has had a catastrophic impact on the nation, it is essential to recognize the rich artistic contributions and societal advancements that jazz has brought. This persuasive essay aims to debunk the notion that jazz has been catastrophic, highlighting its transformative influence on music, racial integration, and the...
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Introduction: Latin jazz is a vibrant and influential genre that combines the rhythmic elements of Afro-Cuban and Latin American music with the improvisational nature of jazz. Within the realm of Latin jazz, one name stands out as the epitome of talent, innovation, and mastery: Tito Puente. This essay will explore the life, career, and enduring legacy of Tito Puente, who is widely regarded as the King of Latin Jazz. Body: Early Life and Musical Journey: Tito Puente was born on...
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The style of Jazz was developed during both the 19th century and 20th century and it radically altered the style of American and European stage and society in the 20th century. On the stage, the minstrel show performers, who were white people who would paint their faces black and they would perform, comedic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music performances, and these people created what we know now as tap from a combination of, Irish Jigging, English clog dancing and...
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Introduction Sweet Jazz, also known as Traditional Jazz or Dixieland Jazz, is a captivating and influential genre of music that emerged in the early 20th century. It carries a distinctive sound characterized by lively rhythms, improvisation, and collective ensemble playing. This essay aims to provide a comprehensive definition of Sweet Jazz, exploring its historical roots, key musical elements, and cultural significance. Defining Sweet Jazz Sweet Jazz refers to a style of jazz music that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, and...
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Considered by many to be the greatest jazz vocalist of all time, Billie Holiday lived a difficult and hard life. Her singing expressed an incredible depth of emotion that spoke of hard times and injustice. Although her career was short, she left behind a body of work that is still touching people today. Holiday rose to fame in the 1930âs with her unique style that would change modern singing and performance. More than 80 years after her first recording her...
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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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At Armstrongâs first rehearsal with Henderson, the other musicians first looked down upon the newcomer because of his out-of-date clothes and rural manners. But their opinions changed as soon as he played his first notes. It was largely due to his powerful playing that jazz changed into a kind of music that put the focus on brilliant and adventurous soloists. During his year with Henderson, Armstrong became a major influence not only on other brass players but on musicians of...
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In this essay, I will evaluate how influential Jazz Music has influenced popular music. To do this I will carry out research in order to gain a greater understanding and enable me to make a judgment on this. Some of the ways that this will be done is by showing the characteristics of Jazz as well as the origins of the genre, in connection to examples across time of how it influenced popular music today. The genre of Jazz developed...
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It is often said music has no boundaries. After I took this class, I think, of all the music forms, perhaps no one has the power to transcend race, national borders, and gender more than jazz. Jazz music originated in the United States and has its roots in Africa, combining African and European musical traditions. On the stage of jazz, blacks and whites, Christians and Muslims, and men and women use music to express themselves and infect others. While taking...
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Music is one of the most powerful resources of expression for me. Through music, my feelings can be transformed from happiness to melancholy. Different feelings and different manifestations can also be induced by resources through music. Music plays an important role in my life by being a lovely factor in individual progress. Music makes me escape from everyday life, through works created within the scope of relaxing, and through music, I can access peace. Music is the most beautiful sound...
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Swing music (1935-1945) marked a shift in jazz from improvisation to notated music and larger ensembles known as 'big bands.' Because of the size of the ensembles, which were made up of several horns, reed instruments, and percussion, swing required simplified written arrangements. Swing was typically more repetitious, and pop-friendly than other forms of jazz. Swing music is the closest jazz has ever come to being America's most popular music. There are a lot of controversial topics to discuss when...
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Music has evolved over the past hundreds of years. Without music, we would not have concerts, musicals, and movies. Without the use of music, things would be boring and awkward. Music gives people a sense of hope and also helps people to let loose and have fun. Concerts are the biggest and the most fun way to hang with friends or just to go and get out of the house. Two well-known concerts have changed the music industry for the...
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When a person hears the word Jazz the first people they usually think about are Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, or Miles Davis. One person who fails to get the recognition that he deserves is Ian Ernest Gilmore Green better known as Gil Evans. After doing research on topics and people of Jazz history the most interesting and unspoken person encountered was Gil Evans. His accomplishments and contributions to Jazz usually fall under the radar in Jazz History. Evansâs unique music...
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The two music style I have chosen is Western classical music, Symphony #40, and South African jazz, The Wedding. Western classical music is mostly from Europ countries, and they have more instruments used than other music styles. South African jazz has a modern music style and uses less traditional instruments than western classical music, it uses instruments such as bass and saxophone, these instruments are not often appearing in classical pieces. I choose these music styles to compare because I...
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Louis Armstrong had a nickname called Satchmo and was the influencer of 1920 when he created music from trumpet style and vocals that were known to be unique. He had such a stage presence that people just wanted to watch him all the time. He not only impressed the world with Jazz but all music. During his singing career, he recorded famous songs like What a wonderful world and Stardust. His early years were that he was born in New...
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Jazz-style periods have their beginning in the early 1920s. If we divide their history into different eras, the adjacent style periods of Bebop and cool are the 3rd and 4th eras that range from 1945-1950 and 1950-1955 respectively. To dig into comparisons and contrasts, a few considerable points are discussed below which show the difference between each style in detail. Bebop was considered hot, loud, exciting, and freestyle whereas cool was considered a soft and more restricted version of jazz....
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In this essay, I am going to discuss the history and development of jazz dance for musical theatre. I am going to do this by exploring the works of Andy Blankenbuehler who choreographed âHamiltonâ and Jerome Robbins who choreographed West Side Story. These two shows are incredibly different in their choreography. For example, in âHamiltonâ the choreography is a mash-up of styles, incorporating everything from jazz to hip-hop to swing to jitterbug., whereas the choreography in West Side Story is...
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One hundred and three years ago, on February 26, 1917, the first recording of jazz âLivery Stable Bluesâ performed by the original Dixieland Jazz Band was released in the United States. But it was a problematic âfirstâ as these young musicians claimed to have âinventedâ jazz. But it was published at an interesting moment in American history, when the emerging African American blues and jazz genres broke into American consciousness and spread throughout the country and the world. African American...
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1920s. A smoke-filled bar rings sounds of complexity and enthusiasm. Jazz is at its peak and quite rightly so. There is an overwhelming sense of popularity amongst people of African American descent. The audience. The band. Still nothing gets around the fact that the point of this bar is to entertain, to satisfy the musical urges. Nowadays when we think of a bar we think of alcoholic beverages, socializing, perhaps even some romance. Why is this? One reason could be...
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This essay covers the definition and origins of jazz, how jazz started developing over the years and the changes involved. It will then focus on one of the many subgenres of jazz, orchestral jazz, and one of George Gershwinâs orchestral jazz compositions called âRhapsody in Blueâ. Starting off with what jazz is. Since jazz was described as âa piece of music entirely surrounded by noiseâ in 1919, countless attempts have been made to give it some kind of definition, but...
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Jazz and contemporary classical music are a like in many ways, while also being very different. Music culture in itself is something that is developed slowly over a great deal of time, with constant study and rehearsal in the given genre. Each music culture having its own set of ârulesâ of dos and donâts. The better you know these rules, the better understanding of a genre you will have. First letâs start with a definition of the two genres. Jazz...
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The Nazi takeover of Germany in 1933 brought many changes, often prohibitions and restrictions to parts of society that the Nazis deemed inferior to, or at odds with their ideology. One of the most prominent of these changes was the control and prohibition of music in Nazi Germany. Considering how vital and valued music is in society, many would question how anyone could successfully take away or control a societyâs music. Thus, this paper attempts to answer the question of...
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The German Nazi Party has lived on in infamy as one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century. Few things compare to the horror of the Jewish Holocaust brought about by the racist ideology and practices of this tyrannical political movement. Any reasonable person in the 21st century looks back and wonders, âHow could this have happened?â. âHow could an entire country in the modern world be complicit in the execution of over 11 million people, many of which...
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In the late 1940s, as a response to bebop, a new, softer, warmer, more relaxed and relaxed jazz style appeared, which is called 'cool jazz'. It is mainly composed of white musicians and is concentrated on the west coast of the United States, so it is also known as 'West Coast jazz'. Cool jazz is like a kind of emotional music. It tries to combine jazz with classical music, trying to get rid of the empty and overly tense elements...
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With jazz as one of the most influential and powerful style, there lay various well-known jazz compositions whose composers used different styles to engage their audience. Given jazzâs evolution, many great compositions and edits exist but one in particular, âcool jazzâ, can be described as one of the most influential and inspiring components in jazz history. Cool jazz is a kind of contemporary jazz that sought much attention after World War II, with much of its notable growth and development...
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The American 20th century was dominated by many diverse genres of music, such as rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country, pop, blues, and jazz. Now in the early 1940s, the so-called swing style jazz had started to fade away and a newer trend of music had begun to form. This form of jazz, known as bebop or modern jazz, was completely different then the dominate swing for it was heavily influenced on smaller bands and the use of improvisation....
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Jazz has been a genre of music that stretches past racial boundaries, generational separation and societal norms. The barriers of race were broken down with the newfound expression of jazz in the early 1900s. Jazz has a breadth of emotional meaning that resonated with multiple ethnic groups aside from African Americans. In Europe, jazz was seen as a form of musical liberation. Jazz reflected that African Americans had created a music which was a profound, timely, reflection of the nation...
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A type of music that is usually played in the major key and quite popular in America is jazz. It was originally invented in the late 1800s by African-American musicians. However, it didnât become very popular until the 1900s. By this time, jazz had become an inherent part of American culture. In the 1920, there was a time period known as the âJazz Ageâ, since jazz music flourished and became extremely well-known especially among the younger generation. Jazz also spread...
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