Category: Jazz

Table of Contents Introduction Benny Goodman Sing, Sing, Sing Glenn Miller In the Mood Scott Joplin The Entertainer Conclusion Works Cited Introduction At the beginning of the twentieth century, a new trend in music emerged in America. Although the word jazz did not come into use until 1912, this music, which was loud, bold, and…

Summary During the civil rights movement, jazz music took a decidedly political tone to undertake an active role in the fight for civil rights. Jazz music provided soundtracks used in most liberation movements by utilizing vocal arrangements to create sound expressing injustices against marginalized African Americans, acting as a force of social change. Duke Ellington,…

Jazz is a popular style of music originating from a blend of blues and ragtime. There are many outstanding musicians that shaped the history and development of music. One of them is John Dizzy Gillespie, who invented the contemporary trumpet playing in jazz. According to Ulven (2020), Gillespie was a pioneer of Latin jazz and…

Table of Contents Early Inclinations and Youth Beginning of the Career Popularity and Success International Fame and Career Decline Conclusion References There are people in the history of music whose names represent a whole epoch. Duke Ellington is one of such personalities  a man whose talent was rare, whose improvising abilities were admired, and…

Contents Introduction Concerts Musical: FREEZE FRAME& Stop the Madness. (Directed by Debbie Allen). The Kennedy Center. October 29, 2016. Jazz: Cécile McLorin Salvant concert. The Washington Performing Arts Center. October 30, 2016. Classical: Symphony No. 5 in C minor by Ludwig van Beethoven (played by the National Symphony Orchestra). The Kennedy Center. November 13, 2016.…

Table of Contents Innovative Jazz Techniques Sequencing Chromatic Scale Improvisation Modes Pentatonics References Innovative Jazz Techniques The process of learning to play jazz music is often compared with the gradual mastery of a foreign language. Jazz really is a separate musical language in which musicians communicate both with each other and with an attentive listener.…

Basic Overview of New Orleans Jazz New Orleans is considered the birthplace of traditional jazz music. It dates back to the 20s of the past century, right after the end of the World War I. This popular music style is usually performed by small group of 5-8 people that is composed of a standard front…

Jazz music entails a complex musical genre that requires advanced training to synchronize with other players and instruments. The typical reviewer may experience difficulties in detecting many visual and phonetic aspects throughout the musical performance. A musical performance involves several interactions between the music, text, artists, audience, and environment, all of which may contribute to…

Introduction Music as a form of art has been heard by different people and cultures all over the world in different genres and languages. Jazz is a musical art of American origin that dates back to the twentieth century from an influence of European and American music traditions. It uses qualities like polyrhythms, blue notes,…

The Rise of Opera The first opera appeared in Italy, in Florence at the turn of XVI  XVII centuries. It was composed by the members of a small company the admirers of ancient art. They entered the history of music as the Florentine Camerata (Italian camerata  company). They created half-melodious, half-reciting vocal tune…