of the best jazz writers ever‚ Duke Ellington had a huge effect on the prevalent music of the late twentieth century. Among his more than two thousand melodies are such hits as "In A Nostalgic Mind-set‚" "Refined Woman‚" "I Got It Awful And That Ain’t Great‚" and "I’m Starting To See The Light." For nearly fifty years‚ he visited the world as a band pioneer and piano player. Today his recordings stay among the most prevalent jazz of the enormous band period. Duke Ellington’s commitments to jazz
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Duke Ellington was a prolific composer‚ composing over two thousand pieces‚ many of which are still popular in jazz today. A number of these are written with an image or colour in mind‚ and have a colour in the title. By analyzing the sound of the song‚ it is possible to discover a relationship between the colour in the title and the sound. Because Duke Ellington is considered by many to be "the supreme colourist in jazz"‚ a few of the songs with a colour in the title will by analyzed to determine
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It was the year of 1899 on the day April 29 when Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born. This talented musician was born in the city of Washington D.C. Growing up Edward had two big musical performers that had a big influence on his life‚ which was his mom and dad. At an early age Edward took liking to playing the piano. “Young Edward started piano lessons with a local teacher‚ unforgettably called Mrs. Clinkscales‚ at the age of about eleven.” (Bradbury‚ 2005). For his smooth playing of instruments
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Born in Washington D.C. on April 29‚ 1899‚ Duke Ellington was an American composer‚ pianist‚ and bandleader who gained fame by performing with his orchestra both in the Cotton Club in Harlem and in Europe. Regarded as a major figure in the development of jazz‚ Ellington identified his music as American music and adopted the phrase of his colleague Billy Strayhorn “beyond category” as a principle. Ellington started taking piano lessons locally at the age of seven and his mother insisted that he be
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referential listener‚ two things come to mind as I listen to this easy go jazz song by Duke. The first‚ I remember the first time really hearing jazz musicwas when I was at a dinner banquet for my great grandmother. Since then‚ Ihave always associated Jazz with a fine dining background music or elevatormusic at a nice hotel or business. The second‚ is a reference to Duke Ellingtonhimself. I had to a little project on Ellington for Black History month as a gradeschooler. So I am fairly familiar with his music
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The Jealous Duke My Last Duchess by Robert Browning is a dramatic monologue‚ which involves a Duke who perceives himself to be a great man‚ when in reality‚ the reader sees him as a man with poor morals. The reader suspects that the Duke sees himself in a more positive image than what he actually is perceived as. While the Duke sees himself as controlling and mistreated‚ the reader sees him as jealous and controlling. The Duke sees himself as powerful and mistreated this is shown within the
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Edward Kennedy Ellington‚ American jazz composer‚ orchestrator‚ bandleader‚ and pianist‚ is considered to be the greatest composer in the history of jazz music and one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. He composed over 2000 works and performed numerous concerts during his musical career. A compilation of some of his most popular music is collected on a CD called "The Popular Duke Ellington." Ellington personally created most of the music played by his orchestra. He
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swing fans kept on dancing. 3. Name some of the specific innovations Duke Ellington brought to jazz in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Duke Ellington brought some specific innovations to jazz in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Ellington was in time known as the greatest composer in jazz‚ he wrote roughly 2‚000 compositions that had arranged from solo piano pieces‚ to works for orchestra’s‚ to highly symphonic concert music‚ etc. Ellington made a lot of changes to make the perfect sound‚ he used a variety of mutes
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train 2. What mode of transportation was a favorite of Ellington’s and is imitated in several of his songs? Ellingtons favorite transportation was the train. 3. What song was the theme song of Duke Ellington’s band? The theme song was “Sophisticated Lady”. 4. What instrument does Ellington use to set the mood or rhythm of some of his songs‚ such as in Sophisticated Lady? Duke used a piano to set the mood. 5. What does “program music” do? To describe a non-musical image or event
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Haley beard Avid 10/13/14 Duke University Thought-out thus paper I will be discussing Duke University‚ I will give details about the cost of duke‚ how big the school is in acres‚ I will also be talking about the history before duke was duke. Duke university‚ mostly known as the blue devils in north Carolina there mascot is the blue devil‚ and there colors are royal blue‚ gray‚ and white. Over 70% of underground get finical aid parents with income‚ under $100‚000‚ pay nothing toward tuition they
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