The most famous of all though is Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington playing at the Cotton Club. The Duke as he is also known as is a Jazz legend. Ellington is a pianist‚ a composer and a bandleader. The Duke started playing professionally at the age of 17 and four years later was already playing in Broadway nightclubs. One of these nightclubs was the famous Cotton Club. Ellington was the bandleader of a sextet‚ a group which grew into a 10-piece ensemble. Duke Ellington looked for musicians with unique
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internalize racism. Most often symbolic violence manifests itself as a cultural appropriation in the form of racist appropriation or anti-racist appropriation. This essay focus on showcasing an example of anti-racist appropriation in which the Duke‚ Ellington
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songs? Trains are Ellington’s favorite mode of transportation and is imitated in several of his songs. 3.What song was the theme song of Duke Ellington’s band? Take the "A" Train was the theme song of Duke Ellington’s band. 4.What instrument does Ellington use to set the mood or rhythm of some of his songs‚ such as in Sophisticated Lady? Duke Ellington used the piano to set the mood or rhythm of some of his songs. 5.What does “program music” do? Program music is instrumental music that helps
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The 1920’s is best knowns as the “Roaring Twenties” or the “Jazz Age”. The era where there was an emphasis of focus on social‚ artistic‚ and culture. Patriotism began to arise. We had more accessibility to automobiles‚ telephones‚ and electricity. We had airplanes and a growth in the industrial side. Women had been given the right to vote. People who were artistic were not afraid to express themselves with their meaning and emotional experiences. Motion pictures were growing with productivity. They
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Wendy Waite Dr. Robert Winokur Music 103 – Online December 4‚ 2016 Concert Assignment Studio Big Band Concert Attending a Jazz concert was something new to me. The concert that I attended was at the University of Redlands School of Music. The performing band was called Studio Big Band and was under the direction of David Scott. It was held in the Casa Loma Room which was large and had the ability to hold many excited music lovers. It started at 8pm and was about an hour long. Since this was
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Its beats are drilled into us like a file is programmed into a computer. In the 1930’s‚ Jazz and blues were in the prime of its fame‚ and the growth of the black society in music was increasing rapidly. People like Billie Holiday‚ Ray Charles‚ Duke Ellington‚ and many more were starting off legendary careers. On the other hand‚ the 20’s and 30’s were in a period of Prohibition‚ the national ban of alcohol. The majority of people opposed this law‚ therefore did what they can to find any beer or wine
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JAZZ IMPROVISATION At the heart of jazz lies improvisation. Jazz improvisation is the process of spontaneously creating fresh melodies over the continuously repeating cycle of chord changes of a tune. Musical improvisation is the spontaneous creative process of making music while it is being performed. For example‚ improvisation is like speaking or having a conversation as opposed to reciting a written text. Most improvisation is structured‚ with certain predetermined structures shaping
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these white folks’ rooms and halls. That image is in my ballet cry” (A.P Bailey 1997pg32) Here he experienced the theatre and heard the music of Duke Ellington for the first time‚ who’s music he later came to create a total of 14 dances
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characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance? B a. It included literature‚ music‚ dance‚ theater‚ and visual arts. b. It spanned the era from the middle of World War II to the 1970s. c. The Lindy-Hop was a major dance. d. Duke Ellington was a major jazz musician. 2. Theater in the Harlem Renaissance included vaudeville shows‚ dramas‚ and Broadway plays performed by African-Americans. 3. Jazz was the predominant music of the Harlem Renaissance. Which of the following
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LESSSON 5 The Swing Era (1932-1942) • Post Depression (1929) • Big Bands become prominent • Instrumentation: 4-5 trumpets‚ 4 trombones‚ 5 saxophones (woodwinds)‚ piano‚ bass‚ drums‚ guitar • Arranger becomes much more important • Written out arrangements with less‚ or little‚ improvisation • Some up-tempo tunes • Many more ballads with jazz interpretation • Music often for dancing Music become a big business • Recordings were now very important • Recording companies now exercised
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