E.L. Doctorow’s novel Ragtime is a story involving certain characters‚ each trying to find his or her place in America. Doctorow focus’s on many themes throughout the novel‚ however‚ one theme that he gives to the reader from the very beginning of the novel is the American dream. Many characters throughout the novel individually take diverse journeys in order to fulfill what they might describe as “The American Dream.” Throughout Ragtime several characters venture upon momentous journeys whether
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Money Does Not Buy Happiness In Ragtime‚ a famous piece of American literature written by E.L. Doctorow‚ Father suffers the fate of being unsuccessful. It seems that Father’s character is depicted by Doctorow as an extremely ordinary upper-class American of the 1920’s. He’s conservative‚ fairly wealthy‚ sexist‚ and racist. He’s an explorer‚ an entrepreneur‚ and a patriot. Doctorow uses Father to show us that success certainly cannot be found through money‚ and for that matter‚ fitting in with
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a very optimistic view of American history. Glossing over disgraceful events‚ emphasizing the brighter points in our history‚ our culture has attempted to ignore the obvious fact that we have had‚ and still have‚ our fair share of problems. In Ragtime‚ E.L. Doctorow unabashedly exposes some of the worst aspects of American life in our more recent history. Doctorow doesn’t hold back anything‚ providing detailed examples of human cruelty and sacrifice‚ and the evolution of American society
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History of Rock ‘n Jazz: Jazz Review Kind of Blue – Miles Davis Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue exemplifies my favorite merits of cool jazz. The bestselling jazz album is bursting with innovative music that is largely independent from the routine melody and rhythm that often accompanied jazz music before the records conception; its recordings perpetuate a sound that is both tranquil and engaging. The artists responsible for creating this widely recognized album are Miles Davis on trumpet‚ Jon Coltrane
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The varieties of jazz dance reflect the diversity of American culture. Jazz dance mirrors the social history of the American people‚ reflecting ethnic influences‚ historic events‚ and cultural changes. Jazz dance has been greatly influenced by social dance and popular music. But‚ like so much that is “from America”‚ the history of jazz dance begins somewhere else. The origins of jazz music and dance are found in the rhythms and movements brought to America by African slaves. The style of African
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As Americans were seeking to develop a culture strictly of their own‚ away from the British influence‚ ragtime style music entered the scene. Ragtime was a uniquely American style of music to reflect the growing patriotism of the culture. In 1897 ragtime was popularized by composers such as Scott Joplin‚ James Scott‚ and Joseph Lamb‚ bringing about a marked end to music influenced by the British. It was around this time
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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 control over music • Record salesbecame the determining factor of success‚ (popularity vs. quality
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Even though jazz music was developed from mixed cultures at the beginning of the 20th century‚ and rock music came about in the 1950’s and was a combination of blues‚ country‚ and jazz‚ they both have similarities and differences. Some of these similarities and differences can be found in the way each of these two music genres use improvisation‚ the atmosphere they create‚ and their sound. For example‚ it is true that jazz is known for its improvisation‚ but rock can also improvise; Jimmy Page‚ from
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cars. But the music was a very important influence on people because people would create new dances and the new jazz music got people excited and since women were given more rights they felt free which helped the arts grow. New dances moves followed this new genre and people went wild. Jazz music originated in New Orleans in the early 1900s. This genre spread throughout the country‚ filling streets‚ coffee shops‚ and even speakeasies. Some people say the jazz actually started in the late 1800s but
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Jazz and Classical Music Upon entering a modern record store‚ one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists‚ but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the most accomplished musicians of our time have devoted themselves to a life-long
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