Swing Music
Since everything has a start, the greatest way to explain something, for the slightest extent of misunderstanding, is to start at the very beginning. My question for the history books, is where did swing music originate? Upon further research I came to the conclusion that the United States is a relatively young country, and I decided to extend my question to take in the influence the world has had on the development of swing music in the United States. Swing can reasonably be referred to as an international project that was born in America. It was not accomplished simply, quickly, or by one person but was the cumulative efforts of many people from around the world with different pieces to offer to complete the puzzle that created swing. The
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It took the establishment of a new country, the United States, for all of the ideas from different lands to immigrate to and then have those ideas fused together. Consequently, most of the elements of Jazz Swing are so bonded together that experts are unable trace them back to just one culture, race, country, or peoples; therefore, Swing has generally been known and accepted as a worldwide phenomenon born in America. Roughly two hundred and thirty-nine years ago the process of integration of music from around the world began on the shores of the newly formed United States. However, since that is over two hundred years of history to cover this will start in 1935 when “swing” made its main debut in Los Angeles and kept on swinging right through World War II. Now 1946 is not the end of Swing it is just when it, so to speak, was put on the back …show more content…
Each technique that makes up the style was carefully shaped and preserved, then brought to America by someone looking to be able to be free to then share that technique with others. Due to the work of many, those techniques turned into swing music that all could enjoy. Swing even earned its place as “true American music” that could entertain the youth and adults alike. Swing can reasonably be referred to as an international project that was born in America. Its main debut ran from 1935-1946 but it has been revived in later years and continues to be known as Americas’
It took the establishment of a new country, the United States, for all of the ideas from different lands to immigrate to and then have those ideas fused together. Consequently, most of the elements of Jazz Swing are so bonded together that experts are unable trace them back to just one culture, race, country, or peoples; therefore, Swing has generally been known and accepted as a worldwide phenomenon born in America. Roughly two hundred and thirty-nine years ago the process of integration of music from around the world began on the shores of the newly formed United States. However, since that is over two hundred years of history to cover this will start in 1935 when “swing” made its main debut in Los Angeles and kept on swinging right through World War II. Now 1946 is not the end of Swing it is just when it, so to speak, was put on the back …show more content…
Each technique that makes up the style was carefully shaped and preserved, then brought to America by someone looking to be able to be free to then share that technique with others. Due to the work of many, those techniques turned into swing music that all could enjoy. Swing even earned its place as “true American music” that could entertain the youth and adults alike. Swing can reasonably be referred to as an international project that was born in America. Its main debut ran from 1935-1946 but it has been revived in later years and continues to be known as Americas’