Reflection Activity: Expressionist Music and Jazz Expressionism is an artistic movement that stresses intense and subjective emotion. Artists that use expressionism usually focus on their inner feelings instead of depicting outward appearances. Expressionism is an art concerned with social protest. Some characteristics of expressionist music are that it is episodic with a fragmentary form. It involves a great emotional magnitude. Also‚ it is discontinuous. Most expressionist works stress harsh dissonance
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standards were rejected. There was a break out of organized crime‚ and citizens ignored the prohibition on alcohol. Women started to gain more rights and disregarded “standards” that were set for them. During this time life was on the edge. The 1920’s was a time of innovation‚ and this revolutionary time period caused
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzf9PwzTwhY&list=PL6F29D4B4BFF4AED0&index=28 A book I have read I spend half of my life reading books. The book I read last was The Hunger Games. (Gary Ross‚ Suzanne Collinns)…It’s a sci-fi story. It really helps to learn to use your imagination. The whole book is action-packed and gripping which keeps you interested till the end and even after. I love the caraters‚ they are true to life. It is easy to identify with their joys and sorrows. Katniss‚ Peeta and the
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The 1920’s and Great Depression contrasted each-other in many ways when it came to the economy‚ social‚ and politics. In the 1920’s the economy was at its high point. The unemployment rate was below 5% and new inventions were coming out all the time. People could always go out and have a good time whether it was a baseball game or going to the movies. By the end of the 1920’s and into the great depression‚ people were lucky if you could do these things once a year. During the great depression 30%
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Gershwin biographer Isaac Goldberg wrote in 1931 that with the Rhapsody in Blue‚ George Gershwin "fired the jazz shot heard round the world." This symphonic jazz concerto may be the most famous piece of American classical music. Undoubtedly the most famous classical work of its own time‚ it was a serious concert work that contained elements of popular music in the 1920s including the style of jazz. Gershwin’s Rhapsody even remains a part of American popular culture today; its famous themes are heard
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Origins of Jazz Dance in American Culture 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 desired music. Like so much that is “from America‚” the history of jazz dance commences somewhere else. The origins of Jazz music and dance are found in the rhythms and movements brought to America
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In the 1920’s women’s roles were soon starting to change. After World War One it was called the "Jazz Age"‚ known for new music and dancing styles. It was also known as the "Golden Twenties" or "Roaring Twenties" and everyone seemed to have money. Both single and married women we earning higher- paying jobs. Women were much more than just staying home with their kids and doing house work. They become independent both financially and literally. Women also earned the right to vote
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I went to recital hour and heard The College Concert Jazz Band. They were a big band that consisted of various instruments such as: alto and tenor saxophones‚ trumpets‚ trombones‚ drums‚ bass‚ guitar and piano. They played Swing‚ Swing‚ Swing‚ Sunny Side of the Street‚ Bebop Charlie‚ which is a song that is a transition between swing and bebop‚ Blues for Sita‚ which was played by the big band and was intended to sound like a small band‚ It Had to be You‚ which featured a guest vocalist named Stav
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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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The Role of Women in the 1920s The 1920s was a time period full of fun and excitement‚ also known as the Jazz Age. It was a revolution of the basic morals and manners everyone was used to. After returning from World War I ‚ many were affected greatly. This caused people to want to have more fun in their life‚ knowing they may not have a long time left to live. This was specifically an immense decade for women politically‚ and socially. It was also a time period full of many influential women. Women
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