Jazz: The History The music called Jazz was born sometime around 1895 in New Orleans. It combined elements of Ragtime‚ marching band music and Blues. What made Jazz such a different perspective of traditional music was its act of improvising. There was a widespread use of improvisation often by more than one player at a time. Songwriters would write the music down on a piece of paper‚ and then the Jazz musicians would try their best to play the music. Usually in a Jazz piece‚ musicians would
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Jazz Influence on the 20th Century Jazz is considered one of the most influential types of music in American history. Some of the greatest artists in the world have contributed to the success jazz has had not only on American history‚ but throughout the world. Jazz music has come to serve as the base of many music styles in the United States. This paper will explain the history of jazz‚ where it all came from‚ and the effect it has had on the American culture in the 20th century. To
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Rommel Domulot 10/18/12 I was shocked watching the movie on how Whites treated Blacks like trash‚ it was very unpleasant to watch. Since 1865 president Lincoln abolished slavery and then a little decade ago they still continue to enslave the Blacks. It was like just a dream for now‚ but still a terrible nightmare. Also about the movie‚ I was confuesd on the Ku Klux Klan; they have a cross to symbolize God and somehow burn it‚ is it a bad thing or good? Anyway to see them doing
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" The Jazz Age in France" was a decade where many artists that weren’t getting recognition for their work‚ came to France and exposed their talent to the western powers. Among the artists were Picasso‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ E.E Cummings and Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker was an African-American jazz performance artist who sang‚ danced and acted. The fact that she was African-American gave people a different
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Jazz is one of the more wide known forms of music around the world -- it is all around us whether we realize it or not. Jazz styles are in songs throughout many time periods ranging from around 1895 to present day. When we break down a song into its simplest forms‚ there are certain common jazz styles that are present. Most listeners do not realize that what they are hearing is some form of jazz in one way or another. There have been many influential artists who played an influential role in jazz’s
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Transitions to Early Swing Jazz There have been many different transitional periods in jazz history but no more as dramatic and unique as the change in the sound‚ the popularity‚ and the formation of early swing bands. These early bands first took shape out of period in jazz history called small combo jazz. This period of jazz his can be characterized for its use of collective and solo improvisation‚ a smoother rhythm‚ the use of a front line and a rhythm sections‚ and relatively small band size
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The end of jazz? How and why has jazz declined in popularity in the 21st century? Introduction Jazz is a genre that was born in America during around the early 20th century. It is a combination of music of white European settlers and African music. My project will be based on whether the musical genre‚ jazz‚ is losing popularity and if so‚ exploring the reasons for why this is happening. Referring to my question some people say jazz is “dying”‚ the most common use of the word ‘death’ is the state
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The Influence of Jazz on Twentieth-Cantury Music Many people in today’s society don’t realize how much of an influence has been transpired throughout history overtime. We tend to overlook all the influences on today’s music and don’t actually appreciate history’s influences in our everyday lives. I would like to focus on the twentieth-century and how the visual arts influenced the time period. Hopefully this essay can spread knowledge and awareness on how much history has to do with influences
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Jazz is just one of the many genres of music in the world‚ but almost anyone can recognize a musical piece as jazz by the rhythm or the improvisation. However‚ there is more to jazz than the rhythm and improvisation; there is also the chorus structure‚ harmonic progression‚ and the instrumentation. In addition‚ an important element of jazz is the ensemble because it mixes different harmonizing instruments used in jazz to produce a singular sound as demonstrated by the UIC Jazz Ensemble. The UIC Jazz
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The Jazz Age was a cultural movement that began around 1918‚ post WWI. It was born in New Orleans but later spread around the world‚ it was a beautiful mixture of jazz and march banding styled music and was often played by African-Americans. It was the first time that people began to move to the cities rather than in rural areas. It was the first time that African American were given the opportunity to progress in a society that failed them since the ending our slavery. After the war‚ new trends
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