RAGTIME By E.L.Doctorow This extract is taken from the novel “Ragtime” by the American writer E.L.Doctorow and is centred on a black jazz pianist‚ Coalhouse Walker Jr. The text contains a detailed narration of the way Coalhouse Walker Jr. Made his appearance at a certain house in which a white family lived. We are given neither the names of the family‚ nor their ages‚ nor any other details. The author calls them Mother‚ Father‚ Grandfather‚ Mother’s Younger Brother and the boy‚ but they do
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rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form‚ ubiquitous in jazz‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock and roll is characterized by specific chord progressions‚ of which the twelve-bar blues chord progression is the most common. The blue notes that‚ for expressive purposes are sung or played flattened or gradually bent (minor 3rd to major 3rd) in relation to the pitch of the major scale‚ are also an important part of the sound. Jazz Jazz is a music that originated at the beginning of the 20th century
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Ragtime‚ Blues and Jazz Whenever we think of classical music‚ Jazz will always came up to our mind and when we talking about Jazz‚ we somehow always relate it to Blues and Ragtime since they are the ones that gave birth to Jazz. The similarities between Ragtime and Blues are that they both came from African American background‚ but they are not related. They are two different style of music The Blues came before Ragtime‚ it was born during the days of slavery and more likely playing as church
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other people to enjoy‚ but he was a poor Negro boy who could not expect help from the whites‚ so he taught himself to write. That is similar to Sonny‚ who taught himself to play the piano. In the final scene‚ Sonny performs some improvisational jazz. What is improvisational music? What do we learn about Sonny through his performance? Explain. Improvisational music is when the band members just start playing tunes that come out of their heads. These are tunes they have never played or seen
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Dexter Gordon was a Jazz saxophonist. He was born February 27‚ 1923 in Los Angeles California. Many people know Mr. Gordon because of bebop. This style of play is what brought him fame. Gordon played amongst many jazz greats like Charlie Parker‚ Charles Mingus‚ and Buddy Collette to name a few. Gordon started to play at the age of 13. His first instrument was the clarinet but quickly after he decided to take up the tenor saxophone at the age of 17. Music was always popular around the Gordon household
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was one of the most popular Jazz musicians of the 1920’s. He was born Leon Bix Beiderbecke on March 10‚ 1903 in Davenport‚ Iowa. His father was a coal and lumber merchant and his mother a church organist. Although he did take lessons for a short time‚ his teacher grew frustrated with him and his improvisations and refusal to read the music. He learned to play by ear. He was the first great white Jazz cornetist. He was inspired by records of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and by hearing bands
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famous for his operas * Puccini- nationalism/ La Boheme/ created some of the most best loved operas * Schoenberg- 20+ Expressionism/ A survivor from warsaw/ developed the 12 tone system * Babbit- * Gershwin – 20+/ Rhapsody in blue/ wrote jazz and orchestral works * Copland – 20+/ billy the kid/ famous American folklore composer * Joplin-20+/ ragtime music/ famous for ragtime music Styles
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the other hand‚ the tenor throughout the song‚ has a walking bass line rhythm playing quarter notes on each beat in a lower pitched octave‚ ultimately having the job of being the background tempo keeper. On the contrary‚ one of the most famous Latin jazz piece‚ “A Night in Tunisia” showcases the tenor‚ with the alto in the background. Throughout the whole tune‚ the tenor leads the band with call-and-response rhythms‚ and takes the lead with complex harmonic structured melodies. The song then takes
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Why the 20’s Were Roaring The 1920’s were a very roaring decade. This topic is very controversial‚ as some people say that it wasn’t. In actuality it was tremendously roaring! It was roaring for many reasons‚ first is that women started fighting for their rights. There were also a lot of new inventions and discoveries. Lastly‚ the most roaring part‚ there was lots of entertainment like new dances‚ and new music. All in all this decade was very roaring. Before the 1920’s women were not treated
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Duke Ellington Duke Ellington was one of America’s most prolific composers. He led and played piano for one of the century’s most successful jazz orchestra. Although he excelled in big band jazz arrangements‚ He composed in a variety of forms including large scale abstract instrumental works as well as songs‚ night production numbers‚ and dance tunes. Duke Ellington’s music is known for linking images and sound. He often referred to many of his compositions as “portraits or tone parallels”. Duke
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