After listening to all sixteen musical pieces‚ and from the three big band selections we have to choose from‚ I want to say that my favorite one is “Sing‚ Sing‚ Sing” by Benny Goodman. One of the reasons could be because I had hear this musical piece before‚ maybe in movies‚ commercial‚ or cartoons‚ but also for its rhythm‚ fast tempo and fast beat. This type of music was famous during the swing music area‚ not that I remember it‚ but it is depicted on almost all movie scenes of that era. Some
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The Jazz music of the Big Band Era was the pinnacle of more than thirty years of melodic advancement. Jazz was so creative and diverse that it could truly clear the world‚ changing the melodic styles of about each nation. Enormous band Jazz that makes the feet tap and the heart race with fervor that it is perceived with almost every kind of music. The melodic and social upset that achieved Jazz was an immediate consequence of African-Americans seeking after vocations in expressions of the human experience
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Thelonious Monk‚ an illustrious jazz pianist who incidentally grew up in Manhattan‚ once articulated the idea that “Sometimes it’s to your advantage for people to think you’re crazy.” I wholeheartedly agree with Monk‚ and not only because he’s one of my favorite musicians‚ but because I understand the need for a certain degree of mad passion in your life. It is this mad passion that pushed me to apply for Fordham‚ and pushes me to achieve “the more” principle that is so intrinsic to this school’s
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The “Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin‚ is one of the most famous ragtime music known in modern times. The song is reminiscent of the last time I went to Disneyland‚ and is played commonly there by the pianists employed there having shows‚ which brings back good memories‚ therefore‚ making me biassed to say that it makes me feel happy and excited. Like ragtime is is known today‚ the tune is all solo piano‚ no vocals. The tune is upbeat and fast‚ and you can hear a lot of moving up and down the scale
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Billie Holiday is one of the greatest jazz singers of her time. Although her legacy shines bright‚ her life was often plagued by the adversity of drugs‚ men‚ and alcohol. Critics do not give enough credit to the struggle of Billie Holiday‚ whose highs and lows were commonly expressed through her strong vocals and combination of blues‚ jazz‚ and swing. She‚ unlike any other artist‚ came from nothing in Baltimore and found different avenues to rise through jazz history. Similar to her immediate family
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Smooth Jazz is a genre of music. As you can tell by its name‚ the music is quite smooth‚ cool. You can also tell that it doesn’t really use swingy rhythms. Some people call it Cool Jazz and it can also be called Contemporary Jazz‚ they’re all the same thing. Smooth Jazz started in 1985. It lost its popularity in 2008. People changed their tastes in music. They got more interested into more new and modern music. Smooth Jazz is like a combination of jazz and smooth R&B. In Smooth Jazz‚ the piano
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In the Robert Glidden article Response to Bennett Reimer’s “Why do Humans Value Music?” Glidden provided a reflective and insightful additions to the value music. The six additional topics aimed to reinforce and add to the reasons humans’ value music. Three particular reflections stood out the most‚ “music expresses out most intense emotions”‚ “outlet for creativity” and the “communal value.” For example‚ playing my tuba allows me to express many different emotions. In fact‚ music often fills
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Highlife is a kind of music that originated in Ghana in the early twentieth century. It is actually melodies and soulful singing. The incorporation of traditional Ghanaian rhythms highlights the basics of highlife music i.e. the balance between traditional and modern styles. The term highlife is actually a general term which refers to a couple of different styles which include Burgher highlife‚ disco highlife‚ and gospel highlife. Among the most popular highlife musicians are Alex Konadu‚ K. Gyasi
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What was the impact of the Jazz Age? The Jazz Age showcased the talents of African American artists and influenced new genres in the future such as modal jazz‚ hard bop‚ rhythm and blues‚ gospel‚ and many more. The Jazz Age also impacted the literary world through jazz poetry‚ a type of poetry that imitates jazz-like rhythms and improvisation. Jazz led to dance crazes such as the Charleston‚ a dance named after the South Carolina town of Charleston. Young people danced dances such as the Charleston
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The McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans was created in 1922. The team member‚ Jim Lanigan‚ Jimmy McPartland‚ Dick McPartland‚ Bud Freeman and Frank Teschemacher‚ were all the students from Austin High School. They always got together at a place named the Spoon and Straw to listen to their favorite jazz. One afternoon‚ they heard a new batch of music played by The New Orleans Rhythm Kings. They felt excited and played this kind of music five hours at the Spoon and Straw. They formed their band and named it
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