many big band members were drafted or volunteered to join the war effort. Big bands lost some of their great members‚ and thus big bands came to an end. Swing music‚ which was very popular during the war‚ died out at the end of the war. This happened because swing music was a reminder of the war and many people who were sad about the war tuned out swing or turned it off. Transportation was difficult During World War 2‚ automobile fuel was rationed and made it hard for many traveling big bands to tour
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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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Weston Miller Miller1 Mr. S. Torok CHC2D1 Friday‚ April 19‚ 2013 Swing Kids The 1993 drama “Swing Kids” starring Robert Sean Leonard and Christian Bale is overall a very good movie. The film is set in Nazi ruled Germany in the year 1939 and tells the incredible story of three boys and their love and fight for swing music. Swing Kids is a remarkable display of directing and acting talent. Thomas Carter’s eye for camera technique lends the feeling of actually being alongside the
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Notion of the Mood Mood is a grammatical category of the verb expressing modality‚ i.e. the relation of the action denoted by the predicate to reality from the speaker’s point of view. In Modern English‚ as in Russian‚ there are three moods: the Indicative Mood (изъявительное)‚ the Imperative Mood (повелительное) and the Subjunctive Mood (сослагательное). The meanings of the moods in English and in Russian coincide‚ whereas their forms and usage (especially of the subjunctive mood) differ. Non-finite
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Swing music is a faster form of jazz music widely popular in this era. Swing was very easy to dance to‚ as very evident in this movie. Many swing dances were structured and designed for two people to dance. This fast music definitely inspired some actions taken by the swing kids. First of all‚ the music itself was obviously adorned by these kids. This meant that they also loved the people
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MOOD DISORDERS A 32-year old female Janice Butterfield‚ who came in at the insistence of her husband Jed Butterfield for a consultation concerning her suicidal attempt due to dysthymia. American Heritage Dictionary defines that dysthymia is a chronic disturbance of mood lasting at least two years in adults or one year in children‚ characterized by recurrent periods of mild depression and such symptoms. Although the symptoms of dysthymia may be less intense than those of depression‚ dysthymia
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Mood Disorders Mood disorders are quite interesting; especially if you’re realizing that you have many of the symptoms. With mood disorders one experiences long periods of depression or elation‚ that causes ones everyday activities to be disrupted. The main mood disorders are major depression‚ and bipolar disorder. Another type of mood disorder is called seasonal affective disorder. This is caused by the lack of sunlight that people with the disorder receive in usually the winter months. Apparently
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Contents Introduction 1. The Category of Mood 2. The Indicative Mood 3. The Subjunctive Mood 4. The Imperative Mood Conclusion Bibliography Introduction The theme of my course paper sounds as following: «Category of Mood». Before beginning of investigation in our theme‚ I would like to say some words dealt with the theme of my course paper. Mood is the grammatical category of the verb reflecting the relation of the action denoted by the verb to reality from the speaker ’s point
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harmfully affect them. Building up stress from all these disappointments can lead to mental illnesses such as mood disorders. When changes in mood and behavior affect a person so greatly‚ they can have a mood disorder. Common types of mental illnesses include major depression and bi-polar disorder. Mood disorders‚ also known as affective disorders‚ can be defined as a disturbance of mood that is not caused by a organic abnormality. This disorder also includes the appearance of an excessive "maniac"
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IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE Set in front of the conservative backdrop of 1960’s Hong Kong‚ Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love tells the intimate tale of two people who‚ by fate‚ seem to land themselves in each other’s company due to the common bond of the absence of their spouses. The plot of the film is by no means anything original‚ but it is deeply accentuated by the style in which the film is shot. With unconventional camera angles‚ an inconsistent musical score‚ and deep‚ luscious colors‚ In the
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