The concept of living through a siege during a time of war is a foreign concept to individuals that reside in the western world. In those situations, a split second decision has the ability to determine one’s entire life path, whether they live and prosper or have a special meeting with death itself. In the text The Cellist of Sarajevo, a man named Kenan is a civilian trying to survive during a siege. A way he provides for his family is to travel across the city to the brewery to retrieve fresh water. In the process of doing so he lives through some traumatic events. In the novel, The Cellist of Sarajevo, Canadian author Steven Galloway develops the idea that when an individual with a family is forced to come face to face with compelling circumstances then their capacity for self-sacrifice increases to ensure that their family survives no matter the cost.…
1. Describe some of the influence of Latin music in the US in the early part of the twentieth century.…
Charlie Parker is with no question one of the most influential and important jazz players of the 1940’s. This man had such a talent and passion for playing the saxophone, more specifically the Alto Saxophone. Charlie’s Jazz era was during the Bee-bop phase of jazz. Bee-bop jazz differed from the other types because it used scales instead of chords, had small combos, and was built on rephrases of popular songs. Charlie Parker really helped influence and guide the way for other jazz musicians during the time of bee-bop and will be remembered forever from what his talent brought to the table of Jazz music.…
The end of World War two started the conformity and a conservative mindset in the American people. The majority of young people's goals in life were to marry, move to suburbs, and be financially successful. The beat generation had a different idea, they were a young group of men who were against the "American dream" that the rest of society so strongly desired. These men were Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Neal Cassidy. They were a group of "struggling writers, students, hustlers, and drug addicts" (Foster 11) better known as the "beats”, and they were the founding fathers of the beat generation.…
by DukeEllington. The song can be found in Section 1: Basic Musical Concepts, "FolkMusic, Art Music, and All That Jazz."As a referential listener, two things come to mind as I listen to this easy go jazz song by Duke. The first, I remember the first time really hearing jazz musicwas when I was at a dinner banquet for my great grandmother. Since then, Ihave always associated Jazz with a fine dining background music or elevatormusic at a nice hotel or business. The second, is a reference to Duke Ellingtonhimself. I had to a little project on Ellington for Black History month as a gradeschooler. So I am fairly familiar with his music and his life. In respect to my firstcorrelation,…
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 received his first piano lesson at the age of seven, and he wrote his first composition, "Soda Fountain Rag," when he was fourteen. His interest in music was ignited in high school by the virtuoso techniques and sound of ragtime. By the time he turned the age of seventeen he was a professional pianist and had earned the nickname “Duke”. He formed a band called the “Duke's Serenaders” in his hometown of Washington, DC after he graduated from high school, an earned a reputation as an up-and-coming young musician in the new style of music called "jazz."…
Edward Kennedy Ellington was born April 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C. Ellington's parents James and Daisy actively supported his educational development. Duke had his first piano lesson at the age of seven or eight; this did not fancy him too much. At this time he was interested in baseball, which brought his first job as a peanut salesman at the Washington Senator's games. This helped Duke overcome stage fright, which was of use for the future to come. With his piano lessons fading in the past, he showed interest in the art. As a result he attended Armstrong Manual Training School to study commercial art instead of attending and academics-oriented school. As time went by Duke began to listen and seek out pianists in Washington,…
Who said this, “The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.”? It was Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington was the godfather of jazz.…
The Harlem Renaissance(Negro Movement) was during 1919-1929 in Harlem, New York. It was a time when African-Americans where able to express themselves through the arts. African-Americans fled from the south to the north because of unfair treatment. This “culture explosion” let African-Americans share their culture through music, literature, and art. A key figure during this time period is Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington was born April 29, 1899, in Washington, D.C. He was a famous jazz composer that played an important role in jazz history. He composed many songs on stage and performed at many night clubs. During the Harlem Renaissance African expressed themselves for the first time and Ellington helped in the music area. “Ellington created a blend of melodies, rhythms, and subtle sonic movements it was a complex yet accessible jazz.” As Ellington was conveying his own culture he was putting his own twist on the music.” Ellington became famous in the 1940s for the songs Concerto for Cootie “ , “ Cotton Tail” , and “Ko-Ko”. He also toured Europe twice in the 1930s.” Duke Ellington was part of the Harlem Renaissance because he was a jazz composer and he became famous for his wonderful music he created. He showed others his customs and culture through music. He wasn’t the only one their were many other jazz players during the Harlem Renaissance that wanted to express themselves.…
Considered one of the best jazz writers ever, Duke Ellington had a huge effect on the prevalent music of the late twentieth century. Among his more than two thousand melodies are such hits as "In A Nostalgic Mind-set," "Refined Woman," "I Got It Awful And That Ain't Great," and "I'm Starting To See The Light." For nearly fifty years, he visited the world as a band pioneer and piano player. Today his recordings stay among the most prevalent jazz of the enormous band period.…
Louis Armstrong, an influential figure in the Jazz world, once said, “If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” Over time, jazz has kept its essential elements and original style, even as new styles have developed. Jazz, in its most basic form, is defined as “music that includes qualities such as swing, improvising, group interaction, developing an 'individual voice', and being open to different musical possibilities,” by Travis Jackson, a Professor of American Music. Improvisation, being the key element in every type of jazz, must be present for a piece to be considered jazz music. This element turns jazz musicians into composers and is essential to jazz styles of music. Another thing unique to jazz is its approach to rhythm. The…
Blues is the root of modern pop music. Blues is after the civil war, by American black Africans in poor underlying life creates music. In the process of development, as the change of black life circumstances and the thought emotion, it has experienced the change of different style. Its on the development of contemporary pop music in the world is produced an indelible effect. In this paper, the development course of Blues, to explore the impact of its pop music to the world.…
I am doing my end of the semester paper on Jazz music. Jazz was created in the twentieth century and was said that it was, “created to bring people together.” Jazz was also known in many cities around the time of the jazz age, but the city that was known as the birthplace of jazz was New Orleans. There are many important names that people still know today from the jazz ages. One important name during the jazz age was Louis Armstrong is known for many Jazz songs like “What a Wonderful World”, “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “Go down Moses.” Another name was Billie Holiday and she was known for “God Bless the Child” and “Billie’s Blues.” The other name was Duke Ellington, who have many recordings like “Take the A Train”, “Black and Tan Fantasy”,…
Duke Ellington, named Edward Kennedy Ellington at birth, was born on April 29, 1899, in Washington D.C. to James Edward Ellington and Daisy Kennedy Ellington. Both of Ellington’s parents were talented, musical individuals. Edward Kennedy was later nicknamed Duke by his childhood friend, Edgar McEntire and this name has stuck with him throughout his life and career. Duke Ellington was one of Jazz and Big Band’s most influential icons. He was known for famous recordings such as “Sophisticated Lady”, "Take the A Train," "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got that Swing," and "Satin Doll,"…
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