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    Bix Beiderbecke

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    BIX BEIDERBECKE The virtuoso Leon Bix Beiderbecke was born in 1903 and died young in 1931. Though his life was short‚ Bix’s legacy was long-live. He was raised in Davenport‚ Iowa‚ by his mother Agatha and father Bismark. He was the youngest of the German middle class family‚ his father owned a lumber & coal company in east davenport while his mother was a pianist. As a boy‚ Bix Beiderbecke had a few piano lessons‚ but he was self-taught on cornet and developed an unorthodox technique by playing

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    Bix vs. Louis

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    Bix Beiderbecke 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

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    could be had. They were the years when organized criminal offence ruled the metropolis ‚ and the police seemed powerless to do anything against it. Classical music music was forgotten while malarky was spread throughout the land‚ and men like Bix Beiderbecke‚ Louis Armstrong ‚ and Numeration Basie became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties‚ and with her bobbed hair and short skirt ‚ she symbolized perhaps more than anyone or anything else‚ America’s intermission with the

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    Jazz: Hot V. Sweet

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    During the 1920’s‚ a new style of jazz became highly popular. Big bands began to dominate the jazz scene. The big band era was split into two different styles: “hot” jazz and “sweet” jazz. Jelly Roll Morton and Paul Whiteman were two bandleaders and composers who were highly recognized and well-known during this musical time period. Jelly Roll Morton was highly influential in the “hot” jazz genre‚ while Paul Whiteman became celebrated for his “sweet” jazz music. Two songs that mark each musician’s

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    Bix 2

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    BLUE BOXES BOX 1- Government/Regulator (5): The government has recently tightened food safety regulations on food manufacturers. These new regulations have caused the frozen food industry to readjust many of its policies and procedures. Adapting to the new regulations costs the industry time and money. BOX 2- Energy Industry (4): The energy industry includes electricity‚ petroleum‚ nuclear‚ and solar to name a few. Increases in energy costs directly affects the profits of the frozen food industry

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    Weet-Bix Market Entry

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    MARKET ENTRY REPORT: SANITARIUM’S WEET-BIX: ENTERING THE INDIAN BREAKFAST CEREAL MARKET Hannah Chappell- 6734251 Daniel Caruso- 9530134 Delwin Lim- 9729313 Jerome Pereira- 6453236 Executive Summary This market entry report is based on the Australian company Sanitarium‚ and how Sanitarium is going to introduce and market their breakfast cereal Weet-Bix to the Indian breakfast cereal market. For Sanitarium to be able to enter the Indian market‚ they will have to conduct research in various

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    Gcse Music Bix Movement

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    HAND-CRANK MUSIC BOX MOVEMENT MUSICMAKER’S KITS‚ INC PO BOX 2117 STILLWATER‚ MN 55082 (651) 439-9120 harpkit.com PARTS LIST Musical Movement 4 Mounting Screws‚ M3 X 20mm Hole Punch 1 Pre-Punched Music Strip (heavy paper) 5 Un-Punched Music Strips (heavy paper) 3 Sample Song Arrangements (plain paper) 4 Rubber Feet‚ with screws ¼" Plywood Platform‚ 3" X 4-1/2" Kit Instructions PREPARING THE BOX _____1) Please check over the parts of this kit to make sure you received everything listed. Test the

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    Bebop Research Paper

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    Over the years jazz music has gone through many musical evolutions throughout its history. At its height in the 20s and through the 40s‚ jazz big bands were one of the most popular forms of musical entertainment in America. After World War II‚ there seem to be a shift within the jazz community as more and more jazz musician broke away from the big band genre. Many of them created smaller more intimate groups that wanted to put more of an emphasis on solo improvisation‚ instrumental virtuosity‚ and

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    Buddy Rich Research Paper

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    It is very rare to find top jazz musician who does not read. However‚ there are some of the best Jazz musicians do not read‚ for example Buddy Rich and Bix Beiderbecke. Although not being able to read music means nothing about the person’s musical ability and ear-trained musicians are still trained musicians‚ but they do face problems. Buddy Rich (1917-1987)‚ was one of the greatest legendary Jazz drummer and band leader. According to his Biography‚ he began to play drums when he was 18 months

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    break at Bar 7** 2:14 A Band (8 bars) 2:27 C Clarinet Solo (4 bars) → Band (4 bars) **Solo break at Bars 1-4 (stop time)** Closing (2 bars) 2:41 Band (2 bars) The “Davenport Blues” is a jazz piece written by Bix Beiderbecke in 1926 during the Jazz Age. Recorded by Bix and his Rhythm Jugglers‚ the “Davenport Blues” is in 32-Bar form and the choruses are structured A B A C form. In between each chorus is a 16-bar verse whose melody does not change upon repeat. The choruses on the other

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