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    Jazz music – and the musicians – played a pivotal role in World War II. During the war there were a lot of patriotic songs, as well as songs about military life, humor, and religion written in the Jazz genre. There were also numerous artists that went overseas to perform. One of these artists was Glen Miller, who raised soldier’s morale by modernizing the army band. Jazz was also used as a type of weapon in the war. During the war there were a lot of patriotic songs, as well as songs about military

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    Black Music in Toni Morrison's Jazz Essay

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    writing of Jazz, Morrison takes on new tasks and new risks. Jazz, for example, doesn’t fit the classic novel format in terms of design, sentence structure, or narration. Just like the music this novel is named after, the work is improvisational.” -www.enotes.com/jazz/ “As rich in themes and poetic images as her Pulitzer Prize- winning Beloved…. Morrison conjures up hand of slavery on Harlem’s jazz generation. The more you listen, the more you crave to hear.”-Glamour Toni Morrison’s Jazz is an

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    of the influential shapers of Jazz music. Armstrong had an ability to master both the instrumental and vocal aspects of older Jazz, and hence revolutionized contemporary jazz. Armstrong’s ability changed his position in the band. He quickly became the centerpiece of a performance, while other performers became more of a background due to his incomparable talent in both vocals and the cornet. This helped emphasize his unique style of performance of contemporary jazz. Armstrong’s style was considered

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    JAZZ MUSIC IN THE 1920S Poetry, like Jazz is one of those dazzling diamonds of a creative industry that help human beings make sense out of the comedies and tragedies that contextualize our lives. The 10920s had many names like “The Roaring 20s” and “the Jazz Age”. It was called the roaring 20s because it was a good time for fun times, new inventions and big money. It was also called the Jazz Age because jazz music and danced emerged. It was a cultural movement

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    Period 2B – History Jazz Music in America during the 1900s Jazz music was one of the biggest trends in the 1920s and it wasn’t just a fad. The radio and phonograph had entered American homes in the 20s, this influenced the growth of one of the biggest American musical movements to date, jazz music. Jazz in America got its start in the 1920s, but it has influenced many different types of music genres and subgenres including the ones we listen to currently. Foundation of Jazz The radio and phonograph

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    controversy concerning jazz and classical music. When you listen to them both they can sound completely different, but there are ways in which the two styles of music are similar. Jazz music is American music developed from ragtime and blues. It is characterized by syncopated rhythms, deliberate distortions of pitch, and multiple levels of improvisation. When you play jazz it’s not just reading the notes on a page and trying to make chords and harmonies with a band. Jazz is something you have to

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    Elective Music Assessment Task 1- JAZZ DUE DATE: 7th-11th of March 2016 (submitted in class in WEEK 6)
 NAME: CARL BLANDO CLASS: YEAR 10 A1 TEACHER: MR. WEAVER ELECTIVE MUSIC ASSESSMENT TASK 1 1 PART 'A '- JAZZ MUSICOLOGY RESEARCH TASK There are different types of music. Pop, Contemporary, HipHop, Classical and Jazz, just to name a few. This comparative essay will focus on Jazz and its subtypes. Jazz music originated from the Black Americans in the beginning of the 20th century. It is

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    started this course on American popular music, I was not sure what to expect. As the course went on, I became surprised by how much I have learned. This class has helped me explore many genres and learn how to analyze songs. My favorite genre that was explored during this course is jazz. While understanding the roots of jazz, towards the end of the course, I observed how I listened to music differently. Jazz has always been one of my favorite genres. Jazz feels very expressive and allows the musician

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    American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was born on September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina. From the documentary “The World According to John Coltrane”, we learned that John Coltrane had a huge influence on jazz music as he was always willing to learn and gain experiences. Despite he spent most of his career playing with the ‘rhythm and blues’ and jazz artists, Coltrane still had the vision that he could improve his musical skills. As John Coltrane has relentless curiosity towards music, he spent

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    1924 was booming with Jazz music. The most famous jazz artists were good ole Louis Armstrong, Al Jolson, and the incredible Bix Beiderbecke. Jazz was becoming increasingly popular in New Orleans, Kansas City, Chicago and New York City. It was the "rhythmic beat of our everyday lives," according to people back then. While jazz was pouring out of every window, it was used for entertaining at cocktail parties. At the same time, party foods such as lady fingers and finger sandwiches were created to

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