which all but glows against a field of cool, moody blue-green, set down in fervent, agile brush strokes. Indeed, the use of the color blue is so prevalent in the painting that it becomes less a color than force, colonizing and dominating the canvas. This conveys an atmosphere of dramatic melancholia, reflecting Van Gogh’s unstable and unhappy state of mind when he was working on the painting. Refuses to function as merely a backdrop, the blue comes to physically envelop Van Gogh, saturating
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The interaction between Blues and Jazz can be discerned when the origins of both music are scrutinized. The development of one is hidden in the roots of one another and both use similar sound patterns for instance. In this paper the readers will be presented a brief history of Blues & Jazz within the similarities of the two. If we trace back to the history of Blues music, the impact of African-American tradition is seen quite apparently. Blues music evolved from the songs sung by West African
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Green), Drums (J. Jones) and bass (W. Page), which brings in the whole reed section backed by the trombones and their loping punctuation, to a finish that was supposed to have everyone off their feet. One o’clock jump plays simpler standard a 12-bar blues instrumental, then uses more melodic motion and passing tones in the second 12 bars. In the song, there is a typical of Basie’s early riff style. There were at least five different riffs. You know, there was one riff of saxophones used behind the trombone
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The Comparison of Hip-Hop and Rhythm & Blues Cultures People that are not too familiar with today’s musical culture are not aware that there are major differences between musical platforms, even though some may sound similar with each other. For example, rock, punk-rock, and heavy metal can sound similar with each other to some pepople, but to the well trained ear there can be drastic differences! For instance, the way a guitar is tuned, the length of a note that is picked, tone of voice
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Gospel music has been described as spiritual music to help uplift you and overcoming pain and struggles. At the same time, rhythm and blues tells a story of heart ache, finding love and being very emotional. However, both are emotional nonetheless. Despite some differences on the surface, gospel music and R&B are actually lot alike in the sense they constantly reinvent themselves and continue to grow worldwide. Gospel music is very soulful just like R&B and can make you feel good and take you to
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live at the CLUB EBONY nite club. Vendors get their booths set up all kinds of activites are displayed such as gospel music, reggae, and blue and of course country and pop. Its a very interesting festival because for the last 4 years I have worked at the Club Ebony which is B.B.KING CLUB he purchase it from Mary F. Shephed the Queen of the Juke Joint Blues, she has owned the club until 2005 when she had a stroke and her health start failing her she sold the club to B.B.KING, and he donated it
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The Blues: “Music that Reflects Our Ancestors Cry” Mable Osemwegie Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………..3 Congo Square(past and present)……………………………...……………...4 Story of Storyville/ The Chitlin’ Circuit…………………………………….5 Blues Personality Profile……………………………………………………..6 Words of Blues Song…………………………………………………………7 Blues Instruments…………………………………………………………….8 Jazz Personality Profile……………………………………………………..9 Words of Jazz Song…………………………………………………………10 Original
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popular blues singers in the 1940s before becoming a renowned religious leader, radio announcer, and gospel singer. Moore was born in Topeka, Kansas on November 8, 1913. He sang ballads and spirituals as a youngster in his hometown and as a teen, he left with a traveling show called the Port Gibson-based Rabbit Foot Minstrels. When the traveling show ended, he ended up in Clarksdale around 1934. A year or so later he caught a ride to Memphis and launched a new career as a blues shouter
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and red, you can never forget it in your lifetime. Nature has myriad facets. It keeps changing from season to season, from minute to minute. If the sea was a bright blue in the morning, by noon it has become an emerald green hue. The colors of the sky keep changing throughout the day, from pale pink at dawn to a dazzling blue at mid morning and a bright orange by sunset and purple by twilight. Nature reflects our moods. When the sun shines, we feel happy and hopeful. When the skies cloud over
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pin 1 large black wire with orange stripe (assumed ground for the amp) pin 2 white with gray stripe (bus input) pin 3 white with orange stripe (bus input) pin 4 not used pin 5 not used pin 6 green with blue stripe (bus input) pin 7 green with orange stripe (bus input) pin 8 gray with blue stripe (bus input) pin 9 gray with orange stripe (bus input) pin 10 not used pin 11 not used pin 12 not used pin 13 not used pin 14 gray with light green stripe (RH dash speaker +) pin 15 gray with dark
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