Listening Journal #3 Travis Thompson MUS.110.0001 Week #12 Piece: Pierre Lunaire Composer: Schoenburg Time Period: Twentieth Century Classical (1900s) Tempo: Adagietto Meter: ¾ Shoenburg's, “Pierre Lunaire” is extremely slow paced, beats per minute is around 65-109. Due to this constantly changing pace and tone, I believe it is considered to be between adagietto and allegro. The piece has a meter of ¾, because each measure is divided into three beats. Since the tempo and tone
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Unlikely Fusion: Jazz and Heavy Metal The music of jazz has come a long way since the very beginning. Its influence on society and politics is unquestionable, and even more so when it comes to its impact on the musical world. If traced back to its origin, one can see that jazz has developed substantially starting from the early country blues and emerging onward to genres such as Dixieland, swing, bebop, cool, hard bop, and free/avant-garde. And like many musical genres, jazz has continued growing
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BESSIE SMITH 1894 – 1937 Bessie Smith, known as “Empress of the Blues”, was born on April 15 1894 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was one of seven children to a part-time Baptist preacher and his wife. However, by the time Bessie was nine years old both of her parents were dead. Bessie and her brother Andrew were already singing on the streets of Chattanooga for spare change. Bessie’s older brother Clarence had joined a travelling vaudeville1 show as a comedian and dancer and in 1912
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• Big Bands (30’s-40s) o Benny Goodman- Chicago; “King of Jazz” • “Stompin’ at the Savoy”- 1934 • named after the Savoy Ballroom in New York • AABA form- American Form • Short solos • Smooth- no climax • Doesn't destroy the mood consistency of the piece • User friendly→ pop music • Well- strucutred • “Sing, Sing, Sing”- 1937 • most famous piece by benny goodmand and porbably the entire swing era • most recognizable part of the song is Gene Krupa’s drumming, which exists as a motif throughout
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Unlike many other forms of art, music is universal and can be reached by anyone, anywhere. It is recognized as one of the earliest art forms due to the several mentions of music in the Bible. When you ask anyone the question, “What is music?” many of them will reply, “Music is life!”, “Music is the voice of the world!” and I totally agree with them in saying that. In my opinion music is a powerful art form that uses one of the most vital senses to portray a message. Music evolves feeling; it is a
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cool jazz - mood low tranquil, medium tempo. lyrical solos. arrangements. not improv gerry mulligan-bariton sax, chet baker, a little collective improv Dave Brubeck-piano/composer. west coast scene, album TIME OUT. Take five famous song Hard Bop-gospel and blues, simpler harmony than bebop. trumpet, tenor sax, piano, bass. - power ful explosive. horns: hard edged. rhythm section: groovy. IMPROV Art Blakey- most powerful drummer. jazz messengers. schooled young musicians. jazz messngers were
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It’s December ‘Round the World It’s December ‘round the world. It’s December ‘round the world. Ev’ry girl and boy sing a song of joy! It’s December ‘round the world. It’s December ‘round the world. It’s December ‘round the world. Ev’ry girl and boy sing a song of joy! It’s December ‘round the world. Evergreens and candy canes and candles all a glow; Celebrate the holidays as ‘round the world we go! Deh tsem ber ists oom dee velt heh room Deh tsem ber ists oom dee velt heh room
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One of my favorite trumpet players is Miles Davis. Miles Davis, "American jazz musician, a great trumpeter who as a bandleader and composer was one of the major influences on the art from the late 1940s." Miles Davis was, and still is one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. His style and smoothness on the trumpet caught the ears of many people. Miles Davis was born in Alton, Illinois., on May 26, 1926. For most of Miles's life he was raised in East St. Louis in an upper middle class
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Jazz This was a very interesting piece of work by Toni Morrison. I have read other works of Morrison’s and she has a way of writing that can’t be only captured in one point of view or perspective in my opinion. There is always this underlying metaphor or meaning that isn’t recognizable from first glance. In Jazz I feel that there are two things that are the major overtones of the novel. The first is the different affects and types of desires and the other would be the comparisons that can
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Biography Sistah Souljah Lisa Williamson was the name of the baby girl born on March 29, 1964 to a single mother in the Bronx, New York. Growing up Lisa (Sistah Souljah) was always in touch with her creative side. At a young age her and her family relocated to Englewood, New Jersey. There she started buckling down on her studies and putting her brain to work. As she was going through high school she always wrote and strived to be an author. In her own words, she literally came up from
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