Music and the Sixties The 1960s was a time of transformation in cultural standards, fashion, and society attitudes. This decade of change was particularly apparent in the radical shifts in this era’s music. The music of the sixties had very distinct sounds, portrayal of events and attitudes. Social movements and political events influenced the culture through music. There were also several genres and artists that contributed to the influence of culture. During the 1960s, the music played a major
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The African American musician I choose to write my paper on is André Lauren Benjamin known as Andre 3000. Andre 3000 was born May 27, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia. Most people don’t realize that he not just a rapper he is also a producer, songwriter, singer, and an actor. Andre can play the guitar, bass guitar, keyboard and saxophone. An interesting fact about Andre 3000 music career was that “Hey Ya” wasn’t the first group song to be award gold from him as most people believe. The song “Players Ball”
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Scott Joplin: Pianist, Songwriter (1868-1917) Scott Joplin, known for “The Maple Leaf Rag” and “The Entertainer”, has influenced jazz music with his rags. Being one of the initial composers of a rag he was considered the “King of Ragtime” in the early 20th century. Before becoming a traveling musician as a teenager, Joplin became involved in the piano as a child. He was the most interested in ragtime and composed pieces that are now the biggest-selling ragtime songs. Joplin’s familial was very
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On August 22 of 1862 in a suburb known as Saint-Germain-en-Laye, located in the western part of France’s north-central region, a child was born that would become the infamous French composer Claude Debussy. From the young age of nine, Debussy demonstrated his prodigious abilities on the piano and showed he had the capacity to develop into one of the most influential figures in the Romantic Era. However, he constantly faced a countless amount of overwhelming struggles and obstacles that were undeniably
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idealism while searching for the perfect hook. A regular on the Criss Cross catalog, he released more than a dozen records as a leader. In addition to studio recordings with Dave Holland, Michael Brecker, and Mingus Big Band, he also stepped out of the jazz sphere by working with Eric Clapton and Elvis Costello. For his latest all-original session, Moments Captured, he secures bassist Matt Brewer and drummer Eric Harland, who wove the solid foundation on the previous Balance 38-58, and enlists the adventurous
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Black music is a very important step for American music, the early American music such as Jazz and blues are based on original African American music. African American music is a kind of music that is based on slavery and the suffering the African American took during the slavery time. They put their thoughts and their hope in those slavery songs. Two hundred years later, it becomes hip-hop music. Hip-hop music is now hip-hop music has become a major feature of the United States. You can
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everywhere at that time in New York City. The influences of jazz on the beat generation is prevalent as you can see it in their writings especially the poetry as it doesn’t seem as influenced by European style poetry as much as it is jazz as you see by looking at the meter, rhythm, and verse length, the poetry of the beat generation seems to share more with jazz than European poetry. That isn’t to say that they relied solely based off of jazz, but it was a great influence on them along with romanticism
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there right now he is number 12. Jon Schmidt needed a piano for the concert he was doing
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In today’s society, music dominates many aspects of our life. The situation was no different in the 1860s during the American Civil War. General Robert E. Lee stated, “I don’t believe we can have an army without music.” Of course, behind every instrument is a pair of hands, and behind every song, a multitude of talented musicians. Opportunity greatly increased for musicians with the break out of the war. While the “little drummer boy” image was popular, the age of musicians ranged from 16 to 65
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Biloxi Blues was written by Neil Simon as a semi-autobiographical play. The play demonstrates the conflict between Sergeant Toomey and Private Epstein through the eyes of another soldier called Eugene Jerome. The play is the second sequel in the Eugene Trilogy. Biloxi Blues the play premiered on 8th December 1984. Sergeant Toomey’s character in the play was played by Bill Sadler. Biloxi Blues the movie premiered on 25th March 1988. Sergeant Toomey’s character was played by Christopher Walken.
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