Most modern musicians take sheet music for granted. Sheet music abounds in printed form and can even be downloaded from the Internet. It's a far cry from the days of oral tradition. Centuries ago, there were few ways to pass on music other than to "hum a few bars" until the listener caught on. The available manuscripts had to be painstakingly marked out by a transcriptionist and were limited in number. In fact, while many songs were known on a wide scale, they were likely spread about by travelling
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piano in a virtuosic manner with his left hand playing bass-chord pattern while his right hand would play difficult but free flowing lines and scales. Also in the stride piano there was still the swing feel to the music making it different from the ragtime, which is a straight eight beat music. James was an important figure in jazz piano history because he helped developed the style of performing the piano in jazz. Thelonius Monk is a performer and a composer during
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Wynton Marsalis: Skain’s Domain Leslie Gourse writes about a great composer, artist, Jazz music enthusiast, and co-founder of the Jazz at Lincoln Center. Revealing his private side with the help of family, friends, and musical associates. Wynton Marsalis is described by Gourse as an individual who craves a place for Jazz within the classical music establishment. He was born and raised in New Orleans to a musical family. Gourse takes you through his journey through the big move to New York City and
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Armstrong back, so she made him cut ties and join the Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra which was the top African-American dance band in New York City at that time. Armstrong joined them in 1924 and made his presence with solos that had the concept of swing music. He had a good influence on Henderson who began to include Armstrong’s swinging into their arrangements. Armstrong’s southern background didn’t go well with the more urban Northern mentality. Henderson’s and other musicians gave him a hard time over
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character-driven and playful atmosphere” (La Jolla Music Society). This would have to be the most salient feature of the performance, as it helped to kept me on my toes at all times with its very frequent changes in pitch, tone, and theme. The applause at the end of the piece was enormous, for a good
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My percussion instrument that I created with recycled materials was a xylophone. This instrument makes sound by tapping it with a metal spoon or anything with metal such as a fork, screwdriver and etc. In addition, the materials I used to make the xylophone was an egg carton, series of wrenches, and a metal spoon, due to each material having an important attribute to my instrument. For instance, the egg carton helps eliminate echoes of the sound created. Also, it has a small contribution for the
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Table Of Content -The theorist, the theory and the contexts -Practical explorations and developments of the solo theatre piece -Evaluation of the solo theatre piece and my personal reflections -Works Cited/ Bibliography The theorist, The theory, and The Contexts For the Solo
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Musical Themes in the Original Star Wars Trilogy The music in the Star Wars series is one of the most widely known themes in cinematic history. The scores enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scenes. The composer for the Star Wars films, John Williams, has many different themes that are carried on throughout the series. The themes give the viewer hints as to what the approaching scene entails. A main theme is the Rebel Fanfare. It first appears in Episode IV during
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secret that music is an international art. Not only tapping into the creative imagination of the people who listen but inspiring people to speak without using words. According to greek philosopher Plato (427 B.C), “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and everything”. Moreover, in today’s society music has taken a left turn into a highway of misconceptions. Students that desire to pursue music as a career often
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The Las Vegas shooting was the most deadly mass shootings in America history. Many people were wounded and many people died. We have seen many mass shootings in our country but we have never seen this much devastation on a night that should have been perfectly normal. People were giving a valuable effort to help one another during the attack but it was too chaotic for most people to focus. There were a few people that stood out but one individual hero in my eyes stood out the most. This person fits
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