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Duke Ellington Was Born Ellington Was Born Music
872 wordsDuke Ellington was born Edward Kennedy Ellington on April 28, 1899 in Washington, D. C. to Daisy and James Ellington. They served as the ideal role models for young Duke and taught him everything from table manners to the power of music. He was eight when he got his first piano lessons. By the age of fourteen, he was sneaking into Frank Holliday's poolroom. He learned from his experiences in the poolroom how to appreciate the value of mixing with a wide rage of people. He attended the Armstrong ...
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The Similarities Between Classical Music And Ellington Jazz
1,198 wordsOne of the greatest tragedies in the 20 th century can be seen in the debasing of the Jazz genre as a unworthy equal to its predecessor, European Classical music. This can be seen in various statements about Jazz, such as Boris Gibalin commit, The Jazz Mania has taken on the character of a lingering illness and must be cured by means of forceful intervention. 1 This conflict can be traced through out the history of Jazz, as Classical composers have relatively disregarded this new type of music. ...
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The Similarities Between Classical Music And Ellington Jazz
1,217 words... have to be used to describe this, the Jazz age. Since I think Jazz is serious thing, I must be serious in my choice of song titles. 9 Thus one can see the purpose of Ellington's music is to describe the era in which he lives in, very similar to the Classical era composers and the Romantic era composers. In response to the enjoyably of Ellington's music, I admit that Ellington's music has melody in which patrons danced to, but the dance-ability of the music is not inherent but rather an inter...
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Duke Ellington An American Legacy
1,872 wordsWhere would music be had it not been for the men that stepped before him. The Motzarts and Beethoven's, who wrote the music that today is known as the classics. These men were naturals in their own right, but these people wrote their music in the 17 th and 18 th century. Many people don't realize all of the changes that music had to go through between that period of music and the present day. One such musician stands alone at the top as one of the movers and innovators of the 20 th century. He i...
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Duke Ellington Jazz Music
681 wordsWhat is Jazz? According to the dictionary, jazz is defined as, ? A kind of syncopated, highly rhythmic music originated by Southern blacks in the late 19 th century? (? Jazz? 232). But, everyone should at least agree that jazz is the mother of all music, and is referred to as the only art form originating in the United States (? History 101? 2). America was home to immigrants from all over Europe and beyond who wished to build a new life, or just needed to escape from the old. These people, ofte...
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Duke Ellington Grove Dictionary
1,864 wordsDuke Ellington: An American Legacy Where would music be had it not been for the men that stepped before him. The Motzarts and Beethoven's, who wrote the music that today is known as the classics. These men were naturals in their own right, but these people wrote their music in the 17 th and 18 th century. Many people dont realize all of the changes that music had to go through between that period of music and the present day. One such musician stands alone at the top as one of the movers and inn...
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Wanted To Find Duke Ellington
1,035 wordsDuke Ellington In a time when music was going through a transformation from a ragtime style to a jazz-blues fusion, Duke Ellington was there to add his own style. There may have been many more decorated composers and musicians, but Duke Ellington revolutionized the way music was written, and in the eyes of many, has earned the title of being the great American Composer. (Williams, 51) Brought up in a modest environment, Ellington never finished high school but instead went on the road to begin h...
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Duke Ellington Piano Lessons
809 wordsDuke Ellington By the time of his passing, he was considered amongst the worlds greatest composers and musicians. The French government honored him with their highest award, the Legion of Honor, while the government of the United States bestowed upon him the highest civil honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He played for the royalty and for the common people and by the end of his fifty-year career, he had played over 20, 000 performances worldwide. He was the Duke, Duke Ellington Edward Ke...
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20 Th Century Duke Ellington
1,678 wordsDuke Duke Ellington Duke Ellington Duke Ellington's pre-eminence in jazz is not only because of the very high aesthetic standard of his output and not simply due to his remarkable abilities as a pianist, composer and bandleader, but also to the fact that he has extended the boundaries of jazz more than any other musician, without abandoning the true essence of the music. Perhaps no other American musician left such a massive and challenging legacy in composition and performance. Edward Kennedy D...
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Style Of Music One Of The Most Famous
1,513 wordsThe Harlem Renaissance was an era full of life, excitement, and activity. The world in all aspects was in gradual recovery from the depression. The world of music was expanding, sharing it s enthusiasm throughout the world. The evolution of jazz aroused the curiosity of the nation. As Blacks received their freedom, they were able to express themselves as talented individuals. Certain blacks contributed immensely to the era of jazz, for example, Duke Ellington. Ellington entered a brand-new, exci...
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Duke Ellington Jazz Musician
1,717 wordsThe Life of a Pioneer One of the greatest jazz composers that has ever lived is, arguably, Duke Ellington. Born Edward Kennedy Ellington in Washington D. C. in 1899. By the age of 17 was playing professionally. In 1923 he moved to New York City where he started recruiting people for his orchestra. He started off with an average jazz band of ten people but through the thirties and forties that number greatly expanded. He started playing in small nightclubs, theaters, and on the radio. His biggest...
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1920 And 1930 Harlem Renaissance
1,324 wordsDuke Ellington and the Harlem Renaissance: The term Harlem Renaissance refers to an artistic, cultural, and social time of writing about race and the African Americans place in American life during the early 1920 s and 1930 s. It is hard to put a specific time and date in terms of social criticism, protest and political advancements, because of the fact that it took a long time for it all to develop. Overall, the Harlem Renaissance was a time of African Americans expressing talent and ideas, and...
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19 Th Century Types Of Music
2,786 wordsJazz When it comes to music, most people dont say they like it. People say they like heavy metal, pop, rhythm and blues, or any other type of music, since they have their own preference to what type of music they like, not just enjoying the broad area of music. One of those types of music which many enjoy is jazz. Actually right now jazz is really big and popular in Europe, andis rising in its popularity in the USA through its many forms. Jazz does have many forms, so many that some people would...
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First African American African American Women
1,468 wordsHeather Lena Horne Lena Horne Heather Donahue March 23, 2000 Humanities 15 Tues. &# 038; Thurs. 9: 30 11 a. m Page 1 Lena Horne Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents were Teddy and Edna Cotton Horne. After her father left her at the age of two in order to pursue his gambling career; her mother leaving soon after that to pursue her acting career; she went to live with her grandparents. Through her grandparents influence she became involved with organizations like...
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First African American African American Women
1,463 wordsHorne Lena Lena Horne Lena Horne Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents were Teddy and Edna Cotton Horne. After her father left her at the age of two in order to pursue his gambling career; her mother leaving soon after that to pursue her acting career; she went to live with her grandparents. Through her grandparents influence she became involved with organizations like the NAACP, at an early age. In 1924 she went back to live with her mother, traveling and being...
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First African American Duke Ellington
1,507 wordsLena Lena Horne Page 1 Lena Horne Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents were Teddy and Edna Cotton Horne. After her father left her at the age of two in order to pursue his gambling career; her mother leaving soon after that to pursue her acting career; she went to live with her grandparents. Through her grandparents influence she became involved with organizations like the NAACP, at an early age. In 1924 she went back to live with her mother, traveling and bein...
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Millions Of People Duke Ellington
1,742 wordsA Portrait of Duke Ellington By Tracy Frech Duke Ellington is considered to be one of the greatest figures in the history of American music. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington was born in Washington D. C. on April 29, 1899. His parents were James Edward and Daisy Kennedy Ellington. They raised Duke as an only child, until his sister, Ruth, was born when Duke was sixteen years old. Duke, even as a teenager, had a great talent for music. In the beginning of his musical life, Duke began to take a promis...
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20 Th Century Duke Ellington
3,213 wordsIn this research paper I will explore the origins and attempt to construct a loose temporal graph of the musical phenomenon known commonly as swing jazz. From its roots and derivative styles, I hope to prove that the assimilation of the black or Afro-American jazz music into the mainstream white culture of the early 20 th century was the cause of the sharp rise in the popularity of swing jazz. This boom of good will towards what could have only been known as black or Negro music was in itself a ...
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