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  • Younger Brother Middle Class
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    Throughout the novel Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow there were major cultural and social changes. The cultural changes were from the creations of unions to the moving picture industry to the creation of a middle class. The development of unions was moving the lower class of society up into an undeveloped middle class and moving some of the rich down to this new middle class. Some of the social changes ranged from changes in women's sexual preferences to the revolution of black rights. The two charact...
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  • Slow Motion Takes Place
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    The play Ragtime is set in New York in 1906. This musical is very intriguing because the story of the characters in quite emotional. The actions that take place in this play are very embellished. In order to portray some of the dramatic scenes of the play, the actors must use exaggeration during their songs and actions. This helps the audience to imagine what the characters are feeling. The props that are used by the characters are intricate and allow the audience to understand exactly where the...
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  • Rite Of Spring Neo Classicism
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    Stravinsky's relations with his various publishers would make a fitting subject for a long-running TV soap opera, complete with courtroom dramas, emotional farewells, some embarrassing contractual wrangles, and of course background music based on the Ronde des princesses in The Firebird. The association with Chester Music would certainly provide some of the best episodes. Stravinsky landed in Chester's lap after the First World War, a conflict which, among other things, played havoc with interna...
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  • Music Ethnography Of Jazz Culture In Charlottesville Virginia
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    ... has always represented a social party, and it still is today, although it has become slightly more of an elite club. But, between the atmosphere around the musicians and the audience, they all understand themselves, the music and the community (David Ake). Furthermore the listeners understand whats going on in their communities and they each fit in. As the band starts to play Jeff Decker the saxophone player leads the group of with the main melody and they begin to jam. Most of the forms of ...
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  • The Similarities Between Classical Music And Ellington Jazz
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    ... 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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  • Racism In American Literature
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    Racism in American Literature and Modern Life I believe that racism will always exist in the society, for it is humans nature, that a person who is not like us is viewed with suspicion or even hostility. Some suppose, that racism is inherent in people as much as xenophobia is peculiar to them. But xenophobia is spontaneous and sporadic, and racism implies some connected complex of views. The history of racism goes back to the era of great geographical discoveries. There may be even named the exa...
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  • J P Morgan E L Doctorow
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    Muckraking in the Novel by E. L. Doctorow Ragtime The novel Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow addresses the themes of power of some people over another. The novel war written in 1970 s and addresses the events of the beginning of the twentieth century, but some of the topic arisen by the author remain relevant until today. One of the key themes in the novel Ragtime is power abuse and exploration its origins. E. L. Doctorow exposes people who use their power and back up ethnic and social antagonism in th...
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  • Avant Garde Big Band
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    Breakthroughs in American Jazz The backdrop was New Orleans in the late 19 th century, a growing port city with a diverse population of African Americans, whites, displaced French settlers, and immigrants from the West Indies and South America. This hodgepodge of cultures mixed European influenced popular music, such as ragtime, with tradition African music creating the hybrid musical style known as jazz. Jazz, bold and beautiful, in its purest sense demands high instrumentation mastery, creativ...
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  • Magnetic Rag Scott Ragtime
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    CHOW, BENJAMIN F EXTRA CREDIT In the late 1890? s; a craze for a new kind of music called ragtime swept the country off it? s feet. Instant popularity of ragtime increased before the turn of the century. By 1910, the? ragtime? mania reached its peak in all elements of music: popular dance, theater, and movie music. Scott Joplin was a young black man that mastered and polish this subtle art. Born in Texarkana, Texas on November 29, 1868, Scott became fascinated with the piano at an early age and ...
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  • Duke Ellington Jazz Music
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    What 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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  • Father And Mother Mother And Father
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    Sex in Ragtime Throughout the novel, there are instances of both violent and more refined sexual references. While an obvious reason for these is the titillating effects of them, there are deeper, more relevant reasons for them. There are three main groups within which the sexual activity takes place: Father and Mother, Younger Brother and Evelyn Nesbit, and Harry Houdini and Harry K. Thaw. Some are more obvious and explicit than others, but they all have great purpose. The sexual activity betwe...
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  • Louis Armstrong Cool Jazz
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    The History Of Jazz The first jazz was played in the early 20 th century. The work chants and folk music of black Americans are among the sources of jazz, which reflects the rhythms and expressions of West African song. Ragtime, an Afro-American music that first appeared in the 1890 s, was composed for the piano, and each rag is a composition with several themes. The leading ragtime composer was Scott Joplin. The first improvising jazz musician was the cornetist Buddy Bolden, leader of a band in...
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  • Late 19 Th Century 20 Th Century
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    Upon entering a modern record store, one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists, but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the most accomplished musicians of our time have devoted themselves to a lifelong study of Jazz or Classical...
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  • 19 Th Century Types Of Music
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    Jazz 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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  • Post Civil War Pop Charts
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    The King of Ragtime is what they called him and that is what he was. Scott Joplin was to ragtime as what John Philip Sousa was to the march. The book I choose to read was titled King of Ragtime Scott Joplin and His Era, Edward A. Berlin was the author of the book. Scott Joplin's life seemed to be like most peoples life at that time in the South when his was growing. However, as he got older he began to break away and become a huge part of musical history. He was born on November 24, 1868, in the...
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  • Late 19 Th Century 20 Th Century
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    Musics Influence on society Music has been around for thousands of years. Music appeals to everyone. When was the last time you have heard someone say, I hate all music. ? Lately though music has been criticized for corrupting teens minds. Rap is being blamed for all the crimes and murders in cities all over America and heavy metal is being blamed for giving teens only dark images and thoughts in their minds. Although the media and public criticize rap and rock music and blame the music for infl...
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  • Law Enforcement Officials Driving While Black
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    Racial Profiling: Unfair to the Innocent The issue of racial profiling in America is one of great importance to the future of American society. This issue fairly new, in terms of being recognized is old in its ways. Racism and stereotyping are issues that date back to hundreds of years ago. Racial profiling in America is one that needs to be addressed by the government and society if we ever want America to truly be, The Land of The Free. One of the main examples of racial profiling is called DW...
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  • E L Doctorow Turn Of The Century
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    E. L. Doctorow's Ragtime and the Rise of Womens Liberation One of the central themes of E. L. Doctorow's novel Ragtime is the transformation of the leading female character of the novel from stereotypical repressed Victorian women into liberated and even feminist heroines. Doctorow's choice of the womens movement as a theme is appropriate to the period of his novel, which is set in the decade between l 906 and l 9 l 5. This was an heroic period in the womens movement, and the newspapers and book...
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  • Booker T Washington E L Doctorow
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    In the classic E. L. Doctorow novel, Ragtime, we see the juxtaposition of many motifs to represent Doctorow? s view of the early century. By combining history and fiction Doctorow allows himself to write a semi-accurate interpretation of the early 1900? s while also being able to strongly express his own biases and opinions of the era. The biggest, and perhaps most important theme Doctorow applies in the novel is social tension, or the battle of the rich versus the poor. Other important themes i...
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  • Upper Middle Class Day And Night
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    At Ragtime Ragtime by Doctorow At the turn of the twentieth century America witnessed the Progressive movement. The people had a desire to end the corruption in government and to control the big corporations. They took action by cleaning up the cities, making them cleaner and safer. Cities were redesigned, and housing codes were established. Not only were cities being reformed, but also institutions like laws, schools and government. The movement inspired a quest for social justice, more democra...
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