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Free Jazz The Revolution Of '60s
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REVISED AND EXPANDED HERE, THIS PIECE ORIGINATED
AS AN "ORAL ESSAY" FOR THE COSMOETICA OMNIVERSICA
INTERVIEW SERIES More or less officially unveiled
with the first New York appearance of the Ornette
Coleman Quartet at the Five Spot Caf in the fall
of 1959, free jazz (or new black music, space
music, new thing, anti-jazz or abstract jazz as it
would variously be labeled), gave new dimension to
the perennial "where's the melody?" complaint
against jazz. For most of the uninitiated, what
the Colema...
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Swing Era Jazz Musicians
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Jazz Jazz is a type of music developed by black
Americans about 1900 and possessing an
identifiable history and describable stylistic
evolution. It is rooted in the mingled musical
traditions of American blacks. More black
musicians saw jazz for the first time a
profession. Since its beginnings jazz has branched
out into so many styles that no single description
fits all of them with total accuracy. Performers
of jazz improvise within the conventions of their
chosen style. Improvisation gave jaz...
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The Discovers History Of Rock Music It Presents
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The paper discovers the history of rock music. It
presents other styles of music and historical
background that influenced rock music. The paper
strives to explore and explain the rock music
genres role as a dominant force of modern culture.
Outline Introduction Body Rock music discussion
Origins of rock music Influence of rhythm and
blues Bob Dylan and Beatles Influence of rock n
roll History of rock Social issues Conclusion
History of Rock Music Rock music is neither a
style nor a genre of mus...
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Pentatonic Scale Mental Processes
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Music is cognitive Music is a kind of art. It has
a great influence on our mood. Music reflecting
its great significance in sound art images, one of
the forms of public ideology. Music has great
influence on our mood and soul. It can inspire us
for doing different things but only when it is
itself inspired. The basic of the music is tune
and it is greatly connected with human psyche and
soul. Music can make us happy or sad, thoughtful
or aggressive, mope or enthusiastic. The way of
expression of...
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Style Of Music Catch A Fire
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The form of music known as reggae was not always
as popular as it has been in recent decades.
Society in the 1960 s and 70 s had problems with
racism and equality causing many people to turn to
music as an escape. In Catch a Fire, by Timothy
White, the author tells all about the life of Bob
Marley, his contributions to the music industry
and to culture. Bob Marley lived though harsh
times, but grew up to become one of the greatest
reggae musicians of all time. His music was
heavily influenced by...
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Makes A Person Make A Person
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Music and Censorship In our society today, some
musicians and their music drain and plague the
moral and spiritual well-being of the people;
therefore, censorship offers a necessary action
that we must take to keep the world from becoming
a land of decadence. The musicians lives are not
examples for the children or the adults. The
lyrics of many songs are not suitable for anyone.
All types of music need some kind of censorship.
Censorship makes a person realize that music is
good for the heart. ...
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U S Constitution Freedom Of Speech
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The Grueling Debate over Music Censorship In March
of 1998, Shawn Thomas, a musician was arrested,
his crime was not murder or a traffic violation,
and it was writing music. In his music, he
criticized California's three strikes and you out
law, and when his parole officer heard it, he had
Shawn arrested. This is just one example of the
censorship of music. There are people and groups
that plead for any form of censorship; however,
there is a stronger and larger outcry against
censorship. Only t...
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Sixties And Seventies Rock And Roll
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Drugs in the Music Industry In the fifties,
sixties and seventies there was a lot of musicians
that were under the influence of drugs. They used
drugs as their inspiration. Many songs had themes
related to being? high? or? stoned? . A drug that
was frequently found in songs of the sixties was?
marijuana? . The culture of most rock and roll
bands was to drink a lot of alcohol and smoke a
lot of marijuana. Many bands got their start
because of the use of drugs, and drugs became more
popular becaus...
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1920 And 1930 Harlem Renaissance
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Duke 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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Type Of Music Main Theme
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FILM SCORE MUSIC To say that music plays a large
role in our society would not do justice to one of
the most important and popular art forms of
yesterday and today. We underestimate the
effectiveness and power that music, in any form,
can have over even the most insensitive of people.
In almost everything we do and see music is
involved in some form or another. Be it a piece
played at a wedding, a song played on the radio or
even the music played in the background in a
television commercial. The...
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Rock And Roll Rhythm And Blues
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Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements And
Effect Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements
And Effect On Music Great Rock Musicians: Their
Achievements and Effect on Rock and Roll The blues
are undeniably the roots of early rock and roll.
Rock today has mutated so much that the basic
blues patterns have been all but lost. The purpose
of this paper is to illustrate the birth of, and
evolution of rock and roll by focusing on three of
the arguably greatest rock musicians of the
sixties and sevent...
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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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Miles Davis Jazz Musicians
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The Electric Miles Davis Born in Alton, Illinois,
Miles Davis grew up in a middle-class family in
East St. Louis. Miles Davis took up the trumpet at
the age of 13 and was playing professionally two
years later. Some of his first gigs included
performances with his high school banana playing
with Eddie Randall and the blue Devils. Miles
Davis has said that the greatest musical
experience of his life was hearing the Billy
Eckstine orchestra when it passed through St.
Louis. In September 1944 Davis...
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Makes A Person Make A Person
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Music and Censorship In our society today, some
musicians and their music drain and plague the
moral and spiritual well-being of the people;
therefore, censorship offers a necessary action
that we must take to keep the world from becoming
a land of decadence. The musicians lives are not
examples for the children or the adults. The
lyrics of many songs are not suitable for anyone.
All types of music need some kind of censorship.
Censorship makes a person realize that music is
good for the heart. ...
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Jimi Hendrix Experience Rock And Roll
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You re standing on stage playing a song you wrote,
jamming with your buddies, or just sitting in your
room, playing out your emotions and you feel it, a
feeling that is so harmonious, relaxing, exciting,
and purifying that it can only begin to be
explained by the word awesome. This is music, and
its history is just as amazing. From Classical to
Blues to Metal, music styles have continued to
evolve throughout human history. These changes in
music styles nationally have affected music here
at Gard...
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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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Recording Industry Association Industry Association Of America
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Napster Napster Vs. Riaa Argumentative Napster is:
Not Violating Copyrights Going to be a Useful Tool
for Musicians in the Future Copyright infringement
has quickly become one of the most talked about
issues of the internet. The most difficult aspect
is defining its boundaries and pinpointing its
limits. The distribution of music via Napster is a
perfect example of a controversial issue that has
sprouted due to copyright questions. Technically,
Napster is not violating any copyright laws.
Althou...
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Swing Era Cool Jazz
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The Rise of Jazz Throughout this paper I will take
you through some of the different styles and eras
of jazz. Such styles as be-bop, cool jazz,
dixieland, swing, and fusion emerged define jazz
music. Along with these different styles there
were important eras that molded jazz music, such
eras as the golden ages, and the swing era. Jazz
is a kind of music that has often been called the
only art form to originate in the United States.
The history of jazz began in the late 1800? s. The
music grew f...
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20 Th Century Duke Ellington
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In 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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