Ragtime

band, Lucky to ever have been recorded. Nevertheless, their recordings sold over a million copies and enabled jazz to be heard all over the country. In the 20’s jazz began to take the form of a “Big Band”. “This form of jazz combined elements of ragtime, black spiritual, blues, and European music.”…

“Through his clear, warm sound, unbelievable sense of swing, perfect grasp of harmony, and supremely intelligent and melodic improvisations, he taught us all to play jazz” (“History of Jazz”). In this quote, Wynton Marsalis was talking about Louis Armstrong. Jazz music has impacted the world and cultures, it shares in so many ways. Modern jazz has continued in this tradition, singing the songs of a more complicated urban existence. Now, jazz is exported to the world. Jazz music greatly…

La creation du monde is a 20-minute ballet for small orchestra composed in 1923, which outlines the Creation of the world, based on African folk mythology. Influences in the music come from blues and ragtime, particularly in the melodies, and African rhythms. The ballet is in six continuous dance scenes, as follows: 1) Overture 2) The Chaos before Creation 3) The slowly lifting darkness, the creation of trees, plants insects, birds and beasts 4) Man and woman created 5) The desire of man and…

Duke Ellington was born Edward Kennedy Ellington on April 29, 1899. The name “Duke” was a nickname given to him because of his choice of clothing. Duke’s parent both worked to live a decent life his mother a domestic and his father a butler who had a part-time catering business. Duke studied piano since the age of seven and was influences by pianist, James Johnson and Willie the Lion Smith. He wrote his first song “The Soda Fountain Rag”, at the age of seventeen. This title was influenced by a…

Jazz, a music genre that originated from New Orleans with ties to blues and ragtime and had spread through the continental US during the early 20th century. This genre not only has ties to music but also art, literature, philosophy, and social organization. Jazz, the American Theme Song by James L. Collier details the economic and social developments in the United States that led to the creation of a new age known commonly as the Jazz Age as well as discussing music theory topics essential for…

CORE 105 Aesthetics: The Artistic Impulse Study Guide Chapter Four: Music and Opera CLASSICAL FORMS • List and describe in complete detail the classical forms listed in Chapter Four for classical vocal music? List examples from the text (composers and works). 1. The first classical form of classical vocal music is mass. It is a sacred choral composition consisting of five sections: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Dei. These form parts of the mass ordinary- the Roman Catholic church…

and would end up staying with the show until it closed on June 26, 2016. During her life, Mazzie would end up being nominated for multiple awards including three Tony Award nominations, for her performances as Clara in Passion (1994), Mother in Ragtime (1998), and Lilli Vanessi/Katherine in Kiss Me, Kate (1999). For her work in Kiss Me, Kate, Mazzie was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award and Olivier Award, as well as winning an Outer Critics Circle Award. Not only that, Mazzie was inducted…

together the different segments of the orchestras in a clashing and contrasting manner (i.e. the eerily, static strings against the ragtime pianos against a brass street band). These combinations are a common theme in Ives work, and can be seen most notably in the above mentioned, “The Unanswered…

First Selection: -Symphony No. 1 (“ Classical”), first movement- Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) First Hearing: Happy, Calm Second Hearing: Prokofiev wanted to create a kind of the homage for the composers of the Classical era. I really like the sound of this song. It put me in a happy, calm mood. Third Hearing: The pitch starts off low. The melody is disjunct. The rhythm is duple meter. The tempo is a steadfast. The dynamic is widely varying levels at the beginning of the song. It increases…

“The piano keys are black and white, but they sound like a million colors in your mind.” – Maria Cristina Mena (L. Megan, 2014). The piano is one of the most commonly known instruments in the world. It is also one of the most widely played instruments in the world. In this paper, one will discover the beauty of the piano, its history, and where it stands today. The piano was quietly invented by a man named Bartolomeo Cristofori in Italy around the year 1700 (Leland, 2016). Cristofori was a…