Unit 5 states, “With the morale of America plummeting alongside the economy, it is little wonder that music took an upbeat turn. The music of the 1930s was “Swing.” Swing music was characterized by very large bands, fixed, usually written arrangements”…
In the article “Swing in Nazi Europe” Jon Savage talks about how swing music changed the minds of many. When the Nazis’ took over though swing was banned and if you were found listening to swing then you were thrown in jail. The only way out was through the Hitler youth. Savage also talks about how tough the police and Nazis’ were.…
Miles Davis is one of the greatest jazz musicians. Davis’ career spans fifty years, which is almost unheard of in the music industry where careers tend to be short. His long career includes awards such as eight Grammy awards, a life time achievement Grammy, and three Hall of Fame awards. Through his music, Davis inspired many other musicians during his career. Davis is an icon in the jazz world, not only for his long career, but for revolutionizing the jazz genre.…
1920’s Music Have you ever wondered how your favorite jazz song came to be or a favorite old time broadway show was thought of? Music has been a long part of history. It is believed to have been around since ancient Greece, instrumentally and singing wise (“The National Solo”). Jazz was a major popularity in the 1920’s. It was soft, relaxing, and it could be loud.…
Duke Ellington Duke Ellington was a famous jazz musician in the 1920s. He was the leader of a band and composed songs such as “Ko-Ko”, “It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing”, and “Cotton Tail”. The jazz he played was distinctive just like his band was. Ellington was more than just a musician, however. Many people thought he was an apolitical man, however this was untrue.…
The general public considers the 1920s to have been a good time for most Americans. The tasks set before us are to assess what we think of this time period, is the previous statement generally accurate, and to support our position on the statement. In order to accurately make an assessment, let 's research the 1920s. The 1920s are remembered as the "Roaring Twenties," an age of tremendous social and political change, and also a rebellious age.…
And All That Jazz Elie Kern 11/20/15 11AP3 Mrs. Wang-Birnbaum Jazz has had a powerful impact on both general American culture and the African-American community. From its modest beginnings, this type of music is now one of the most well-known genres in the world, and this process has impacted American music tremendously. For the African American community, the development of jazz has advanced the goal of racial equality. The history of how jazz became as important as it has is long, complicated, and, at times, controversial. Despite many questions about the origins of jazz, most historians agree that its roots can be traced from Africa, though some passionately disagree.…
One of the main sources of entertainment was music and dancing. During the Harlem Renaissance Jazz became very popular because it became “the people’s music” and it “was a way of life.” ("Harlem Renaissance Music", 2012) Jazz was a source of entertainment that wasn 't expensive to go to so everyone could enjoy it. Jazz was an improvised type of music, so two performances would never be the same.…
In the 1920’s there was a large movement of African-Americans from the south to the North. This was called the Great Migration this relocation was due to the discrimination and disfranchisement of Blacks in the south. 6 million blacks poured into Northern, Midwestern, West coast cities ,largely New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, in search for a better life and job opportunities. Due to restrictions on where blacks could live, they were limited to ghettos in the inner city.2 In New York, many moved to the upper Manhattan area, particularly Harlem; in fact, by 1923, there were an estimated 150, 000 African-Americans living in Harlem.3 This migration of people helped fuse cultures and greatly contributed to what many know as the Harlem Renaissance,…
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Original Design Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was first developed by Marsha Linehan for the treatment of individuals suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and suicidal or self-injurious behavior (Swales, 2009). In her work with these individuals, Marsha noticed that many of them were not engaged in or collaborating with a therapeutic process based on change. She hypothesized that many of these individuals did not believe they had the ability to change, so a therapeutic method based on change was not going to work.…
Music played a major part in African American history because it expressed emotions and feelings from the white oppressor through words. Africans spoke tales or poems during slavery to symbolize the power of the common people over unjust rulers and using them to “portray the ability of slaves to outsmart and ridicule their masters” (pg. 61). During the Antebellum period between 1820-1861, African Americans in Philadelphia wrote music and performed it in the orchestra. One of the best female singers of the period was Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield. She was born a slave but known as the “Black Swan, Taylor gained renown for her vocal range” (pg. 148).…
Famous jazz musicians are Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. There were new dances also like the foxtrot, waltz, and American tango. Jazz was popular too but the most widespread of them all is big band which consisted of 10 musicians. People started to prefer jazz to other music at the time. The novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald termed the 1920s "the Jazz Age."…
Charlie Parker’s Ill-Fated West Coast Trip Charlie “Bird” Parker is one of the most iconic figures not only in the modern jazz history, but also in the jazz history overall. Charlie Parker had an extraordinary melodic gift and regularly created solos that consisted of ling-lined melodies, each of which was elegant improvised composition unto itself. This gained a wide following among jazz musicians and greatly influenced the Jazz community in the iconic shift is music. Parker’s self-destructive behavior and lifestyle, despite being fatal to the musician ending his life at the age of 34, also attracted a lot of attention of the hipsters, poets, and researchers of the era of late 1940s jazz. As Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie traveled to the…
They were exceptionally prominent in their distinctive music styles, rhythm, and beat. Without these two original music forms, there would have been no starting point for Jazz music to build up its specialties. However, the two similar yet different…
Jazz Compare and Contrast Jazz was the music of the 20’s people who listened to it back then were considered rebels. The artists that really got the ball rolling with this new sound was Jelly Roll Morton, Joe King Oliver, Sidney Bichet, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington. These men changed the way people looked at music for ever. They come from different backgrounds but impact the music world in a long lasting way, which leads to their own situations by the end of their careers.…