Duke Ellington

For this first discussion I have chosen "Stravinsky: The firebird, Finale" and "Duke Ellington: The "C" Jam Blue". These two differed in a variety of things. For "Stravinsky: The firebird, Finale" I felt like it was more like orchestra music while "The "C" Jam blue" was more like jazz. I felt like the pitch for " The Firebird Finale" was more high than "The C Jam". Also the dynamics for " The Firebird Finale" fluctuated a lot in tone. For the instruments I heard the violin , flute, horns, piano…

and Duke Ellington on piano and as the bandleader. The group would have the style of early 20th century dance bands and do a live performance in front of an audience, possibly with a dance floor. The style of the band, as a whole, would take after a lot of Duke Ellingtons’ early big bands. As individuals, each musician adds to the overall sound, but still creates a style of the classics they would perform that swing. The songs they would perform would be: “Take the A Train” by Duke…

left a legacy in the advancement of jazz. The peak of Staryhorns career began at his risky choice to attempt to try and attain some type of position with Duke Ellington, whom was very popular and well-off during this time. Given the opportunity to perform on the piano in from of Ellington, Strayhorn clearly impressed him, however Ellington was still unsure of what to do because he already had a pianist in his orchestra. Therefore, he asked him to come back the next day and “gave [him] an…

contribution” said Leonard Feather, the British-born jazz musician. Indeed, though contributing enormous brilliant jazz pieces to the swing era, Billy Strayhorn, compared to his collaborator Duke Ellington, was relatively unknown to public. Instead, living most of his professional life as the protégé of Duke Ellington, Strayhorn passed away in 1967 at too young an age to fully illustrate his own music to the world. Nevertheless, Strayhorn’s songs stood for their quality in the history of jazz,…

against cultural values. The prohibition of alcohol created speakeasies, places which sold illegal alcoholic beverages, which let people go and to listen to jazz or to dance. (jazz wiki) MAKE LONGER Notable figures such as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington were…

well as a talented arranger and composer, who was best known for his work while in the band Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. His love for music stemmed from his mother, a classically trained pianist, and from playing hymns on his grandmother’s piano at a young age. Strayhorn preferred to work in the shadows, content to arrange and compose music for the band as his employer wanted. Through working with Ellington, Strayhorn blossomed as an aspiring musician and composer and was able to live a…

Edward Kennedy Ellington was one of the most famous jazz composers and performers of the twentieth century. It is a well-known fact that Duke Ellington went down in history of jazz music as one of the most significant composers, as well as outstanding bandleader, who led his own musical group of about fifty years. Thus, the main aims of this project are to think about Duke Ellington, and discuss how he fits into the history of jazz, dwelling on his style and other details with more attention.…

brought it to us will live on forever. Duke Ellington was a pioneer of Renaissance jazz and one of the great elite jazz artists of his time. His most popular 1930 piece was "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing". Around 1931, he began developing the Swing style and was responsible for transforming the rhythm, make-up of the band, and the time of the pieces. The rhythmic ensemble originally consisted of a piano, tuba, banjo, and drums. However, Ellington managed to change it in…

Jazz is sometimes referred to as "America's classical music". It has become a diverse genre with its roots in native American and African music; in particular, the blues, spirituals and rag time. Jazz first became a defined music form in the early 1920 springing from the US cities of New Orleans and later Chicago. Early Jazz was characterized by traditional rhythms and melodies being taken and improvised upon, giving a combination of swing and syncopation. Early Jazz performers of note included…

bass, and drums. The trumpet has its own unique sound, which could come from either a mute or the style in which the musician is playing. The bass does more than keep time, which is unusual for that instrument. Chick Webb, Benny Goodman, and Duke Ellington all wrote music for big swing bands. Chick Webb was known for his long and furious riffs that drove crowds wild. Count Basie was famous for his rhythm sections and composition…