Ragtime

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…

America is an evolving place as ever but this casting against that author's intention or if you change the authors casting choice can lead to the authenticity and themes of the play to be ineffective or completely changed beyond their original intent. Some suggest a perfect way to open further roles for actors and people of color is: What I am probing is the possibility of detaching role-characteristics from actor-characteristics. I am not arguing that Juliet’s gender or age or Othello’s color,…

The History of Jazz Music. What I Already Knew / What I Wanted to Know I Have always liked jazz music. When I got older, I realized there were plenty of different kinds of jazz. Last year in music, I was briefly able to research the topic. I wasn't able to find very much in that small amount of time, so I thought it would be a good idea to do it now. I know there are many different types of jazz music. I also know that there are many artist that influenced the evolution of jazz. Now I want…

so-called "conjure men," but is rescued and returned home, where she becomes a leader among her community. The theme of the work is powerfully set against music that borrows all of the elements of European opera and merges them with the unique rhythms of ragtime. The work was extremely ahead of its time, as it reflected the entire message of the New- Negro Renaissance in that it dealt with…

mostly sold on postcards. While unknown, she is still Influencing pop culture today, The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing is an autobiographical account of her life starring Joan Collins in 1955. She is also a character in the musical and movie in Ragtime. This is the time when showing your ankle was scandalous…

Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the narrator in The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, written by James Weldon Johnson, represent the lower class or minority group in the society. Gatsby was born poor, while the narrator has the background of a black man. Both Gatsby and the narrator have the desire to be distinguished that can lead them back to the society of the United States, but the narrator has more of a desire to help his own people as long as he has…

spiteful. He was not ready to surrender his dreams. The reason why Mrs. Chin was killed, as he himself says in the text: “I knew deep in my heart that Mrs. Chin would still be alive that night if I hadn’t played The Entertainer. “The Entertainer” was a ragtime composition, which was a type of rhythmical/dancing music with a strong beat. Which we can conclude, that an old lady in the 70th like Mrs. Chin, couldn’t handle the sound of. Like we see old people nowadays, they hate the new electrical…

chants, work songs and field hollers whilst slaving away all day long in the heat of the sun. Soon after, slaves and their masters gradually began interacting, which combined African and European music producing brand new styles including blues and ragtime. The Blues consists of highly syncopated rhythmic feels with strong ‘backbeats’ and mostly…

earned the nickname "Duke" for his gentlemanly ways. He wrote his first composition, "Soda Fountain Rag," at the age of 15. Despite being awarded an art scholarship to the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, Ellington followed his passion for ragtime and began to play professionally at age 17. In the 1920s, Ellington performed in Broadway nightclubs as the bandleader of a sextet, a group which in time grew to a 10-piece ensemble. Ellington sought out musicians with unique playing styles.…

During the Jazz Age, jazz music, primarily dominated by African Americans before 1920, began to gain popularity among whites and transformed into an important aspect of American culture. The increased popularity of jazz music among black and white audiences allowed for the breaking of social barriers between blacks and whites, more opportunities for African American musicians, and a more accepting attitude towards African American musicians. Music has always played an essential part in African…