Saxophone

four beats per bar. It has a piano, set drum(s) and/or a guitar (Fellezs, 2011) The call-and-response pattern between instrumental sections of the band got a change. It involved trumpets and trombones, a reed section comprising of a clarinet and a saxophone. This was from the African way of singing in the African-American Southern Baptist church. The artists in the band maintained a swinging beat, which the people dance to, while the trombones and trumpets sounded. The vocals would join later…

Alban Berg born in 1885 through 1935 was one of the composers of the Second Viennese School founded by Arnold Schoenberg. The most Romantic of these tokened European modern composers like Berg, he successfully combined late Romanticism elements with adaptations of Schoenberg’s twelve tone techniques. Berg wrote his most famous and widely performed instrumental work, the Violin Concerto, in 1935 and it’s premiere was held shortly after his death in 1936 by renowned violinist Louis Krasner. His…

My Life Story In the United States, 3 out of 100 births result in an adoption. Today, adoption is a big topic and there has been a lot of different views on the topic. I personally believe that adoption is the right choice because it gives the child a chance to grow in a positive environment. At about two months old, I was adopted from Seoul, South Korea. For the past 18 years I have lived my life here in Sioux Falls. Throughout my life I forget that I’m adopted because of everyday things like…

Shimmering lights lit up the crowded streets of New York City like the stars of the night sky; they made up for the fact that you couldn’t see the real ones. My feet felt like concrete blocks attached to my legs as I walked, I guess you could call it, through numerous groups of locals and tourists, all I’m sure who could tell easily that I had quite an edge. They didn’t know why, and frankly neither did I. All I knew was that I wanted to be by her side. I had first encountered Mabel one random…

is identical to how The Negro sung it in the original musical. Then the instrumentation kicks in and then both voice and accompaniment work together to create a homophonic texture. In Simone’s case, the classic jazz band composed of some strings, saxophones, trumpets, drums and a piano. In Muse’s case, just three instruments: a guitar, a drum set and a keyboard. Even with only three instruments the song is definitely not lacking. Even in the arrangements there are parallels. Simone’s recording…

was a big rectangular house with multiple large green doors. The church was like a conference room full of single chairs arranged in four rows, with a well-formed stage covered by red carpet and containing instruments like guitar, drum, piano and saxophone which made me feel like I would be attending a concert. Red, lovely and graceful flowers found in each corner of the…

of his senior year, James kept his grades up and found his true passion for music. Focusing on his music and studies and keeping his priorities in check, James was extremely successful. His musical training was excellent, for he played the tenor saxophone and trombone. “… ,but bow I kept away from the hang-out crowd and dealt with my music, focusing on tenor sax and trombone, which I picked up in order to play in the marching band.” (Pg. 183) His musical talents took him to Europe, where he…

people have the resources to raise themselves higher in society, while the poor don’t have the necessary appliances to do so, but carry happiness throughout their families either way. Fitzgerald says, “A whole pit full of oboes and trombones and saxophones and viols and cornets and piccolos and low and high drums,” (Fitzgerald 44). The quote gives an idea of how grand Gatsby’s parties were, from Nick Carraway’s view. Gatsby’s parties were associated with jazz’s elaborate music, creating a…

Milton Babbitt has been both a controversial composer, as well as author. In his article, “Who Cares if You Listen?”, Babbitt is quite harsh on his thoughts of contemporary music and performance as a whole. Babbitt discusses why contemporary composers, who produce “serious” and “advanced” pieces, should stop allowing their music to become accessible to the public. Instead, Babbitt calls for a restriction on their compositions and performances. He believes that the general public is uninterested…

“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…