Trumpet

topic of how love can affect oneself and others. Motivation can come from a variety of sources and can cause one to act against the status quo or challenge what is deemed as “right” in society. Jackie Kay intertwines love and motivation in her work Trumpet to challenge societal norms of race, gender and a desire for money; as well as uncovering individual motives ranging from greed to happiness. This creates an intriguing and fresh take on love that ventures off the beaten path that love…

and Analysis Essay: The Trumpet Player Part 1: Scansion and Analysis Langston Hughes is a very famous poet and literary writer. “The Trumpet Player”, a poem by Langston Hughes, successfully displays and shows the importance of musical expression specifically in the African American community. “The Trumpet Player” is a literary musically influenced jazz poem. This poem contains five stanzas, including eight lines in each stanza, as well as a four-line coda. “The Trumpet Player” is an…

Describe the orchestra’s pay structure in terms of levels, differentials, and job- or person-based approach. Discuss what factors may explain the structure. Why does violinist I receive more than the oboist and trombonist? Why does the principal trumpet player earn more than the principal cellist and principal clarinetist but less than the principal viola and principal flute players? What explains these differences? Does the relative supply versus the demand for violinists compare to the…

On Friday, July 10th, the local instrumental jazz group Yuma Jazz Company played at Lutes Casino for a couple of hours. The instrumentation was fairly standard for a jazz group, with trumpet, saxophone, guitar, double bass, and drums (I believe those were electric). The guitar and bass, along with the drums, served as a sort of basso continuo, generally backing the horns, but occasionally taking up the melody for themselves, resulting in a texture that was thinly polyphonic. Also noticeable was…

connect with that feeling. Another adaptation of the first line becomes the person that plays the tenor acts as a sweet person, but inside he feels gloomy and agitated about his race (Jazz Poetry). Later in the poem, “Listens to the new Negro raw trumpet kid” (Kerouac 6-7) pops in for a change in pace of the entire poem. The line brings in new information on the race of the player and given the time that this poem takes place; it remains a painstaking time for African American people to…

different forms over time directly influenced by certain artists and events in America. There are a number of extremely influential jazz musicians over the years, but I argue to say that the most influential of them were trumpet players. I believe that the most influential trumpet jazz players were Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Milles Davis and Roy Eldridge. These four artists were all musically gifted and were involved in the early days of jazz, where each of them innovated and influence…

Armstrong performing a trumpet solo that could easily be described as regal. Both Armstrong and Fitzgerald perform vocals. Fitzgerald’s pronounces each word clearly and has been described as smooth and creamy. Armstrong then performs a vocal solo. His voice is more gravely. When Fitzgerald starts singing again the melody is slightly different and Armstrong performs some of his well-known style of scatting. The strings of the orchestra give the song a light breezy feeling. Trumpet musician…

The timing of the rapture in relation to the tribulation is one of the most controversial issues in the church today. The three primary views are pre-tribulational (the rapture occurs before the tribulation), mid-tribulational (the rapture occurs at or near the mid-point of the tribulation), and post-tribulational (the rapture occurs at the end of the tribulation). A fourth view, commonly known as pre-wrath, is a slight modification of the mid-tribulational position. In eschatology, it is…

perseverance. Success is number one on Tyler Johnson's to do list. No matter how long it takes to get him there. Success hadn't always been on Tyler's to do list. Consequently it should have been no surprise that he failed to learn how to play the trumpet. Tyler Johnson was known for taking things head on, so when he took on band in his last years of elementary, no one could particularly say they were shocked. His first few music lessons hadn't exactly gone…

reason for this they were two of the most talented jazz musicians ever. What really made this important however is their different skill sets. Louis Armstrong was a wizard at the trumpet while Earl Hines was a magician at the keys. This collaboration showed how you can seamlessly integrate the beautiful jazz sound of the trumpet with the classic sound of the piano. This would be important in paving the way for future sound of jazz and what instruments were considered jazz to play. What I think…