Ambiguity In The 1940s

Though the 1920s were remembered primarily as a decade of firsts, bold innovation, and experimentation, it was also an age of extreme contradiction. The unique prosperity and promotion of politics, laws, cities, movements, culture, scientific discovery, and equality were underlined and accompanied by intense social anxiety and reaction; bearing witness to organized crime, nativism, discrimination, and resistance. This prosperous age heralded a dramatic break between America’s past and future and showed how great things can be accomplished from the low points of life. Before World War I, the nation remained culturally and psychologically entrenched in the nineteenth century. However, the end of the First World War brought in a period of ambiguity,

Even through imitating the form, melody and rhythm, the piece still transformed into a diverse jazz piece in comparison to the original. Once more, it is expressed that Glenn Miller thoughtfully manipulated “In The Mood” that has in effect redefined this piece; this is proven through the exploration of three key terminologies: Assimilate, Innovate and Imitate. Fundamentally, Jazz was a powerful era that essentially changed the notions of music; Glenn Miller successfully explored this convention and reformed “In The Mood” that completely altered its definition as a Jazz

This review is about the Studio Big Band and their performance in the Casa Loma Room at the University of Redlands on Thursday, February 23rd at eight in the evening, under the direction of Prof. David Scott. The concert was made up of the following tunes: “High Maintenance” by Gordon Goodwin, “Four” by Miles Davis (arr. Dave Bardhun), “Nica’s Dream” by Horace Silver (arr. Frank Mantooth), “Witchcraft” by Cy Coleman (arr. Sammy Nestico), “Footprints” by Wayne Shorter (arr. Mat Harris), “Category 4” by Jeff Jarvis, and “Giant Steps” by John Coltrane (arr. Mark Taylor). The music on this program was very relevant for the eras we are covering or will be covering soon in the class, and to this end, the piece I will be focusing on

In the year of 1959 numerous things happened, as well as several things being released. It could surprise younger people of our generation; the way things worked, what happened, and even how many things were priced. Though the US abolished slavery in 1865, (and in 1870 African American men were given the right to vote though it was not until almost a century later that this was fully recognized across the US.) the US was still a fairly racist place, an example is that it white and black people lived in their own little area(A white street, and vica versa). This was not enforced by any law obviously so a black family could very well live in ‘white’ neighborhood. It would just earn lot attention, and controversy from other people.

I attended a Jazz Recital presented by faculty on March 9th 2016 in Marlboro Hall 1076. The recital was performed by Bobby Muncy, Gene D’Andrea, Shaun Jurek, Andrew Hare and Dr. Nakia Verner. The group performed the following songs, Donna Lee composed by Charlie Parker, Wave composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Misty composed by Erroll Garner, Another Song(For All The Pretty People) and Impressions composed by John Coltrane. In my essay I will discuss Impressions composed by John Coltrane.

Aaron Copland has been viewed as a leading pioneer in American music. His music incorporated popular forms of American music such as jazz and folk. Aaron is one of the most highly respected and an admired twentieth century composer. Aaron Copland showed great influence in helping American composers break free from the ‘European’ style of music. In this paper I will briefly examine Aaron Copland’s life and influences reflected in his music and several musical styles.

Have you ever wondered what event happened in the 1940’s that had the biggest effect on the United States? Have you ever wanted to know more about the attack on Pearl Harbor? In the 1940’s the attack on Pearl Harbor forced the United States into a war. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in the 1940’s it changed the United States in many ways. There are many events that happened in the 1940’s including the attack on Pearl Harbor.

On November 17, 2015, I attended a Jazz concert at the UIC Recital Hall featuring Chris Madison and the UIC Jazz Ensemble. The instruments that were played that night include; trumpet, which were played by Giovanni Garcia and Gustavo Espino, the trombone that was played by Thomas Graf, the saxophone, which were played by Robert Bugos, Mitzi Ochoa-Sanchez, Nicholas Buitrago, Mariah Phillips, Drew Sansom, Aaron Newsome- Brownlee, Ashanti Gayden, Alex Rivera, and Alec Cohen, the clarinet was also played by Ashanti Gayden, and the flute was played Laura Erickson. In the rhythm section there were drums that were played by Frank Glassman and Alex Tellez, the bass that was played

The 1930's was a hard time for blacks. Blacks were hit harder hit than whites in the Great Depression. During the 1930s almost half of black Americans were out of work. Blacks really did not have a lot of rights, they could not vote, they could not sit in the same parts of restaurants or buses as white people. Blacks even had separate drinking fountains and bathrooms. Blacks had to use the back door of many building and not allowed to enter from the front. The civil rights movement of the 1930s changed a lot of things for blacks. The civil rights movement stopped most of the segregation in the south and gave blacks more rights.

Wes Montgomery’s groovy “Full House” starts by packaging all the original guitaristic steam in Jones’ well-measured solo, passing by Carl Maraghi’s magnetic baritone before the epic finale. The vivacity felt here opposes to the more tranquil vibes of the jazz standards “I Thought About You” and “ In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning”.

Victor Provost is widely considered one of the premier steel pan jazz artists of the 21st century. Through appearances at concert halls, clubs, and stages throughout the world, he has been meticulously developing a reputation as a “dazzling” soloist, crafting an impressive improvisational voice and style. Provost possesses a thorough knowledge of Bebop language, with a strong foundation in Caribbean sensibilities, and is armed with a virtuosic technical ability that allows him to weave all the elements of music seamlessly in his playing. Provost has two albums to his credit, including his new project entitled “Bright Eyes”, which debuted at number five on the iTunes Top 40 Jazz Charts and have received rave reviews from Downbeat Magazine,

This week, on February 27, I visited the Latin Jazz Ensemble concert at Sacramento State University. It was my first time at a jazz concert in Sacramento. The jazz ensembles performed seven pieces during the concert with twelve different instruments. “Mama Cool Beans”, “Keeper for the Flame”, “Next Exit”, and “Plena Con Sabor” were four different and unique pieces which I liked and I think these compositions inspired the audience.

Purpose Statement The purpose of this paper will be to reexamine the notion that Aaron Copland’s music truly exemplifies American music. It will argue that because of Copland's connections to Western European practice particularly those in Paris his music does not define the American musical experience. This paper will ask is it fair to define the American musical artistic experience through the eyes of Aaron Copland especially considering many consider jazz the true American art form. Furthermore, this paper will examine Aaron Copland's vision of American music versus a more universal way of examining American music.

Personal Response: These specific passages, show the agonizing and dreadful times of the holocaust during the World War II era. Both of these passages, highlight the idea of death, through the usage of chimneys which extinguishes burning, hot flames or in this case, gas chambers and crematories. The memoir gives a unique perspective of how many Jews died through the eyes of a holocaust survivor during that time period. Literary devices depicted in these passages include suspense and theme. Suspense is used, as the reader feels a sense of urgency when reading these passages and wonders if it is foreshadowing the fate of his family members. The major theme, seen in these quotes, is “Morality” as Elie must follow specific principles to save himself

The collapse of the military junta signified the decline of the traditional interpretative schemes and frameworks for the 1940s that dominated the domestic historiography for over thirty years. This traditional approach is encapsulated in the theory of the ‘three rounds’ of the quasi-deliberate communist attempt to seize power by force of arms in 1943-1944, in December 1944 and in 1946-1949.