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William Christopher Handy was born in Florence, Alabama, on November 16, 1873, to Elizabeth Brewer and Charles Barnard Handy, a Methodist Minister. Handy grew up loving music in all forms, but his father did not support his son’s love for secular music and only agreed to pay for organ lessons (Biography.com Editors). In St. Louis Blues (1958), Handy played the organ for his father’s church choir, which shows that he grew up playing gospel music. Early on when Handy tried to branch out to other music

One of the most representative artists in music history, talking about Louis Armstrong is to talk about jazz musician who played for presidents and kings and was the delight of millions of music lovers. His unique ability to bring people together with his wonderful music was needed at these times to help break the invisible boundaries. Many other artists also contributed during these times in other works such as poetry, I choose Louis Armstrong because I am a fan of his song, “What a wonderful

It's always pleasurable listening to John Abercrombie for the simple fact that he has this strange approach to songs, which he delivers with an appealing sound while avoiding standardized lines. Abercrombie was responsible for unforgettable albums, true masterpieces that should be mandatory for any jazz lover. As a leader, I can point the progressive Timeless and Gateway as quintessence choices, but also Open Land, Class Trip, and Abercrombie/Johnson/Erskine as wonderful listenings. As a sideman

In Mobley’s principle tension and release, he frequently uses altered scales. As mentioned by Bauer, “the use of a diminished approach is the most dramatic confirmation of the targeting process. It allows the improviser to achieve a direct chromatic resolution”.(Bauer 1994, p.120) In other words, it allowed the improviser to create a short but highly volatile tension within a short period of time, leading to a logical resolution. There are two types of altered scales frequently used in jazz. The

so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories (Forney)” - John Williams “The Most Prominent Film Composer” is the name given to the best known composer of this Era, 20th Century, John Towner Williams. Born in Long Island, New York on February 8, 1932 to Johnny and Ester Williams. In this paper, I will talk about his early interest in music, education, career, major works, style of composing, and my personal reflections from his major works to give a better understanding

“The March King”, as John Philip Sousa was so aptly nicknamed due to the total of 136 military marches he composed over his lifetime, was born in Washington, D.C. on November 6, 1854. From an early age, Sousa had a great deal of parental influence persuading him to let music be a guiding force in his life, as his father played the trombone in the United States Marine Band. The adults in Sousa’s life believed that he possessed a great deal of natural talent even in his youth. At the age of 14, he

We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it. (*)(100 words or fewer) A jounrey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Many years back, I took that very first step when I decided to run, and a thousand miles later, I am still running. Litorally. Ive done the math. Now some people say they love running because “running is fun” and that they “feel great when running.” Those people are liars. Running

Duke Ellington was a famous African American musician. He was a very important figure in African American history. In the following we will be talking about his life. Talking about what Duke Ellington accomplished. Finally will be his legacy. I hope by the end of this you will see Duke Ellington like how I see him a legend in African American history. Duke Ellington was born on April 29, 1899 to James and Daisy Ellington in Washington D.C. When he was seven is when he began to study how to play the

larger things.” The third tune is “Sketches of MD”. The name was given to commemorate Miles Davis that Kenny is honor and pleasure in recording and playing for five and half years until Miles passed away. Kenny played colorfully on this tune, it’s not about improvisation as much as the melodies. At the ending, Kenny re-harmonized the chords over the bass line. That is all learned from the experience with Miles. He did not have plan, and just let it flowed that way. “Wayne’s Thang” and “Happy people”

furthering his career to new heights yet again. In 1947, he released his first, very own recordings under the record label Blue Note Records. In 1952, Monk signed with Prestige Records. During this time he worked and recorded with artists such as Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins. He also released his first solo album in June of 1954 which gave people some awareness of exactly what style of music he was trying to purse which was a very unique one, indeed. Most people wouldn’t be comfortable with Monk’s