The Swing

Although somewhat ironic, the Swing Era all started with something depressing and negative. The entertainment and the political worlds are correlated to one another. While financial was dropping rapidly for many Americans, they look for something to fill that stress and burden, and that something was music; some might even say this era was a new beginning, especially to the minorities (Schuller 5). Swing music is a branched of Jazz music that became popular after the World War II; however, there

Big Band Swing was innovated in jazz music from 1910 to 1940 when it declined. This was a highly influential time when mass compositions were produced and many bands sprung to the attention of North America. From the typical band set-up began the emergence of arrangers who became crucial in leading the band. The way each piece was played had to be worked through before it was ready to present to the band to begin practicing. Arrangers changed new compositions and old melodies alike as they pleased

appearing in commercials, TV shows and all kinds of stage performances. Because the role of jazz in Japan is significant, in the year of 2004, Japan film producers presents a film about a group of high school girls learning Jazz. This is the film “ Swing Girls”. The film itself is simple but calls for deeper thoughts; a group of high school girls accidently food poisoned the school jazz bands. In order to right their wrongs, these girls with one boy have to learn jazz from zero knowledge until they

An overview on the factors influencing the swing of a cricket ball Hari Murthy a,∗ a Department of Mechanical Engineering,University of Canterbury Christchurch 8140, New Zealand Abstract Text of abstract. Text of abstract. Text of abstract. Text of abstract. Text of abstract. Keywords: cricket, swing, factors, reverse swing 1. Introduction Cricket originated in England with the 1st official test played in 1877 between England and Australia [1] and gradually grew into a global sport with the first

“King of Swing”. A man who owned the American Jazz and an amazing swing musician, clarinetist, and bandleader. This naming him as the infamous “King of Swing”. Goodman led the most popular musical groups known in America. Goodman was recognized as putting the most important jazz concert in history out to the public in 1938. Singlehandedly being the most recognized clarinet player for this era and doing it flawlessly. Many called him "The Professor", "Patriarch of the Clarinet", "Swing 's Senior

ELECTRO SWING AND ITS PLACE IN MUSIC HISTORY Pedro Osuna Ardoy Although many people would argue that electro swing is to be heard as EDM and not as jazz, electro swing can actually help us rethink the lines we draw between jazz and dance music because it shares the function of early jazz more than jazz as art music. What is electro swing anyway? A lot of people ask themselves this question, and nobody seems to have a closed answer. The website ‘electro-swing.com’ tries, but ultimately concludes

PBS series explores the history of the great American art form, Jazz. In this episode swing from 1937 to 1939 is featured. This documentary tells the story of the people. It dose it using the sound and soul of the music of the era. The film uses the soaring achievements and lives of the musicians. As we progress throw our course I felt it necessary to revisit swing and its development in American culture. Swing reigned supreme it evolved and modernized in the 1930s, it blossomed regardless of the

the direct predecessors to Swing. In particular, the Savoy Ballroom, opened in 1926 in New York, was central to this development because there “dancers soon incorporated tap and jazz steps into their dancing,” led by individuals such as Benny Goodman and Herbert White (Heikkila). The East Coast Swing, often associated with the Jitterbug, Lindy, and Triple Swing, was a redefinition of the Lindy Hop as the characteristic eight-count step was simplified to a six-step swing during the 1940s. Much of

The swing era took place from 1935-1945. It took place during a time that the Great Depression was going on. People argue that the time during the Great Depression made a shift from the “hot syncopated dance music to a type of sweeter ballroom dance music. (Star, 2013) In this paper I am going to discuss how the Tin Pan Alley and Swing are similar, how Tin Pan Alley and Swing are different, and lastly why the Swing era lasted so much shorter than the Tin Pan Alley. Tin Pan Alley and Swing they

Anti-Semitism in “Swing Kids” and “School Ties” “Anti-Semitism has no historical, political, and certainly no philosophical origins. Anti-Semitism is a disease”- Daniel Barenboim. According to the “Merriam Webster Dictionary” anti-Semitism is defined as “hatred of Jewish people.” Two films were released in the 1990’s that deal with different issues involving anti-Semitism. One titled “Swing Kids” was set in Nazi Germany and tells the story of a group of teenage resisters who rebel by doing swing dance, but