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Beyond Commercial Jazz Duke Ellington, one of the most influential musicians in jazz, was known to have described his own unique brand of the genre as American Music. While the reach of jazz ended up breaking past the western hemisphere, it was a definitively American phenomenon (Dyas). The style of the jazz-age, exemplified notably by Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, described perfectly the commercial birth of jazz and the spontaneous lifestyle of the 20’s. However, the commercial styles of jazz

Imagine music how it is now, now imagine music if the electric guitar was never invented over 70 years ago. What would music be like? That I cannot answer. But what I can answer is how the electric guitar changed the way we are able to make music. When there was no electric guitar, only acoustic, we were only blue to play at a certain volume usually not loud enough for a lot of people to hear. When pickups were introduced, it allowed the guitar to be amplified through a large speaker. The electric

1.1Summarise the development of the UK popular music recording industry from the 1950’s to the present day. 50’s The 1950’s represent the beginning of the development of the music industry, as it is known today. It is from here on that the genre of ‘popular music’ existed and began to dominate the charts. Of course, there were acts that existed before the 50’s, and made a good name for them selves, acts like Bing Crosby, but it was in the 50’s that certain artists became household names, and

Musical development from the 50’s to the present day 1950’s The 1950’s was a very important decade in the development of music as it saw the birth of rock n’ roll. Artists such as Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry took the style of playing already established in genres such as blues and country music and completely renovated it. They took the idea of a 12 bar blues pattern and sped it up and added rhythmic, catchy hooks to make the music easy to dance to. The lyrics of songs about the genre itself as

Frank Rambala English IV H Rough Draft American Pie Music is a form of literature that can be used as an instrument to express an artist’s feelings through their lyrics about a particular situation or topic. In the song “American Pie”, Don McLean expresses his feelings on how the generation is changing and how the influence of music will “die” because of a tragic event. The wordage and tone of McLean’s lyrics are written in a negative manner but represented in a positive and upbeat song. Don McLean’s

The Members of The Beatles: Liverpool is the hometown to all of the members of the “most influential band in rock history”, (according to many people across the globe). The Beatles were a great influence on peoples’ everyday lives. They changed music. They changed America. Before they were big and famous though, they were just getting started as a little band. John Lennon, ( born on October 9, 1940) , Richard Starkey, better known as Ringo Starr, ( born on July 7, 1940) , George Harrison, (born on

In the world of Jazz there are known to be only two time periods in jazz: before Charlie Parker and after Charlie Parker. Charlie Parker has become an American icon and extremely important to the world of jazz. He had many successes throughout his life, but I want to find; how did Charlie Parker’s fast pace improvisation solo style effect the creation of bebop? Carlie Parker’s complex harmony and rhythms he integrated into his improvisation solo style laid the groundwork for the creation of a new

History of Rock and Roll Loud, soothing, meaningful, and deep, rock music has many characteristics. These characteristics are ones that rock music fans appreciate. But, many people have different preferences of music, such as pop, rap, country, and other genres. Although there are several types of music, most modern music comes back to the foundation of rock and roll. Many artists have been influenced by the heart-wrenching power of rock music. Most people that enjoy rock music do not know

surfers float above to the stage. The music is in everyone, the crowd moves as one, with every jump, with every pulse the metal runs through the veins. The first heavy metal sounding rock emerged in the 60’s in the british band’s Cream, the Yardbirds, and The Jeff Beck Group. But it wasn’t until the 70’s where bands started truly forming the genre heavy metal. Bands such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin were the leaders in the new world of heavy metal. They changed the game of

| Final e-Marketing Plan | Home Depot | | Asheenita S. King | 3/2/2013 | | Table of Contents I. Executive Summary (Assignment 8.2) For most people, their home is the biggest financial and emotional investment they make. Before computer technology was as advanced as it is today people had to rely on the Yellow pages or the suggestion/advice of strangers, neighbors, friends, and/or family members if they wanted the perfect tool to the job themselves or to find the right