... solo is specific compared to other instrument because of the instrument itself; as we said in the beginning, the very beginning and very end of each notes played on an organ are flat (I mean no sharp attack nor sustain and decay). The organ player uses that and creates a feeling of strangeness ... the organ solo part), but the trumpet actually takes over. As opposed to the organ solo, the trumpet player uses a very narrow range of notes. This specific choice really creates a specific atmosphere; we have the feeling that the trumpet player is stuck at a certain pitch and that he can ... ...

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... a strong parallel with Baroque, but not with the classical period due to its counterpoint and layering. I thought that it would be a mixture of them, but I later found out that each piece performed was a style of its own. It all started with Andrea Adamcová playing the piano. She started playing a few soft notes with her left hand and suddenly she added some ... colors with modern composing techniques. What I could notice from this piece was an exhilarating rhythmic energy and an hallucinatory atmosphere. The Prelude seemed to have some dissonant, fast, high-pitched notes. Another thin...

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... a strong parallel with Baroque, but not with the classical period due to its counterpoint and layering. I thought that it would be a mixture of them, but I later found out that each piece performed was a style of its own. It all started with Andrea Adamcová playing the piano. She started playing a few soft notes with her left hand and suddenly she added some ... colors with modern composing techniques. What I could notice from this piece was an exhilarating rhythmic energy and an hallucinatory atmosphere. The Prelude seemed to have some dissonant, fast, high-pitched notes. Another thin...

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... a melodic phrase-the call-and a group of voices or instruments follows with a responding or completing phrase-the response. -Chord: a group of notes that are played at the same time. -Chord progression: the sequence of chords that underlie a particular melody. -Chorus: the element of the song ... in a chord progression by that chord which feels like a resting place. -Measure: a group of beats starting with a downbeat. -Melody: a series of single notes. -Meter: the number of beats in a measure -Note: a sign used in musical notation to represent the relative duration and pitch of a sound. ...

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... pattern and style of that music and started forming rock. Assumption three states that it is just as valid to study rock and roll as European classical music. Rock will prove to be a valid means of producing competent musicians and that it demands the same type of performance as in any musical ... organized sound and is difficult to translate, the other elements are what make the sound organized and meaningful. Melody is an organized set of notes consisting of different pitches. It is basically the up and down motion of the lead singer. Rhythm is those beat of patterns that underlie most...

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... and then the smooth transition into a slower tempo. After the transition the viola became more apparent and it almost seemed to vary from jazz to a more classical tone. Before the trumpeter's solo the violist played a very soothing, yet upbeat solo. The texture of the ending of this song seemed a little grimy at ... times when the trumpet would chime in a few notes over the saxophone, almost drowning it out. The ending was forte and there was heavy emphasis on the rhythm section to make it very epic.  The next ... triumphant as well. The piano solo, on the other hand, consisted of a f...

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... denominator defining the beat as a division of a whole note and the numerator giving the number of beats in each bar." This could mean that the life giving breath is the notes of the song written on the sheet music. This makes sense because jazz is a genre of music that you sing or listen to, to make yourself feel better, so the ... obedience, when a juke joint provides ideas of relaxing, letting loose, and being free. Jazz music does not abide by the normal rules of proper melody and beat found in the classical genre, just like a juke joint is a place to escape from the strict rules of...

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... no musical instruments that a truly unseen in jazz - virtually every one has been used by jazz musicians at one time or another, including all of the instruments of the European classical ensembles. Some instruments, once in favor, have gone out of style - the banjo for example, largely replaced by the guitar in the 1930's, where a smoother, quieter form of rhythm and ... the same simple-to-complex patterns. Then on the last chorus Armstrong quickly rises to a high b-flat and holds the note for four whole bars. When the strain of the notes length and height is at its maximum, he release...

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... . For example, the correlation, between the lullaby sung by Zulu women, and the performance of blues singer, Bessie Smith, is striking in its similarity. Also, the African scale, which contains notes flatted on the 3rd, 7th, and sometimes 5th degrees, is directly translated into blues music, which also incorporates slides into its instrumental form. The inception of this particular singing style ... brash instruments, and the unique quality of voice in jazz singers reflects the influence of the African tone color esthetic. A desirable jazz voice is not like that of a conservatory-trained...

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