... volume in this piece keeps changing, while most of the time it is mp or mezzo piano. Sometimes the dynamics gets louder when Parker plays higher notes, as this is his attempt to emphasize those specific notes. By looking at the very first eight bars of this piece of music, hearing the harmonic progression within the linear line of the solo would not be a hard task to ... follow, even if there was no piano player. Angular points in the solo would make one think ... that it would be difficult to hear the chord progression; however, even then, the notes involved in the angularity are impo...

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... poem works out Hughes's apprehension, his feeling that his ability to understand the emotions that generated this form of artistic expression was not on a par with the expression itself This is indicated by the last line of the poem, where the speaker notes that the piano player "slept like a rock or a man that's dead." The key word here is "or," for it denotes the ... imprecision of the speaker's understanding. What the blues articulates is the simultaneous presence of the "tragic and comic aspects of the human conditions." Thus, the blues in the poem ... is not the conventional "eith...

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... . Swing come back in the forties even if it was declining before. This is in reaction to bop that some people found to aggressive. This type of jazz used a lot of instrumentation: Trumpet; clarinet; trombone, sax, piano; guitar (usually), bass, drums. And sometimes horns. Swing rhythm is emphasised, with drums using ride cymbal and brushes extensively. Horns use the phrasing and harmonic language ... have never made a complete return. The most popular instruments, however, have remained in full strength such as the saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass, drums, piano and guitar. The have all...

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... audio recording with separate tracks. The track I chose to listen to was , the classic, In the Mood. This saxophone feature has one of the coolest and most knows saxophone licks ever. This song was written as a dance and jive song with its up beat tempo and quick rhythm.. The repetition ... with a lingering pause which sounds good. Then, there is a Alto saxophone solo, which is of the elite solos. Next comes a quick trumpet solo with a lot of glissandos and scoops. After the solo, there is an obvious dynamic drop to piano, and then a huge crescendo back to double forte. The song is writt...

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... " music or from sacred text). They sing songs about and for God; sometimes they even sing prayers they have written to God. In spite of this, they write their music in different ways. The Newsboys band is much more performance oriented, while Paul Wilbur makes it evident that he is ... nor does he use electric guitars, bass or drums. In contrast, he uses the acoustic guitar, the upright bass, traditional drum kit, and a grand piano. Also he uses violins, clarinets, tambourine, and trumpets, very common instruments among Klezmer styled bands. The Newsboys and Paul Wilbur use instruments wi...

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• Grade Level: High School