... is not truly hers, she is not the real her. Rachel looks down at the photo and puts it back to the piano. The camera focuses again on the photo of the fluffy haired woman. The repetition of the shot of this photo is actually foreshadowing that Rachel is imitating this woman when she lets down her hair afterwards. The camera now changes to ... Tyrell. The scene starts with gentle music played with saxophone. Until Rachel starts to play the soft Chopin, the saxophone fades out. When Rachel begins playing the piano, the camera shifts to medium shot of Deckard. He slowly opens his eyes and ...

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... , that was invented in 1817 by Jean-Hilaire Asté of Paris. With the intention to make instruments fully chromatic, Heinrich Stoelzel, a member of the band of the Prince of Pless, invented a valve which he applied to the horn by July of 1814. This device enabled the player, in all simplicity, to produce all notes from the lowest to the highest with the same strength, fullness ... , and purity, the majority of which were hitherto only obtainable by stopping the hand ... a steady, often upbeat, tempo, 4/4 meter, and rhythms performed in an exaggerated triplet swing style. Frequently the tu...

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... 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 scattered notes with her other hand. The rhythm was starting to gain pace and ... you could hear the counterpoint that kept a constant tempo. This piece was clearly Jazz. After the second section of the tune was stated, it was then ... other through the harmonic framework underlying the music. The t...

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... 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 scattered notes with her other hand. The rhythm was starting to gain pace and ... you could hear the counterpoint that kept a constant tempo. This piece was clearly Jazz. After the second section of the tune was stated, it was then ... other through the harmonic framework underlying the music. The t...

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... , John Birks Gillespie was born. The world did not know it yet but they were meeting one of the great innovators of the jazz and bebop era. Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina, the youngest of nine children. Gillespie's father was a bricklayer during the week and a bandleader/piano player on the weekends. He kept his bands instruments at home for safety. There was ... 's "I Got Rhythm". This song would become the harmonic background for many songs in which Gillespie would copy its pattern. In the song "Anthropology", the rhythm section, or bass, drums and piano would play the har...

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... 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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... the walking bass and the soothing feel of cool jazz. Naturally, the shrill sound of the trumpet solo was forte and triumphant as well. The piano solo, on the other hand, consisted of a few short runs and some dissonant notes, but still triumphant. The climbing trumpets gave way to the short, still dissonant finishing notes of the piano and the intense crash of the high hat. The Jazz Ensemble ... II began with a piece of, what seemed to me like, cool jazz. The song was ... titled "A Beautiful Friendship" and was arranged by Sammy Nestico as well. The overall melody of the song seemed to...

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... was no special occasion for this performance other than it being a showcase for student jazz musicians. The performance was opened by Jazz Combo Seven (directed by Michele Weir), which consisted of a piano, trumpet, saxophone, drum, and bass. They performed a musical piece called "November 15th, " followed by another piece that was composed and arranged by them. The first song was pretty soft, and ... . The girls did sing extremely well, though. The next group to come up to the stage was Jazz Combo Four, directed by Charles Owens. The group consisted of Ryan Sanders (alto saxophone), Mar...

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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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... brother saw his natural brass talent and talked him into playing the trumpet, saying he would have a better time, because the bugle can only do certain notes and the trumpet would allow him to play melodies. Roy started taking lessons from P. M. Williams. Until this point, his life had been fairly normal ... in a band with his friends. He played with many dance bands including the Elite Serenaders. The Elite Serenaders had a certain trumpet player by the name of Rex Stewart. Roy idoled Rex not only for his excellent playing, but for his persona as well. Roy would always try to imitate Re...

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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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... Chaser" was made on July 23, 1951. Most of Monk's works were composed before he reached the age of 30. I got this recording from a CD titled "The best of Monk." This CD is a compilation of many of Monks best songs and best recordings from Blue Note Records. The featured artists in this recording of "Straight No Chaser" are: Piano- Thelonious Monk Alto Sax- Sahib Shihab Vibes- Milt ... passed. It wasn't until later in his career that he was recognized for his artistic brilliance. When listening to this recording and many others of Monk, he has the ability to suspend time in his playing. ...

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