大連外國語大學課件The-Jazz-Scene

TheJazzSceneByBBrettandNIngramUnderstandingtheTitleTheJazzScenemeans

A.TheJazzperformanceB.ThebackgroundofJazzC.Thenoisy,heavilyrhythmicJazzmusicD.IntroductiontoJazz

(D)Scenemeans“anovervieworabriefaccount”.Thisoverviewincludestwoparts:thebackground(development)ofJazzandthedifferentformsofJazzmusicStagesofdevelopmentofJazzasaformofmusicalartGap-filling:songsandhymnsofthewhitesEarlysadsongsFaster,heavilyrhythmicJazzBluesStagesofdevelopmentofJazzasaformofmusicalart(cont.)blacks’strongrhythmsongsandhymnsofthewhitesBitter-sweetnessEarlysadsongsFaster,heavilyrhythmicJazzBluesBrighteningupDifferentformsofJazzmusicFormofMusicCharacteristics1.Bluesdepressed,unhappy2.1.2.Mostoftheplayersarewhite.3.1.imitatesthe“unprepared”characteristicsofjazz2.4.Jazz(asummary)1.2.3.DifferentformsofJazzmusic(cont.)FormofMusicCharacteristics1.BluesDepressed,unhappy2.Ragtime1.Similartojazzinmanyways2.mostoftheplayerswhite3.Swing1.imitatesthe“unprepared”characteristicsofjazz2.attachesittobigbandsandorchestrations4.Jazz(asummary)1.fast,heavilyrhythmic2.Bothvocalandinstrumental3.Twoseparatestyles:the“way-out”advancedkindandthepopularkindThelegendarylifeandcareerofGlenMillerWithitsuniquejazzsound,theGlennMillerOrchestraisconsideredtobeoneofthegreatestbandsofalltime.

Glenndisbandedhismusicalorganizationin1942,attheheightofitspopularity,volunteeredfortheArmyandthenorganizedandledthefamousGlennMillerArmyAirForceBand.ThelegendarylifeandcareerofGlenMiller(cont.)OnDecember15,1944,MajorMillertookoffinasingle-engineplanefromEnglandtoprecedehisbandtoFrance,nevertobeseenagain.Thearmydeclaredhimofficiallydeadayearlater.ThepresentGlennMillerOrchestrawas

formedin1956andhasbeentouringconsistentlysince.Theheavy-weightJazzgenius

—CountBasieCountBasiewasanincrediblefigurein20thcenturymusic.Hisdecadesofplayinghelpdefinethewords“jazz”and“swing”.Hisstyleofpianoplayingwasto-the-pointandfocusedontheblues,relyingonsimplemelodicphrases.In1936hefoundedtheCountBasieOrchestra.Bytheendofthe30s,theBasiebandwasoneofthemostpopularintheworld.

AsampleofCountBasie'smusic—SwingtheBluesAnothersampleofCountbasie'smusic

—EverydayIhavethebluesAnothericonofJazz

—BennyGoodmanIn1938,Benny'sbandbecamethefirstbandtoplayinCarnegieHall.

DuringtheSwingPeriod,ifaclarinetistwasnotplayingin"theGoodmanStyle,"hewasnotplayingcorrectly.BennyGoodmandiedonJune13,1996,butwillremainforeverasaniconofJazz-abandleader,aclarinetist,andtheKingofSwing.Now,let'senjoyBennyGoodman'sTexasTeaPartyAnalysisofthewritingtechniquesusedinthetextThistextisapieceofexpositorywriting.Themajorwaysofdevelopmentusedinclude:comparisonandcontrast—differentstagesandformsofJazzexemplification—variousformsandstylesoftheJazzmusicOthertechniquesthataddvariationandvividnesstothetext—choiceofwords,quotations,etc

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