Text As well as its spontaneity,Jazz fascinates millions of people through out the world with its unique style,melody,and tempo.Who first invented jazz?And what cultural forces contributed to the formation of this modern type ofmusic?This short essay provides some answers
Text As well as its spontaneity, Jazz fascinates millions of people through out the world with its unique style, melody, and tempo. Who first invented jazz? And what cultural forces contributed to the formation of this modern type of music? This short essay provides some answers
1. Music comes in many forms;most countries have a style of their own.Poland has its polkas.Hungary has its czardas.Brazil is famous for the bossa nova,Caribbean countries for the merengue,and Argentina for the tango.The U.S. is known for jazz,a completely original type of music that has gained world-wide popularity
1. Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. Poland has its polkas. Hungary has its czardas. Brazil is famous for the bossa nova, Caribbean countries for the merengue, and Argentina for the tango.The U.S. is known for jazz, a completely original type of music that has gained world-wide popularity
Jazz is America's contribution to popular music.In contrast to classical music. which follows formal European traditions,jazz is spontaneous and free-form.It bubbles with energy,expressing the moods,interests,and emotions of the people.Brash,uninhibited, exciting,it has a modern sound.In the 1920's jazz sounded like America.And so it does today
2. Jazz is America’s contribution to popular music. In contrast to classical music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy, expressing the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. Brash, uninhibited, exciting, it has a modern sound. In the 1920’s jazz sounded like America. And so it does today
3.The origins of this music are as interesting as the music itself.Jazz was invented by American Negroes,or blacks,as they are called today,who were brought to the Southern states as slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields.This work was hard and life was short. When a Negro died his friends and relatives formed a procession to carry the body to the cemetery
3. The origins of this music are as interesting as the music itself. Jazz was invented by American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, who were brought to the Southern states as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields. This work was hard and life was short. When a Negro died his friends and relatives formed a procession to carry the body to the cemetery
4.° A band often accompanied the procession.On the way to the cemetery the band played slow,solemn music suited to the occasion.But on the way home the mood changed.Spirits lifted.Everybody was happy.Death had removed one of their number,but the living were glad to be alive.The band played happy music,improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes presented at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.But there were other influences,too
4. A band often accompanied the procession. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. But on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Everybody was happy. Death had removed one of their number, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes presented at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz. But there were other influences, too