History of jazz music powerpoint presentation
A brief history of jazz music...
History of jazz music powerpoint presentation
A VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF JAZZ - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Title: A VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF JAZZ
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A VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF JAZZ
- A Uniquely American Music
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- PRODUCED
- BY
- E.
LUCI DAHL
- Fall, 2004
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THE BIRTHPLACE OF JAZZ
- The only music genre native to the US, Jazz
(originally spelled Jass) was born in New
Orleans, near the end of the 19th century.
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CONGO SQUARE
- On Sundays, New Orleans slaves met at Congo
Square for trading, worship, dancing, singing,
and music.These traditional West African rhythms
eventually evolved into Ragtime, the precursor of
Jazz.
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RAGTIME
- Ragtime was set in traditional song forms such as
waltzes, but its defining characteristic was
syncopation.Ragtimes popularity lasted from
about 1893 to the beginning of World War I. The
most famous ragtime composer was Scott Joplin
(right), who published the first of his many
rags in 1899.
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JAZZ IS BORN
- Buddy Bolden is considered the first bandleader
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