Essays Tagged: "Big band"
Jazz and Classical Music
f the recording industry. The small dance band ensemble grew into thelarger orchestra known as the 'Big Band'. The music of the Big Bands became known as 'Swing.'Two of the more famous Swing band lead ... ation. During the Swingera, larger groups were employed to achieve more of an orchestral sound. The Big Bands of the thisera were predominantly wind orchestras containing alto and tenor sax sections, ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
History of Jazz and Classical Music.
of the recording industry. Thesmall dance band ensemble grew into the larger orchestra known as the"Big Band". The music of the Big Bands became known as "Swing." Two ofthe more famous Swing band lead ... tation. During the Swing era,larger groups were employed to achieve more of an orchestral sound.The Big Bands of the this era were predominantly wind orchestrascontaining alto and tenor sax sections, ...
Subjects: Art Essays
Reasons for the Decline of the Swing Era.
World War 2 and the draftDuring World War 2, many big band members were drafted or volunteered to join the war effort. Big bands lost some of their gr ... drafted or volunteered to join the war effort. Big bands lost some of their great members, and thus big bands came to an end. Swing music, which was very popular during the war, died out at the end of ... n was difficultDuring World War 2, automobile fuel was rationed and made it hard for many traveling big bands to tour, perform, and make a living.Recording BanFrom July 1942 - November 1943, there was ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
Louis Armstrong: A Look Into His Legacy and Contri
s also-known-as name.) He gave hope and joy to all those that went to listen to his music. Jazz and Big Band was before and after war. So listening to his music sort of let you go away for a while, no ... rimental, but also had hits.All if his pop like success seemed too good to be true. After WWII, the big band era began to die down. But, this concluded in another contribution from Satchmo, the solois ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
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Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film History