Essays Tagged: "Saxophone"
History of rock and roll
by groups such asThe 'Mills Brothers' and the 'Ink Spots'.Small Swing Bands or Jump Bands featured saxophone soloists and repeatedphrases. These city style blues featured singers such as Joe Turner, ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
The history of the saxaphone.
es Lisa even better is that she has an incredible musical talent. Her passion and intensity for the saxophone is one that is shared by many, as seen in an episode when Lisa plays with fellow jazz inst ... alist Barry White, while sitting on a building roof. But perhaps the man mostly infatuated with the saxophone is none other than it's brilliant creator, Adolphe Sax.It was in his blood. As a young chi ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
[Viva Voce on Andrea Bocelli]--How is his music linked with both the pop and opera styles?
inroads into the world of opera.Beginning piano lessons at the age of six, he later added flute and saxophone. Bocelli was born with poor eyesight and became totally blind at the age of twelve. He did ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers
Jazz concert review
I sometimes watched as a child. There where two solos performed during this song, trombone and the saxophone. I liked the drumbeat through out this song because it was snappy and made you tap your fo ... e.The fourth song was called "Carneval De Sol", by Dean Sorenson. This song started with thunderous saxophones and earsplitting trumpets. The bass and drums were incredibly powerful together. This son ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers
Rock Music as a performing Art
ng vocals, often with harmony, electric guitars, a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. It has been credited with ending wars and spreading peace and ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
Rudy Vallee
ists but his uniqueness and good looks attracted great attention. Rudy Vallee was also an excellent saxophone and clarinet player.3. What was Rudy's education?Rudy went to high school in Westbrook, Ma ... Rudy dropped out of Yale and went to London where he worked at the Savoy Hotel, he there played the saxophone with the Savoy Havana Band. He stayed there for a year making his first recording.5. When ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Actors
A Day In New Orleans
d. I then turned to my right and seen a group of men playing instruments. One of them was playing a saxophone and the others were all playing guitars of various sizes. Together they created a melody t ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History
Good Sax
, ti, do…" A relative novice, I started to play my first musical instrument, an alto saxophone, during my sophomore year. Dr. Morrow, our band coordinator, ran a tight ship. Even during ... n. Every moment of the night was magical. With my music in front of me and my Selmer gold-lacquered saxophone around my neck, I waited for the signal to start. "1-2-3-4, 2-2-3-4, 3-2-3-4…" Afte ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
Understanding perceptual sets
erent perception of the picture. In Panel A, the black color obviously is drawn out a man playing a saxophone. The white dot line is clearly painted out the man body. Sax Group can easily tell that is ... s perceive is very important. Since the picture shows a short hair man wearing glasses is holding a saxophone and playing it, participants will tell that is man. From their own visual experience, they ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology