Essays Tagged: "Syncopation"
Divation
merican Protestants of the southern United States. The African-American spiritual, characterized by syncopation, polyrhythmic structure, and the pentatonic scale of five whole tones, is, above all, a ... l source is clear. Elements that African music and American black spirituals have in common include syncopation, polyrhythmic structure, the pentatonic scale, and a responsive rendition of text.Almost ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Jazz and its origins
e defined in general forms. Jazz is lively, energetic music with pulsating rhythms and entertaining syncopations, usually played by a small instrumental ensemble (COMBO) or a larger group (A BIG BAND) ... pianists. Scott Joplin was the "king of ragtime."The probable place of jazz origin was New Orleans. Syncopation combined with a free treatment of melody marked the sound of NEW ORLEANS JAZZ. The New O ...
Subjects: Art Essays
IB themes and variations music composition work
notes of the theme. Violin 1 has 12 inversion notes from violin 2 on bar 22. On bar 25, there is a syncopation happening from the theme in violin 1. Notes that are played are broken chord notes from ... s starting off slow and changing the notes twice as much each time the bass notes are looped.On the syncopation duet part, I had to make sure the notes wouldn't create a big dissonance. It is relativi ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
Blues, Jazz and the early Civil Rights Movement
it is less vocal than blues, it was extraordinarily emotional. The latter could be derived from its syncopation and the fact that it was frequently improvised (Hentoff). Its distinct strong rhythms an ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
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Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry