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Jazz Theory - Contemporary Improvisation, Transcription and Composition
This course is designed to present and develop jazz arranging and compositional principles. In preparation for successful improvisation, composing and transcription, a wide range of theoretical topics are presented.The stylistic considerations of jazz improvisation and composition require an extensive and working knowledge of jazz theory, and mastery of diatonic, bitonal, poly-tonal and atonal theoretical maximums and processes - including the refining of the [imitation] transcription process towards theoretical justification and conventional usage.
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A natural history of the piano : the instrument, the music, the musicians--from Mozart to modern jazz, and everything in between
Unfolds the ongoing history and evolution of the piano and all its myriad wonders: how its very sound provides the basis for emotional expression and individual style, and why it has so powerfully entertained generation upon generation of listeners.
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The Jazz Problem
The Jazz Problem shows how high schools and colleges were
the primary sites of this generational debate around jazz, the
century's first cultural war. Schools were crucial sites of dispute
between the worldviews of the late nineteenth century and the
emerging modern world, one synonymous with jazz. As a major site of
character formation where students came of age, high schools and
colleges were the places where jazz was simultaneously celebrated
and denigrated. Educators saw jazz as inseparable from other vices,
such as smoking, drinking, \"immodest dress\" (for women), and some
degree of sexual activity. Yet young people felt jazz was their
music and relished the sense of generational autonomy that came
with their affinity for jazz. This book offers a fresh and
compelling look at the jazz controversy and how it shaped not only
America.
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Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas : a handbook for performers
\"The thirty-two piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven comprise one of the most important parts of the piano literature, yet true mastery of these works can be elusive to even the most seasoned performer. With years of experience performing and teaching the literature and intimate knowledge of the works, their history and context, renowned pianist and pedagogue Stewart Gordon guides today's pianist performer through each of the thirty-two sonatas in stunning detail.\"--Page 4 of cover.
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Fashion and Jazz
Born in the late 19th century, jazz gained mainstream popularity during a volatile period of racial segregation and gender inequality. It was in these adverse conditions that jazz performers discovered the power of dress as a visual tool used to defy mainstream societal constructs, shaping a new fashion and style aesthetic. Fashion and Jazz is the first study to identify the behaviours, signs and meanings that defined this newly evolving subculture. Drawing on fashion studies and cultural theory, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the social and political entanglements of jazz and dress, with individual chapters exploring key themes such as race, class and gender. Including a wide variety of case studies, ranging from Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald to Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker, it presents a critical and cultural analysis of jazz performers as modern icons of fashion and popular style. Addressing a number of previously underexplored areas of jazz culture, such as modern dandyism and the link between drug use and glamorous dress, Fashion and Jazz provides a fascinating history of fashion's dialogue with African-American art and style. It is essential reading for students of fashion, cultural studies, African-American studies and history.
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Piano by ear : learn to play by ear, improvise and accompany songs in simple steps
This book teaches people how to play the piano by ear. Suitable for beginners through to experienced pianists, you will learn to: Pick out tunes and harmonise them Improvise with an array of keys and chord patterns Accompany songs in a range of styles Understand how music works from the inside out Work through timeless favourites, folk, film, Christmas and contemporary songs.
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The Musical Artistry of Bheki Mseleku
Bheki Mseleku is widely considered one of the most accomplished jazz musicians to have emerged from South Africa. His music has a profound significance in recalling and giving emphasis to that aspect of the African American jazz tradition originating in the rhythms and melodies of Africa. The influences of Zulu traditional music, South African township, classical music and American jazz are clearly evident and combine to create an exquisite and particularly lyrical style, evoking a sense of purity and peace that embraces the spiritual healing quality central to his musical inspiration. The Artistry of Bheki Mseleku is an in-depth study of his musical style and includes annotated transcriptions and analysis of a selection of compositions and improvisations from his most acclaimed albums including ‘Celebration’, ‘Timelessness’, ‘Star Seeding’, ‘Beauty of Sunrise’ and ‘Home at Last’. Mseleku recorded with several American jazz greats including Ravi Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Pharoah Sanders, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins and Abbey Lincoln. His music serves as a vital link to the African–American musical art form that inspired many of the South African jazz legends.
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Knowing Jazz
Ken Prouty argues that knowledge of jazz, or more to the point, claims to knowledge of jazz, are the prime movers in forming jazz's identity, its canon, and its community. Every jazz artist, critic, or fan understands jazz differently, based on each individual's unique experiences and insights. Through playing, listening, reading, and talking about jazz, both as a form of musical expression and as a marker of identity, each aficionado develops a personalized relationship to the larger jazz world. Through the increasingly important role of media, listeners also engage in the formation of different communities that not only transcend traditional boundaries of geography, but increasingly exist only in the virtual world. The relationships of \"jazz people\" within and between these communities is at the center of Knowing Jazz. Some groups, such as those in academia, reflect a clash of sensibilities between historical traditions. Others, particularly online communities, represent new and exciting avenues for everyday fans, whose involvement in jazz has often been ignored. Other communities seek to define themselves as expressions of national or global sensibility, pointing to the ever-changing nature of jazz's identity as an American art form in an international setting. What all these communities share, however, is an intimate, visceral link to the music and the artists who make it, brought to life through the medium of recording. Informed by an interdisciplinary approach and approaching the topic from a number of perspectives, Knowing Jazz charts a philosophical course in which many disparate perspectives and varied opinions on jazz can find common ground.
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