Assignment #5

1.      Jazz music is a popular form of music that is characterized by a swinging rhythm. Some well-known Jazz musicians are Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker.  Charli Parker is the musician that we listened to in class. Armstrong was an early Jazz musician and Parker was a late Jazz music innovator.  Jazz began as a type of dancing music which can be seen through the swing music style.

Jazz music has its first roots in the African American culture and traditions through the blues and ragtime sounds. Jazz was initially a part of European military bands. Early Jazz  is related to ragtime sounds and music. Jazz roots come from the city of New Orleans, Louisiana where the French-Canadian culture was combined with the Cajuns own style of music.  This Jazz sound spread from New Orleans to Chicago.

Jazz music is particularly unique to Americans because Jazz roots were right here in America in New Orleans and it was the many American that contributed and helped innovate Jazz music into what we hear today. Also, Americans would swing dance to Jazz music.   This style of dance can be seen through the Swing Era in America.

2.       In Peter and the Wolf the instruments that play Peter are the string instruments.  The Duck is played by an oboe.  The wolf is played by French horns. A flute plays the bird.  The Grandfather is played by a bassoon and the Hunters are played by the woodwind

3.      Classical music embodies clarity of form and logically develops. The Classical music era falls between the Baroque music era and the Romantic music era. Classical music has a much lighter texture and is less complex than the Baroque sound. It is mainly a homophonic sound and is made up of an Orchestra full of sound.

The Classical era composer that was listened to in class was Joseph Haydn.

Some composers that are considered classical musicians include: Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven,  Franz Schubert, Luigi Boccherini, Muzio Clementi, François Joseph Gossec, Johann Stamitz, Carl Friedrich Abel, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and Christoph Willibald Gluck.