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Glenn Miller et son orchestre rendent le swing populaire dans le monde entier

, Glenn Miller (à gau che}, le King of Swing, avec son orchestre Glenn Miller et son orchest re rendent le swing populaire dans le monde entier Dans les années 40, la star du jazz améric ain est sans conteste Glenn Mil ler. Avec son inimi table Big band Sound , ce grand musicien -tromboni ste et chef d'orches tre -triomphe en quelques années aux États-U nis et en Europe. D ès 1929, Miller se rend célèbr e dans les grands orchestres de jazz, spécia...

swing - jazz.

Une décennie de contrastes : blues, swing, modem dance aux États-Unis, persécution de l'avant-garde en Europe

per sécution des juifs dans le Reich al lemand depuis 1936 en refusant de dir iger en Allemagne, en It alie et en Autriche. Toscanini avait été déjà la cible d'attaques fascistes en 1931 en Italie. Il ne rentrera dans son pays qu'en 1946 pour trav ailler à la Scala de Milan. Musique dégénérée. Lors des journées musicales du Reich qui se déroulent du 22 au 29 mai 1938 à Düsseld orf, les nazis se vengent des artistes avant-gardistes qui ne leur sont...

Count Basie Count Basie (1904-1984), American jazz pianist and bandleader, a leading musician of the swing era (1930s and early 1940s).

Tout en préservant son caractère ethnique, la musique afro-américaine a

prétexte à confronter les expériences, les innovations et surtout les émotions immédiates. Tel est l'enjeu de l'improvisation en groupe et de la communion qu'elle exige de la part du public. Le jazz est l'art d'orchestrer les sentiments intimes. Contrairement à ce qui prévaut dans la musique classique européenne, l'interprète n'y est pas au service du compositeur, mais de la meilleure extrapolation possible du thème choisi. Le jazzman n'exécute pas, il trahit pour mieux traduire ses propres émot...

Baseball.

pitcher or argue a call with an umpire. Two or more coaches, positioned closer to the field, assist the manager by communicating with the players. For example,managers may decide what pitches should be thrown, when batters should swing at a pitch, and how runners should move around the bases. The manager relays thesedecisions through special hand signals that the coaches repeat to communicate to the players. Umpires are responsible for interpreting and enforcing the rules of play. They rule on...

Jazz - Musik.

Pianist und Komponist Jelly Roll Morton. Zu einer der einflussreichsten Persönlichkeiten des Jazz sollte später jedoch King Olivers zweiter Trompeter Louis Armstrongwerden. 4.2 Louis Armstrong und sein Einfluss Der erste virtuose Solist des Jazz, der Trompeter und Sänger Louis Armstrong, war ein atemberaubender Improvisator, sowohl in technischer als auch in emotionaler undintellektueller Hinsicht. Er veränderte das Bild des Jazz entscheidend, indem er den Solisten in den Mittelpunkt rückte. Se...

Country Music I INTRODUCTION Willie Nelson Country singer and musician Willie Nelson gained national popularity during the 1970s for a string of country hits, including the 1978 hits "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and "Georgia On My Mind.

Singer and mandolin player Bill Monroe is known as the father of bluegrass music. A virtuoso mandolin player, Monroe combined traditional folk ballads and gospel songswith string-band music played at very fast tempos. Monroe, with his band The Blue Grass Boys, performed from the mid-1920s until Monroe’s death in 1996. Otherwell-known bluegrass performers include banjo player Earl Scruggs, who played with Monroe during the 1940s; the Osborne Brothers, a duo from Kentucky known forits work during...

Le saxophoniste Charlie Parker fondateur d'un nouveau jazz

Charlie Parker (à gauche) lors d'une �épétition avant un festival de jazz à Paris, en 1949 Le saxophoniste Charlie Parker fo ndateur d'un nouveau jazz Vers 1940, un nouveau style de jazz voit le jour sur les scènes new-yorkaises. Charlie Parker oppose aux stéréotypes du swing une créativité explosive. Ce saxophon iste est l'un des principaux créateurs du style be-bop. Il meurt le 12 mars 1955. D ans les années 30, l'ère du swing est à son ap...

disseminating popular music until the 1920s remained printed sheet music. By the late 19th century, the music-publishing business was centralized in New York City,particularly in an area of lower Manhattan called Tin Pan Alley. “After the Ball” (1892) by Charles K. Harris, the first popular song to sell 1 million copies—in this case, ofsheet music—inspired rapid growth in the music-publishing industry. Composers were hired to rapidly produce popular songs by the dozens, and the techniques ofFost...

Glenn Miller rend le swing populaire dans le monde entier Dans les années 40, la star du jazz américain est...

Glenn Miller rend le swing populaire dans le monde entier Dans les années 40, la star du jazz américain est sans conteste Glenn Miller. Avec son inimitable Bigband Sound, ce grand musicien - tromboniste et chef d'orchestre - triomphe en quelques années aux États-Unis et en Europe. Dès 1929, Miller se rend célèbre dans les grands orchestres de jazz, spécialement dans l'un des premiers orchestres blancs, chez les New Orleans Rhythm Kings en Californie. Déjà, au collège de Fort Morgan, il joue du t...

Duke Ellington - Musik.

diese Weise für den Jazz einen zumindest partiellen Kunstcharakter in einer Zeit, da er – mit Ausnahme seltener Initiativen wie von Paul Whiteman – hauptsächlichfunktional zur Unterhaltung genützt wurde. Darüber hinaus entwickelte Ellington einen ökonomisch pointierten Spielstil am Klavier, dessen oktavbetonte Harmonisierung derAkkorde die rhythmisch betonten Figuren der Ragtime- und Harlem Stride-Überlieferung ergänzten. Als führender Bandleader des Swing, der es verstand, sein Orchesterauch üb...

Hampton Lionel

Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)Lionel Hampton - Musik. Lionel Hampton (1908-2002), amerikanischer Jazzmusiker; Vibraphonist, Schlagzeuger, Pianist und Bandleader. In der Ära des Swing und des Bebop gehörte er zu den bedeutendsten und populärsten Musikern des Jazz. Hampton wurde am 20. April 1908 in Louisville (Kentucky) geboren und wuchs in Chicago (Illinois) auf. Am Anfang seiner Karriere spielte er zunächst Schlagzeug, ehe ersich dem Instrument zuwandte, mit dem er als Musiker bekannt wurde....

Les beaux-arts de 1930 à 1939 : Histoire

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An Injured Home Run.

couldn't do it,” Gibson later said. “But once I got up in that cage, I didn't feel anything until I was going around the bases.” Gibson sent Dodgers batboy Mitch Poole to tell Lasorda that the slugger was ready if needed. Lasorda hustled to the batting cage to talk to Gibson himself. “As soonas he heard that I wanted to hit,” Gibson said, “he took off.” During Davis's at bat Gibson entered the dugout and sat in the corner wearing a helmet and holding ablack bat. Davis drew a walk, Gibson lim...

Nicklaus-Watson Match.

until 1977, primarily because golf officials felt that there weren't enough hotel rooms in the area to attract and accommodate the crowds. But officials finally relented,deciding that the majestic course deserved to stage golf's most noble tournament. The sun shone brightly over this scene for the July event. Nicklaus and Watson were both on the leader board after the first two rounds with identical scores of 68-70-138. Their dramatic play began in the third round, on Friday. Nicklaus jumped...

master. The dance manuals published between 1550 and 1630, written by Thoinot Arbeau of France, Cesare Negri of Italy, and other dancing masters, describe dances such asthe pavane, galliard, allemande, courante, saltarello, and volta, as well as circular branles and progressive longways dances (for a line of couples, in which each couplerepeats the pattern with one new couple after another; see Country Dance). The sense of order and harmony so important during the Renaissance gave rise to forma...

Swimming.

the swimmer and the pinky finger should enter the water first. At the same time, the swimmer moves the left arm through the water below the left side of the body.Once in the water, the right arm begins pulling the swimmer forward by bending at the elbow. At the same time the swimmer holds the left arm straight as it reachesthe hip and lifts it out of the water. As the right arm continues to pull, the swimmer rotates slightly onto the right side and swings the left arm up above the head. As the s...

Mountain Climbing.

teeth on one side, and a straight, flat, metal blade called an adze on the other. Ice axes have many uses. One of the most common is to help the climber stay balanced on steep slopes. The climber swings the axe with a short, quick movement to lodge the pick in snow or ice, creating a secure anchor. If a climber should slip and beginsliding down a snowfield, a self-arrest can be performed by turning face down on the snow and burying the pick in the snow surface. The climber’s weight over the...

Jazz de 1930 à 1939 : Histoire

JAZZ. UJIIÎJ Annstrong tmomt sa carrière i me rnot ionale . © Coll�c ti•>n Driggs · Magnum LEs GRANDS SOLISTES CLASSIQUES Dès 1927, Louis Armstrong, qui a troqué le bon vieux cor net de ses débuts contre la trompette, prend de plus en plus de distance à l'égard de l'improvisation collective au profit d'arrange ments orchestraux qui se substitueront à la polyphonie primitive. En 1930, avant de prendre la direction de l'orchestre de Luis Russel, il enr...

Maris Breaks Home Run Record.

Bothered by an injured hip, Mantle was removed from the lineup in mid-September with 54 long balls, leaving Maris alone in the home-run derby. The pressureincreased as a result of a July 17 ruling by Major League Baseball Commissioner Fred Frick that the record would have to be matched or bettered within 154 games,the number of games played in the 1927 season. In 1961, for the first time, American League teams played 162 games. Frick, a friend of Ruth's, said that if therecord was broken after 1...

Jazz I INTRODUCTION Joshua Redman Saxophonist Joshua Redman, a graduate of Harvard University, became a fast-rising star in jazz in the 1990s.

performed a highly produced, jazz-inspired form of blues that was popular in traveling minstrel shows and vaudeville. Thisexample is from the song “St. Louis Blues,” written by American composer and trumpet player W. C. Handy in 1914 andrecorded by Smith in 1925."St. Louis Blues" performed by Bessie Smith, from The Riverside History of Classic Jazz (Cat.# Riverside RB-005) Riverside Records under master license to Fantasy, Inc. All rightsreserved./Frank DriggsCollection/Archive Photos Jazz is ro...

Unemployment.

set up to monitor the economy and provide advice to the president and Congress. Between 1945 and 1990 nine cyclical swings in unemployment occurred; all weresmaller than the 1930s depression. During this period the unemployment rate was as low as 2.9 percent (1953) and as high as 9.7 percent (1982). Because of cutbacksin the unemployment insurance program and changes in the nature of employment during the 1980s, however, only 37 percent of jobless workers received benefits in1990. Fears that the...

Ice Skating.

cold climate. Competitors for these events are chosen from the best skaters in each participating country, usually through preliminary national competitions. Speedskaters also compete on a World Cup circuit, which pits the world’s best skaters against one another during the year. A Figure Skating The major types of competitive figure skating are individual men’s and women’s competitions, pairs skating, ice dancing, and precision skating. In individualcompetitions a single skater performs requir...

Populäre Musik - Musik.

5 SCHLAGER UND POPMUSIK IN DEUTSCHLAND Bereits Johann Strauߒ Donauwellen-Walzer von 1857 bekam von der Wiener Presse das handelssprachliche Erfolgsetikett „Schlager” verliehen. Seitdem wurde unter diesem Begriff eine immense Vielfalt unterschiedlicher eingängiger Melodien zusammengefasst. Meilensteine der Unterhaltungskultur waren beispielsweise Johann Strauß’ OperetteDie Fledermaus (1874), Karl Millöckers Bettelstudent (1882), Carl Zellers Vogelhändler (1891), Paul Linkes Frau Luna (1...

Comet - astronomy.

may exceed the planet Jupiter in size, however. Observations from telescopes on Earth and in space indicate that most of the gases in the coma and tail of a comet are fragmentary molecules, or radicals, of the mostcommon elements in space: hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. The radicals, for example, of CH, NH, and OH may be broken away from the stable molecules CH 4 (methane), NH 3 (ammonia), and H 2O (water), which may exist as ices or more complex, very cold compounds in the nucleus. Al...

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