When the United States were showing signs of economical growth, the unimaginable happen. When the 1929 stock market crash marked the day that the United States slowly crept into the Great Depression. The Great Depression caused nationwide panic. There was a decrease of production and the sale of goods. Many businesses started to collapse and close. Banks closed down since they took people’s money and invest in stocks. When the stocks crashed, banks went bankrupt and people lost their money and savings
Louis Armstrong: From Childhood to Adulthood When you think of Louis Armstrong you probably think of a jolly middle-aged man who can play the cornet like no one else, a man who had it all, a man who had the good life. Well, Louis was not always that lucky. From childhood to his adulthood, Louis Armstrong changed much as a person and a musician. He worked very hard to become what he became and did not let anything get in the way of becoming a musician. In this paper, you will read about how Louis
weekly exercises. Students should not feel discourage if they don't feel that have mastered each study by the end of the week they must remember that it is a process. Perfect is irrelevant, better is perfect! H.L. Clarke-Technical Studies for the Cornet Students should begin each Clarke exercise at a slow tempo to focus on sound production and air flow. At this moment speed should be the least concern for the student. Once the student is very comfortable playing each exercise with a consistent
Louis Armstrong Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong was one of the most popular musicians of his time. Upon initiating my research, I was surprised to find conflicting dates as to when he was born. Encarta Africa said he was born in 1901, 1001 things to know about African American history-1898, regular Encarta --1900, "Little Louis and the jazz band" by Angela Shelf Medearis says his date of birth is August 4, 1901. The book "Jazz Stars" by Richard Rennert states that Louis Armstrong was born in 1899
I always loved music, and it did not matter what the instrument was or who played it so long as the playing was good” (Armstrong 111). Influenced by the great cornet player Joe “King” Oliver as well as other leading jazz artists, Armstrong felt the time was right to begin playing in local clubs to build his name. Eventually he was offered to play alongside his idol Oliver in Chicago. This lasted a couple of years
The United States currently has numerous genres of instrumental music, but perhaps the least recognized of these is the brass band. Through better understanding its origin, how it was received in American society, and what other band genres existed and emerged during its development, we can begin to understand the brass band’s lack of recognition in the States. After providing background on the genre of the brass band, its function in society, past and present societal beliefs on music, and the
so was arrested. He was then sent to the Colored Waif's Home for Boys. In there, Professor Peter Davis gave Louis musical training. Eventually, Davis made Louis the band leader. He played the cornet and started getting interest in music more than ever. Louis at thirteen-year-old became amazing at playing cornet, and thought about making music his career. In 1914, at age fourteen Louis was released from the Colored Waif’s Home. Louis then worked for a Jewish immigrant family (the Kaenifskys). They treated
likely thought to be the serpent, which derives its name from its snake-like appearance. The serpent is the bass member of the cornett family. The Cornett is an early wind instrument that was popular from 1500-1650. It is not be confused with the brass cornet. The serpent was constructed in 1590 by Edme Guillaume, a canon at Auxerre. It was used in sacred music to back up low men's voices because the low frequency of their voices had trouble projecting. The serpent was constructed of wood, with newer
A History of the Overture and its Use in the Wind Band The term overture is be defined as "a piece of music of moderate length, either introducing a dramatic work or intended for concert performance" (Sadie, 1980). It may be a single or multi-movement composition preceding an opera, ballet or oratorio; a single movement prelude to a non-musical dramatic work; or a single movement concert piece detached from its original context intended to be performed alone (Peyser, 1986). The overture grew
In the short story “Cornet at night” by Sinclair Ross, Tom Dickson is a young farm boy who lives on a farm with his parents. He is very naive and has not had a chance to experience the outside world for his own. He knows only what he learns from the farm and school, but now that he gets to go on a small adventure on his on, he grows up in a variety of ways. One way in which Tom grows up is when he goes to town by himself. He has gone before, but with the security of his parents with him, and for
In the short story "Cornet at night" by Sinclair Ross foreshadowing plays a very important role in the piece of literature. Foreshadowing is the slight hint or clue that the author gives the reader to see how they can get the reader to imagine the vast amount of possibilities of what is to come in the future. In this story, foreshadowing is seen at many different times, but there are two instances where they are noted very strongly. The first of which is mentioned when Tom’s mother foreshadows
Throughout the piece, the oboes, first and second clarinet, first alto saxophone, and second cornet, all have the same melody. Measures one through five are a four measure phrases that gets repeated again in measures six through nine, and again in fourteen through seventeen. Around measure ten, the dynamic changes to forte and is slightly faster
NGUYEN, HIEU—12/05/13 Louis Armstrong Hot Five November 12, 1925 Kid Ory plays trombone, Johnny Dodds plays clarinet, Johnny St. Cyr plays banjo, Lil Armstrong plays piano, and Louis Armstrong cornet. In 1920 the Jazz music has emerged in the City of New Orleans and from there, there were also many great New Orleans Jazz musicians. Jazz is a music style that combines of three main element improvisation, bluesy flavor and swing feeling. Often, African American play Jazz on the street of New Orleans
He sang in a quartet of boys who performed for money in the streets. In 1913, he shot his stepfather’s pistol into the air during a New Year’s Eve party, and he was sent to the New Orleans Home for Colored Waifs for one year. Armstrong played the cornet in the Home’s band, and they traveled around New Orleans playing at various places. His teacher, Peter Davis, acted as his mentor at this time, and he made Armstrong the leader of the band. It was then that his musical skills began to develop, and
The melodic instruments were in the front line. These instruments were cornet or trumpet, clarinet and trombone. The cornet or trumpet improvised on the main melody. The clarinet played a countermelody, usually above the cornet and faster. The trombone played melodies under the cornet to signal chord changes. The rhythm section provided support. The instruments in the rhythm section were guitar or piano, drums, and bass or tuba
Louis Armstrong is a very popular Jazz artist, cornet, and trumpet player from the early and mid 1900’s. Some of Mr. Armstrong’s most popular songs were “What a Wonderful World”,” Mack the Knife”, and “Hello Dolly”. He has won a few awards throughout his life time including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Grammy Award for Male Vocals Performance. Louis Armstrong passed away in 1971, but he had several songs released and won a few awards after his passing. Louis Armstrong was born to William
Peter Davis instilled discipline and provided musical training to Louis. Peter eventually made Louis the band leader. The home band played in New Orleans and young Louis started to get attention for his cornet playing, starting a musical career for him. When he turned 14 he was released from the home, living with his father and new stepmother. Then later back to his mother therefore back to the streets and their
Trumpeter and band leader Maynard Ferguson once said that “change is always happening. That’s one of the wonderful things about jazz music.” Ferguson’s view of America’s most beloved and celebrated genre of music can refer to the main element in jazz, improvisation or the developing styles that emerged in different locations and eras in the United States. Jazz itself has no set time period or location where it was born and because of this many scholars, as well as, the public have various opinions
Louis Armstrong was a revered multitalented jazz musician and a charismatic performer who had an illustrious career as a jazz musician for more than fifty years. Widely regarded as the greatest jazz musician of his time, Armstrong rose from an obscure and insignificant background to become one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. Armstrong was many things; he was a renowned trumpeter, vocal gifted singer and soloist, and a bandleader. Armstrong’s unique approach to jazz music had a profound
Joe “King” Oliver Joseph Nathan Oliver, also known as King Oliver, was THE MOST important person in all of jazz history. Joe was born on May 1885, Abend, La. Joe was a Bandleader, composer, and soloist cornet/trumpet player that arose from New Orleans. Oliver was also the mentor of Louis Armstrong and together, they changed jazz and American music forever. Joe Oliver was born on May 11th, 1885. It is said that he was born on the plantation that his mother worked for as a cook near Donaldsonville