THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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The electric guitar was introduced to bring energy to the music
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It relies on improvisation; no performance is exactly the same
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Ballet dancing was performed with Jazz music
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Rigid and uniform structure to the music
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Detailed explanation-1: -It has harmony, the notes that make the melody sound fuller. It has rhythm, which is the heartbeat of the song. But what sets jazz apart is this cool thing called improvisation. That means making it up on the spot.
Detailed explanation-2: -Improvising harmonically employs chords and tone centers to inspire new soloing. Improvising by redefining motives, phrases and statements serves to sophisticate the musical arrangement. Just as no two artists would paint a scene in the same way, no two musicians improvise in the same way.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jazz artist Louis Armstrong once said, “never play a thing the same way twice.” Although musical improvisation-composing new passages on the spot-is not unique to jazz, it’s perhaps the genre’s most defining element.
Detailed explanation-4: -Scat-singing is a common technique employed by jazz singers, in which they improvise melodic lines over the chord changes to form a vocal solo, much like horn players. Scat lines are usually wordless, instead using syllables to create articulation and rhythmic flow.