MUS 15 Study Guide - Final Guide: La Création Du Monde, Jonny Spielt Auf, William Grant Still
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The final will consist of three questions requiring answers in the form of short essays. Each essay should keep to two to three paragraphs. You must bring a blank bluebook to the midterm exam. Key terms, people, and musical works to know. Jazz: swung rhythms (eighth notes), syncopation, improvisation, and blue notes (lowered tone) Duke ellington: american musician and composer; moved to nyc and became famous and highly regarded. Black and tan fantasy: composed by duke ellington in 1927. Jungle sound : example of exoticism; created from a series of associations made at the time about african americans. (jazz = african american = africa = primitive) Darius milhaud la creation du monde (the creation of the world): ballet, story of the creation of the world told through african style--association of jazz music with imagined primitive. William grant still afro-american symphony: 1930; a huge success; had some connections with the idea of africa and the primitive.
