MUS 2000 Chapter : Ellington In The 1950 S
Document Summary
Many believe his best works are from the 1930"s and the 1940"s. Suites such sweet thunder, suite thursday, nutcracker suite, black, Co-wrote much of the music during this period. Wrote take the a train, lush life (age 18), and collaborated on the suites. It was difficult to discern where one"s style ended and the other"s began. A group of pieces tied together in some way and intended to be performed together. Program music music that tells a story (as opposed to absolute music) Sorcerer"s apprentice, the planets, carnival of the animals. Based on waltz of the flowers tchaikovsky"s nutcracker suite. A suite of 12 pieces based on ideas or themes from shakespeare. 10 syllables in each phrase 10 notes in each phrase. Said by puck in a midsummer night"s dream. 3 couples in the play= 3 pairs of players. The part of puck is played by clark terry.
