MUH 203 - Golden Age of Jazz 3 Class Hours

Institution:

Five Towns College

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Description:

Development of j azz between the two World Wars, from roots in ragtime, the blues, and other traditions to the beginnings of bebop. Study of two key decades: the 1920s, with such towering figures as Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Earl Hines, Bix Beiderbecke, Coleman Hawkins, Adrian Rollini, and Jack Teagarden, and the 1930s, period of intersection with popular music now called the Swing Era. The music of prominent soloists and bands such as Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Roy Eldridge, Count Basie, Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Artie Shaw, Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Bunny Berigan and Jimmie Lunceford are explored and analyzed.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.ftc.edu

Phone Number:

(631) 424-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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