Petite Fleur (Little Flower)
Friday, 14 October 2011 16:15 | Written by bluesever | 
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Petite Fleur (Little Flower)
Who was the New Orleans jazz pioneer who did most to make this music a unique art form? When this question is asked, the name of Louis Armstrong invariably comes to mind, and rightly so. But there is another jazz musician whose name deserves to be coupled with Armstrong as the greatest of the New Orleans Jazz players. His name is Sidney Bechet.
In fact, Sidney Bechet was the first important jazz soloist on records in history (beating Louis Armstrong by a few...
Who was the New Orleans jazz pioneer who did most to make this music a unique art form? When this question is asked, the name of Louis Armstrong invariably comes to mind, and rightly so. But there is another jazz musician whose name deserves to be coupled with Armstrong as the greatest of the New Orleans Jazz players. His name is Sidney Bechet.
In fact, Sidney Bechet was the first important jazz soloist on records in history (beating Louis Armstrong by a few...
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Sergei Prokofiev – Symphony No.1 ‘Classical’
Friday, 07 October 2011 13:43 | Written by bluesever |
Sergei Prokofiev – Symphony No.1 ‘Classical’ Prokofiev’s “Classical Symphony” looks both backwards and forwards; backwards to the classical model of Haydnesque orchestration and form, and forward to a new musical genre: neo-classicism. The Classical model places great importance on proper courtly manners, symetrical and logically layed-out proportions, and clear contrasts. Classical symphonies are differentied with their smaller orchestrations and shorter durations when... Last Updated (Sunday, 15 March 2015 21:10) Guantanamera – A Song of Liberty and Love
Tuesday, 20 September 2011 16:19 | Written by bluelover |
Guantanamera – A Song of Liberty and Love Guajira is a musical form which evokes a rural ambience in its texts, instrumentation and style. In the years around 1900 a style of guajira emerged in association with Cuban music theater. The music is a mixture of 3/4 and 6/8 rhythms. According to Sánchez de Fuentes, its first section is in a minor key, its second section in a major key. Guantanamera In general, the songs in this repertoire are no longer well known in Cuba. Hence, for most... Last Updated (Saturday, 21 March 2015 14:38) |
Blue Velvet
Saturday, 01 October 2011 19:10 | Written by bluelover |
Blue Velvet After the success of his song "Blue on Blue" (#3 in mid-1963), Vinton decided to record an album of "Blue" songs ("Blue Moon," "Blue Hawaii," "Am I Blue," etc). As he was picking up sheet music in Nashville, Vinton received a gift from publisher Al Gallico: a copy of "Blue Velvet," which in 1951 was the last major hit for Tony Bennett. The song fit very well with Vinton's project, as every song on the album had "Blue" in the title. Blue Velvet ‘Blue Velvet’ is a popular... Last Updated (Sunday, 15 March 2015 13:37) No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley
Thursday, 08 September 2011 14:53 | Written by bluelover |
No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley No Woman No Cry is a title of a song written by Bob Marley, a famous Jamaican Reggae artist. The meaning of “No Woman No Cry” is controversial. I’ve thought that the meaning is “There is no woman who does not cry”. However, someone says the meaning is “Women! Do not cry !”. It would be rendered "No, woman, nuh cry" in Jamaican Patois. The "nuh", which makes a shorter vowel sound for "no", is the equivalent of the contraction "don't". No Woman... Last Updated (Saturday, 14 March 2015 12:21) |
