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The document discusses Renaissance dance music and New Orleans jazz. For Renaissance dance music, it notes that the Renaissance era fostered innovations in many fields including music composition and the development of instruments. Composers like Tielman Susato introduced outstanding dance music arrangements during this period. New Orleans jazz originated in New Orleans near the turn of the 20th century and spread to other cities through early jazz bands. The unique culture of New Orleans incorporating French, Spanish, and African influences provided jazz musicians a variety of ideas and instruments to create rich, polyphonic music styles centered around improvisation.
The document discusses Renaissance dance music and New Orleans jazz. For Renaissance dance music, it notes that the Renaissance era fostered innovations in many fields including music composition and the development of instruments. Composers like Tielman Susato introduced outstanding dance music arrangements during this period. New Orleans jazz originated in New Orleans near the turn of the 20th century and spread to other cities through early jazz bands. The unique culture of New Orleans incorporating French, Spanish, and African influences provided jazz musicians a variety of ideas and instruments to create rich, polyphonic music styles centered around improvisation.
The document discusses Renaissance dance music and New Orleans jazz. For Renaissance dance music, it notes that the Renaissance era fostered innovations in many fields including music composition and the development of instruments. Composers like Tielman Susato introduced outstanding dance music arrangements during this period. New Orleans jazz originated in New Orleans near the turn of the 20th century and spread to other cities through early jazz bands. The unique culture of New Orleans incorporating French, Spanish, and African influences provided jazz musicians a variety of ideas and instruments to create rich, polyphonic music styles centered around improvisation.
great achievements in learning, science, and the arts throughout Europe. From the Protestant Revolution, to the invention of the printing press, to exploration of the seas and rediscoveries of ancient writings, the Renaissance brought a period of many innovations. This ultimately led to new composition styles and genres, the development of musical instruments, and methods of disseminating music.
Jass musicians first appeared in New Orleans,
Louisiana in the South of the United States of America near the turn of the century. This early form of Jazz flowed through the streets of New Orleans and eventually to the big cities, such as Chicago and New York, where they were successfully recorded by as early as 1917. The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, New Orleans Rhythm Kings, and Joe King Olivers Creole Jazz Band and Kid Orys The Hot Fives and the Hot Sevens, were several of the memorable New Orleans Jazz performers of the time.
Renaissance Dance Music flourished during this
time, and composers such as Tielman Susato, who presented dance music notable to the late Renaissance, introduced outstanding arrangements. Music of this time was improvised by many people; nevertheless, thanks to the printing press, composed directions were also easier to come by. While vocal music was a popular aspect of the early Renaissance, the use of instruments became more common and was mostly used to create songs for dancing. Often times, these songs were adapted from other polyphonic vocal pieces. In fact, polyphony was a skill developed during the Renaissance that sets it apart from the Medieval period. Some pieces were utilitarian pieces specifically designed to accompany music. Examples of dance inspired compositions are Tielman Susatos La Mourisque, La Spagna, by Josquin des Prez, and Terpsichore, by Michael Praetorious.
Throughout the nineteenth century, French,
Spanish, and African culture in New Orleans created a unique diverse culture the presented musicians with a variety of ideas for music making. The use of many instruments, from the trombone to the clarinet to the piano, provided the ability to create rich toons and polyphonic characteristics. Improvisation was a big part of jazz, whether by instrumentalists themselves, or embellishments by a vocalist. All in all, New Orleans Jazz music intertwined greatly with the culture of New Orleans as a lively and busy town. This music could be played loud and clear and could be heard at any street corner. Jazz was known for being a style of hot dance music that worked well anywhere from in dance halls to riverboats.