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Page 1: Great Migration influence  Renaissance – cultural rebirth  Music  Literature  Art  Mixture of traditional “high culture” like art and lit

Harlem Renaissance

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Great Migration influence

Renaissance – cultural rebirth Music Literature Art Mixture of traditional “high culture” like art and

lit with folk culture of African Americans Used common language Familiar rhythm from church hymns

Harlem Renaissance

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Jazz music

Distinctly African-American Brass – trumpets, saxophones

Big Band Louder music – need bigger band

Music

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Cotton Club

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Duke Ellington

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Duke Ellington

Jazz composer, conductor, and performer Ellington would be among the first to focus on musical form and composition in jazz.

Ellington wrote over 2000 pieces in his lifetime.

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Louis Armstrong

Jazz composer and trumpet player He is widely recognized as a founding father of jazz.

He appeared in 30 films and averaged 300 concerts per year, performing for both kids on the street and heads of state.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

ir0URpI9nKQ Stop at 7:15

Crash Course: Hughes