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CONSVTY 353WI      History And Development Of Jazz II (WI)
This course aims to contextualize jazz within the musical culture of the twentieth century. It is designed to develop the students understanding of jazz from a writing and research perspective. This course concentrates on the lives, bands, and works of people who have been instrumental in the development of the various jazz styles. In-depth analysis of major jazz figures including Louis Armstrong. Duke Ellington, Count Basie. Charlie Parker. Dizzy Gillespie. Thelonious Monk, Clifford Brown, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, and many others. This course is most appropriate for Jazz Studies majors, and other conservatory students with some jazz background and knowledge of the fundamentals of music. This course makes use of the Marr sound Archive. Prerequisites: Conservatory 353A and approval of instructor.
Faculty: Conservatory of Music & Dance
Department: Instrumental Studies
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