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He created Billy The Kid in 1938, producing the first "Western" musical. The score achieved a remarkable balance between outright humor and pathos, and oftentimes bordered on tragic. It was this base understanding of humanity that made Copland's music what it is...
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Many texts also refer to a certain built in sympathy that Copland may have had for the main character, citing his homosexuality as a cause for his deep understanding of what it is to be looked down upon by society. Another rowdy musical followed, entitled Rodeo...
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jazz: america's classical My first argument concerns the duality between seeing jazz as "American" and "universal." In "Somewhere in France," Charles Delaunay, one of the pioneers of French jazz criticism, makes the argument that jazz is universal, transcending it's American and African-American roots -- a result of "simple, direct, and natural" appeal and a product of "cultural fusion...	2 / 525
Jazz The types of jazz are many, ranging from blues-based styles drenched in feeling to the more airy styles of jazz that are almost indistinguishable from modern classical music...	2 / 301
Jazz Jazz dance began as the popular dance moves of the early 1900's. Most of the music that was played was Jazz and the steps just fit with the sounds. Jazz dance is an American tradition, it reflects to the speed of American's and there life styles more then any other type of dance...	1 / 269
A Comparison of Jazz and Classical Music Let's begin with a look at the histories of the two. The music called classical, found in stores and performed regularly by symphonies around the world, spans a length of time from 1600 up to the present...	6 / 1613
Jazz And Classical Music Jazz and Classical Music Upon entering a modern record store, one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists, but also a wide diversity of music categories...	7 / 1744
Jazz And Classical Music Upon entering a modern record store, one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists, but also a wide diversity of music categories...	7 / 1740
A history of jazz and classical music wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists, but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music...	7 / 1729