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. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the most accomplished musicians of our time have devoted themselves to a lifelong study of Jazz or Classical music, and a few exceptional musicians have actually mastered both. A comparison of classical and Jazz music will yield some interesting results and could also lead to an appreciation of the abilities needed to perform or compose these kinds of 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. This time frame includes the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods. The classical period of music actually spans a time from of 1750 to 1800; thus, the term Classical is a misnomer and could more correctly be changed to Western Art Music or European Art Music. European because most of the major composers up till the 20th century were European. Vivaldi was Italian, Bach was German, Mozart and Beethoven were Austrian; they are some of the more prominent composers. Not until the twentieth century with Gershwin and a few others do we find American composers writing this kind of art music. For the sake of convention, we can refer to Western Art Music as Classical music. Jazz is a distinctively American form of music, and it's history occupies a much smaller span of time. Its origins are found in the early 1900s as some dance band leaders in the southern U.S. began playing music that combined ragtime and blues. Early exponents of this dance music were Jelly Roll Martin (a blues player) and Scott Joplin (ragtime).
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5 sentences Using the ACE Strategy.
A - Answer the question with a claim. (1 sentence)
C - Connect a piece of evidence or example to your claim. (Use a specific example from today's learning) (1 sentence)
E - Explain why or how the example you presented answers the
The use of atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima prevented the massive invasion into Japan that was scheduled for the fall of 1945. The United States has dropped two nuclear bombs on Nagasaki (August 6, 1945) and Hiroshima (August 9, 1945) after getting the consent of United Kingdom (as required and agreed upon in Quebec Agreement).
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The Renaissance period has seen a lot of changes and transformation. These transitions were seen not only in art but also in the society and in trade and commerce. Trade was responsible for bringing new ideas into Europe. The cities had enough money to learn and appreciate new art and learning. Cities like Venice and Genoa became important trading centres. These centres linked the Western Europe with the East. Eventually, the increase in trade led to a new economy. While the craftsmen produced goods, the merchants traded them all over Europe.
