PDF-REMEMBERING DUKE ELLINGTON: A DARING DISCIPLE OF LISTENING

B y Kirk Byron Jo nes Sitting with his wife near Ellington family members was Count Basie whose friendship with Ellington spanned five decades Basie never stopped cr ying He sat there and wep. There are ways to improve your listening skills for lectures The following is a list of some basic techniques 1 Recognize how ideas are organized Lectures usually begin with some type of introduction followed by a thesis statement which is supporte During his lifetime Ellington turned musical sounds into many compositions mostly in the style known as jazz The Early Years Edward Kennedy Ellington was born in 1899 in Washing ton DC Given his dislike of piano lessons as a child no one could have The Harlem Renaiss ance was in full bloom African American artists musicians and writers were pouring into this uptown Manhattan neighborhood They were filling Harlem with life and culture At the center of it all was jazz music And a central player By Isabel Vera #33 10/16/12. Date of birth. Edward Kennedy Ellington was born April 29,1899 in the city of Washington, D.C. He was born to Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James Edward Kennedy, both pianist. . Vocabulary. heroine. noun. a. woman known for courage and . . daring action. infirmities. noun. Weakness of body usually from old . age or disease. incensed. verb. To cause to be . extremely angry. Jerry D. Porter. Northwest Nazarene University. Nampa, Idaho – October 15, 2010. Disciple Making. Our Highest Goal: . To Be Like Jesus. Disciple Making. To Make. Christlike Disciples in the Nations. Margaret Mead was a mentor to Sheehy. Mead once said, “One child does not necessarily interfere with a woman’s producing importantwork. One child can always be put in a bureau drawer. It “the most significant composer of the genre.”. Successfully combined innovative elements of jazz with the dance band format.. Creative use of instrumental timbres, orchestration, and other compositional devices.. Jazz, Big . Band, Swing, & . R’n’B. Jazz. JAZZ. :. This style of a music, as a recognized genre, occurred outside of the culture from where it originated.. “One of America’s original art forms”. Successfully combined innovative elements of jazz with the dance band format.. Creative use of instrumental timbres, orchestration, and other compositional devices.. Use of extended and/or complex forms.. I can discuss the cultural elements of the 1930s and explain the contributions of Duke Ellington, Margaret Mitchell and Jesse Owens.. Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington. Why is Duke . Ellington famous?. What award did President Johnson bestow on Duke Ellington?. Duke Ellington. Ellington was a composer and was one of the most famous “swing” musicians ever. Swing was a type of dance music which was very popular during the Great Depression.. Ellington and his band traveled all over the world. . . Bach was born in 1685 and died in 1750. Video takes place in 1717. Important Dates. Germany (1717). The Duke’s Court/Castle. Bach’s home. Church . The Red Palace. Setting. Bach . Frederick . Duke Ellington is memorialized in this statue in Harlem, New York. Ellington was a major presence in the Harlem Renaissance and was famous for playing jazz, although he played other genres as well (classical, blues, and gospel).