PPT-Duke Ellington is memorialized in this statue in Harlem, New York. Ellington was a major

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. 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 I. The Great Migration. Between 1910 and 1920, hundreds of thousands of African-Americans uprooted themselves from their homes in the South to move into the big cities of the North in search of jobs.. “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.. Renaissance. By: Natalie Romero-. Pedraza. Honors Language Arts. Mr. Richardson. Quotes. "Those that don't got it, can't show it. Those that got it, can't hide it.“. -. Zora. Neale Hurston. "When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul.“. Maroki. . Ms. . Suleyman. . 1. st. hour. 3-21-11. Cab Calloway. Early Life. Cab Calloway was born in 1907 to a middle-class family in Rochester, New York.. When Cab was young, he enjoyed singing in church.. Began in New York, during 20’s & 30’s. An explosion of:. Social changes. Artistic work. Poetry. Photography. Writing & literature. Music. Cultural changes. Langston . Hughes. (1902-1967). The Great Migration. “Push” Factors:. Reduced opportunities for employment, political participation and better quality of life due to Reconstruction failure and 1896 . Plessy vs. Ferguson. Supreme Court decision. U.S. . History II. Christiana, Felix, Fendy, Gary. 2/14/13. Harlem Renaissance. Harlem Renaissance is the Harlem’s rebirth. Centered in New York’s Harlem district. Made of writers, composers, musicians, artists, entertainers. 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.. King of Ragtime. Born in Texas – moved to St. Louis. Maple Leaf Rag. The Entertainer. A Guest of Honor: Lost first opera. Opera: . Treemonisha. (not staged until 70’s). Died . of syphilis. Maple Leaf Rag. King of Ragtime. Born in Texas – moved to St. Louis. Maple Leaf Rag. The Entertainer. A Guest of Honor: Lost first opera. Opera: . Treemonisha. (not staged until 70’s). Died . of syphilis. Maple Leaf Rag. African American culture began to flourish in the 1920s, especially in Harlem, a subsection of Manhattan, in New York City . This era of change and growth is referred to as the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance helped give a new vocabulary and dynamic to race relations in the United States. 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. .