-AABA Song Form: often called the thirty-two-bar form, is common in Tin Pan Alley songs -Blues Form: is characterized by specific chord progressions, of which the twelve-bassblues chord progression is the most common. ... -Cornet: the trumpet's close cousin, is common in early jazz and sounds like a trumpet but is mellower and more restrained. ... The substitute chord must have some harmonic quality and degree of function in common with the original chord, and often only differs by one or two notes. ... It became the most common of all Western instrument which developed in the early 1700...

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At bars, it was a common practice at this time for musicians to "walk the bar", which was to walk on top of the bar while playing their instrument. ... After joining Gillespie's big band, Coltrane finally felt some sense of stability in his life. ... With the MDQ, Coltrane developed a long lasting contribution to jazz, which was the use of long extended solos and playing long notes without vibrato (which was rare ever since Louis Armstrong introduced vib! ... He was beginning sense the end of his life and by 1967 he stopped performing. ... But one can conclude that Coltrane with his spir...

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His decision to migrate north was a common one, and Coltrane did indeed find work as a laborer in a sugar-refining factory. ... About Schoenberg's 12-note system, he said: Damn the rules. ... You play all 12 notes anyway. ... For that many listeners and even musicians were turned away feeling like he was a rebel who was producing nothing but chaos in a sense, not trying to make something extravagant just making what he feels deep inside. ...

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His decision to migrate north was a common one, and Coltrane did indeed find work as a laborer in a sugar-refining factory. ... About Schoenberg's 12-note system, he said: "Damn the rules. ... You play all 12 notes anyway." ... For that many listeners and even musicians were turned away feeling like he was a rebel who was producing nothing but chaos in a sense, not trying to make something extravagant just making what he feels deep inside. ...

• Word Count: 1751
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School