GENRE 2

Jazz

Jazz is genre of music that originated in African-American communities during the early 20th century. 

It is a genre that makes great use of improvisation and syncopated rhythms as well as its own independent major/minor scales.

Instruments associated with:#

• Saxophone
• Double bass
• Piano
• Jazz guitar
• Drums

Famous artists include:

• Dave Brubeck
• Louis Armstrong
• Billie Holiday
• Duke Ellington

One of the most famous jazz recordings is "Take Five" by Paul Desmond.

Recorded at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio in New York City on July 1, 1959, fully two years later it became an unlikely one-hit wonder and the best-selling jazz single of all time. It was performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album "Time Out".

It is written in the key of E flat minor and is famous for its distinctive two chord piano vamp, catchy sax melody and a drum solo. The name came from the unusual 5/4 time. 

Genre 1:

Irish music

• Since I'm Irish it's probably important that I start with traditional Irish music.

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• Many instruments associated with Irish music are:
• Uilleann pipes
• Fiddle
• Tin whistle
• Flute
• Accordion(piano and button types)
• Concertina
• Bouzouki
• Banjo
• Mandolin
• Harp
• Bodhran

There are many types of tunes in Irish music.
They are:

1. Jigs eg. The Kesh
2. Reels eg. The mason's apron
3. Hornpipes eg. The boys of fair hill
4. Slipjigs eg.The butterfly
5. Polkas eg. The Ballydesmond

Some famous performers of irish music are:

• The Chieftains 
• Planxty
• Sharon Shannon
• The Furys

THE HISTORY:
Most important bits

• This music saw its peak from the 9th to the middle of the 11th century
• The oldest instrument associated with it is the Harp
• The original ancient tunes have been collected and passed on through generations
  
  

Introduction

Hello, I'm Cathal and this is my blog where I will be talking about the geography of different music genres. I hope you enjoy.