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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Benny Goodman"”.
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Graduate Recital, Clarinet, Flute, Bassoon
… Copland's Clarinet Concerto, composed for Benny Goodman, incorporates classical, jazz, and North and South American elements. All of these works exemplify the woodwind family and their capabilities.
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Lucky's : a novel ; and, Changing voices : a study of narration and arrangement
… is a cook at a US base. People say he looks like Benny Goodman, which stings a little, because Lucky is a failed musician. On furlough, as a remedy for his frustration, he pretends to be Goodman on a USO tour. During this fraud he encounters another scam artist, Ian Asquith, who offers Lucky a …
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Jazz and the cultural transformation of America in the 1920s
In the early twentieth century jazz was a regionally based, racially defined dance music that featured solo and collective improvisation. Originating in New Orleans, jazz soon spread throughout the country as musicians left the South for better opportunities-both economic and social-elsewhere in …
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Troupers: Essays in Three Rings
Troupers: Essays in Three Rings is a collection of fourteen essays focused mainly on variety entertainers (including the author). It leads the reader through a menagerie of the author's own enthusiasms--from clowning and circus elephants, to hot jazz and the ukulele. While the primary occupation of …