Historical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Issues of Theory and Practice. Tambov: Gramota, 2017. № 12. Part 2. P. 150-152.
AT THE ORIGINS OF ORCHESTRAL JAZZ: D. ELLINGTON - BANDLEADER, COMPOSER, PATRIOT
Ogorodova Alena Vladimirovna, Orshanskaya Elena Ivanovna, Yagovdik Aleksandr Aleksandrovich
Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture
Abstract. The article is devoted to Duke Ellington - one of the first jazz geniuses. The paper discovers all dimensions of his creative work, covers the basic aspects of musician’s creative activity. The study contains three chapters each of which provides an analysis of Ellington’s activity as: a) conductor; b) bandleader; c) arranger. The authors identify the basic innovations that Ellington introduced into jazz art and analyze conceptual orientation of his music.
Key words and phrases: джаз, академическая музыка, биг-бэнд, джазовая композиция, афроамериканская музыка, аранжировка, jazz, academic music, big band, jazz composition, Afro-American music, arrangement
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