... different in terms of sound and style. What are some of the ways in which repetition and contrast are achieved in these examples ? 7. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down? (pp.57-58) is a remarkable example of a ballad song recalling a brutal event on the night of April 2,1865 during the last days of the American Civil War 8. .?Nobody Knows the Trouble I?ve Seen? by Mahalia Jackson is an outstanding example of commercial black gospel 9. How would you compare the two versions of Bourgeois Blues, by Leadbelly and Taj Mahal? How is that effect achieved with his special use of instruments 10. Duke Ellington's Mood Indigo, most people agree, has a mysterious, evocative quality. 11. Round Midnight? (pp.106-108) brings us to the world of bebop. The textbook refers to it as ?a cerebral, intellectual jazz? the emphasis is on unusual harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic treatments?? To what extent are these qualities ...

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