Download Harlem Renaissance Musicians and Artist

Musicians and Artist
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The Harlem Renaissance consisted of many great
musicians and writers such as Louis Armstrong,
Duke Ellington, and Edward Hopper.
Harlem was a popular place in which people will go
and listen to Jazz.
Clubs such as the cotton Club, Connie’s Inn, and
the Saragota Club where for the rich and famous.
Most of the audiences where white, while most of
the musicians where black.
Artist of the 1920’s showed the nations rough side,
by paintings.
Duke Ellington
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April 29 1899- May 24 1974
Born in Lincolton, North Carolina
He began playing piano at age seven
Composer pianist and band leader
Ellington was associated with a place called the cotton
club in Harlem
The band he played for was called the cotton club
Duke Ellington
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Ellington’s first long recording was his composition
called “Creole Rhapsody”
He wrote at least 1000 pieces in his career, music for
concerts, films, and operas
Ellington and his orchestra frequently toured the U.S.
in the 1930’s
He began his spiritual themes with his concert of
sacred music in 1965
Duke participated in the civil rights acts from the
1940’s and on
Louis Armstrong
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Born August 4, 1901
One of the Most famous Jazz Musician of the 20th Century
Known as a Cornet and Trumpet player
Learned how to play the Cornet when he was in reform school
At the end of his career he became one of the best known
vocalist, and most influential in Jazz
Played in bands such as Marable, Kid Ory’s, and Zutty
Singleton’s
Married Lillian Hardin a piano player and arranger for the
Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band in which Louis Played in.
In 1925 Louis recorded his five “hot records” under his name.
Louis Armstrong
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By 1929 Louis was becoming very famous by touring
with the Hot chocolates and appearing in the Luis
Russell orchestra.
White radio announcer refused to mention Armstrong
on the air and announce a free concert that Louis
was giving for the city
Louis also toured in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South
America.
The number one single in 1963 “Hello Dolly” by
Armstrong knocked the Beatles out of the top Charts.
On July 6th 1971 Armstrong died in his sleep in his
home in Queen, New York.
Edward Hopper
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Born on July 22, 1882 in Nyack, New York
Made solitude and introspection themes for his
paintings
Came from a middle class family
Worked on his father’s store after school
Decided to become a painter on 1899,his parents
persuaded him to first study Commercial Illustration
to secure him a better future.
On 1990 he attended New York School of art for 7
years.
On October 1906 Hopper left to study in Paris, France
Edward Hopper
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1913 Hopper had his first sale at the Armory Show in
New York.
1920 he had his first solo exibition
Jo Nivison Hopper’s wife was a model for his
paintings
His Compositions where realist and use of convert
symbolism
In 1925 Hopper realease his most mature picture
“The House by the Railroad”. Which its theme was
the loneliness of travel.
He liked to paint public places where people
gathered, but still he liked to display the theme of
loneliness
He died isolated in 1967.
Edward Hopper’s Paintings
The House By the Rail
Road
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Summer Interior
Presented by:
Liliana Saligan
Christofer Estis
David Avalos