| Summary: | In my thesis i analyze the history of jazz, since the time of the slavery, and Ii follow how the African American people from various locations and tribes were forced to go in America to work. I divide each period, starting chronologically and explaining how Afro- Americans developed the music which today is called jazz. I analyze the elements from African music that African Americans were using and i move into the era that their style was flourishing in New Orleans. I then speak about the main genres of their music until jazz appeared, and i write about the different sub-styles and forms that existed, such as spirituals,ragtime, blues and others. In the work it is also mentioned briefly how Jazz came into the Czech Republic, and i illustrate the contribution of Jaroslav Jezek. In two chapters i speak about the typical jazz elements and harmony, and i make some comparison with the classical music elements. In the final chapter i analyze three works from composers of the 20th century that were influenced by jazz, and show how their compositions used elements from the african american music.
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