INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ
Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu
21. stol.
Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním
rozpočtem České republiky.
AMERICANS IN MUSIC
Scott Joplin (1867 -1916)
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composer and pianist
became famous for his unique
ragtime compositions
dubbed the "King of Ragtime."
 wrote forty-four original ragtime
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pieces, one ragtime ballet,
and two operas
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posthumously awarded the Pullizer prize
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Film The Sting – uses his music
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Works : The Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer
George Gershwin
1898 (New York) – 1937 (California)
 composer and pianist
 he composed in popular and
classical genres.
 his brother Ira wrote lyrics for him.
 his compositions have been used in
 numerous films and on television,
many musicians have recorded his
songs
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Most famous works:
- Summertime
- Rhapsody In Blue
- An American In Paris
Louis Armstrong
(1901-1971)
nicknamed Satchmo or Pops
 jazz trumpeter and singer
 from New Orleans
 very charismatic stage
presence and voice
 great influence on popular
music in general
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Works :
What a wonderful world
Hello Dolly
Miles Dewey Davis
(May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991)
trumpeter, bandleader,
and composer.
 one of the key figures in
the history of jazz"
 played important role in several major
developments in jazz music, including
cool jazz, hard bop, bebop or
free jazz
 struggled with drug addiction
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Works:
Summertime
It never entered my mind
So what
Johnny Cash
(February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003),
singer-songwriter
 especially famous for country music
but also contributed to other genres rockabilly, rock and roll, blues, folk,gospel.
 known for his deep, distinctive
bass-baritone voice
 themes of sorrow, moral tribulati and
redemption.
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His signature songs include
"I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues",
"Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm" and
"Man in Black" (tribute to J.Cash)
Charles Edward Anderson
"Chuck" Berry
(born October 18, 1926)
 guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
 one of the pioneers of rock and roll
 John Lennon said: "If you tried to give
rock and roll another name,
 you might call it 'Chuck Berry'.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
included three of Chuck Berry's songs
("Johnny B. Goode", "Maybellene",
"Rock and Roll Music"), of the 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll.
Ray Charles
(1930 - 2004)
pioneer in the genre of soul music
during the 1950s
 by fusing rhythm & blues, gospel, and
blues styles he helped to create
the new genre of soul music
 also helped racially integrate country
and pop music during the 1960s
 one of the first African-American
musicians to be given artistic control
by a mainstream record company.
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Rolling Stone voted Ray Charles
number two on their November 2008
list of "The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time"
Famous songs: Georgia on My Mind
I can't stop loving you
Aretha Louise Franklin
(born March 25, 1942)
singer, songwriter and pianist
 "The Queen of Soul".
 In 2008, the American music magazine
Rolling Stone ranked Franklin #1 on its
list of The Greatest Singers of All Time.
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Franklin was the only featured singer
at the 2009 Presidential inauguration
ceremony for Barack Obama.
I say a little prayer
Respect
Elvis Presley (1935 – 1977)
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musician and actor - "King of Rock and Roll"
began his career in Memphis, Tennessee I
in 1954
one of the originators of rockabilly
fusion of country and rhythm and blues
his energized interpretations of songs
, many from African American sources,
and his performance style made him
enormously popular and controversial
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In November 1956, he made his film
debut in Love Me Tender.
prescription drug abuse severely
demaged his health,
Michael Joseph Jackson
(1958 – 2009)
 singer, dancer and entertainer - King of Pop
 the most commercially successful entertainer
of all time
 Album Thriller the best-selling album ever
Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987),
Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995)
are among the world's best-selling albums.
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transformed the music video from a promotional
tool into an art form with videos for his songs
such as "Billie Jean", "Beat It" and "Thriller"
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his distinctive musical sound, vocal style,
and choreography stretched across and
broke down cultural, racial, economic,
generational, and global barriers
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Leonard Bernstein
(1918 – 1990)
conductor, composer, author,
music lecturer and pianist.
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among the first conductors born
and educated in the USA
to receive worldwide acclaim
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longtime music director of
the New York Philharmonic
wrote music for West Side Story
and many other Broadway shows
made numerous
television appearances
according to the New York Times, he was "one of the most prodigally
talented and successful musicians in American history."
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Philip Glass(born1937)
one of the most influential composers
of the late 20. century.
 his music is described as minimalist.
 Is very prolific: has written works for
his own musical group ( the Philip Glass
 Ensemble), operas, musical theatre works,
eight symphonies, eight concertos,
solo works, string quartets, and film scores
 three of his film scores have been
nominated for Academy Awards.
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Works
Glassworks
The Illusionist
Bruce Springsteen
(born September 23,
1949)
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singer-songwriter, nicknamed "The Boss"
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his albums alternated between commercially
accessible rock albums and folk-oriented works.
In his most successful studio albums,
Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A.,
he sings about the struggles of daily life
in America
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supported President Barack Obama and
liberal politics
Dancing in the dark
Streets of Philadelphia
Bob Dylan
(born May 24, 1941)
singer-songwriter, musician, painter and poet.
 has been a major figure in popular music for five decades.
 in 1960s he was an important figurehead of social unrest
. songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and
"The Times They Are a- Changin'" became anthems for
civil rights and anti war movements.
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Knocking on Heaven's Door
INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ
Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních
prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem
a rozpočtem České republiky.
Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním
rozpočtem České republiky.