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Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of theirown. 1_ the turn of the century when jazz was born, Americahad no prominent 2_ ofits own.No one knows exactly when jazzwas 3_ ,or by whom.But it began to be 4 _in the early1900s.Jazz is Americas contribution to 5_ music.In contrast toclassical music, which 6 _formal European traditions, jazz isspontaneous and free-form.It bubbles with energy, 7_ themoods, interests, and emotions of the people.In the 1920s jazz 8 _like America, and 9_ it does today.The 10_ of this music are as interesting as the music 11_ .American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz 12_ .They were brought toSouthern States 13_ slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long 14 _.When a Negro died his friend and relatives 15_ a procession to carry the body to thecemetery.In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the 16_ .On the way to the cemetery theband played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. 17_ on the way home the moodchanged.Spirits lifted.Death had removed one of their 18_ ,but the living were glad to bealive.Theband played 19_ music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony andthe melody of the tunes 20_ at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.' E5 F0 a: O* N
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