Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.# h( q8 r8 U2 Y) U
__ 1__ the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent __2__ ofits own.
8 c% y. \6 H9 ~2 ]3 _2 W% b5 wNo one knows exactly when jazz was __3__ ,or by whom.
8 u0 K% j& n4 n2 Y! QBut it began to be __4__ in the early 1900s.Jazz is Americas contribution to __5__ music.0 w: a9 f$ V w7 [
In contrast to classical music, which __6__ formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free?form.# M/ Z: |. C; c5 f; m
It bubbles with energy, __7__ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people.
6 C5 x8 a3 g g' f% @& YIn the 1920s jazz __8__ like America, and __9__ it does today.7 `0 V7 i1 K+ g5 j
The __10__ of this music are as interesting as the music __11__ .& f8 q4 L( N3 K+ ~ O1 E, n6 D
American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz __12__ .
g' A9 w6 g+ c5 |6 q% H5 mThey were brought to Southern States __13__ slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long __14__ .3 `! A, q* n- e- A
When a Negro died his friend and relatives __15__ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery.
: ~$ y/ f/ }0 g, S- o/ M4 xIn New Orleans, a band often accompanied the __16__ .: V% O$ x- c* P9 v
On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. __17__ on the way home the mood changed.
& M6 Z0 f @ a& W, G3 E V2 CSpirits lifted.Death had removed one of their __18__ ,but the living were glad to bealive.
8 m, _5 Z* _% V S" s1 `6 hThe band played __19__ music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony andthe melody of the tunes __20__ at the funeral.
0 k, s9 o: w9 F: k% F) ?8 sThis music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.6 ~: z# q( M: {/ g+ q# ^, o
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