英语六级必读美文017：自由激情爵士乐
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="smoky">smoky</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>, <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cafes">cafes</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>: <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inventivesounds">inventivesounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span>.</p><p> 在美国和欧洲那些烟雾弥漫的俱乐部、酒吧和咖啡馆中，人们都在做着同一件事情：享受着爵士乐的独特乐音和曲调。</p><p> <span word="Jazz">Jazz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="lustory">lustory</span> . <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="over">over</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="improvisationmeans">improvisationmeans</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="academics">academics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>,</p><p> 爵士乐是一种高尚的、历史悠久的艺术形式。它曾被称做美国的古典音乐。为什么呢?原因之一是它的历史源远流长 有100多年之久。同时，它以复杂莫测的即兴创作著称，这意味着在某种方式上它总是能够得到学者们的认可，而流行音乐则不行。</p><p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="brass">brass</span> <span word="bands">bands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="ghettos">ghettos</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harmony">harmony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="melody">melody</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="classical">classical</span>.</p><p> 新奥尔良是爵士乐的发源地。爵士乐于19世纪晚期兴起于城市黑人区的大铜管乐队。这种新音乐的灵感来源于两种极其不同的音乐传统。它将非洲西部舞蹈音乐中的节奏和欧洲古典音乐中的和声和旋律结合在了一起。</p>
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