Music and theater were a very important part of the Harlem rebirth. The Lafayette Theater was the frist theater in New York that allowed blacks to sit in orchestra seats instead of the balcony. When the theater staged Macbeth, the director added African elements to the story. Both black and white people came to performances at the Lafayette.
Harlem's clubs also fascinated people who did not live in the area. All through the nigh, jazz, blues, and ragtime music could be heard. Whites drove to Harlem to hear the fresh and lively sounds of black music. It was different from any other music they had heard.
Duke Ellington was important in the jazz scene. He was born Edward Kennedy Ellington in 1899. Ellington played piano as a young boy. In high school, students who liked his music and his proud manner called him " the Duke ". In 1919 he formed a small band. His band played at The Cotton Club in Harlem.
Ellington wrote more than two thousand pieces of music. He changed jazz music. He added special effects and used instruments in a new way. He added African and Latin elements to his music.
Ellington won many awards for his music. A song written by Stevie Wonder, called " Sir Duke " , is about Ellington.
Music and theater were a very important part of the Harlem rebirth. The Lafayette Theater was the frist theater in New York that allowed blacks to sit in orchestra seats instead of the balcony. When the theater staged Macbeth, the director added African elements to the story. Both black and white people came to performances at the Lafayette.
Harlem's clubs also fascinated people who did not live in the area. All through the nigh, jazz, blues, and ragtime music could be heard. Whites drove to Harlem to hear the fresh and lively sounds of black music. It was different from any other music they had heard.
Duke Ellington was important in the jazz scene. He was born Edward Kennedy Ellington in 1899. Ellington played piano as a young boy. In high school, students who liked his music and his proud manner called him " the Duke ". In 1919 he formed a small band. His band played at The Cotton Club in Harlem.
Ellington wrote more than two thousand pieces of music. He changed jazz music. He added special effects and used instruments in a new way. He added African and Latin elements to his music.
Ellington won many awards for his music. A song written by Stevie Wonder, called " Sir Duke " , is about Ellington.
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