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Page 151
... jazz in the night clubs . ANTIQUITY In a musical tradition in which improvisation predomi- nates , and written notation , when used , is skeletal and more a tool of the theorist than of the practicing musi- cian , the music of past ...
... jazz in the night clubs . ANTIQUITY In a musical tradition in which improvisation predomi- nates , and written notation , when used , is skeletal and more a tool of the theorist than of the practicing musi- cian , the music of past ...
Page 158
... jazz , cinema , and television programs , as well as in radio and television advertisements . Within three or four years , the mass Western involve- ment with Indian music was over . It is perhaps too early to assess the full impact of ...
... jazz , cinema , and television programs , as well as in radio and television advertisements . Within three or four years , the mass Western involve- ment with Indian music was over . It is perhaps too early to assess the full impact of ...
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