Musical Investigation

Johann Sebastian Bach (upper left), Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin (above), King Oliver's Jazz Band, a New Orleans  Style Jazz Band (left).

This musical investigation focuses on comparing the use of polyphony in Jazz and Baroque music. The two musical links used are polyphony and polyrhythm. Examples from Kapustin's work and New Orleans Style Jazz is used to represent polyphony in Jazz. Bach is used to represent polyphony in Baroque music. 

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