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What Jazz and Baroque Music Have in Common - Exploring Improvisation Techniques

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Overview

Explore the fascinating parallels between Jazz and Baroque music in this educational video featuring Brandon Acker and James Reese, who demonstrate how both musical styles embrace improvisation as a core element. Discover the improvisational techniques used to enhance 17th and 18th-century Baroque compositions, illustrated through a performance of D'Ambruys' "Le doux silence de nos bois" (The Sweet Silence of our Woods) featuring tenor vocals and theorbo accompaniment. Learn how musicians from both eras use similar approaches to add beauty and spontaneous creativity to their performances, bridging a musical connection across centuries.

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What Jazz and Baroque Music Have in Common

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Brandon Acker

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