An Early Form of Jazz Music

　　Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the beginning of the last century, 1 jazz was born, America had no prominent 2 of its own. No one knows exactly when was invented or by whom. But it began to be 3 in the early 1890s. Jazz is Americas contribution to 4 music. In contrast to classical music, which 5 formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form. It bubbles with energy , 6 the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz 7 like America. And so it does today. The 8 of the music are as interesting as the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers.

　　They were brought to the Southern states 9 slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died his friends and relatives 10 a procession to carry to body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the __ 11 . On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. 12 on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their number, but the living were glad to be 13 . The band played __ 14 music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes 15 at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

　　1. when

　　2. music

　　3. it began to be heard 音樂開始被聽到

　　4. popular music流行音樂

　　5. follow formal European traditions 遵循歐洲傳統(tǒng)

　　6. express the mood 表達(dá)心情

　　7. sound like聽上去像

　　8. the origins of the music音樂的起源

　　9. as slaves作為奴隸

　　10. form a procession 組成隊(duì)伍

　　11. accompany the procession 伴隨隊(duì)伍

　　12. but表轉(zhuǎn)折

　　13. glad to be alive 高興地活著

　　14. play happy music 演奏輕快的音樂

　　15. play at the funeral 葬禮上演奏的

　　爵士樂的早期形式

　　音樂的形成方式多種多樣;而且，多數(shù)國(guó)家都有其獨(dú)特的音樂風(fēng)格。爵士樂誕生于上 世紀(jì)之初，當(dāng)時(shí)美國(guó)還沒有明顯屬于自己的音樂。十九世紀(jì)九十年代初期，美國(guó)人開始欣賞爵士樂，但并沒有人確切地知道何人何時(shí)發(fā)明了它。爵士樂是美國(guó)對(duì)流行音樂的個(gè)貢獻(xiàn)。與遵循歐洲傳統(tǒng)的古典音樂相比，爵士樂以即興演奏和變化豐富的節(jié)奏為特點(diǎn)。它充滿活力，表達(dá)了人們的心情;興趣和感情。在二十世紀(jì)二十年代，爵士樂聽上去真正有了美國(guó)特色，今天亦然。爵士樂的起源就像是音樂本身，同樣引起了人們的興趣。現(xiàn)在的美國(guó)黑人是爵士樂的先行者。

　　他們?cè)划?dāng)成奴隸，販賣給南方各州的莊園主，被迫長(zhǎng)期從事艱苦的勞動(dòng)。那時(shí)，某個(gè)黑人去世后，他的親朋好友會(huì)自發(fā)形成隊(duì)伍，將其遺體送到墓地。在新奧爾良，爵士樂隊(duì)通常是葬禮行進(jìn)隊(duì)列的部分。他們演奏著莊嚴(yán)低沉的進(jìn)行曲帶領(lǐng)著隊(duì)伍向著墓地前進(jìn)。但是，在回來的路上，他們的心情改變了。他們情緒高漲，因?yàn)樗郎耠m奪取了他們的朋友，但還活著的人就應(yīng)該快樂的生活。樂隊(duì)演奏輕快的進(jìn)行曲，即興地改編著葬禮上演奏的那些和諧、優(yōu)美的曲調(diào)。和著改編后的輕快音樂，他們跳著舞。這就是爵士樂的早期形式。

　　An Early Form of Jazz Music

　　Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the beginning of the last century, 1 jazz was born, America had no prominent 2 of its own. No one knows exactly when was invented or by whom. But it began to be 3 in the early 1890s. Jazz is Americas contribution to 4 music. In contrast to classical music, which 5 formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form. It bubbles with energy , 6 the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz 7 like America. And so it does today. The 8 of the music are as interesting as the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers.

　　They were brought to the Southern states 9 slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died his friends and relatives 10 a procession to carry to body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the __ 11 . On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. 12 on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their number, but the living were glad to be 13 . The band played __ 14 music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes 15 at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

　　1. when

　　2. music

　　3. it began to be heard 音樂開始被聽到

　　4. popular music流行音樂

　　5. follow formal European traditions 遵循歐洲傳統(tǒng)

　　6. express the mood 表達(dá)心情

　　7. sound like聽上去像

　　8. the origins of the music音樂的起源

　　9. as slaves作為奴隸

　　10. form a procession 組成隊(duì)伍

　　11. accompany the procession 伴隨隊(duì)伍

　　12. but表轉(zhuǎn)折

　　13. glad to be alive 高興地活著

　　14. play happy music 演奏輕快的音樂

　　15. play at the funeral 葬禮上演奏的

　　爵士樂的早期形式

　　音樂的形成方式多種多樣;而且，多數(shù)國(guó)家都有其獨(dú)特的音樂風(fēng)格。爵士樂誕生于上 世紀(jì)之初，當(dāng)時(shí)美國(guó)還沒有明顯屬于自己的音樂。十九世紀(jì)九十年代初期，美國(guó)人開始欣賞爵士樂，但并沒有人確切地知道何人何時(shí)發(fā)明了它。爵士樂是美國(guó)對(duì)流行音樂的個(gè)貢獻(xiàn)。與遵循歐洲傳統(tǒng)的古典音樂相比，爵士樂以即興演奏和變化豐富的節(jié)奏為特點(diǎn)。它充滿活力，表達(dá)了人們的心情;興趣和感情。在二十世紀(jì)二十年代，爵士樂聽上去真正有了美國(guó)特色，今天亦然。爵士樂的起源就像是音樂本身，同樣引起了人們的興趣。現(xiàn)在的美國(guó)黑人是爵士樂的先行者。

　　他們?cè)划?dāng)成奴隸，販賣給南方各州的莊園主，被迫長(zhǎng)期從事艱苦的勞動(dòng)。那時(shí)，某個(gè)黑人去世后，他的親朋好友會(huì)自發(fā)形成隊(duì)伍，將其遺體送到墓地。在新奧爾良，爵士樂隊(duì)通常是葬禮行進(jìn)隊(duì)列的部分。他們演奏著莊嚴(yán)低沉的進(jìn)行曲帶領(lǐng)著隊(duì)伍向著墓地前進(jìn)。但是，在回來的路上，他們的心情改變了。他們情緒高漲，因?yàn)樗郎耠m奪取了他們的朋友，但還活著的人就應(yīng)該快樂的生活。樂隊(duì)演奏輕快的進(jìn)行曲，即興地改編著葬禮上演奏的那些和諧、優(yōu)美的曲調(diào)。和著改編后的輕快音樂，他們跳著舞。這就是爵士樂的早期形式。