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Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Duke Ellington, was a pianist, bandleader and composer. He was brought up with the intention of becoming an artist and began the piano at the age of 7. His early influences include Ragtime (piano music having a two-four rhythm base and a syncopated melody line) and Dixieland music (strong two beat rhythm and collective improvisations). He was brought up in a middle class family and so would have first class gigs. Unlike many other musicians of his time, he was famous for his compositions/ arrangements, rather than performance and improvisation skills. His first professional debut was at the age of 17. Ellington started composing during the early 1920s, making his first recording in 1923, the year he moved from Washington to New York, however, this trip ended up a financial crisis. Ellington's music can not be placed into an era, as it uses so many existent and...

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