Thelonious Monk
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| - | {{Template}}'''Thelonious Sphere Monk''' ([[October 10]], [[1917]] – [[February 17]], [[1982]]) was a [[jazz]] [[pianist]] and [[composer]]. | + | {{Template}} |
| + | '''Thelonious Sphere Monk''' ([[October 10]], [[1917]] – [[February 17]], [[1982]]) was a [[jazz]] [[pianist]] and [[composer]]. | ||
| Monk had a unique [[improvisation]]al style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire (including his classic works "[['Round Midnight (song)|'Round Midnight]]" and "[[Blue Monk]]"). He is often regarded as a founder of [[bebop]], although his playing style evolved away from the form. | Monk had a unique [[improvisation]]al style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire (including his classic works "[['Round Midnight (song)|'Round Midnight]]" and "[[Blue Monk]]"). He is often regarded as a founder of [[bebop]], although his playing style evolved away from the form. | ||
| His compositions and improvisations are full of dissonant harmonies and angular melodic twists, and are impossible to separate from Monk's unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of silences and hesitations. | His compositions and improvisations are full of dissonant harmonies and angular melodic twists, and are impossible to separate from Monk's unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of silences and hesitations. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | ''[[Portrait of Thelonious Monk]]'', a painting by Victor Brauner | ||
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Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer.
Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire (including his classic works "'Round Midnight" and "Blue Monk"). He is often regarded as a founder of bebop, although his playing style evolved away from the form. His compositions and improvisations are full of dissonant harmonies and angular melodic twists, and are impossible to separate from Monk's unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of silences and hesitations.
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Portrait of Thelonious Monk, a painting by Victor Brauner
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