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At the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no outstanding style of ___1.____own. It began ___2._____(hear) in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’s contribution to popular music. Compared with classical music, ____3.____ follows formal European traditions, jazz appeared naturally with free form. It is full of energy, ___4.___(express) the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, as it does today.

The origins of this music are as interesting ___5.____ the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they ____6.____(call) today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives formed a procession (队伍) to carry the body to the cemetery(墓地). In New Orleans, __7.___ band often came with the procession. On the way ___8.___ the cemetery, the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. But on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. ____9.___ (die) had removed one of their members, __10._____ the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

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