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　　Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.

　　__ 1__ the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent __2__ ofits own.

　　No one knows exactly when jazz was __3__ ,or by whom.

　　But it began to be __4__ in the early 1900s.Jazz is Americas contribution to __5__ music.

　　In contrast to classical music, which __6__ formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free?form.

　　It bubbles with energy, __7__ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people.

　　In the 1920s jazz __8__ like America, and __9__ it does today.

　　The __10__ of this music are as interesting as the music __11__ .

　　American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz __12__ .

　　They were brought to Southern States __13__ slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long __14__ .

　　When a Negro died his friend and relatives __15__ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery.

　　In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the __16__ .

　　On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. __17__ on the way home the mood changed.

　　Spirits lifted.Death had removed one of their __18__ ,but the living were glad to bealive.

　　The band played __19__ music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony andthe melody of the tunes __20__ at the funeral.

　　This music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.