NEW ORLEANS Work performed by: GRECO Domenico GIANNINI Elena VIOLA Giulia GATTI Tommaso

PRESENTATION New Orleans is a city of the United States of America, the main city and the capital of State of Louisiana parish of Orleans.

ORIGIN OF THE CITY NAME The town takes its name from a city situated on the river Loire in Orleans, France and is well known for its French Creole architecture. The historical core of the city's French quarter, home to bars, restaurants and clubs where jazz is played. It is also an industrial and distribution centre and an important seaport.

population As of 2012, the city's population was inhabitants. According to an estimate of March 2015, the metropolitan area of greater New Orleans had an estimated population of approximately inhabitants.

A GEOGRAPHY The city lies on the banks of the Mississippi River, about 170 kilometres from the Gulf of Mexico. The city has a total area of square miles. The city is situated in the delta of the Mississippi River, to the East and West banks of the river and South of Lake Pontchartrain.

HURICANES In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused the failure of the federally built levees, flooding 80 percent of the city. New Orleans has always had to consider the risk of hurricanes, but the risks today have increased significantly due to coastal erosion from human interference. Congress, in 2006, has allocated $ 7 billion to strengthen flood protection of New Orleans.

THE HISTORY THE FOUNDATION New Orleans was founded on 1 November 1718 by the men of the company of Mississippi. It was named in honour of Philip II of Orleans, Prince de France. Just four years after its Foundation, New Orleans became the capital of French Louisiana, replacing Biloxi.

SPANISH RULE With the Treaty of Paris in 1763, Spain, who had ceded Florida to Great Britain, he received the Louisiana. In 1788 and in December 1794, New Orleans was destroyed by two major fires. In 1800, with the signing of the Treaty of San Ildefonso, France came into possession of New Orleans, although in 1803 was sold to the United States.

THE 800 In 1815 in New Orleans was fought a battle between the British and Americans, known to history as the battle unnecessary because at the time of the crash had already been signed the armistice between the two countries. Its port quickly became one of the most important in the South, thanks to the African slave trade, which here as in any other American port arrived in large numbers.

THE 900 Until 1860 the city was the fifth largest in the United States and in the decades that followed continued relatively to grow. However, with the growth before the industrial centres of the Midwest, then with an unexpected birth Californian metropolis and the Pacific coast, New Orleans began to lose more and more positions in the ranking of American cities. As of the Census of 1950, 68,1% of the population was white, while 31.9% African American.

JAZZ MUSIC The term refers to New Orleans jazz of the early days (before official check in 1917), still commistionato with elements of ragtime, mainly consisting of elements of marching band together to perform traditional pieces into a new form of interpretation.

THE CHARACTERISTICS Main feature of the genus is the exposition of the theme from the main unit (usually the handset) when you perform a backup vocals by another, or the other two, instrument (clarinet, trombone). The rhythm section, which in the jazz will always be the backbone, in this period, consists of banjo, tuba and a tool created for the occasion: the battery.

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