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Bebop has what type of instruments

Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion

What is bebop

Bebop is a style of jazz music popularized in the mid-1940s. It is characterized by complex melodies, fast tempos, and improvisation using modified classical scales.

How did Bebop influence later styles of music

Bebop's most obvious influence is on jazz harmony. A direct line can be drawn from bebop to "hard bop", a style pioneered by artists such as John Coltrane and Miles Davis in the 1950s.

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