Regena Thomas Professor: Heavner Music 101 Appreciation 1 30 June 2011 John Cage John Cage was an American composer born in Los Angeles on September 5, 1912. As a child he took piano lessons and then studied composition with American composer Adolph Weiss. Cage studied for a short time at Pamona College, and later at UCLA with classical composer Arthur Schoenberg. There he realized that the music he wanted to make was different from the music of his time. Cage dropped out of college in his
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Introduction to World Music Professor Glenn McMillan 1003 M Room gmac@mec.cuny.edu Office Hours Appointments Only 718 270 4929 Music 100 Please leave email Introduction to World Music Syllabus-Spring 2013 This course is an introduction to music and to the musical mechanics from a global perspective. There will be three aims: • to increase the students understanding of music, including its elements, structures
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Of course, his rebellious action then gravely hurt Isabel, her folks and most importantly, his brother not out of humiliation but of frustration in understanding his thoughts, attitudes and character. For Sonny, music was his way of expression, communication and redemption. In the past, his brother thought it was something not serious and which does not promise a good living. Sonny was consistent with such dream while his main frustration then in Harlem was “to
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the core theme-Identity. Seen most exclusively between Herr Mozart and Salieri, clashing identities formed feuds, which resulted in tragedy- Salieri, a gifted musician in his own right, wants nothing more than to praise God to exalt him with his music. But instead God choses Mozart- An insulant impenitent child to be his musical regent on earth. Salieri feels he has no choice not to only turn his back on God, but to actually punish God by killing Mozart, an act accomplished by driving the
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this was another really good detail, because it gave me the opportunity to better appreciate the concert. There was not too much echo in the place because the front door was open. Although, the door remained opened during the concert the sound of the music could really be appreciated it. There were parts that were pretty loud and other soft, soothing parts.
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night of October 14, 2007, I attended my first concert. It was held at 6 o’clock p.m. on the Bluff at Henry George Park in Fairhope, AL. The concert was sponsored by the City of Fairhope and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. The concert featured music from the late Classical Era, the Romantic Era and the 20th Century Era. The Pops Band performed under conductors Randy Davis and Dr. Roger Jones. The first two selections, The Star Spangled Banner and Strike Up the Band were both played in quadruple
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through his music. He was gifted, and started miraculously in his pre-teens age. Surprisingly, he had no love for music beforehand, which was found through jazz. He quit his schooling early, at the age of fifteen, in order to reach his maximum potential. He also had a great relationship with Charles Hambitzer, who was his piano teacher. Mr. Hambitzer cultivated Gershwin’s already humongous talent to the level of a virtuoso. His sibling, Ira Gershwin, also spent his time with music, writing the
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I. INTRODUCTION I went to a concert held at Carnegie Hall in New York, New York, on Sunday, February 14, 2016. The concert was performed by The Cleveland Orchestra. It was an all-Mozart program conducted by Mitsuko Uchida. The concert performed 3 pieces of Mozart’s work: Piano Concerto No. 17, Symphony No. 34 and Piano Concerto No. 25. I chose to focus on the last piece played in the concert Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503. II. BACKGROUND OF COMPOSITION The
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As the sounds of hymns and choral music rang out through the Alfred Newman Recital Hall, people sat on the edge of their seats engaged. The Apollo Men’s Chorus and Oriana Women’s Choir created beautiful music Friday, October 30th at The University of Southern California. From the excitement of There’s Nothin’ Like a Dame, to the emotionally moving, “Tell My Father” from the Civil War: An American Musical, these two choirs had everyone captivated by their singing and acting. The Oriana Women’s Choir
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mother, Maria Walburga, in 1711. Christoph Gluck was born into a family of foresters living in Upper Bohemia in Germany. Gluck’s father was a forester under the service of Prince Lobkowitz. Christoph Gluck still received a good education and even music lessons, being in the lower middle class. When Christoph Gluck was thirteen, he ran away from his home in Bohemia to avoid being forced into the profession of his
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