Music’s Top Dog Most musicians learn how to write letters before music symbols. Mozart, on the other hand, had it the other way around. He had an early start in composition and later became one of the greatest composers in the world of classical music. Throughout the “Leaving a Legacy” unit, students chose to research the legacy of a movement or a person. Mozart’s contributions embodied the ideal image of a long-lasting legacy. He composed from his early years until his last breath and his…
Sarah Vaughan was surrounded by music at birth. She was born in Newark, New Jersey to a father who played guitar and a mother who played organ for her church. Her interest in music began at an early age. Sarah started talking piano and organ lessons when she was seven years old; she also sang in her church’s choir. At age 12 she began subbing in to play organ for the church when her mother couldn’t. When she was eighteen years old Sarah was dared by her friends to enter an amateur singing…
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talking drum, kora (large harp-lute), and djembe (goblet-shaped hand drum)” (Lesson 6), but he also utilizes other instruments like “electric guitars, bass, synthesizer, and keyboards to produce African-flavored music with a techno beat” (Lesson 6). However, later on in…
experience conducting in provincial theaters. He married the actress Minna Planer when he was twenty-three and produced his rst operas at this time. He wrote the librettos himself, as he did for all his later works. In this way, he was able to unify music and drama more than anyone had before. Wagner’s early opera, Rienzi, won a huge success in Dresden. With his next three works, The Flying Dutchman, Tannhäuser, and Lohengrin, Wagner took an important step by shifting his focus from the drama…
Once Clark reached New York he teamed up with the gospel singer Dinah Washington. Sonny began a transformation from West Coast Jazz to Hard Bop. His performances with Washington allowed Clark to get his name out among other musicians and record companies. This way of advertisement…
There’re a lot of kids my age who go with what the mainstream media and listen to what they tell them is cool. I never was that kind of person, and don’t think I’ll ever be. Not saying that the mainstream media content is purely bad but I just can’t listen to most of music they put out. Music to me is a really special thing that makes me feel some type of way. Don’t intentionally search for new music, I like to just have the music find me. When i’m out and about and I hear a certain song that…
Music & Drugs: Should We Really Meet Molly? It has become apparent that music and drugs have forged such a relationship that one cannot be found without the other and, as a result, a drug culture has formed around the music industry. As the decades passed and new music flourished, a new drug was also ushered in as a way to form a deeper bond with the new type of music. Today, the music industry continues to foster this deep relationship with the drug culture but since music has become so…
Should musicians use their music in advertisements? A question that has spawned lots of debate in the music world. Musicians using their music in advertisements and allowing their music to be streamed on Spotify has been a good thing. Musicians want their names to be out there. They want more fans to listen to their music. Musicians using music on Spotify or ads is not selling out, its smart. In recent years music has gone into the digital age where it can now be played on iTunes, Spotify and…
the nearby natural parks and ride my bike around my neighborhood. However, as i grew up physically and mentally, i became sick of not having anything to do. I am lucky to live so close to Chicago, because now that i am older and constantly seeking new things to do i can take advantage of one of the best cities in the world. Socially, i've had an incredibly hard time connecting with most of the people…