Piano Man

is a symbolist painting by Denis, as part of his album Amour, of two sisters sitting by a piano. The younger girl, Eva, is playing the piano while her sister, Marthe, listens. Adagio refers to a tempo marking, indicating that the music is to be played slowly, or a composition intended to be played in this manner. Therefore, Denis chooses the slow Adagio movement for his title because Eva is playing the piano, creating music. The sisters look at peace and in a dreamy and relaxed state of mind as…

Kan who lives in America and learns to play the piano. I will be comparing and contrasting this story to my personal story, where as a child I moved to China and learned to play the piano. There are some similarities and some surprising differences in the stories obstacles, conflicts, and transformations. In the story "Two Kinds" Ni Kan faced many obstacles trying to learn to play the piano. Her first obstacle was that she did not want to play the piano at all! For example, the text says " my…

Stay: Sara Bareilles I was raised by my grandmother, who spend an immense amount of time listening to me play the piano in our living room. Since the time I entered high school, Sara Bareilles has been my most listened to, piano played, and prefered musical artist. Bareilles’ song “stay” released in 2012 continues to be the most prominently meaningful, and produces the strongest emotional response compared to any other song, lyrical or otherwise. Not surprisingly, a great deal of the time my…

Contented” because she realizes that her mother never intended to upset her or make her feel inadequate in anyway. In the end, the mother just wanted her daughter to become happy and successful. As an adult, she realizes this when she looks at the piano and feels “proud”, as though it were a trophy that she had “won back.” Likewise, she has a final clear understanding of her mother’s motivation. As the adult she is now, she realizes and accepts that the conflict between the two of them is a…

Man in the Mirror is Anything but Bad Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Indiana “and entertained audiences nearly his entire life.” (Brumburg). Music was significant to the Jackson family so much so that the parents of Michal and his siblings heavily encouraged musical interests in their home. Thus, resulting in the forming of the Jackson 5. Michael’s talent within dancing and singing were incredibly mature for his age and he quickly became the most dominant member of the…

The nineteenth century was a very important time for music, an age often defined by two composers - Ludwig van Beethoven and Gioachino Rossini. These two composers represented and were key to the development of that era’s musical powerhouses, German instrumental music and Italian opera respectively. Despite the composers’ similar importance to their respective genres, Beethoven and Rossini are often viewed as polar opposites with Beethoven reigning as superior; however, the veracity and…

Analysis: Mozart Symphony no.40 in G minor K.550 (1788), first movement There are more questions surrounding Mozart's final three symphonies nos. 39, 40, and 41 or "Jupiter" than answers. Mozart’s Symphony in G minor, K550 “is one of the greatest final trilogies that Mozart composed and the process of composing this piece lasted from six to eight weeks during the summer of 1788”(Heninger, 2003, p.1) Firstly, it was written for “strings, flutes, oboes and bassoons. It is then revised to give…

Filled with trepidation, I entered the Conservatory Concert Hall for the first time. I was about to catch a classical music concert performed by the students of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music. As I walked to my seat, I immediately noticed the abundance of spotlights present. I figured that spotlights were able to give a warm atmosphere as were able to show the audience where the focus ought to be. I also noticed a convex wall behind the stage that was draped with curtains. I could not…

3.3 Piano Figuration 3.3.1 Use of Percussive Figuration Prokofiev first used percussive figuration in Sarcasms Op. 17 and Toccata Op. 11 written in the same year. At the beginning of Sarcasms, the Tempestoso is depicted by the percussive introduction. The harsh percussive sound in the interval of the augmented fourth is not only reinforced by ff, but also projects an intense emotion. The dynamic contrast in the first four measures further heightens the intensity. Ex. 3.9 Sarcasms Op. 17 No. 1…

HISTORY The Franz Liszt Academy of Music is highest educational institution of music in Hungary, it is one the most known buildings in the district VI. It is also one of the largest concert venue. The Academy of Music (Zeneakadémia) was opened in 1870, allowing good music students to get higher education in Hungary. Ferenc Liszt, the famous Hungarian composer, was one of the biggest supporters of the conservatory, the famous Hungarian composer. The Academy opened its doors in 1875, and…