Piano Man

the Common Man,” delivered by Vice President of the United States, Henry Wallace in 1942. This is a fight between a slave world and a free world. Just as the United States in 1862 could not remain half slave and half free, so in 1942 the world must make a decision for a complete victory one way or the other. As we begin the final stages of this fight to the death between the free world and the slave world, it is worth while to refresh our minds about the march of freedom for the common man. -…

Case Study: Liberace Liberace was a world-renowned pianist. Even in the early 20’s, when Liberace (full name Wladziu Valentino Liberace) was a child, he showed great aptitude for the piano, beginning his formal musical schooling at the Wisconsin College of Music when he was merely seven years old. His skill at the piano earned him several positions in orchestras when he was only a teenager. He became no less successful as he grew up— in fact, the Guinness Book of World Records lists Liberace as…

as she puts it. If you aren?t one of those, you might get her to unspool her full title: Ruth Carol Bartholomew, Founder and Headmistress of Miss B?s Garden of Music for Budding Talents. And bud they do--we do, actually, me being one of her piano students. Most of us make it into music programs like Juilliard or Eastman. And all from a school in Tampa that nobody?s ever even heard of, unless they happen to be savvy to the local music scene.…

Folk Music – Pete Seeger Many throughout the years have shaped folk music, however, one of the most well known folk singers was a man named Pete Seeger. As a multi-instrumentalist, Seeger played the Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Recorder, and the Tin Whistle. However, Seeger also did more than play music. He was also participated in activism of all kinds. He was born in New York City on May 3rd, 1919. He grew up in a household surrounded by music because both his mother and father were…

Franz Schubert, “Erlkönig” (1815) List of six articles: 1. Newbould, Brian. Schubert Studies. Ashgate-England,1998. 2. Youens,Susan. Schubert Die Schone schöne Müllerin. Cambridge University Press-Great Britain,1999. 3. Newbould, Brian. Schubert the Progressive:”History, Performance Practice,Analysis”. Ashgate-England,2003. 4. Kamien,Roger. Music: an appreciation. Mcgraw-Hill-New York, 2011. 5. Stein,Deborah. ‘Schubert’s “Erlkönig:” Motivic Parallelism and Motivic Transformation’. 19th-Century…

her interviews. Soon, her voice started to change from monotone to dramatic. Additionally, she had intended stutters written out to truly capture her interviews like in reality. I felt at peace, then astonished as her voice varied. The violin and piano music wonderfully accompanied Smith, settling the right mood for her performance. The music would move along with her pace – slow or fast, quiet or loud. I found that the music was a great divider for every separate subject matter that she…

The assertive Chris Speed was the chosen man to instigate the fresh third tune (the title escaped me), confidently leaping across several octaves with the balmy timbre of his tenor sax. After a little while, a guitar ostinato and a tight bass-drums lilt helped to shape a sort of spiritual utterance…

Chopin's Prelude Op. 28 No. 2 is a haunting moment in the film Autumn Sonata. Its disjointedness and somber melody matches Eva and Charlotte's complex relationship. Charlotte's interpretation further provides insight into her narcissistic anxiety and fear of being powerless through her explanation of Chopin's manliness and how he conceals its pain, and by how the pianist must take control of this pain in order to emerge triumphant in the song. By admitting to the “almost ugly” sound of the piece…

Who would’ve thought that a man, blind from birth, would become a famous musician and songwriter? When Stevie Wonder was born in a St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan, he didn’t receive enough oxygen which caused him to become blind. Even with this obstacle, he fought through it all, and pursued his dreams. Stevie Wonder was born May 13, 1950. He taught himself piano and drums by age ten. During that time he was singing and playing drums in his church. When Stevie was thirteen, Stevie and…

this chapter, Downs is not just stating the facts, but gives Beethoven a variety of personalities. In my sense of the composer from Downs’s text, Beethoven was an infant prodigy turned to a reclusive and arrogant know-it-all adult to depressed older man. First, Beethoven as an infant prodigy was something Downs is suspicious of. In the text, it is told that Beethoven was born December 17th 1770 and he was already starting to look music in 1772. This means that Beethoven was two years old.…