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Music Appreciation Fanny and Felix Life of the mendelssohns paper Kylah Rivera Introduction My report is over the life and music of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. I will include their music, family life, and struggles. Life Fanny mendelssohn was the oldest of 4 children in a jewish family in Germany. Felix was 4 years younger than Fanny. Fanny and felix were considered musical child prodigies.fanny died at the age of 41 due to a stroke, and in result Felix was crushed. Felix…

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…

On Tuesday November 15 2016, we had our very first concert of the year, our jazz concert which was called Jazz It Up. Many people were impressed not just by the 7th graders, but also varsity voices and us 8th graders. We were all great on our songs, and I especially liked the 7th graders songs. Mrs. Hjelm was amazing as she always is when she directs us and when she is our teacher. As always though a few things needed to change. Our first song was The Star Spangled Banner and we were very…

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…

At Why Piano Dennyse I break down every session into four separate lessons. In the first week, students will study rhythm, and original composition will emerge. The second week sees the addition of sound and melody, while in week three, the class will explore other compositions. In week four, students will play their own – and other – compositions. With every student, I do a free consultation to get them interested in piano playing, and I use simple language to make sure they understand. I will…

May 7th 1883 and he dies April 3 1997.He was a German composer and a pianist of the romantic period. He was born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family. He spent most of his life in Vienna, Austria. Johannes composed symphony orchestra,chamber ensembles, piano, organ,and voice chorus. He worked with a pianist named Clara schumann and a violinist named Joseph Joachim and they were very close friends. His father’s name was Johann Jakob Brahms and he lives from 1806-1872. Johann Johannes father lived in…

go to his performances. After watching the first performance, I was already captured by the music. I really wanted to make music with other people and do something that involves teamwork. Picking up the flute was actually not that hard since I had piano as a foundation, but actually playing in a band was a completely…

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…

‘Two Kinds’ is portrayal of difficulties in mother-daughter relationships in San Francisco’s China-town. The focus of the story is the often troublesome but unavoidable “interval between mothers who were born in China before the communist revolution and thus have been cut off from their native culture for decades, and their American-born daughters who must find a way to work through the twin burdens of their Chinese ancestry and American expectations for success”. While the protagonist and…

Give the dates and major works of each, and briefly characterize the features of Beethoven’s style during each period. The first period in Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770-1827) life was from his birth in 1770 to 1802. During this time he composed many piano sonatas, simply because it was his primary instrument. Beethoven’s composing style was influenced mostly by his teacher Joseph Haydn, but also by Wolfgang Mozart and Muzio Clementi. Sonate Pathetique is one of Beethoven’s most popular pieces.…