Renzo Piano

was a famous Norwegian nationalist composer of the Romantic era, born in Bergen on June 15, 1843. His family had a history of musicians, including his Scottish grandfather and Norwegian mother who studied music at Hamburg. Edvard started to take piano lessons from his mother at the age of six, which later led him into attending the Leipzig Music Conservatory in 1858 after being advised to do so by famous violinist Ole Bull. Between 1858 and 1863, he was influenced by styles of Mendelssohn and…

Having to compete somewhere it's fun and also to experiences. I have seen people competing and I also competed in High School. One of my competition was with the orchestra. My positive main to compete was my clarinet, working as a team, and to succeed. Having to play the clarinet, in high school was an amazing experience. I started playing the clarinet scenes I was a freshman. I sing up for a flute but it didn't work I also try the saxophone, but I end it up with the clarinet. I started playing…

basically grew up to become a famous musician that had Classical style. Although he was a versatile composer that wrote in almost every genre including: symphony, opera, solo concerto, and chamber music. Even though these genes were nothing new his piano concerto is what made him so famous. First of all, Mozart’s music was a typical example of Classical style. If you listen to one of his works you can recognize all of the traits of classical music. Some of these include: balance, clarity, and…

Robert Schumann is known as one of the greatest German composers of the Romantic era. His contributions to the world of music are not only vast in numbers, but they span a very broad range of composition including his piano sonatas and lied. Although this output is grand and very influential, it is important to keep in mind that Robert Schumann was fighting with mental illnesses throughout his life. With the knowledge of his struggles with depression and other illnesses, one must look deeper…

J.S Bach, who born in 1686 and died in 1750, was the first one who deals with contrapuntal counterpoint. Today, I’m going to talk about the 1st movement & second movement of Brandenburg Concerto No.2. Brandenburg Concertos were written by Bach, while he worked at Cothen. Baroque Concerto is a small group of soloists pitted against a larger group of players called tutti, which consists mainly the string instruments, with a harpsichord as a basso continuo. 1st movement of this concerto is in…

All eyes were on me, judging me and peering into my soul. I had two left hands with cold, concrete fingers. Heart beating rapidly, I began the walk to my demise. No, I was not about to be executed. But I was just about to play Frederic Chopin’s Heroic Polonaise in front of a large audience. The Polonaise is a piece riddled with treacherous passages that either make the pianist leap across the keyboard or tie his fingers into mini Gordian’s knots. I found myself wishing I wouldn’t mess up…

in unimaginable ways, and although I’d used mathematics in my own music for years, the application of computers into my music has dramatically changed the way I play piano. I’ve been playing the piano for my entire life. At age 12, I’d learned songs from countless music books, which to me was a chore rather than a lifestyle. Piano lessons and practicing were filled with routine 1-2-3-4 counting and playing,…

It's my pleasure to attend piano recital on the Friday evening, February Twenty-Third at Recital Hall. The performer, Gregory Wang, who was a senior of Jacobs school of music, and this was his graduation recital. And also, Gregory Wang, he is my teacher of my Beginning Piano Class I (P110). He performed two pieces of music, which were Sonata No.2 in D Major, Op. 94a by Sergei Prokofiev in 1943 and Trio in E-Flat Major, Op.40 by Johannes Brahmas. By the way, Sonata No.2 in D Major, Op. 94a has…

Prelude Frederic Chopin, famous 19th century composer, taught me that life is lived in preludes. Beginnings, fragments, moods-in- miniature, some less than a minute long. Introductions to larger works that don’t even exist. Lullabies overtaken by laments. “Why can’t you be more like Mozart?” I once asked him. “More…predictable, more full of pleasing pattern?” “Why can’t you?” he shot back. Ghosts can be very peevish. But Chopin didn’t like to be called a ghost. Or an imaginary friend.…

Iloria will be participating in a summer opera intensive workshop that operates as a part of the Atlantic Music Festival (AMF). In participating in this festival she will showcase all the musical work she has done throughout her time at Luther by performing at recitals and master classes a variety of her acquired repertoire. The Atlantic Music Festival is run by Little Feather Works, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the empowerment of artists. The Festival has a mission to…