Rock opera

John Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Without Bach there would be no history of music as we know it. There would be no Mozart, No Beethoven, there would be no romantic fera as we know it. Every period of music has been informed to some except by the example of Bach. Bach died in 1750 he was more than an organist, more of a keyboard player than as composer. Yet till today the resident power of his work and the best achievements in history music. Bach was the youngest of 8 children in 1685 Eisencich,…

I attended the Metropolitan Opera Rising Stars Concert series on Sunday, February 28, 2016 in Wright Auditorium. The stars consisted of Janai Brugger a soprano, Sarah Mesko a mezzo-soprano, Sean Panikkar a tenor, Trevor Scheunemann a baritone, and lastly Brent Funderburk the pianist. These performers are apart of the S. Rudolph Alexander performing arts series. The audience consisted of a wide range of people; from college students to the elderly citizens of Greenville, NC. First, I would like…

Discovery of Uranus by William Herschel in 1781 William Herschel was born November of 1738, in Germany. As he grew up, he loved music and played in a band. In 1759 he moved with his family to Great Britain. In Great Britain, he taught music and became an organist. In 1772, with his sister Caroline, he began his study of the stars. Herschel and Caroline loved the night sky. As they were observing the sky one night in 1781, Herschel saw something moving ever so slowly in the sky. At first they…

Spanning approximately forty minutes, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem was first performed on October 2, 1936. Following World War I and preceding World War II, this suite of choral pieces appears to be a call for peace and a warning against war, perhaps directly referencing R. Vaughan Williams' own personal beliefs. Divided into six sections or movements, the text is taken from poems by Walt Whitman, John Bright, and passages of the Bible. These pieces are: "Agnus Dei", "Beat, beat,…

Verdi's Requiem, Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 in A Major, and "The Mountain Whippoorwill" by Jess Turner are three very different pieces. The first is an opera with fantastic musical continuity accented by a broad spectrum of emotions. The second is an instrumental piece in the minor key, and it is very quick and lively. The latter is a longer piece than the first two, an instrumental like the second, but it is happen set to match a poem, which makes it somewhat similar to the first. Verdi’s…

solo part in the debut of William Walton's Viola Concerto. In the 1930s, he made a visit to Cairo and a few visits to Ankara. He led the duty of rearranging Turkish music instruction and the early endeavors for the foundation of the Turkish State Opera and Ballet. Hindemith did not stay in Turkey the length of numerous different exiles. In any case, he significantly affected the improvements of Turkish musical life; the Ankara State Conservatory owes much to his endeavors. Indeed, youthful…

say the least; receiving three heavy commissions almost simultaneously, Mozart was under a presumably demanding and stressful schedule. Upon returning to Vienna, Mozart completed “The Magic Flute,” and went on to conduct the first performance of the opera. While working on his final piece, the requiem, his wife Constanze was in dismay at Wolfgang’s decline in health and demanded that he stop working on the piece. Mozart’s illness came on suddenly, the sickness started with rapid swelling and…

The co-director, Jennifer Lee, has indeed been innovative in her use of camera techniques, special effects, music, lighting, etc. Jennifer Lee use a mixed of 3D and 2D camera effects to bring the film the way it is. The studio also developed several new tools to generate realistic and believable shots, particularly the heavy and deep snows and its interactions with the characters. The need to create new tools take a serious action of creativity and dedication. The use of special effects such as…

The Chinese zodiac signs occupy twelve animal signs, and every year relates to an animal. The signs have diverse meanings, personality traits, and fortune. Waverly Jong is a Chinese American character that made an appearance in the novel, “The Joy Luck Club”, written by Amy Tan. She knows how to disguise her strategies and thoughts. Waverly is single-handed, has “invisible strength", and sharp-witted. Though in the novel, she was born on March 17, 1951, in the year of the rabbit. Her Chinese…

Writer: Jessica Morris Category: Review Sub category: Single/Pop Title: Rachel Costanzo ‘Miles Away’ Single Review On the cusp of releasing her debut EP, Melbourne singer Rachel Costanzo’s latest single “Miles Away” is all you could want and more. Filled with soaring vocals and beautifully played piano that makes your heart skip a beat, the tale of love shows us a new facet of the 18-year old as she strips back her pop sensibilities to deliver a moving ballad. Opening with a simple piano…