The Day the Music Died

seems to stand out the most. Chavez was a revered influence in the world of music and dabbled in many different aspects of the culture. Besides his uncanny musical ability, Carlos is an overall interesting person because he was a master of so many trades. He was a notorious composer, conductor, journalist, educator and even founded the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra in 1928. He was heavily influenced by the indigenous music of Mexico and has composed seven symphonies. Although he is primarily…

road with my mom is possibly the best feeling in the world. The music blasting as smiles spread across our faces and we fill the air with our horrible singing voices. Today was different than all the other car rides with my mom, a shorter distance is what made it different, we were driving down the bumpy alley way onto the smooth road to make our way to the Middle School, but we made a quick stop to grab coffee. Today was the day that we depart for the Cedar Point trip; an amusement park…

Emily Price Honors English Miss Rice 17 April 2017 Journal 4 The central idea for Symphony for the City of the Dead is that music can call upon memories, thoughts, and emotions through sound. An example of this would be a slow and quite piano solo in deep tones. Most people would describe it as either thoughtful or a saddening piece. The main character in my book is a famous Russian composer by the name of Dmitri Shostakovich who wrote emotional symphonies, operas, and ballets for the people…

In today’s day and age, many great and successful composers have been forgotten. However, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is not one of them. His name and his reputation have lived on through the centuries. In his 35 years of life Mozart composed over 600 with many still listened to today. He is famous for big symphonies, operas, music sung by quires, music on the piano, and much more. Mozart’s talents are endless and he has been a huge influence in classical music and still inspires people today.…

Two things country music star Hank Williams, Sr. did right was to become a legend and to have a famous song named Hank Williams, Jr. One thing he did terribly wrong was to drink to excess and die very young. The debut of Hank Williams, Sr. at the Grand Ole Opry was a great triumph. The debut remains the most famous in the history of live country music performance program broadcast on WSN Nashville weekly since 1925. When Williams grabbed the microphone on June 11, 1949 on the Grand Ole Opry…

first got interested in music in Rome in 1537. Which, he traveled to from his home in Palestrina to Rome. To be exact, his home town was just outside of Rome, which was then known as the Papal States. Palestrina's initial reason to go to Rome isn't known either, but scholars have made the assumption that his intention was to sell the family's produce and other products from their farm. While he was peddling his products, Palestrina would sing songs he made up. On one faithful day, a choir master…

astronomy, music and of course…

It first came about when Tim Harper started a rumor that Paul McCartney died, and put an article about it in his magazine. The news spread like fire in a gasoline factory and became one of the biggest conspiracies of its time. After Paul ended it all, the Beatles didn’t want to break the fans’ hearts. So they called up Billy Shears, Paul’s complete physical and vocal lookalike to take his place. Still to this day Billy Shears is “Paul McCartney” On the Album cover Abbey Road conspirators…

Britney Spears is an american singer, dancer, and actress that has sparked the pop genre of music. Spears started her career as an actress auditioning for roles in The Mickey Mouse Club, later rejected because of her young age was accepted into a performing art school in New York. With her vocals making a large impact on the teachers and students her manager ,Lou Pearlman, got her a spot in the female pop group Innosense, which spears was rejected. After many rejections from many record labels…

involved in music at a young age. At one of Ira's piano lessons George began to play, with no prior lessons, and his parents discovered his love and natural talent for music they put him in lessons. His first mentor and teacher, Charles Hambitzer, early on had realized George's exceptional talent with the piano so he denied charging the Gershwin family because he knew he had the privilege of teaching a future phenomenon. He was only eleven at the time of his humble beginnings with music, by 15…