The Day the Music Died

Especially the lead singer, who is only eleven years old. The lead singer was Michael Jackson, and his band was Jackson 5. The group was brought together by his father, and consisted of Jackson and his older siblings. They were all talented and loved music and performing, but Jackson was truly born a natural. He was the youngest, but he was the star. His voice was very versatile and could sing to…

Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy. Born in Halle, Germany in 1685, began studying music at the very early age of 7 under organist Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow despite his father’s disapproval. The young Handel then began composing music at the age of 10 which mostly composed of church cantatas and chamber music. From his father’s insistence, George agreed to study law but that commitment soon fell as his passion for music was too strong. His career officially began 1704 after teaching violin in…

Ever since I was a little girl, my dad instilled in me the importance of good music. We used to listen to Guns N’ Roses, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Nirvana, and many more. This music impacted my life and influenced me to be open-minded, care-free, and creative. This anecdote sparks some curiosity; am I the only one affected by music and art? A larger question would be whether or not music and art have affected society as a whole throughout history. Many studies have been conducted by…

Music and politics are two subjects that seem like they have nothing to do with each other, yet they are often intertwined very deeply. At the tail end of the colonial era of India, as the Communist Party was gaining a footing and creating a cultural movement, the Communists used music as a way of spreading their politics and reaching out to the peasant folk. This was a very troubling, uncertain period for the people of India, with wars, famine, riots, and the eventual independence and…

mostly the hippie time. (Lee) Historical events, technology, and music impacted the 1950s fashion. In the 1950s, war had just ended and the fifties brought in more positive attitudes for the people but for African Americans equality was still an issue. Laws were passed for equality but segregation laws said they were “separate but equal.” In 1957 men from the KKK kidnapped a young black man in Birmingham, Alabama, they thought he had died but he survived and testified against them. (Kallen…

and Folk Music in Spain Introduction Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz is widely known as a piano guru whose music excellently portrays Spain’s spirit and culture. As a singer and a composer, he was able to meld performance and composition thus creating a fashionable music style similar to that of “Liszt” full of Spain folk idioms. His greatest inspiration was folklore, but he made a sole melodic style that stirred “Ravel” and “Debussy”. He had a great passion for national cultural music which…

that paid for it.” (Chiego 11) The classical period resulted in many great composers and compositions. Two of the most well-known composers of the Classical period are Mozart and Haydn. Both of these composers had a major influence on the periods of music that followed them. This paper will discuss the life of Mozart, the life of Haydn, and compare what influences had an impact on their musical style and compositions. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was “a musician capable of playing of playing…

piano at the age of three by watching his father teach his is older sister. By the age of six Mozart was composing his own music and with his sister, Nannerl, traveling Europe to preform concerts. During these travels young Wolfgang met Johann Christian Bach (youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach) in which Mozart took great liking to and used similar styles in his own music. In 1770 Mozart and his father traveled to Italy. Young Mozart would be named to the Milan Philharmonic Society, where he…

The day the figurehead of the Beatles and lead singer John Lennon died, it seems as if a simple killing united the world as one on one devastating day. John was killed on December 8th 1980 by Mark David Chapman outside of his New York Apartment, forever moving the image of the music industry. I believe that John Lennon’s assassination was an unjust act of obsession that ultimately ended the life of one of the most influential people in all of music; however is success lacked due to his chronic…

17, 1653. He was the fifth child of prosperous landowners, Arcangelo Correli and Santa Raffini. His father died before he was born. There is not much information about his early life, however, his instrumental works established the chamber music style and form of the late baroque era. “At the age of 13, Arcangelo Corelli went to Bologna, a distinguished musical center, where he learned music from Leonardo Brugnol. Corelli studied in Bologna until 1670, then in 1671 he left for Rome, where he…