The Day the Music Died

Baltimore Maryland. At a young age, he had to move Grafton, Massachusetts, where he found his love for music, more specifically the piano. All the way into his early 20s, he wanted to be a concert pianist, so much so that he went into intensive studies. So intense that at one point he wrote about it, saying “It was a very funny life. I lived in Grafton, took a ride on a bus into Worcester every day to high school, and on Saturdays took a bus and a train to Boston to study piano. On Sundays, I…

Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was an Austrian composer who was recognized as one of the greatest composers in the history of classical music. Mozart created operas, concertos, symphonies, and sonatas that shaped classic music. Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, to Leopold Mozart and Anna Maria, née Pertl at Salzburg. He was the youngest of seven children, five of his siblings died at infancy. Only two had survived. One of his siblings was his sister named Marie Anna nicknamed Nannerl. Mozart…

Eighties Music compared to Today’s Music is something that many people take great pleasure in listening to. Music has evolved from the beginning with faintly recorded music to the music recognise today. These changes in music have been massive but have occurred very gradually without us noticing. The changes from eighties era music to how it has evolved and developed into what we recognised it today through changes in the age it’s targeted at, the language and phrases used to how music has…

In the early days of hillbilly music, black and white people in the south had their different shows and concerts. They were not that many visible interracial integrations or collaboration between singers. Every community had their own shows and their musical style. So, it was very important that the Grand Ole Opry signed in Bailey because they realized that they could get more audience in order to expand their show, which they eventually did. For instance, the author of the book, Hidden in the…

using music as a way to bring them both to redemption. When light is used in stories readers can very easily relate it to happiness,…

Eighties Music Compared To Today’s Music is something that many people take great pleasure in listening to. Music has evolved from the beginning with faintly recorded music to the music recognise today. These changes in music have been massive but have occurred very gradually without us noticing. The changes from eighties era music to how it has evolved and developed into what we recognised it today through changes in the age it’s targeted at, the language and phrases used to how music has…

not appreciate the little things. But despite it being a story about love, it is heartbreaking. At the very beginning, the music was light and soft which gave a vibe of a normal day in the suburbs. Hazel Grace Lancaster, the narrator in the film, talked about her life. That she is just sixteen and that she have cancer and fighting it for quite some time now. The background music was still the same upon the introduction of the main character implying the simplicity of the main character. She…

In the book I Heart You, You Haunt Me is a crazy book. It's about a teenage girl names Ava, and her boyfriend died in a horrible cliff jumping accident. A few days after the funeral Ava started to see his face in the mirror, but it was only for a second. To mourn the loss of your boyfriend Ava stayed in the house at all time and just slept . She can't bear to see her close friends Zoe, Jessa and Cali. Her three best friends keep trying to get her out of the house, but she won't because she feels…

Music has been around since the dawn of time. It has gone through many changes. "The whole idea of music from the beginning of time was for people to be happy." Quoted by Robert Plant lead singer of Led Zeppelin, who was one of the first to introduce the world to heavy rock. When Robert Plant was a teenager he was obsessed with rawest blues and always wished for for the painly whiny blues voice and ended up getting something more. Robert Plant began his early life in West Bramwich,…

Purcell once said “As poetry is the harmony of words, so music is that of notes; and as poetry is a rise above prose and oratory, so is music the exaltation of poetry."(Helm, n.d.). Purcell was the most authentic and admirable composer of his time (Arton, n.d.). He took full advantage of the musical change after the renewal of the monarch. While only living a short life, Purcell left an impact on the music world that still holds true to this day. Henry Purcell, the son of Henry Purcell Senior,…