The Day the Music Died

“Not Even God himself Could Sink this Ship” says an Employee of the White Star Line. Passengers and crew members, music, and art work all went down and were forever lost that sad, unfortunate night The Titanic sank. There were 2228 people on board of the Titanic, 337 in first class, 285 second class, 721 in third class (“Statistical”). Men woman and children lost their lives that day. The majority of the children were saved if they were in…

After they decided to become a group, The Chordettes started singing on the local music circuit in Sheboygan. Originally, the girls used to sing folk songs but with Jinny Osborn and her father’s influence, they switched to harmony singing. According to Mentalitch.com, in 1949, they got their big break when they won on Arthur Godfrey’s…

Stephen Foster’s music is part of Americana and has have survived to the present day. He proved that songwriting could be profitable, and he changed minstrel songs so that anyone could enjoy listening to them. His music contains themes that millions of people can relate to and are extremely flexible which is shown by the numerous reinterpretations by musicians since Fosters death. Stephen Foster was important in several ways. He showed that it was possible to make a living by writing songs.…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (WOLF-gang, ah-muh-DAY-us, MOE-tsart) was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756. His father, Leopold, was a bookbinder. He was also a violin teacher and became famous when he published a method of study for the violin. Wolfgang's older sister Maria Anna was called Nannerl by the family. Her father began teaching her to play the clavier when she was seven years old and Wolfgang also showed an interest very early. Both…

Vietnam war. In the 1960s popular music began to diversify and more sub-genres emerged as the worlds of R&B and Rock 'n' Roll became more profitable. It became easier to classify types of music in a very specific way with psychedelic, surf, folk, roots, hard rock, Motown, Acapella, all becoming recognizable in their distinctiveness. Music became a huge influence on the younger generation and was used to define the lifestyles of rockers, hippies, and protesters. The music of the time often…

Many Americans were saddened when JFK was shot in Dallas. Music lovers were shocked to hear about the shooting of John Lennon in New York City. For the hip hop world, however, the shooting of Tupac Shakur is probably one of the saddest, and most controversial shootings of a famous person in recent history. Tupac was shot in Las Vegas on September 7th, 1996. At this time, many eyes were on the city of Las Vegas. Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon were fighting in one of the biggest boxing matches…

Beethoven went on to excel in composing music, becoming an idol and role model to many, and his writing styles varied as much too. From classical elements he inherited from Mozart and Hayden, to characteristics reflecting 19th century dynamic music, to finally developing a skeletal language for music for years to come. The list of works he composed was impressive as well, from piano concertos to violin concertos, and from piano sonatas to symphonies. He died at age 56…

transitional figure interfacing the Classical and Romantic times of Western music. Beethoven's own life was set apart by a battle against deafness, and some of his most vital works were created amid the most recent 10 years of his life, when he was very unfit to hear. Beethoven soon died on March 26, 1827 at the age of 56. At an early age, Beethoven, appreciated music and his dad showed him day and night, on coming back to the house from music rehearse or the bar. Undoubtedly, the youngster was…

Sonny's brother acts as the narrator, illustrating their relationship, as well as the emotional complications both music and drugs produce. Throughout “Sonny's Blues,” drugs and music create a disruption between the two brothers. The narrator is empowered by death and encouraged to seek solace in Sonny's actions and reaches out to him. While Sonny desires a way to escape and views music as a provider of that, his brother just wants him to make a "real" living. As the story continues, drugs are…

Beethoven had a rough childhood. He had six brothers and sisters but four of them died leaving Beethoven as the eldest of three sons . His father was a musician for Bonn and when Beethoven starting taking an interest in music his father stayed up day and night and taught him because he saw a gift within his son . In 1778 Beethoven had his first public performance at the age of seven . By 1782 at the age of twelve he had published his first piece 9 variations in C Minor for piano . In 1784…