The Pianist

talented pianist because he was able to keep the melody going throughout the song. Matt Palermo played the drums very calm, and while playing the drums he had a Tambourine sitting in one of the snare drums and kept hitting it every fourth count. It added an extra sound that the song differently needed. Mike Dryer kept on playing this very nice baseline through the song very nice clean and sharp not to much but no to little. The best part about this partically song they play was the pianist. He…

Heteronormativity, and it’s oppressive tenants of violence and strict masculinity, are used by Fletcher, Shaffer premier Jazz Ensemble instructor to train Andrew, the gentle and kind spirited drummer, what it means to be a perfect musician and a perfect man. THroughout the movie, we see how Fletcher uses homophobic slurs and homoerotic comments, and verbally and physically violent ploys and tactics to oppress Andrew, where it ultimately transforms Andrew into the image of what Fletcher wanted…

German musician, Clara Schuman was considered one of the most remarkable pianists in the Romantic era, although because she was a woman she faced difficult times. Challenges/ Difficulties faced by Clara Schuman & Other women's In the Classical era, it was predominately men dominated society, hence women empowerment was least preferred and they were not motivated to move forward. All the distinguished and signified recognition were shadowed mostly be men. At that time, trainings for musical…

Jing-Mei is a character from the short story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan. The story follows a Chinese mother and daughter (Jing-Mei) living in America. Throughout the story, Jing-Mei and her mother struggle with one another, her mother wanting her to be a child prodigy and her constant fighting against becoming one. Knowing that Jing-Mei does not want to be a prodigy gives us great insight into who she is as a character. Wanting to just be herself, fighting against her mother, and purposefully…

been so close, but not close enough. The thought of stabbing a needle through my arm honestly seemed more appealing than replaying all ten pages of the first movement. Thinking back to those “Traffic Zoo” days and acknowledging how far I’d come as a pianist since then, I felt an internal urge to keep going. The clock read ten o’clock, and calluses had formed on my fingers, but I didn’t care. Multiple run-throughs later, the impossible happened. I’d played the entire first movement from beginning…

known that most, if not all, of his cadenzas have been lost over the years. For this specific con- certo, the most popularly performed cadenzas are not Mozart’s own, but cadenzas by Beethoven and Brahms. Mozart is known to have established the key features of the classical era concerto form and style. After Mozart’s bravura and flashy concertos were written for his subscription concerts, many composers after him followed this idea and the solo parts progressively became more diffi- cult,…

“Why don’t you add the motif to your composition?” His voice echoed through the large, empty classroom. Dmitri Shostakovich, my tutorial partner, is critiquing my music! What a dream! Dmitri Shostakovich, a Russian composer and pianist, is my classmate at Williams College. He has been assigned as my partner in the Music Composition Tutorial. I am looking forward to learn more about why and how he composes music in the style that he chooses. His music represents curiosity and…

If you take Edna’s statement for face value you may not think it makes sense, but in reality it makes perfect sense. The concept I grasp from Edna’s statement is that she is not opposed to losing her life for her kids; however she refused not to live her life for anyone. Edna just want her identity separated from anyone else’s. After reading the statement I correlated Edna to women who experience domestic violence. Some domestic violence victims who have financial stability, social status or a…

Billy Harper on tenor saxophone, Donald Harrison on alto saxophone, and trumpeters Eddie Henderson and David Weiss. The respectful rhythm section brings us George Cables on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Billy Hart on drums. For tonight’s concert, pianist David Bryant, 33, replaced the 72-year-old George Cables, absent due to an issue with his foot. The second set started ablaze with “Capra Black”, a spiritual modal tune composed by Harper, who delivered a soulful improvisation with…

six-month world tour. During this tour, he wrote home frequently and his mother had his voluminous and engaging letters bound in four volumes. He then returned to Adams Academy to finish out a four-year stint, during which time he became a proficient pianist, discovered the manly sport of football, and passed enough of his exams to get accepted at Harvard College in 1880. As a college student, Thomas stood out because he was regarded as a good fellow although something of a “prig” (Chamberlain,…