The Pianist

Public transportation is an essential part to any city, especially a city as large and spread out as Paris. The metro of Paris is not only a key method of transportation but it is a central element to the city. Living in a city comes with a certain level of anonymity that cannot be found in less populated areas. However, anonymity can be lost and through the element of surveillance, which is exactly what happens in the films Subway and Le Samourai. Transportation technology and surveillance…

Billy Strayhorn was an incredibly gifted musician, as well as a talented arranger and composer, who was best known for his work while in the band Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. His love for music stemmed from his mother, a classically trained pianist, and from playing hymns on his grandmother’s piano at a young age. Strayhorn preferred to work in the shadows, content to arrange and compose music for the band as his employer wanted. Through working with Ellington, Strayhorn blossomed as an…

On the 26th of February I attended a trio concert at the Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance center. The concert consisted of three musicians including Charae Krueger (cello), Robert Henry (pianist), and John Warren (clarinet). I arrived at the Morgan Hall around 8 o’clock, which was the start time for the concert. As I began to approach the hall, I knew that I was in for a treat. The hall itself carried a sense of professionalism, but also almost a welcoming note that made me feel…

age 15. Gershwin played in several New York nightclubs including in New York’s Tin Pan Alley.After three years of composing tunes on the piano for customers, he had transformed into a very successful and hardworking composer. He also worked as a pianist for Broadway singers. In 1916, he composed his first published song, “When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em; When You Have 'Em, You Don't Want 'Em.” One of his best known songs…

In 1962 a new blues cover band was discovered – the Rolling Stones. Inspired musicians by artist Chuck Berry, they became the first Rock and Roll band in history. One of the defining moments of the 1960s was the Rolling Stones era, they were followed and influential towards their fans across the world. In 1962 the Stones secured a gig at the Roll-daddy club in Richmond, England where their popularity spread. The numbers of fans increased rapidly over the weekends they played at the bar, they…

Charles Ives was an outstanding composer of the American Modernist Period. He made many types of music that a lot of people were inspired by. Ives combined church-music traditions with European art music, and was among the first composers to engage of experimental music. Charles Ives had a rough childhood. Ives was born on October 20, 1874 in Danbury, Connecticut. His mother was Mary Parmelee and his father was Joseph Moss Ives. His father died suddenly of a stroke. Although Ives was…

while showing persistence and overcoming being blind and at the same time illuminating/inspiring the world. Stevie Wonder was a music sensation who changed the world. Stevie created lots of merry music for everyone to enjoy. He was a songwriter, pianist, singer and more. People could not get enough of Stevie as he was growing as a musician. Stevie created an inspiration to young children and kids with disabilities and disease. As a blind musician, Stevie became a musician at the age of 12.His…

Bruce Montgomery, or Edmund Crispin, pursued successful careers in both music and writing. Edmund Crispin’s date of birth is October second, 1921. The hometown of Mr. Crispin is Buckinghamshire, England. In his early years, he focused on education; as a result, he thought of himself as a literary and intellectual elitist. Because he did not enjoy sports, Mr. Crispin wrote and performed music. Composing, conducting, and operating the piano and organ became his musical hobbies. During his leisure,…

aspiring artists Chico and Rita. Pianist Chico and singer Rita were drawn together emotionally and musically through Cuban jazz, and entered a competition in which their song won. Following the competition, Chico and Rita drifted apart as they encountered problems within their relationship. After she was discovered by an American agent in Cuba, she went to New York City to pursue her dreams. Separately, Chico also traveled to New York City to pursue his career as a pianist. Both Chico and Rita…

Caitlin Williams LV.3 Words : 907  Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and a pianist. He was born in Bonn , Beethoven portrayed his musical talents at a very early age and was taught by his father, Johann van Beethoven. when he was 21 he moved to Vienna, where he started studying composition as well as gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. He lived in Vienna until his death. By his late 20s his hearing began to worsen, and by the last decade of his life he…