The Pianist

In Willa Cather’s short story “Paul’s Case”, it is obvious to the reader that the main character, Paul, is a troubled young man. As you read an analyze the story it becomes clear that Paul’s life has not been easy, yet he inadvertently makes it that much harder on himself. Paul has a desire to join the upper class and an obsession with money, arts, and music along with a distaste for a mediocre life, which stems, in my belief, from his issues with sexuality and ultimately his depression.…

Lou Rawls, an American singer, once acknowledged music as the “greatest [form of] communication in the world” (“Brainy Quote,” n.d., para.14). Music is a way for people to express themselves and their feelings comfortably without being ashamed or embarrassed. While these are positive contributions to personal development, there is much more that music provides for people. The article, “Is Music is the Key to Success?” by Joanne Lipman, addresses how music can help people communicate, think, and…

The other day we watched a documentary called " Defiant Requiem" by Maestro Sidlin in one of my classes. To be honest with you this movie reminded me a bit of that movie "The Pianist". I suppose they are almost alike, same time period, same war, same victims. This movie tells the story of the prisoners of the concentration camp Terezin. Terezin is in the Czech Republic and was considered the holding center of the camps. Prisoners went to Terezin before they were sent to death camps…

Combining elements of soul, blues and jazz, RnB singers have been igniting passion in listeners since the 1940s. These big voices and soothing sounds have helped define the ever evolving genre, leading it to become the backbone of current popular music. Here are 10 of the top RnB singers of all time. Number Ten: Mariah Carey Known for her ability to hit ear-piercingly high notes, Mariah Carey’s nearly five-octave vocal range has made her a household name when it comes to RnB. Crossing over into…

concert by Mr. Leopoldo Erice. In this concert, he performed several renowned piano songs: Andante and Allegretto from Franz Schubert’s Four Impromptus D. 899, and four songs from Sonata in B-flat Major, D.960. Mr. Leopoldo Erice is an illustrious pianist from Spain that has won numerous prestigious piano competitions. In addition, he performed his distinctive piano skill to a lot of different audience in the past ten years. In the beginning of this concert, Mr. Leopoldo Erice elaborately…

ridiculous hill every day but, the rows of sakura made it a little easier to deal with. Although besides that I was not very excited about starting school again. I never really cared too much about school to begin with. I always planned on becoming a pianist, just like my mother so practicing everyday was more important than anything else. Maybe I would care more about school if there were others who shared my interests, but it seemed like the only person who played the piano in the music room…

In the same first experience, she would see this as one of the greatest opportunities to have. She believed that you could be anything you wanted to be in America. Unlike Jing-Mei, her mother felt like this was the prodigy that Jing-Mei should live up to. She would have done anything to make sure Jing-Mei would become a piano genius. In the second experience, she expected her daughter to play astonishing, which was quite the opposite of what it really was. It was obvious that Jing-Mei’s mother…

performance in a strange direction, the connections and relationships between the actors are what kept the show going. Throughout the performance, music was incorporated to help tell the story. The band, furies, comprised of a guitarist, beat boxer, pianist, and singers, took the complex greek language and simplified it into song. While the…

The Essence of Joy Recently Penn State choir, Essence of Joy, performed their first concert of the year. The concert was live streamed, which provided others, myself included, who were unable to attend to experience the concert. This was a concert that included works of various composers and songs that all complemented each other well. With its gospel-esc sounds, the choir brought soul and rhythm to each piece of music they performed. The concert featured various composers and the majority of…

named Sonny's Blues, by author James Baldwin, the dark streets of Harlem, New York, get young people and children to take drugs as a way to relieve themselves from the inevitable darkness of their lives and futures. The narrator's brother, Sonny, a pianist struggles to show his emotions and instead releases them by playing music, he needed his brother to listen and understand. Music is his way of structuring his life and a way to keep him away from drugs. Sonny wants to be apart of a life…