The Piano Lesson

Throughout history, we have encountered many composers who have showcased their innovations through various techniques and approaches that are still used in today’s musical process. Achille- Claude Debussy is one, of few, ingenious composers who tested limits that made him remarkable. Debussy was born on August 22, 1862 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. He was a French composer and force to be reckoned with throughout the transition from the late romantic period to the 20th century. Claude…

Alexander Scriabin was a Russian post-romantic composer known for his ever-evolving compositional style. He composed mostly piano works, 177 piano pieces in all (including 10 piano sonatas, as well as many mazurkas, études, nocturnes, préludes, poèmes and more), however he did not shy away from orchestral works, composing 5 symphonies, a piano concerto, a symphonic poem in D minor, and the prefatory act to a work called “Mysterium”. Although his works were considered controversial for the time,…

life had been playing the piano and yet he hadn 't touched the keys since he 'd come home. While at the care center Dad 's hands had become partially paralyzed which made it difficult for him to play. Determined to change that, I encouraged him to try a few songs so we could exercise his fingers. "Practice makes perfect, Dad," I smiled, reminding him of the words he 'd shoved down my throat as a child. My father had a beautiful gift when it came to playing the piano. He could play any…

Choice of destiny By: Pauline. L “Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” – William Jennings Bryan. Last two weeks ago, I remembered I was about to have a nice and plentiful dinner outside with my parents. Unfortunately, things didn’t go that smooth as I was expected before. “Pauline, grade 12 is an important year to you, have you decided to go to what kind of stream after graduated from high school?”…

finding the true and equal love in Baines, Ada does not need the piano; she yearns to enter into the real life, that is why she first breaks the coffin, and then sinks it into the sea. She has no contact with the real world and other people. She sacrifices her isolation for an attachment to other people and to life. However, as the piano drops into the sea she curiously and purposely places her foot in the rope to go overboard with the piano. We see her being pulled down under the cold dark sea…

Lillie Moseley MUS101 September 23, 2016 Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most influential composers of history. He has inspired many musical pieces even since his death and continues to do so. One of the most important feats he accomplished was to continue to compose music even through difficult setbacks. The exact day of Beethoven’s birth is not known. However, in the customs of his time a baby was baptized the day after its birth. There are formal records showing he was baptized on…

she inherits from her grandfather like “Piano fingers” (7) which not stated there could point back to a memory of playing piano with her grandfather or rather observing her grandfather playing the piano. Parms does a great job of challenging the reader to think along the lines of how she thinks life works, but by using her theme in the book she manages to support these ideas in how she phrases her ideas with imagery. Specifically, to use the example of piano fingers, that challenge the reader to…

Musical instruments have been around for hundreds of years. Not only have the human voices been used as instruments, but there have been manufactured items that have been made to produce sound. Throughout many eras of music, these instruments have been changed many times, mostly to improve the sound or quality of the sound. There is one particular instrument that has been around for a very long time that has been changed many times. This instrument is the organ. Organs can be very large…

Using the approach of ethnography, the cultural scene of the Kresge-Ford student lounge will be explored. In notion with this paper, ethnography involves conducting detailed research on a setting of everyday life (or group) by observing at a distance with partial communication with the individuals present. Culture is the learned distinction of what is considered acceptable and unacceptable behavior. And cultural scene is the shared experience between a number of people. These concepts will be…

instrument has to be the piano that is usually mistaken to be a part of the string section because of the strings underneath the keys. I began to love the piano because it is the most relaxing and soothing instrument in the whole orchestra, which is only my opinion. To be more factual, the piano is the mother of a lot of instruments. This can also be proved as it is part of the most ancient group, the percussions. The piano idea was identified in Italy in 1709 and piano is short for the word…