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Pianist And Composer Beethoven
516 wordsI. Education in general and in music Beethoven came from a musical family, and his early musical training was under his father's guidance. His father taught him piano and violin. His general education was not continued beyond the elementary school. He was practically illiterate in math. As a youth of 19, in 1789, Beethoven took legal steps to have himself placed at the head of his family. He petitioned for half his father's salary to support his brothers. This act of self-assertion is an indicat...
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Bye Bye Backstreet Boys
1,258 wordsNsync: A True Talent in Music Here we go, the title of one of many Nsync songs, but it is also a term that cynics often use referring to the group. Here we go, another boy band, they all sound the same, etc. , etc. , etc. I admit that two years ago I agreed with the critics of this new boy band movement, in that they were trying to duplicate the success of groups such as New Kids on the Block and New Edition. Its a guaranteed money-maker, five good-looking guys, a trace of vocal talent, and some...
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656 wordsJamaica is a beautiful island south of Cuba, between North and South America. The island has a great deal of "rich agricultural land, and although much of the mountainous are is not very fertile, here and there in the hills are pockets of land which can bear abundantly" (Buisseret, 1969, i). Jamaica's uniformities and diversities concerning their food, as well as their unique religious functions, geography, economics, and technology contribute to their distinctive food culture. Most Jamaicans ar...
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Four Men Long Island
879 wordsTrue believers still call Woodstock the capstone of an era devoted to human advancement, said Cynics. Then there are those who said it was a hell of a party. The Woodstock music and art festival of 1969 drew more than 450, 000 people to a field out in Sullivan County for four days (tiber). This field became the site of a counter cultural mini-nation where minds were open, drugs were everything but legal and love was free. The music started late Friday afternoon at about 5: 07 p. m. August 15 and...
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Berkshire Music Center Stravinsky And Ravel Koussevitzky
506 wordsThe legendary bassist and conductor Serge Koussevitzky was born in Russia in 1874 to a family of musicians. With his brothers, he formed a wind ensemble when still a child, performing at local parties and social events. He journeyed to Moscow at the age of fourteen, winning a scholarship at the Music-Dramatic Institute to study double bass and music theory. He excelled at the bass, joining the Bolshoi Theater orchestra at age twenty and succeeding his teacher as the principal bassist at twenty-s...
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Men And Women Make A Difference
1,241 wordsMany large concerts occurred throughout America in the summer of 1969, but none were as well known and symbolic as Woodstock. Its impact on Americas culture and society as well as its youth will not be forgotten for many years to come. Four men named Michael Lang, Artie Kornfield, John Roberts, and Joel Rosen man originally established Woodstock. The mens initial idea for the festival was to promote the idea of a new recording studio in Bethel, New York, which is where the event actually took pl...
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Guarneri Del Gesu Del Gesu Paganini's
1,174 wordsThis benefit concert marks only the second time in history that the legendary violin, made by Joseph Guarneri del Gesu (pronounced "Gesu") (1705? - 1744) in 1743, which belonged to Nicole Paganini (October 27, 1782 - May 27, 1840) will be played in a full recital on the American continent. Eugene Fodor will perform. The first time it was heard in the U. S. was in 1982, in New York, as part of Paganini's bicentennial celebration, when his 24 Caprices for unaccompanied violin were played on it. Pa...
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Shop Of Manuel Ramirez Age Of Fifteen Segovia
1,039 wordsWorld Lit April 19, 2000 Andres Segovia Quick Biography Andres Segovia was born on February 21, 1893 in the Andalusian city of Linares, Spain. His father was a prosperous lawyer and hoped that one day that his son would join him in his work. Andres' father, trying to build a wide cultural background for his son, began to provide Andres with musical instruction at an early age. He thought him how to play the piano and the violin, but Andres did not seem to be too enthusiastic about either instrum...
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Sixth Sense Classical Music
718 wordsResponse to Reviews Opinions given by following writers are agreeable. In brief, this is an album which perfectly captures the mood of a film whose success was almost entirely due to its mood. James Newton Howard proves himself once again a master of his craft. A film score's primary function is to serve the film for which it is written, and as such, James Newton Howard's The Sixth Sense is a nigh-perfect example of superior craftsmanship. It makes for quite a listening experience. Howard's scor...
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One Hundred Years Point Of View
1,956 wordsAre subcultures ever a challenge to cultural hegemony? In order to figure out the essence of subculture, a definition of culture must be explored. Culture can be defined as: a) the integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thought, speech, action and artifacts and depends upon mans capability for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeed generations; b) the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious or social group. Subculture, consequently, is an e...
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Extreme Close Music Industry
775 wordsKiss: The Hype What is hype? Hype is defined as promotional publicity of an extravagant or contrived kind. It is used to lure the consumer to a certain product or an event of some kind. The competition for the consumers attention is intense and even desperate at times. Throughout the 1970 s, there was a vast machinery of hype surrounding the music industry. Some of what came out of it was original and imaginative, but some was deceptive and outrageous. Whatever it was, it was all aimed at the co...
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Duke Ellington Jazz Music
681 wordsWhat is Jazz? According to the dictionary, jazz is defined as, ? A kind of syncopated, highly rhythmic music originated by Southern blacks in the late 19 th century? (? Jazz? 232). But, everyone should at least agree that jazz is the mother of all music, and is referred to as the only art form originating in the United States (? History 101? 2). America was home to immigrants from all over Europe and beyond who wished to build a new life, or just needed to escape from the old. These people, ofte...
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Laguna Honda Hospital Brought Me Into Closer Years
494 wordsExploration of various activities and interests has helped me gain life experience and develop spiritually as well. In pursuit of my passion of the arts, I have enrolled in ceramics programs during the past four years at a local community center and taken drawing and sculpture classes at school. I have painted and assembled backdrops and scenery for school plays, and several of my artworks are on display around the school. This past summer I put my artistic talents to use when I volunteered as a...
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Santa Fe Country Music
723 wordsTroyalGarth Brooks Garth Brooks Total Garth Brooks was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma of February 7, 1962. He was raised in Yukon about one hundred miles away from Tulsa. Ray, his father, worked as a draughtsman for an oil company while his mother Colleen was a country singer in the 1950 s and appeared on radio and television show, as well as recording various recordings for Capital Records. Country music played a role in the Brooks household, but not a dominant one. But, by the time Garth was born, hi...
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Heavy Metal Music Metal Blade Records
1,358 wordsMusical preferences are as diverse as the people who listen to it. Different types of music have different reputations. Heavy metal music is often labeled as " negative. " Yet others find it a harmless form of music. The argument presented in this paper will show that heavy metal music poses no threat to the well-being of its listeners. Like other types of music, such as jazz, blues, and even rap. The distinct style of heavy metal music can be grouped into three main sections (Ratliff ...
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Heavy Metal Music Metal Blade Records
1,354 wordsThe Effect of Heavy Metal Music Musical preferences are as diverse as the people who listen to it. Different types of music have different reputations. Heavy metal music is often labeled as negative. Yet others find it a harmless form of music. The argument presented in this paper will show that heavy metal music poses no threat to the well-being of its listeners. Like other types of music, such as jazz, blues, and even rap. The distinct style of heavy metal music can be grouped into three main ...
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Rolling Stone Hard Core
1,022 wordsDid you know that the first commercially successful punk band was the Sex Pistols? Then came groups like Black Flag, Husker Du, and Bad Brains. Punk was invented in Britain in the mid Seventies. The first American punk started in a New York club called CBGBs. CBGBs would attract a crowd of about 500 with its Sunday-afternoon hard-core matinees. The concerts would be over by a reasonable time so kids could get home to eat dinner with their parents. In this paper we will take a look at some histor...
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West Side Story Aaron Copland
1,052 wordsLeonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence, just north of Boston, on Sunday, August 25, 1918. Bernstein was named Louis at birth, after his mother? s grandfather, but at the age of sixteen he had it formally changed to Leonard, or Lenny. As a child, Bernstein was sick very often with asthma and hay fever. Perhaps due to these and many other medical conditions, Bernstein preferred to be alone. He didn? t care to spend much time with his family or even with his peers. Most likely because of this self-...
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Met The Band Jason Newstead Metallica
597 wordsMetallica was a Metallica Introduction Metallica was a band that that started out in the garage of one of the members when they were in high school. The band went through many changes and tragedies and found solutions for them and somehow remained playing. They started in 1980 as one of the first, if not the first Black/Metal band. Their popularity decreased in 1987 and form there they went on to become really popular later on. Summary Metallica started playing in 1980 and are still a band to th...
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Alcohol And Drugs Youth Culture
1,511 wordsRaves are all night parties attended by youths aged from 14 - 25; they are made up of DJs playing loud electronic music normally generated by computers. Raves first emerged in the mid- 1980 s in Britain as after parties when clubs were closed. Since then, raves have gained popularity in many other countries in the world and expanded itself into a youth culture. Rave admission fees normally range from $ 5 for nightly events, and prices have gone up to $ 200 for the biggest events. Since rave even...
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