Crystal Le Music 50A Piano Concert Report I’ve heard a lot about Jon Nakamatsu‚ a Japanese American classical pianist who is the first American to win the gold medal at The Tenth Vancliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth‚ Texas. That was the reason why I went to California Theater in San Jose on October 20‚ 2013 for his piano concert. This theatre is located on 345 South First Street‚ San Jose. It didn’t
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RAGTIME By E.L.Doctorow This extract is taken from the novel “Ragtime” by the American writer E.L.Doctorow and is centred on a black jazz pianist‚ Coalhouse Walker Jr. The text contains a detailed narration of the way Coalhouse Walker Jr. Made his appearance at a certain house in which a white family lived. We are given neither the names of the family‚ nor their ages‚ nor any other details. The author calls them Mother‚ Father‚ Grandfather‚ Mother’s Younger Brother and the boy‚ but they do
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During the Second World War‚ six million Jews were systematically murdered in what is considered to be the deadliest genocide in history. “The Final Solution‚” as referred to by the Nazis‚ was an anti-Semitic plot to rid the world of Jews. Jews were taken from their homes and rounded up; they were segregate from society and placed into ghettos‚ only to later be relocated once again into concentration camps where many of them perished. Fortunately‚ the Nazis were not victorious in their ploy‚ and
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affliction‚ so I was now again with him in his mortal agony.” This comparison indicates that Raimond has always supported his father through his troubled times and so demonstrates the strong bond between father and son. “The funeral was a day before my fiftieth birthday‚” juxtaposes the celebration of life and the mourning of the dead‚ thus accentuating the significance of his father’s death to Raimond. * Hora and Romulus – When Raimond asks Hora to join him in visiting Romulus and Raimond writes that
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Organized by the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of music‚ the evening was filled with a wide variety of piano repertoires given by students of the keyboard department. Audiences were looking forward to the concert as the majority are pianist themselves‚ amatuers and professional alike. The program started off with Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in E major BWV854 book 1 by Ong Junlin‚ the performance didn’t go smoothly however as he was not confident throughout. The prelude was fine overall‚ as listeners preferred
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starting a conversation on the phone really quietly. When trombonist starts improvising‚ the rhythm starts to get faster and dynamics get louder and louder. I associated faster rhythm and loud dynamics with a phone argument between two people. The pianist was improvising last. Here dynamics got softer and quieter‚ and rhythm gets slower‚ which makes it seem that the argument was resolved. In the conclusion‚ all instruments end the composition. The second piece I wanted to pay attention to is “Take
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1835. Portrait by Édouard Dubufe Charles-Valentin Alkan[n 1][n 2] (pronounced: [ʃaʁl valɑ̃tɛ̃ alkɑ̃]; 30 November 1813 – 29 March 1888) was a French composer and pianist. At the height of his fame in the 1830s and 1840s he was‚ alongside his friends and colleagues Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt‚ among the leading virtuoso pianists in Paris‚ a city in which he spent virtually his entire life. At the Conservatoire de Paris‚ which Alkan entered before he was six‚ he earned many awards. His career
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the joy of picking out their favourite tunes on the instrument. There is no such a musical instrument that would be easy to handle and so quick to produce a note for the beginner. Given its special status‚ it is perhaps not surprising that every pianist should want to know not only how to choose and care for their instrument‚ but also would be able to understand its development‚ working‚ and individual maker’s characteristics. The instruments modern name was shortened form of its first description
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with iconic artists such as drummers Art Blakey and Elvin Jones‚ pianist Cedar Walton‚ Hammond master Jimmy Smith‚ and saxophonists Dexter Gordon‚ Eddie Harris‚ and Stanley Turrentine‚ just to name a few. His reputation has risen exponentially but a busy schedule kept preventing him from recording under his own name. He eventually did it in 2004‚ on his eponymous album‚ whose lineup included alto saxophonist Sherman Irby and pianist Rick Germanson‚ who both joins him on Combinations. By using specific
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“Song of the Wind”‚ a ballad that tells the importance of our ancestors. While the former piece featured a widely applauded sax solo by the Harlem-born Lakecia Benjamin‚ the latter thrived with the cascading arpeggios and counterpoint created by pianist Oscar Perez. The rhythm section
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