Western Influence on Chinese Music China has long been the cultural hub of Asia‚ and has had the longest amount of contact of any Asian country with other Western countries. Ever since the Silk Road was established‚ China has been trading with other Western countries and exchanging aspects of their cultures with one another. One of these aspects is music. But how exactly has Western music influenced Chinese music? In order to understand this‚ we must look at the history of Western encounters
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his sonatas (for Connoisseur Society) along with other smaller works‚ and including this music frequently on her recital programs. Ruth Laredo won several awards throughout her career including a Grammy nomination‚ and was chosen as one of five pianists to perform at Carnegie Hall for its 90th anniversary
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age of six years old. Eunice Kathleen Waymon was born on February 21‚ 1933 in Tyron North Carolina. She was born the sixth child of eight children and in a poor family. While growing up in that lifestyle‚ Eunice was aspired to become a concert pianist. Because she was the preacher’s kid in the church Eunice would perform in her local church. The first time she would perform in a concert was when she was twelve. During her first performance Eunice parents was forced to give their front row seat
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your goals doesn’t mean you must be successful; it doesn’t even mean that you must achieve your goal‚ but it’s very important to keep it in your mind. You want to be a great basketball player‚ but you are 1‚60m tall; you want to be a great pianist‚ but what you have studied in the university was physics; you want to establish your own company‚ but you are just a clerk in a small company. These examples are very common in our real lives. There are enough unfavorable conditions which
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Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds” tells the story of the relationship between the protagonist‚ Jing Mei Woo and her mother. Jing-Mei’s mother believes that America‚ is the land of opportunity where she could be‚ “anything she wanted”(1). Hence‚ she has high hopes that her daughter will become a prodigy. Her mother is unclear of what exactly that could be‚ considering her search through a myriad of avenues. Nevertheless‚ she knows that with hard work‚ there is success. In the beginning
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while he was a student at Oberlin College‚ where he attended with James Goldman‚ a lyricist he had known since childhood and together produced songs. In 1956 Kander started his Broadway career by filling in for another pianist who was on vacation‚ from that point on he became a pianist on many musicals and his career continued. In 1962 he met Frank Ebb‚ who was also a lyricist‚ together a great songwriting partnership started that lasted over forty years‚ together having several successes and becoming
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The Romantic Era was truly discovered by Beethoven. He paved the way for the up and coming composers of music by starting to introduce new instruments to the and taking far more risks that anyone of his time or prior to it. The Romantic Era also brought back the use of vocals to accompany music‚ although the use of the piano was still more common than any other single instrument. This Era featured several famous composers that are still to this day important to our culture‚ yet some of these musicians
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University of Phoenix Material Romantic Composer Comparison For each of the following categories‚ write six to eight bullet points. Romantic composer Modern-day musician Life story Clara Wieck Shumann Pianist Vocalist Passion for art/performing Robert Shuman Composer Amy Lee Classical piano Unique image Mezzo-soprano Beautiful voice Create shows/videos Favorite composition Romance in E Flat Minor‚ Op. 11 No.1 Hello by Lee‚ Moody‚ and Hodges Common themes or stories used in the musical work
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Christie? And what is she famous for? Childhood Agatha Christie is a famous detective fiction writer who was born on 15 september 1890 in England. Agatha was a really good singer and pianist but she was too shy to performer in front of people. If she haven’t been so shy maybe she would have been famous singer and pianist instead of being a famous writer. Agatha had always loved to read. She learnd herself to read when she where five years old. Even if Agathas sister got to go to school Agathas mother
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William "Count" Basie was a famous pianist‚ composer‚ arranger‚ and band leader. He was one of the biggest influences of the swing era with his big band style. Basie was respected as much by musicians as audiences. He learned to play piano from his mother as a child. He later ventured away from home to study along fats Waller a student of Harlem Stride School. He made his professional debut as an accompanist for vaudeville acts and replaced Waller in an act called Katie Crippen and her Kids. He toured
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