John Towner Williams born February 8 1932 is an American composer‚ pianist and conductor. Born to Jazz percussionist Johnny Williams‚ who also played with Raymond Scott Quintet‚ John Williams was exposed to music from a very early age. Having moved to Los Angeles in the late 1940s‚ he attended the University of Los Angeles and went on to study privately with Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Williams also spent a number of years conducting and arranging music for the US Air force band
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Many film-score composers have provided their beautiful works to the audience. However‚ John Williams proves to be one of the greatest. He is indeed an exceptionally talented man‚ who is gifted with such exquisite musical talent and ability; John Williams proves that “there is no composer whose music is more widely known and whose themes are more instantly hummable” (Ryan‚ 2013). Star Wars‚ Jurassic Park‚ Jaws‚ and Indiana Jones are some of his many most prominent works. On February 8‚ 1932 in Floral
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upon the rights of others.” She also has “absolutely no taste in dress” as well (Chopin). Late on in the story we learn that she does not have any kid and is not married. In a way‚ she is an independent woman that only have love for her art as a pianist. This ambition and passion is what dictates her life and she ignore every expectations society has in placed for a
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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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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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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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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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