Ray had always liked how Nat King Cole made the piano and been thinking of playing himself (Hoffmann‚2005). Nat King Cole was one of the biggest influences on Ray Charles. When Ray first started out not many people listened to his music nor did they like it very much.Even though Ray had started losing
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feel pretty and witty and gay. And I pity any girl who isn’t me tonight”. One of the most popular songs from the world wide successful musical West Side Story. The book was written by Arthur Laurents. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and Music by Leonard Bernstein. The star Maria who moved from Puerto Rico to live in New York wasn’t feeling pretty all the time. It was a temporary joy when she decided to love the American sharks gang member Tony. Her love lead to many major problems that she might have
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The Rite of Spring was only performed seven times before the breakout of the First World War. Prior to the war‚ Diaghilev‚ the director of Ballets Russes has dismissed Nijinsky after he had married on tour with Ballets Russes but due to the upheaval of this event‚ Diaghilev was ready to revive the performance under Nijinsky’s choreography. However‚ Nijinsky was in mental decline and thus‚ this was not possible and he took no further part in the ballet after 1917. It was now important to find another
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Regina Carter Regina Carter was born in Detroit‚ Michigan on August 6th‚ 1962. Her parents were not musicians (her father an autoworker and her mother an elementary school teacher)‚ but her cousin‚ James Carter‚ is a jazz saxophonist. She began piano at age two and violin at age four. She took lessons at the Detroit Community Music School. In addition to her musical studies‚ she took dance‚ focusing on tap and ballet. Regina was classically trained‚ but became interested in jazz and funk as
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He kept the actors playing the jets and the sharks separate‚ which allowed them to experience what it truly was like to be part of a gang. However‚ Robbins is not the only person to credit for the astonishing production of West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein was a classically trained composer‚ and I believe his work with the complex score truly made the music in the show stand out. It contained an octave split directly in half‚ which created an exceptionally violent interval. The unique auditioning
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Benito Mussolini wrote The Doctrine of Fascism as part of an article for the Enciclopeida Italiana in 1932 (235). Mussolini outlines fascism “as a doctrine” which entails specific views on “material and intellectual problems” which have been the historical source oppression (236). He opposes three major ideologies and concludes by arguing that fascism is the superior political and social doctrine to unite Italy towards her “destined impulse” of expansion (239). Mussolini has two main targets‚ and
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When you think about the United States everyone associates it with freedom. Having freedom is the ability to do what one desires‚ but in the 1950s—and still in many ways today—these freedoms are restricted due to privilege. Specifically‚ we can see this idea throughout our history by reflecting on musicians we remember and value as a society. Many of these musicians are white men‚ including the Beatles‚ Beach Boys‚ Jerry Lee Louis and Johnny Cash. Often‚ African American musicians from this time
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He left his stamp in nine symphonies‚ five piano concertos‚ ten violin sonatas‚ 32 piano sonatas‚ various string quartets and dozens of other key works. Many of his works are ingeniously imaginative and innovative‚ such as his 3rd Symphony‚ his 9th Violin Sonata‚ his “Waldstein” piano sonata‚ his fourth and fifth piano concertos‚ or his “Grosse Fugue” for string quartet. Of course‚ each of Beethoven’s works brings its unique detail
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bride’s mother. The bride’s second mother and the groom’s mother then proceeded to the center of the platform to light the to separate candle for the unity candle. As they returned to their seats‚ a trio consisting of a soprano an alto and a tenor positioned themselves next to the piano on the left side of the platform and sang the most lovely arrangement of "Be Thou My Vision." The pastor of the church then walked up to the platform and welcomed everybody to the wonderful celebration
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those classics that continue until the beginning university. Then he returned commit himself to music and after another made in 1899 operates in strong colors dramatic‚ village‚ still libretto brother Alberto‚ also not represented but performed piano in private form‚ taken seriously studying composition. Internal student who entered the conservatory
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