The piano teacher Anastasia Cucu I sit now quietly in front of a grand piano in my cousin’s living room. My cousin‚ Lana‚ is speaking to me- she had me over for lunch to discuss the family- yet I am distracted by the large instrument that takes up almost half the room. I can only assume the baby grand was once a shiny black‚ though because its keys have been played
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When I was younger‚ I was shy and quiet. I used to be afraid to talk to others and often kept things to myself. One summer‚ my parents enrolled me in piano lessons so that I had something to do. Initially‚ I was hesitant to join‚ but I soon began to appreciate music and its significant influence in my life. A year after I began my lessons‚ my teacher assigned a new piece called Fandango. It was a tango type of song‚ with lyrical melodies and dramatic notes. This song was fierce‚ bold‚ and
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STEINWAY’S STRATEGIC ORIENTATION Dwiyani Rahmawati Marvin Mahadharma Aldira G. Meyer Tenny Oktarina Company Overview The finest piano maker in the world 1853 – founded by the Steinway family 1995 – bought by Messina & Kirkland 1996 – become public company Piano is division of Steinway Musical Instruments Company Products Upright piano Grand Piano Market share over 80% Brand as most valuable assets 2% of all keyboard unit sales in US profit 35% Minto Pyramid Analysis UDR
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played on one piano the texture is generally quite thick throughout. Chopin‚ in the B section‚ uses a technique called doubling to create a powerful and a build up of the texture. This is where a note is played in octaves in both hands creating a more emotional feeling as well‚ as a feature of romantic music. The texture could be described as both polyphonic and homophonic as the melody above the pedaled notes is more complex but fits in with many of the sustained notes. Use of Piano. Because
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Francisco Albéniz was born on May 29‚ 1860 in Camprodón‚ the Catalan province of Gerona in northeastern Spain. As a child he was exceptionally gifted at the piano and gave his first public performance in Barcelona at the age of four. Two years later his mother took him to Paris where‚ for nine months‚ he studied privately with a renowned professor of piano at the Paris Conservatory. An attempt was made to enroll Albéniz at the Conservatory‚ but the boy was denied admission because he was too young. Upon
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two pieces of music during this concert‚ one of the movements was performed by the pianist alone as a solo‚ Mr. Robert Levin. The program’s title was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ Chaconne from Idomeneo. The first piece was Concerto No. 24 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra‚ K. 491‚ Allegro‚ Larghetto‚ and Allegretto. The second piece was Symphony No. 36 in C major‚ K.425‚ "Linz"‚ Adagio-Allegro spiritoso‚ Andante‚ Menuetto-Trio‚ and Presto. This concert was unique in that the focus seemed to be as much
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journey which would influence my life forever. My cousin was learning to play the piano and her parents suggested that I learn to play as well. I was enthusiastic about the idea of doing something new‚ although at the time I had no idea of the amount of impact this one decision would have on my life. From very early in my studies‚ I began to develop an emotional connection to music. While I was playing the piano‚ it seemed as if feelings and thoughts which had been living inside of me were suddenly
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Encompassing Music Through the Soul (J.C) In "Sonny ’s Blues" by James Baldwin‚ the theme is based on the evolution of two suppressed brothers. The story is written in 1957 and shows how two black brothers struggle to be brothers or understand one another. The narrator is the older brother‚ and an accomplished algebra teacher. The younger brother is Sonny‚ a heroin user who dreams of becoming a famous jazz pianist. The story contains many flashbacks‚ into their childhood‚ adding to the visualization
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every tender sound and emotion echoing through Palais du ciel. Of course‚ the aspect of performance was not to be overlooked. His hands danced across the piano faster than the audience could even think; his face calmed by this moment of peace. Mercure interpreted Chopin’s concerto like no one else. The sonorous melodies that rose from the piano were a sorrowful remembrance of times gone by. What had often been interpreted as a jubilant celebration had been rightly transformed into the regrets of
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including the Voices of Gwynedd‚ bass‚ piano‚ and the vocalist. There is quite a bit of dissonance and one can really hear the piano play staccato. The choir comes in and out with the vocalist emphasizing the lyrics “Ride Vanqui Ride” portraying the word painting in a way that the audience can picture Vanqui riding through the wind trying to find her true love. There is a large crescendo and then the music comes to an
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