Felix Mendelssohn was not only an accepted composer and pianist‚ but also a sensitive painter‚ skillful writer‚ and fluent in three languages aside from his native deutsch tongue. The genesis of Mendelssohn’s successful life in the arts‚ began with piano lessons from his mother. He was later taught by Marie Bigot in Paris‚ and eventually tutored by Ludwig Berger‚ a former student of Clementi’s. Young Mendelssohn also studied composition with Carl Friedrich Zelter‚ a keen enthusiast of J.S.Bach. Zelter’s
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achieving ‘Honorable Mention’ the second time. I knew that this was my chance‚ my chance to finally show all the critics‚ all the people that believed I was just a talentless girl with extremely well-known teachers‚ that I actually was able to play the piano. “Oh! How about this piece?” my mentor suggested. I looked up to see my teacher‚ a young boy stuck in a old man’s body‚ look at me‚ so happy and excited about something that he was almost bouncing off the floor. I see him holding a green book
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a synthetic style painting developed in Russia around 1910 (Boguslawski). She displays great poise by painting a large composition based on an abstract pattern of arched and straight planes. This is a representational composition of a pianist‚ piano keys‚ and sheet music. This painting‚ with its modern essence‚ catches the collective application of art and technology to the study of music. As an abstract painting of a pianist‚ Popova changed the natural features in order to emphasize and reveal
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By the time I was six years old‚ I had my parents sold on piano lessons. From that day on‚ my music books weighed more than my school books‚ and practice became a way of life. I was infatuated with music‚ and my older brothers smirked at the “old white haired guys” (also known as the best of classical composers) that I listened to through elementary school. In fifth grade‚ I picked up the trombone and fell in love with it too. In high school‚ the years of musical practice started to pay off. By
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play of the same name. The “Wedding March” in the piece is one of the most famous of Mendelssohn’s repertoire. The Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ op. 21‚ is in E major and was composed in 1826. Originally‚ Mendelssohn wrote this piece as a piano duet to be enjoyed with his sister Fanny‚ but he soon arranged it for orchestra‚ premiered in 1827. Although Mendelssohn was only 17 years old when he completed this work‚ it is rich in creativity and reaches phenomenal perfection. While this Overture
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To begin the story “Two Kinds”‚ the song “My Way” sung by Frank Sinatra‚ would greatly pair with this short story. Not only does the song complement the ideas and themes shown throughout “Two Kinds”‚ but it also enhances them‚ making it clear to the listener what connections are forming between the two pieces of literature. In addition to that‚ the theme of independence is frequently seen in both the song and short story. As a result‚ the song could play anywhere in the scene and still fit perfectly
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voyeurism: “To See You” and relationships: “To Love You”. This song inevitably draws to its source in the composer’s apartment which‚ as the viewer shortly finds out‚ is the root of all the music in this film. The music is therefore diegetic because the piano playing is within the story space of the film. During the conversation between Lisa Freemont and Jeff‚ Lisa states that the music is “almost as if it were being written especially for us” as she is serving dinner to Jeff who replies facetiously “No
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Yuritzi Soto March 01‚ 2012 The Pianist The Pianist is a great movie based on a true story. The movie is set in the1940s at the beginning of the Holocaust during World War II. The film begins with a black and white scene. Wladyslaw Szpilman (played by actor Adrien Body)‚ a famous Polish Jew living in Warsaw‚ and working for a radio station as a Pianist sees bombs dropping at the radio station where he works. After the radio
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Daniel Stephenson History of Rock and Roll Chapter 2 Listening Journal Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair- Timbre: A. In this song I hear a flute from the very beginning‚ after a moment other instruments join‚ a piano‚ and a violin‚ and what seems to be a guitar but I am unsure of what the final instrument is. B. Mr. Hampson’s voice is the only heard in this song. It is smooth and almost has an opera type feel to it‚ it is also very deep and resonant it seems. C. I didn’t notice any further noises
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The Baroque period (1600-1750)‚ also known as the “age of absolutism”‚ was when the Western World as we know it today began to take shape. The humanistic attitudes of the Renaissance period‚ such as the emphasizing of matters regarding humankind‚ nonreligious knowledge‚ and the significance of the individual‚ overlapped the Baroque era‚ carrying its concerns with it. Consequently‚ the Baroque era turned out to be a period of extremes; a time of tense‚ dramatic‚ and exuberant arts‚ unjust rulers‚
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