Music Performers & Composers Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (344) essays
Performers & Composers essays:
Triumphs and failures of Beethoven
... pieces of music ever written, Ludwig van Beethoven created a bridge between the 18th-century classical period and the new beginnings of Romanticism. His greatest breakthroughs in composition came in his instrumental work, including his symphonies. Unlike his predecessor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ...
Native American Song and Dance.
... sounds and flamboyant dance moves certainly kept my attention the whole night through. It didn't take long to realize that many sounds that came from the instruments were made to resemble sounds of nature, such as rain, wind and voices of different birds. Certain dances ...
The History of Keyboards
... Cristofori in the early 18th century. Construction A musical instrument consisting of a number of wire strings stretched over a metal frame, which are hit by felt-covered wooden hammers operated by a keyboard. the grand piano, or vertical, as in the upright piano. Action ...
The story of a man named Shirl - the life and times of Graeme "Shirley" Strachan (from Skyhooks)
... form 4 was woodwork. He had scraped through the first two years of high school pretty smoothly, with the exception of non-favoured subjects such as French. "I used to cause teachers a lot of trouble sometimes, either through my arrogance, my mouth . . . but a lot of ...
Ac/Dc
... moved to Melbourne the following year, where drummer Phil Rudd (formerly of the Coloured Balls) and bassist Mark Evans joined the band. The band's chauffeur, Bon Scott , became their lead vocalist when their singer, Dave Evans, refused to go on-stage ...
The Biography of Riley "B.B." King
... on stage one night. In the 1950's, B.B. King was playing on stage in a building that was being heated by a burning barrel of kerosene because it was winter and it was not uncommon for that to be used as a source of ... on the subject of the blues and playing guitar. In 1952, B.B. moved ...
The History and Importance Jimi Hendrix.
... of drugs in 1970, when he was only twenty seven years old. In these three years the sound of rock changed greatly, and Hendrix's guitar playing was a major influence. Jimi was born in Seattle, Washington on ...
Rock Concert Experience: Athlete
... of Carey Willets (bass player), Joel Pott (vocals and guitar), Steve Roberts (drums), and Tim Wanstall (keyboard). The band's genre is mainly experimental indie rock associated with the 8th beat of rock and roll. Most of their musical instruments ...
Stevie Wonder biography
... music but due to financial circumstances, his family could not afford instruments so he started out on pots and pans at the age of two. When he was four, a neighbor gave him a piano ...
Giuseppe Verdi and his demands on singers (1840-1855)
... voice "rough, hollow and stifled," a voice that "should have something devilish." He insisted on the somber, nocturnal color of her voice. In the aria "Ernani! Ernani, involami", Verdi employs many of these techniques mentioned above. For example, it basically fits the form of an aria of ...