Music Performers & Composers Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (344) essays
Performers & Composers essays:
Miles Davis.
... of her son. Racism was an inevitable factor in the times that Miles was growing up. Being the best trumpet player in high school was not good enough because white students got the first shot at a position to play. Davis's first job was with a jumping small band called Eddie Randall's Blue Devils ...
The story of a man named Shirl - the life and times of Graeme "Shirley" Strachan (from Skyhooks)
... finding it hard to concentrate on schoolwork. He called this "getting the bug." So, while still in fourth form, he "dropped his bundle" academically, and after failing was forced to drop out of high school, and instead attend Trades School, where after his first year he was runner-up dux of ...
Ac/Dc
... sounds of the '70s. In its own way, it was a reaction against the pompous art rock and lumbering arena rock of the early '70s. AC/DC's rock was minimalist -- no matter how huge and bludgeoning the guitar chords were, there was a clear sense of space and restraint. Combined with Bon Scott's larynx ...
Kurt Cobain: Legendary Rocker.
... the time, glam rock bands such as Kiss, Twisted Sister, and David Bowie ruled the scene. The demiurgic sound of Cobain's music marked the end of the glam style of rock. Alternative bands such as Green Day, Queens of the Stone Age, and Foo Fighters began to emerge. If Nirvana hadn't set the ...
The Biography of Riley "B.B." King
... to some if known as "The Ambassador of the Blues" and the "King of Blues" (Troupe). At one time, B.B. King toured with the Rolling Stones so he could open in 18 American concerts (B.B. King Official Site). King has also become one of the most renounced blues musicians of the past 40 years ...
A Comparison of the Musical Styles of Vivaldi and Corelli
... the first movements of all concertos. However, his approach to the ritornello varied from concerto to concerto. Usually, each time the ritornello returned, it would sound similar. "The ritornello is usually presented in two ways. "By a double statement of the ritornello in tonic at the end of the ...
Loverboy Should be in the Hall of Fame
... to Paul Dean in 1980. The other members of the band joined shortly after. Loverboy released its first album in 1980. The album was self-titled and quickly became a success. Mark Reno had the lead vocals, lead guitarist Paul Dean, bassist Scott ...
David Bowie
... The abrasive hard rock sound of his second album was considered by some people as a prototype for punk rock. The album also marked the beginning of what many fans consider his classic era, from 1971 through to 1980. In 1971 he released the album Hunky Dory, it ...
Mozart: A Complete Biography
... it was because it was unique and I haven't seen it anywhere else. Weil, Lisl. Wolferl: the First Six Years in the Life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1762. 1st ed. New York, NY: Holiday House, 1991. 1-30. Concentrated on giving me details of the first six years of ...
The Beatles: This is about their life,band,songs,and where they went after that.
... of the greatest musicians of his times ...