Famous Composers There are several famous composers that created musical pieces just for the Soprano voice, which is so widely loved by all. Two of these great composers are Verdi and Mozart. Giuseppe Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer. During the 1960’s, she played Violetta in Verdi’s opera La Traviata. She was also the High Priestess in Verdi’s Aida.
But Lady Gaga is making our time. She has influenced our today’s culture, fashion, music, and everything “American”. “Because we were born this way!” Lady Gaga exclaimed during one of her concerts in Edmonton. She directed this to every freak, loser, misfit and homosexual in today’s generation. Gaga is an icon to a large majority of teens as a social and musical icon.
Judy Garland; Eulogy Frances Gumm, or also known as Judy Garland a name that you may not recognize in this era but her work as a famous film actress is well known. She has been an idol for many young girls to pursue their dreaming in acting and singing. She has starred in her most popular film the “Wizard of Oz” and her song “Somewhere over the Rainbow” has become an inspiring song still to this day. Her role as Dorothy made its way into the hearts of millions. The Wizard of Oz was famous at that time because it was one of the first movies to be made in Technicolor's.
Music Analysis Mus-120 December 4, 2013 For my presentation I choose the song “Love Into the Light” by Ke$ha. When people think of Ke$ha, they usually think of someone who just wants to party, dance, and have sex, but there is more to her and her songs than just that. Kesha Sebret was “born in Los Angeles on March 1, 1987” (Kesha). She moved to Nashville shortly after, with her mother, Pebe Sebret, and her older brother Lagan. Ke$ha’s mother was also a singer/songwriter, which influenced Ke$ha at a young age and got her familiar with writing and recording songs (Kesha).
Her style and body language portrays her attitude to life and people which reflect back to her genre of music that is Pop and pop rock. Her hit singles, ‘ Fear’ , ‘ F**** *** ‘ spawned mostly in Europe and because of her ‘ freedom of speech’ attitude Allen and alongside, Amy Winehouse have been credited with starting a process that led to the media- proclaimed "year of the women" in 2009 that has seen five female artists making music of "experimentalism and fearlessness long" nominated for the Mercury Prize Back. , Lily Allen is often seen in gossip magazines flashing cameras and people watching. Some artists feel that they need to produce and share every aspect of their life to gain publicity for their music and other work with their fans and critics through the use of interviews and stories in magazines. For example, in the front page opposite, ‘SEXY BEAST LILY ALLEN & HER WICKED, WICKED WAYS...’ may show Lily Allen as more of a sex kitten than a person and go into detail about her relationships and actions.
Hard work really does pay off Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known by her stage name Lady Gaga has worked hard for her fame. When she was younger than five years old she was playing piano and she started writing songs when she was just 14 years old. She had been playing in clubs in New York and writing songs for the likes of Britney Spears until she was discovered. Since then, she hasn't stopped and she proves that hard work pays off - her debut album 'The Fame' went DIAMOND, meaning it sold over 10,000,000 million copies; she's won numerous awards, including two Grammy awards and three Brit awards. She's performed for Barack Obama and the Queen of England.
Biography of the Poet Maya Angelou Dr. Maya is a celebrated poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Because she’s one of the most influential woman globally, people name her as the Global Renascence Woman. She was born on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Angelou was raised in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. In Stamps, Dr. Angelou experienced the brutality of racial discrimination, but she also absorbed the unshakable faith and values of traditional African-American family, community, and culture. As a teenager she developed a love for art, which made her win a scholarship to study dance and drama At Francisco’s Labor School.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono For almost 42 years, john Lennon has been the most important piece of the Beatles, the most popular rock-pop band of all time, married Yoko Ono, a dark conceptual Nippon artist, in Gibraltar, who changed the life of Lennon and the band, for love? or because he wanted to be an independent composer and musician?, and Yoko an Asian, outsider singer and misunderstood artist, who said that she was like "the Turkish head", because everyone thought about her like a witch. It was the 20th of March, when John Lennon married Yoko Ono, a relation that according to the dark legend, finished with the best musical band of the history and for others, she became from an innovative artist to the 'Turkish Head of the Rock'. For Lennon, it was his second marriage and for the Japanese, the third, and it lasted, as they promised, in spite of a temporary separation of one year, until they were separated by the death on the 8th, of December, 1980. The story of Ono and Lennon became an icon of the XX Century, summarized in numerous public appearances, famous phrases.
Luckily for her and everyone involved in the brand that is “Lady Gaga,” going to extremes has certainly paid off. There are many individuals and companies that help make up the brand that is “Lady Gaga.” Individually, people that must be considered are the song writers and music producers that create the songs for the albums. Lady Gaga herself actually co-writes many of the songs that end up on her albums. Others include her primary producer RedOne, as well as her one-time boyfriend Rob Fusari who co-wrote some of her early hit singles such as “Paparazzi” (CD jackets, billboard.com). One other crucial individual is the A&R representative, also known as artists and repertoire representative, who serves as the middleman between the artist and the record label.
The track includes four of some of his most famous tunes, My Favorite Things, Everytime We Say Goodbye, Summertime, and But Not for Me. The album was recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York, NY. My Favorite Things, recorded on October 21, 1960, Summertime, recorded on October 24, 1960, Everytime We Say Goodbye and But Not For Me, were both recorded on October 26, 1960. The album’s big day it came out to public was in 1961 and fans loved the sound they heard coming from Mr. Coltrane. My Favorite Things is the longest tune on the album being 13 minutes and 44 seconds.