Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was an 18th century composer, musician and teacher. He was born on the 21st of March 1685 in Eisenach, Germany, to Maria Elizabetha and Johann Ambrosius Bach. Growing up Bach was taught to play the violin and harpsichord by his father and the organ by his famous uncle Johann Christoph Bach. Bach was a quick student and easily mastered the instruments given to him. At age 8 he attended the old Latin Grammar School where he learned to read and write and later joined the choir.
At age seventeen, he started studying music at Harvard University where he published his first known musical score for the play “The Birds” by Aristophanes (Leonard Berstein, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). While at Harvard, Leonard met Dimitri Mitropoulos who greatly influenced Leonard, helping him to become a great conductor. At a party, Leonard met another great musician Aaron Copland while playing Copland’s own “Piano Variations.” He had no idea that Copland was there until Copland introduced himself to Leonard, they hit it off, and Copland became another one of
I composed many pieces, including La Damnation de Faust, Les Ballet des ombres, Cleopatre, Neuf melodies irlandaises, and most notably, Symphonie fantastique, Symphonie funèbre et triomphale and the Roman Carnival scene of Benvenuto Cellini. At age 27, my most popular music, Symphonie fantastique,was premiered for the first time in Paris at the Conservatory. Turns out that Chopin and Liszt were in the audience. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to conduct my own music until I turned thirty-three but at least my music was already consistently being performed in very prestigious venues. After that, my rendition of Romeo and Juliet was also played there and conducted by me.
His music flows easily and one could glide across the room so smoothly. When one listen to this piece the waltz comes to mind. The one thing that is not so likeable is his cathedral music because it so sad and the tone is just bland. However, at the age of fourteen he copied a choral piece of the Sistine Chapel and the pope was so impressed with Mozart that he knighted him. The features about Mozart’s music is his passionate about his music and it brings ease, grace, spontaneity and at the same time creates balance, restraint and has perfect proportions.
Bach then received a scholarship to St. Michael’s school in Lüneberg where he studied music alongside many other subjects. His first job in music was organist at a church in Arnstadt, Germany. In 1717, Bach was offered a job at the court of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen, located about 30 miles northwest of Leipzig, Germany. When he changed jobs, Bach also changed the style of his music from organ music that was typically made for churches to music he thought the prince would enjoy. The music became sort of a chamber style, since the Prince himself played in a chamber group.
This man was known as Neil Leslie Diamond. Although most people that lived during the 1970’s recognize Neil Diamond as one of the most prolific musicians of all time, others simply know him for his popular hit single “Sweet Caroline”. Neil Diamond seemed to fit in perfectly with his surroundings in the 1970’s being that his songs were known to reflect the condition of the era in which they were written, as well as the nation’s consciousness during that time. Everyone just seemed to love his happy yet truthful nature. Clearly, Neil Diamond was one of the most popular and successful musicians of the 1970’s.
Palestrina was immensely famous in his day, and his reputation, if anything, increased following his death. Conservative music of the Roman School continued to be written in his style (known as the "prima pratica" in the 17th century), by such students of his as Giovanni Maria Nanino, Ruggiero Giovanelli, Arcangelo Crivelli, Teofilo Gargari, Francesco Soriano and Gregorio Allegri. Before he was 30 he published his first book of masses (1554), dedicated to Julius the 3rd and the following year he was promoted to singer in the Pontifical Choir. But later a decree of the new pope forbade married men to serve in the papal choir,
He started receiving full time Musial classes from Christian Gottlob Neefe, the newly appointed Court Organist. Christian Neefe introduced Beethoven to the famous Bach. Neefe saw real talent in Beethoven. Not only did Neefe teach Beethoven music, but also taught him about ancient and modern philosophy. In 1782, before he was even twelve years old Beethoven published his first musical composition.
Sy Oliver Sy Oliver,Melvin James Oliver, was born on December 17,1910 in Battle Creek Michigan. Sy’s mother taught piano and his father knew how to play every instrument and they taught a music class in Ohio. Sy’s father used to help the leading company of saxophones sell in the early 1900s in America. His father also was known locally for his choir, he would write their music and there Sy first saw that writing music was possible. Sy grew up all around music, he was only bound to be in the music industry.
Appearing in the theatrical revue Hot Chocolates, he sang "Fats" Waller's (1904–1943) "Ain't Misbehavin'," Armstrong's first popular song hit. From this period Armstrong performed mainly popular song material, which presented a new challenge. Some notable performances resulted. His trumpet playing reached a peak around 1933. His style then became simpler, replacing the experimentation of his earlier years with a more mature approach that used every note to its greatest advantage.