In 1782, before he was even twelve years old Beethoven published his first musical composition. It was a set of piano variations on a theme that was by classical composer Dressler. In the year of 1784, Beethoven’s father’s alcoholism got worse which led to his father not being able to support for his family anymore. This led to Beethoven getting a job as an assistant court organist. He was still very young, but was given the job.
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.
He was very busy during and after the show but some how he did manage to spare some of his time to us. During the discussion we learned that he was born in New Jersey but he moved to NYC where he get some time to spend in Harlem and Brooklyn. His some of Jazz musician idol were Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane. Randy Moore was such a great musician and it was surprise to know that he didn’t come from a musical family. Actually his love for music came to him when his brother brought home an Art Blakey record.
Born July 26, 1782 Dublin Died January 23, 1837 Irish pianist, composer, and teacher Born into a musical family Made his debut at the age of nine Moved to London, where Field studied under Muzio Clementi Became a famous and sought-after concert pianist Played Paris, Vienna, and St. Petersburg The Russian capital impressed Field so much that he decided to stay behind In 1810 he married Adelaide Percheron, a French pianist and former pupil of his In 1815 fathered an illegitimate son, Leon Charpentier (later Leon Leonov), but remained with his wife. They had a son, Adrien, in 1819 Leon would later become a famous tenor while Adrien followed his father's steps and became a pianist Field became best known for his post-London style of a chromatically decorated melody over sonorous left
Aaron Copland Aaron Copland was one of the most respected American classical composers of the twentieth century. By incorporating popular forms of American music such as jazz and folk into his compositions, he created pieces both exceptional and innovative. As a spokesman for the advancement of indigenous American music, Copland made great strides in liberating it from European influence. Today, twenty two years after his death, Copland’s life and work continue to inspire many of America’s young composers, which shows the true power of his musical skill. Though Copland began writing his music in the mid 1920s it was in 1935 with “El Salón México” that Copland began his most productive and popular years.
He describes how brilliant of a student Nathaniel really was, “…Barnoff had never seen a student go months without practice, as Nathaniel sometimes did, then pick up an instrument and get such a great sound out of it” (19). Nathaniel attended Julliard, which is a prestigious art school in New York. Even with a mental illness Nathaniel was taught to play string bass but taught himself how to play the cello and violin. He can pick up, virtually, any instrument and start playing music like nothing. Steve Lopez received instruments from fans of Nathaniel’s story.
Maestro “To what extent do you see Keller as responsible for Pauls disappointments as well as his success.” Maestro is a novel about disappointments and success. Paul Crabbe is a young man who moves from Adelaide to Darwin. Moving to Darwin, Paul hoped to pursue his music career in playing the piano. He is a very talented pianist. When Paul first moved to Darwin his parents arranged a piano tutor for him, a man by the name of Eduard Keller also known as “Maestro”.
Because of this conflict between his career and his personality, Buckley never fell victim to fame, thus allowing him to excel musically and remain true to his roots. Despite the daft, ever-changing and money hungry music industry of the 1990s, Jeff Buckley’s gifted and bashful personality left a legacy for musicians everywhere. Jeff Buckley’s gift for music was something that was evident early on in his short life. Buckley grew up in a music household with his mother, a pianist, and undoubtedly inherited an ear for music from his biological father, funk musician Tim Buckley. Although it was not until he received a copy of Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti from his stepfather when he was twelve that Buckley decided he wanted to become a musician, he had always sung along to the radio with his mother; together and by ear, they would figure out the second and third harmonies of whatever song was playing and sing the parts (“Jeff Buckley 1” 2).
Jackson M. Franks Mr. Bob Music Appreciation 26 November 2013 Alan Parsons Alan Parsons, born December 20, 1948, is a very interesting member of Rock history. Alan studied piano and flute as a child and was always very interested in gadgets. In his early teens, he picked up the guitar and played in several bands at school, and as a solo act. Alan was born into an entertaining family, literally. His Great grand dad was actor and manager, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
John Coltrane’s ‘Blue Train’ Even if one is not a fan of Jazz or know anything about the music its self they know the name John Coltrane or simply ‘Trane’. He is not just a Jazz legend but a legend among all music styling. Coltrane was born in 1926 in North Carolina into a musical background. His dad played many instruments and taught Coltrane to play very young. He continued to play as his father had taught him until high school when Lester Young and Johnny Hodges inspired him to switch to tenor saxophone.