Clifton Williams 'Allegro And Fanfare'

Williams connection with this orchestra stems from his position as their conductor from 1980-1993 (although he still acts as the Laureate Conductor with the organisation). Along with the orchestra, he recorded numerous tracks for Sony and Phillips' classical labels, including award-winning albums, along with entertaining audiences live with classic and contemporary commissioned pieces. Some of the most memorable performances were

Born near the beachy shores of South Carolina, Trevor Hall grew up listening to the melodious tunes of his father’s harmonica and drum set (Rosenfield, 2012). Throughout his young life, inspired by his father, Hall would constantly be glued to a notepad writing music; following his dreams, at 16, Hall recorded and released his very first record. With all of the joy found in writing and releasing

Count Basie, was born August 21, 1904 in Red Bank, New Jersey. He was a gifted pianist, bandleader, and composer. His mother was a pianist and his father was a mellophonist. His mother, not realizing that he would become an amazing pianist and bandleader, started off his journey by giving him his first piano lessons. Later on, William and his family moved to New York, where he was further influenced by James P. Johnson and Fats Waller. In New York, Waller taught Basie organ playing techniques. Further on in his life Count Basie had many top chart hits such as “One O’Clock Jump” and “Blue Skies” In the 1858 Grammy’s became the first African-American male represent of a Grammy Award. Throughout his career, he won many more. Not only was he a great composer and musician, but he was a good person who influenced many people's lives. This essay will outline the life of Count Basie and all of his

Sammy Goldstein was born and raised in Paris, Tennessee by his parents Ernie and Jerri Goldstein. He was sent to take piano lessons with his siblings as children and never truly got into it until his later years. In his earlier career he performed as a musical, comedy actor during the summers with such pieces as “Fiddler On The Roof”. By the age of twenty he took off

On Friday, February 12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., the Division of Music at Bob Jones University presented the Symphonic Wind Band and performed five pieces. The performance in Stratton Hall at Bob Jones University was a highlight of the European Travelogue, directed by Dan Turner. The program included A Moorside Suite by Gustav Holst; Three Revolutionary Marches by Bedrich Smetana; Spring: Overture for Wind Orchestra by Johan de Meij; Galop, from Genevieve de Brabant by Jacques Offenbach; Ile-de-France from Suite Francaise by Darius Milhaud; and Danceries by Kenneth Hesketh. Each piece was concluded with eager applause and praise.

Florence Beatrice Price was a meritorious musician, who confronted many challenges in the path to becoming the first African-American woman to have her compositions performed by a well-known symphony. Florence’s began her musical writings at a young age, rapidly progressing into an award-winning, published composer. Although her contributions were eclipsed by the desire for other types of music soon after Ms. Price’s death, her music is worthy of great recognition and her accomplishments are not to be forgotten.

Over the course of history, the arts have played an important role in aspects of people’s lives. More specifically, music is something that has been around for centuries and will continue to play a part in shaping people into who they are. There have been numerous talented composers in America, but some worth mentioning are Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.

“Walkin and Swingin” is a piece of jazz performed by Andy Kirk and his band, the Twelve Clouds of Joy, that could be described as light, bouncy, and perhaps easy or even uncluttered. This was written by Mary Lou Williams for Andy Kirk and is a thirty-two bar piece with four choruses. However, the length of the sections is handled differently, with the last chorus section being shortened to six bars after the transitions between different instruments, from the saxophone and brass to the piano (seen from 2:16 to about 2:24). The song overall has a light tone, and has many instruments that contribute, including two alto saxophones, one tenor saxophone, three trumpets, two trombones, a guitar, a piano, a bass, and drums, as observed from the written sheet music. The piece is different from others in multiple ways, perhaps the most noticeable being the piano solo played by Mary Lou Williams, the multiple solos played by members of the brass instrument section, very quick but effective transitions, and the overall swing groove of the music. There is also a walking bass used at the bridge, and a very intriguing trumpet lead of the brass instruments.

Despite Hank Williams rough childhood and spina bifida, he made a lasting impression on American music and is still inspirational to young musicians.

My grandfather, George Eveleth, was eight years old when he and his family survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Their house also survived, and on that day, George sat on the front steps watching the parade of refugee’s stream passed on their way to the tent city in Golden Gate Park. His father left the house that morning and when he returned, he brought with him two items - an antique clock and a banjo. George took up the banjo and by the time he was in high school, he was playing professionally. Along the way he met and was mentored by a local percussionist and bandleader named Art Hickman.

Aaron Copland has been viewed as a leading pioneer in American music. His music incorporated popular forms of American music such as jazz and folk. Aaron is one of the most highly respected and an admired twentieth century composer. Aaron Copland showed great influence in helping American composers break free from the ‘European’ style of music. In this paper I will briefly examine Aaron Copland’s life and influences reflected in his music and several musical styles.

Charles Ives is known in our day as the “Father of American Music,” but in his day, he was known just like everyone else- an ordinary man living his life. He was born in Danbury, Connecticut on October 20, 1894 (Stanley 1) to his mother, Sarah Hotchkiss Wilcox Ives and father, George White Ives (A Life With Music, Swafford 4). His father was renowned for being the Union’s youngest bandmaster and having the best band in the Army (The Man His Life, Swafford 1). Little Charles was influenced early in his life by his father who had libertarian ideas about music (Stanley 1). Although Danbury prided itself as “the most musical town in Connecticut”, the people did not give the musical profession respect or understanding

Looking back in time at the great composers of the world, only one foreign composer stands out for his many contributions to classical music and in helping America to find its own music. Antonin Leopold Dvorak was born on September 8th, 1841, in a small village of Nelahozeves in Bohemia that lies on the bank of the Mauldau River. The village Dvorak was born into was in good company and surroundings however also retained much of its native luster even through the worst times of political oppression (1).

The three musical examples that I enjoyed the most each denoted Rhythm, Tempo and Meter in a distinct way. The piece Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, has a weak pulse, creating a slow rhythm. Which can be soothing for the listener. The rhythm in music connects the piece to the listener in a natural way, both mentally and physically. The next song that I liked is, Peer Gynt Suite No.1: In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg. The form of this piece conveys a variation in tempo. Beginning with a lento mode approach, gradually working into an andante pace with a gradual acceleration in tempo and dynamics, creating anticipation, which leads into a vivace presto finale. The final piece that I enjoyed is by, G. F. HandelWater Music:

Who is the composer (full name and dates)? List three points about his life and environment.