Composer Essay

The composer that I have chosen is Yanni Chryssomallis. I have chosen Yanni because he was very famous for being a Pianist, Keyboardist, and Music Composer. He was born November 14, 1954 in Kalamata Greece to a mother named Felitsa Chryssomallis and a father named Sotiri Chryssomallis. Yanni is still alive today he currently is 63 years old. He dated an actress named Linda Evans. Their relationship lasted from 1989 to 1998 he also had a daughter with her named Krystal Ann, but no one knew about her

Johannes Brahms was one of the most important composers of the nineteenth century. Although he is forever enshrined in music history as one of the three B’s (Along with Beethoven, and Bach), Brahms’ contribution to the musical world is far greater than just the letter B. (“Self Confidence” par. 9) From his works in orchestral music (such as his four symphonies, and concertos) to his piano, chamber, and choral music, all of these have had a meaningful impact the world of music, both in the nineteenth

Hector Berlioz, my favorite composer, (born December 11, 1803ㅡdied March 8, 1869) is deemed one of the greatest who, “...[contributed] to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Information.” His mental state and life shaped a composer who had such a raw, creative sound that is reflected prominently in his works, such as Symphonie fantastique and La Damnation de Faust. During the age of where he was to attend school, France was at war and as a result he had to be taught by his father who first

Kennedy Kern 8th Grade 10/5/17 Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer who lived from April 25th, 1840 to October 25th, 1893. He was also known as Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, Russia and died in St. Petersburg.(Britannica) Tchaikovsky was a composer in Romantic Era. (Wikipedia) At the very end of 1875, he left Russia to travel in Europe. In November 1876 he finished his symphonic fantasia Francesca da Rimini.(Wikipedia) Earlier that year, he had

What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators (Igor Stravinsky). Based on that measurement of admiration, Igor Stravinsky earned a place among some of the greatest composers in history. Emerging as a leader of the 20th century classical music, he influenced many of his contemporaries as well as future composers. His life, music, and religion defined Stravinsky. Born on June 17, 1882, Igor Stravinsky grew up in Orianenbaum, a resort town off the coast of Finland. His parents loved music

Joseph Small Mrs. Galaviz English 12 15 March 2015 Biography of Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III was a musician, composer, and genius. Davis wrote a large portion of the music he played, and he did not care what people thought about his music. “Do not fear mistakes, there are none” (Davis 29). The amount of skill Davis must have had to keep on creating new, original, different music is far beyond many people. Davis is one of the main contributing factors to change jazz. He alone made his own style

Some of you may ask, “Why? Why choose Louis Armstrong out of every composer out there?” Well there 's a few reasons why I believe Louis Armstrong is one of the top composers and should be known. To understand where I am coming from, it is best to understand him and how he came to be what he is today and see how he achieved his greatness throughout his lifetime. Some are fast to judge him without even knowing a single piece of music he had created. Little do many of you know you have heard of his

Fur Elise, Moonlight Sonata, Emperor Concerto, Pathetique and Violin Concerto all share a common trait. If you said Ludwig van Beethoven, you would be correct. One of the greatest composer ever, only to be rivaled by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He happened to be deaf when he created many of his famous works. Today, I am going to tell you about his childhood, early life, then to his later stages in life where he was deaf. But it was when he became deaf, he produced his greatest works of music. Ludwig

Introduction Beethoven was a German composer (1770-1827). His early achievements, as composer and performer, show him to be extending the Viennese Classical tradition that he had inherited from Mozart and Haydn (Kerman). The time period between 1801 to 1802, Beethoven had begun to realize that he was gradually becoming deaf. The immediate results of this devastating discover was withdrawal from his glittering social life: “I find it impossible to say to people, I am deaf,” he wrote (Taruskin).

Bach and Handel are often compared against each other as the great composers of the Baroque period. They both were masters of the Baroque music and wrote many pieces that are still part of the normal and required repertoire. However, Paul Henry Lang makes an argument against comparing these two composers together as well as an argument against the idea of Handel being a German national composer. Lang had extensive education in this field, and so he was able to argue these points with facts behind