Niccolo Paganini was an violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer in nineteenth-century. He had a rare congenital disorder that meant he had freakishly flexible fingers, and this is one of the reason why he can do some great violin virtuosi. Paganini's genius, however, wasn’t limited to performance and traditional violinist skills. He also helped popularize certain techniques common today, including bouncing the bow on the strings as well as plucking the strings with his left hand.(1) Meanwhile
The three main female character's diverse range of soprano, vary from dramatic soprano to spinto, describes the pain of each female which let viewers understand why Mozart wanted people to know that the act of aggression must be end. Their vocal range allow viewers to feel the pain and how such aggression disturb innocent
How Did Middle Age/Renaissance Music Reflect Core Values? The Renaissance was an influential period in developing humanistic inquiry. The age is characterized by a deep commitment to education and the arts. People began studying science and creating art for its own sake; it was believed that engaging in such endeavors allowed one to lead a life of morality, and Renaissance artwork was devoted to core values concerning early Christian morality and learning. This paper discusses Joaquin des Prez's
in the Primitive Methodist Church in Epworth, Mr. Enos Bacon of Doncaster, the self-styled ‘Yorkshire Nightingale,’ was booked to sing and help with fund raising. Apparently, he had a remarkable voice with a range from deep baritone to very high soprano, changing between the two so rapidly that his audiences were spellbound in amazement. In his preaching and lecturing he spoke of an officer who lost a leg
playing clarinet. He got out of New Orleans and started playing around cities with bands until in 1919, he was found by Will Cook. Cook’s Orchestra band was traveling to London and invited Bichet to play in their blues specialities. Sidney founded the soprano saxophone and taught himself to play. (Which he played for the rest of his life). He recorded songs with Louis Armstrong that constitute as one of the most important bodies of New Orleans Jazz. As Jazz music lost its style to other genres, he began
Mother always said that watching TV or playing videogames is bad for you and will kill brain cells, but Steven Johnson disagrees. Johnson has composed a theory that watching certain types of TV shows can actually increase a person's cognitive ability. He coined the term "The Sleeper Curve," and with this, he claims that even the most violent or juvenile dramas can be "nutritional." After reading his arguments, I can say I agree with him completely. However, I believe Johnson should have touched
Carefree summer? Try mean season I'm sorry to say this, especially now, when we're nearing the end of our time together, but I'm sick of being bossed around by summer. I was at a bookstore the other day, looking for something good to read, when Elinor Lipman's ``The Dearly Departed'' caught my eye. The book has gotten great reviews, and the blurb on the cover sold me: ``Almost nobody writes serious entertainment anymore with more panache.'' Perfect, right? It seemed so, until I turned the book
Phantom of the Opera, musically composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, arrived in Broadway in 1988 and preformed on the stage of the Majestic Theatre. The Phantom of the Opera tells a the story of young Christine Daae who takes center stage as leading soprano. The opera's supposed phantom cuts the rope, which connects the stage lights, causing the old lead singer to quit after nearly being killed by falling lights. Christine claims to have had lessons from an angle of music that her late father had promised
Concert Report # 3 On Sunday, October 30, 2016 I attended the Faure Requiem and the student Mariachi from Mexico that was perform at the Roosevelt High School Auditorium. The concert celebrated music for Dia de los Muertos and All Saints Day. These were various celebration to honor the dead. Roosevelt High school Pam Galicia, and Taylor Ledak teamed up with Anna Hamre, a performer professor at Fresno State, to provide the special concert that gave the audience a chance to explore the common ground
Wynton Marsalis is not only a magnificent jazz player, but he is also an incredible classical musician. He made history when he became the first musician to win Grammy awards, not only for his classical recordings but also for his music in Jazz. The following year, he received another. He then won another Grammy each year for three years. Wynton Marsalis also founded Jazz at Lincoln Centre, a series developed with the express goal of widening people’s exposure to jazz music. His role for this series