1. Jelly Roll Morton- Pianist (1890-1941) He was a creole who went on the road performing after his family got kicked him out for performing at a prostitute house. 2. Buddy Bolden- Trumpeter (1877-1931) He was known as the “Father of Jazz”. However‚ due to his drinking habits and a full diagnosis of dementia praecox‚ he was admitted to the Louisiana State Insane Asylum at Jackson‚ a mental institution‚ where he spent the rest of his life. 3. Sidney Bechet- Clarinetist (1897-1959) He never recorded
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Schindler’s List‚ The Pianist‚ and Life is Beautiful‚ each provide different perspectives on the holocaust‚ and each explores in its own way the themes of alienation‚ desire‚ faith and belief‚ and redemption. Due to the nature of the holocaust‚ certain themes‚ particularly alienation‚ are inherent in it. Certainly alienation is one of the strongest themes of each of the three examined films and of the holocaust itself. Each film represents the alienating effects of the Jewish ghettos and concentration
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victims of the Holocaust‚ though estimates by historians using‚ among other sources‚ records from the Nazi regime itself‚ range from five million to seven million (Duiker et al. 431-436). Both Elie Weisel’s novel Night and Roman Polanski’s film The Pianist play decisive roles in the portrayal of this horrid and brutal instance in world history. Wiesel makes a distinction between the Holocaust victims’ control over their fate and their -control over their actions. He believes man does have control over
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doing is right from the get-go? How would have the world turned out if it was in complete chaos and yet no one‚ according to their memory‚ knew what they did was harmful. Such scenarios need to be taken into consideration. In retrospect to "The Pianist"‚ the film takes a similar toll with correspondence to Eban’s ideas. The director of the film had one simple objective. And that objective was to grab hold of the audience and tell them that what the Nazi soldiers did to the Jewish nation was so incredibly
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and pianist inspire each other with their colours and dynamic and articulatory nuances. On occasions when the singer is less nuanced‚ however‚ the pianist should still try to bring out the various shades that convey the richness of text and music‚ but without disturbing the impression of accord between the two partners. Closely related to tone colour‚ dynamics and the blending of voices are the issues of balance and support. Gerald Moore claims that balance is the responsibility of the pianist alone
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2003‚ I attended the Mozart and The Height of Classicism concert that was held in the Lincoln Theater of the New World Symphony orchestral academy. Conducted by Nicholas McGegan featuring pianist Robert Levin. There were two pieces of music during this concert‚ one of the movements was performed by the pianist alone as a solo‚ Mr. Robert Levin. The program’s title was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ Chaconne from Idomeneo. The first piece was Concerto No. 24 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra‚ K. 491‚ Allegro
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usually has an amazing story to tell. Courage‚ discretion‚ and cunning were rarely enough. Every survivor’s history has elements of unexpected acts of kindness and favorable circumstances. Two such survival stories are in the films The Pianist and Europa Europa. The Pianist is a film about how Wladysaw Szpilman survived the German deportations of Jews to the extermination camps and how he lived in hiding outside the ghetto‚ in a predominantly German area. Europa Europa is a film about how Solomon Perel
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Artist: Liubov Popova Title of Art: The Pianist (1915) Media: Oil on Canvas Page: 70 Liubov Popova completed The Pianist in 1915. Through a combination of styles Popova created this painting using Cubo-Futurism‚ a synthetic style painting developed in Russia around 1910 (Boguslawski). She displays great poise by painting a large composition based on an abstract pattern of arched and straight planes. This is a representational composition of a pianist‚ piano keys‚ and sheet music. This painting
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slaughtering an unimaginable number of them. Warsaw was one of the primary cities that had a great amount of Jews who suffered these horrific events. They were gathered and packed into small terrific ghettos‚ where they were horrifically mistreated. “The Pianist” narrates the unbelievable story about an extremely talented musician named Władysław Szpilman‚ who survived this atrocious phase in global history. His experiences of life were then turned into this spectacular film that accurately portrays Wladyslaw
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and African ancestry and was born in the New World. Scott Joplin was the most important ragtime composer. Chapter 4 Collective improvisation: Simultaneous improvisation by all members of a group together. Stride: Left hand style used by early jazz pianist. Front line: Musicians appearing directly in
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