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    Many people probably wouldn’t have made it through the 1930’s without music. The people who listened to the music said it was their way of life (Microsoft music). Music helped people forget about all the bad and horrible things going on around them‚ it let them escape their day to day troubles if just for a little while. The kind of music most people listened to was the high beat "Swing". Swing was said to have been born in 1938 when Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers recorded "George

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    Frédéric Chopin is a well-known Polish pianist and composer during the Romantic Era (1780-1910)‚ Chopin’s work inspired many young composers and musicians even till this day. Chopin is one of the greatest influential pianist and composers‚ his music and composed pieces are extremely astonished‚ especially his style of romantic taste‚ which are very unique and different compare to other composers. However‚ his work did not just influences the musical world‚ but it also influenced many artist and literature

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    wedding reception‚ with smiling faces surrounding me. I saw such a striking sight; the bride and groom dancing‚ wine glasses held high in the air‚ a bouquet of flowers thrown into a crowd of screaming hopefuls‚ and a band playing on a stage‚ the pianist playing a jumpy‚ fun beat. The third movement‚ Presto Agitato‚ was by far my favorite. It felt like I was in a bustling city‚ such as New York‚ where everything moves so fast‚ it was like life didn’t stop for anything. I saw determined looking

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    international concert appearances‚ and by her exceptional teaching of piano and chamber music. As a colleague of Dr. Jiang‚ I am aware of her enviable profile as a piano soloist‚ chamber musician‚ and collaborative pianist (a term replacing “accompanist” to describe the role the pianist plays in an instrumental or vocal recital performance). I am impressed not only by the high status venues that have sponsored her performances‚ such as New York’s Lincoln Center‚ but also by the exceptional musicians

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    “African Pianism as an Intercultural Compositional Framework”: A Study of the Piano Works of Akin Euba by Bode Omojola. According to Census 2010‚ 50.8 percent of Nigerian people were Christian‚ 48.8 percent people were Islam‚ and people who had traditional beliefs were only 0.4 percent. I believe that music in Nigeria deeply relates to Christian and Islam religious music. In Dr. Omojola’s “African Pianism as an Intercultural Compositional Framework”: A Study of the Piano Works‚ he wrote that

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    Film affords a unique opportunity beyond the scope of a book in its ability to engage the audience through both its visual and audio representations (Katz‚ 2003). Particularly for The Pianist‚ the classical soundtrack of the film delivers a powerful accompaniment to the main storyline that enhances viewers’ understanding of the life-giving role that music played in Wladek’s life. The climactic scene of the movie as a Nazi soldier

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    Who was Count Basie? He was an African American jazz pianist‚ organist‚ bandleader‚ and composer. Considered as one of the greatest bandleaders of all time Basie was born on August 21st‚ 1904 in Red Bank NJ. Basie changed jazz and shaped mid-20th-century popular music‚ earning the title “King of Swing” because he gave people the urge to dance. Dropping out of high school junior year‚ Basie learned to operate the lights for vaudeville (which is like a theater) and to improvise piano solo’s for silent

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    I can still remember when I was a mere child taking piano lessons. When I grew older and my piano teacher began to prepare me for ABRSM piano exams‚ I can clearly recall the first time I was exposed to jazz music. The first jazz piece I have ever played was “Alligator Crawl” by Fats Waller. At first‚ for my classically trained ears‚ the discordant chords and seemingly random note choices made no sense to me. As I begin to master the piece‚ I revel in the technical difficulty and fun the piece provided

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    A.  1. On the stage leans the pianist forward and says into his microphone‚ ”One last song. Folks. Here’s one last song.”  One the stage the pianist leans forward and says into his microphone‚ “One last song. Folks. Here’s one last song.” Forkert ordstilling! Subjekt skal stå foran verballedet!  the pianist(subject) leans (verballedet)  Subjekt = den der udføre handlingen Verballedet = handlingen 2. Both texts are about relationships there are slowly breaking apart.  Both texts are about

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    never secure to be a prodigy material‚ she was insecure of her own capability which resulted in external conflict with her mother. Jing-Mei’s low self esteem shows that she doesn’t believe that she will reach her mother’s dream of being a good pianist which creates external conflict. Jing-Mei has the absurd idea that her mother doesn’t like her and that she is only trying to make her be

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