tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57950776208366054512024-03-13T14:58:13.877+01:00Information about MusicAll about music - Instruments, Music Styles, Composers and more ...Werner Cappelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268547987866647573noreply@blogger.comBlogger688125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795077620836605451.post-45679894489651924172020-12-06T12:17:00.001+01:002020-12-06T12:17:36.550+01:00How To Maintain Good SINGING VOICE<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><tbody>
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Good professional singers not only have to be fit and healthy to look good for stage performances, but they must also know how to maintain and preserve a good <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_type" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Voice type">singing voice</a>.</div>
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You have only one voice and when your voice is damaged permanently, it will probably spell the end of a singer's. Many singers who have not been through professional singing coaching by good singing coaches or attend any singing schools may not even know that they may be damaging their voice.</div>
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Many singers also forget that when their singing voice does not feel right and they are not singing effortlessly as they should be, they will have a tendency to compensate with bad and unhealthy singing habits. These newly created or old bad habits may become stuck unconsciously and will have to be unlearned with the right vocal exercises. That is if the singer is aware that such habits are already in existence in the first place.</div>
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There are many things you can do to damage your singing voice and sometimes the damage will lead to permanent damage to your vocal cords. Here are some examples of what can harm your voice and there are many more.</div>
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a) Constant screaming or talking forcefully all the time. This happens very often if you are singing in a night club environment where you have to speak above the din to be heard.<br />
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Making funny voices may be cute, but you may be doing terrible damages to your vocal folds.<br />
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b) Dry air and/or not enough water consumption will dry up your larynx and thus placing too much friction on them.<br />
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c) Poor diet, lack of sleep, stress will place more toll on your body and your singing mechanism.<br />
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d) Caffeine consumption, alcohol consumption, smoking will also damage your voice.<br />
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e) Talking, singing, or whispering when you have laryngitis or sore throat. You need to rest your voice when you have a sore throat.</div>
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True professional singers must spend a lifetime working to minimize the stresses on their voices. Why should they want to destroy their singing career by being ignorant about what these bad habits can do to their singing?</div>
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What is more, if the voice is damaged because of frequent abuse and polyps grow on the larynx, they may even need to go for surgery to remove the polyps. That will mean an of income and avoidable medical expenses. So you must preserve and maintain a healthy singing voice if you want to have a successful singing career.</div>
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One of the undisputed giants of the tenor saxophone was
<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coltrane" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="John Coltrane">John Coltrane</a>. His total dedication to the mastery of his instrument of choice and his
immense, innate talent made him a formidable force in the world of jazz during
the '50s and 60's. It has been rumored that he would spend 12 hours practicing
just one scale until he exhausted all possibilities with it and that 24-hour
practice sessions were not uncommon.
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John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina into a family life full of
music. After graduating from high school in 1943 he moved to Philadelphia
where he enrolled in the Ornstein School of Music where he was known for his
unrelenting work ethic. In 1945 Coltrane was called to military service by
Uncle Sam where he performed with the US Navy Band.
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With his military obligations fulfilled Coltrane returned to Philadelphia
where he played with jazz greats such as Jimmy Heath, Benny Golson, and Ray
Bryant. In 1948 Coltrane played tenor saxophone with Eddie 'Cleanhead" Vinson
followed by a stint as alto saxophonist with the
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In 1958 Coltrane joined the Miles Davis Quintet where according to him he was
given "plenty of freedom" to explore his evolving approach to jazz
improvisation. As a member of this group, he participated in the recording of
what is to be considered one of the greatest jazz albums of all time,
<em>Kind of Blue</em> by Miles Davis. Trane, as he came to be known, along
with alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderly laid down some of the best jazz
saxophone solos ever heard and still studied today by up and coming jazz
musicians.
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John Coltrane left Miles Davis and started his own quartet in 1960. However,
during his time with Miles, he managed to record his own legendary jazz album
called <em>Giant Steps</em>. The title tune became known as a groundbreaking
jazz composition because of the new harmonic progression employed by Coltrane.
The complex chord progression, later to be known as 'Coltrane changes", and
the fast tempo made the song a difficult task even for serious jazz musicians.
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John Coltrane died from liver cancer before his 41st birthday. One can only
imagine what can of music Trane would have made had he'd been able to play
another 40 years much like his contemporary Sonny Rollins has managed to do.
His horn has been silent for many years now, but the music he left us with is
thriving and continues to have a major impact on the world of jazz.
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1. St. Anger
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Metallica Reloaded</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. The Early Early Early Days</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. Under The Influence</div><div style="text-align: justify;">5. Monsters Of Rock</div><div style="text-align: justify;">6. Nabbing Napster</div><div style="text-align: justify;">7. Master Of Puppets</div><div style="text-align: justify;">8. Ride The Lightning</div><div style="text-align: justify;">9. Worn Justice</div><div style="text-align: justify;">10. Headbangers' Ball</div>
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<b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1. St. Anger </b></div></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">The band that put the Metal in Heavy Metal returns with one of their heaviest
albums yet. It is a return to the early days of Metallica, resembling their
first album, Kill 'Em All. Unlike their albums of the past decade, there isn't a
single mellow song on this new release. It is a simple flat out full throttle
metal guitar with the hardest drumming Lars Ulrich has turned out in years. This
album is all about, hard and fast, straight down-to-business heavy metal.</div>
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<b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2. Metallica Reloaded </b></div></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">A great addition to the album is the bonus DVD with over an hour of video
footage of the band and their recording sessions. Every band should do this,
then again not every band is as much fun to watch as Metallica. This album is
one of the must-haves of this summer of rock.</div>
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<b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3. The Early Early Early Days </b></div></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">In a recent Rolling Stones interview, Metallica lead singer James Hetfield
recounted some of his early days as a hard rock fan, "Probably the most
memorable was the California World Music Festival. It was one of those two-day
things. The first night was Ted Nugent and Van Halen -- no, Aerosmith. I must
have been fifteen or sixteen. I remember following around my buddy, who was
selling drugs. He tore up a part of his ticket -- it had a kind of rainbow edge
-- and he cut it into bits and sold it as acid. I was like, "What are you doing,
man?" He used the money to buy beer."</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">In the same interview, Hetfield cited one of his early influences, "I was a huge
Aerosmith fan. I could not believe I was seeing them so close. I worked my way
up there as far as I could. There was something magical about seeing them as
actual live people, not just pictures on an album. The real coolness of Joe
Perry, especially. It's impossible for him to be uncool. And I remember I was
blown away by the fact that Steven was calling the crowd "*************." I was
like, "Whoa -- are you supposed to do that?".</div>
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<b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>5. Monsters Of Rock </b></div></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">The Jagermeister days. James Hetfield admits that the days during the Monsters
of Rock tour were a big fog. Complete with a Jagermeister shellacking. He says
it was okay to feel drunk and messed-up back in those days, but ultimately it
just wasn't a great thing. Too many negative ramifications. There were a lot of
dads and moms and husbands and boyfriends looking for him when the band came
back to those towns. Not good.</div>
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<b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>6. Nabbing Napster </b></div></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Set your CD burners on stun. Metallica rocked the music world when they sued
Napster, the company that provided the free-swapping file-sharing app that
altered the course of music history. Fans were outraged and felt Metallica was
bullying the free system. But, ultimately the industry sided with the band;
after all, it was the band that was being hurt by their enthused fans. In the time it
would have been the parasite that bled the tuneful turnip dry.</div>
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<b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>7. Master Of Puppets </b></div></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Oddly enough, however, many fans were quick to site that Metallica gained their
foothold on heavy metal when the band provided a few tape-trading friends with a
demo tape called, "No Life 'Til Leather." The seven-song album was dubbed and
redubbed and dubbed some more until the tape had hopscotched across the globe
from California to Germany. Within a few short months, the band had risen from
obscurity with a legion of worldwide fans, all due to the free trade of their
music.</div>
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<b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>8. Ride The Lightning </b></div></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Here's a fanlisting of Metallica's albums in the must-have order:</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. …And Justice For All</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Master of Puppets</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Ride the Lightning</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. Metallica (The Black Album)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">5. Reload</div><div style="text-align: justify;">6. Kill 'Em All</div><div style="text-align: justify;">7. Load</div>
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<b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>9. Worn Justice </b></div></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">For a recent Ramones tribute album, Metallica has joined the ranks of U2, Tom
Waits, Garbage, Eddie Vedder, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billy Corgan,
Offspring, Static-X, Rancid, Motorhead, Green Day, and Marilyn Manson. The whole
project was helmed by shock-rocker, Rob Zombie. According to Zombie in an
interview with Rolling Stone, "The whole thing started with Johnny Ramone. He
really wanted people to do the tracks in their own way, not like they're trying
to imitate the Ramones. Everyone who ever heard the Ramones started a band, and
this record demonstrates that."</div>
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<b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>10. Headbangers' Ball </b></div></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Hetfield concludes, "We're looking forward to spreading this new lust for life
we have. There's a new strength in Metallica that's never been there before.
There are still fearful parts, too. But I'm pretty well set up. And I'm really
proud of the new music. I think we did something where the pedal does not let
up."</div>
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Haydn's musical education began as being a choir boy at the St. Stephen
Cathedral of Vienna. Still, the turning period inside his musical instruction has been the encounter with Porpora who tutored him in singing and musical composition.
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In 1757, Haydn penned his first quartets, op.1 and op.2. Those early creations created his fame inside the Viennese nobility. His primary consistent work had been proposed by Count Morzin in 1758. In 1761 he was hired by the Esterhazy family as music director at the castles of Eisenstadt and also Eszterhaza,
palaces branded as "little Versailles". Both having two theatres. He remained in that standing up to 1790. Haydn has written for the Esterhazy all his operas,
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Joseph Haydn met with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the course of the winter months of 1781-1782. A significant companionship, full of shared appreciation will bind the two composers. In 1791, the year of the passing of Mozart, Haydn,
free from his engagements at the Esterhazy court, travels to London. He possessed a triumphal welcome. He authored the initial series of his "London
Symphonies" (n.93 to 98). An additional stay in London, 1794-1795, again
having a large achievement saw the publication and performance of six new
"London" symphonies (n.99 to 104).
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Returning to Vienna in 1795, Haydn composes a series of six Masses, a wide
variety of string quartets, and most importantly, his two big Oratorios: "The
Creation" and "The Seasons". His very last public appearance took place in
1808 on a public performance of his "Creation", this is an apotheosis. He will pass away the subsequent year.
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Franz Joseph Haydn possessed a long, productive professional career, he had been a commendable composer with complete of sense of humour. His numerous production has embraced almost all types and types. Aside from the excellent
symphonic works and the two delightful Oratorios one should not ignore the
magnificent chamber music works; 68 string quartets, a good number of trios
and "Divertimento"s. He also composed a variety of religious creations
including the gorgeous "Last seven terms of Christ at the Crucifixion",
cantatas, lieds and operas.
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The piano works by J. Haydn, that felt a little bit neglected for a time, is now regaining favour among primary pianists. Performers like Wilhelm Backhaus,
Lili Kraus and Glenn Gould include mixed lots of sonatas and variations. Paul
Badura-Skoda offers an "authentic" performance on a "pianoforte" of that epoch.
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Inside the sizable productivity of Franz Joseph Haydn, compositions for the piano is solely overtaken in quantity by symphonies and string quartets.
Compared with 106 symphonies and 68 quartets we have got "only" around sixty sonatas for the piano. The earliest ones are definitely meant for the
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One needs to add into the list those pretty valuable works that are: the
variations, a "Capriccio", a "Fantaisie" and particularly the 45 trios for
piano, violin and violoncello upon which the piano has got the best part.
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Guaranteed, Joseph Haydn did not formulate the sonata form nor the symphony.
But his expansion and emancipation of those musical types provided the style for all future composers. The constitutional frameworks produced by Haydn are even now alive. For this brilliant composer, the musical form had been by no means a pre-set rigid mould.
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The "Haydn-Sonata" has by no means been a quickly arranged invention. The composer continually stated his references towards the "real" father of the sonata-form: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Since the years 1760 the style of C.
Ph. E. Bach, typical with its "Empfindsamkeit" (sensitivity) and rapidly changing moods did impress rather very much Haydn. Even so, the Austrian master did infuse in those surfacing musical forms and styles a coherence, a balance that had been missing inside his famous Nordic forerunner.
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One additional powerful influence is Domenico Scarlatti, even though in no way referred to specifically by F.J. Haydn. This is often to some degree evident in the melodic melody lines, but Scarlatti did not adhere to the emancipation of the "sonata" musical form.
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The "new" edition of Haydn's works, published in 1960 by Christa Landon,
enumerates some 62 sonatas. Most of those can not be genuinely attributed to
Franz Joseph Haydn. The definitive listing made by Anthony van Hoboken is created on the Breitkopf und Hartel publication and chronology. This Hoboken directory is counting 52 sonatas for the piano.
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The first compositions of this composer were published only in 1868 when he was 46 years old. From 1872 until his death Franck was a professor of organ at the Paris Conservatoire. Among the most famous of his students are Vincent d'Indy, Ernest Chausson, Louis Vierne and Henri Duparc.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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As an organist, Franck was mostly appreciated because of his notorious improvisational talent. Although he wrote only 12 major organ works, Franck is considered by many as the most important organ composer after J.S.Bach. His compositions laid the foundation of the French symphonic organ style. Among his organ compositions, perhaps the most influential was Grande Piece Symphonique, which paved the way to the organ symphonies of Charles-Marie Widor, Louis Vierne, and Marcel Dupré.</div>
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Piece heroique, M. 37 was composed for the organ of the concert hall of Trocadero. For this reason, it is not a religious composition. It continues the tradition of Beethoven, Berlioz, and other Romantic composers. Two major thematically contrasting ideas dominate the piece: the first is written in minor (the heroic theme) and the other is in major (lyrical theme).</div>
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At the beginning of the work, these two themes are presented one after the other. In the middle of the piece, these two different ideas have a musical fight. Franck develops the themes and reveals their true melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic potential. At the last major episode, or Recapitulation, both themes are brought back, only this time the second theme becomes a triumphant and is performed with a Tutti registration.</div>
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Because of the clash of the two themes, this composition has many similarities with the Sonata form. However, in a classical sonata concept, at the exposition, the second theme is presented in a secondary key, usually in the Dominant (or in the relative major). It is important to point out that both themes here first appear in the Tonic key of B minor.</div>
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For a beginner oboe player, the first step in the learning process is a rather obvious one, - to purchase an instrument to play on. There are a number of issues to consider in making the ideal choice. These could probably be divided into three main issues; - the type of instrument, the cost of the instrument and the make of instrument.</div>
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<b>THE TYPE OF <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodwind_instrument" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Woodwind instrument">INSTRUMENT</a>:</b> There are two main fingering systems for the oboe. These are the "Thumb-Plate System" and the "Conservatoire System". Most of the fingerings are identical but there are just a few differences around the C & Bb fingerings in the middle of the instrument. I am not going to go into further detail over this here. Your best bet is to consult a player who will be able to demonstrate the two systems. In the UK the vast majority of players use the Thumb-plate system whereas on the Continent of Europe most use the Conservatoire. Each country tends to have its own 'school' of oboe playing which will focus on one or other of the systems. Ultimately, it doesn't really matter as both systems have their strengths and weaknesses. You will find that people who play on the Conservatoire system claim that it is the better one and those who play on the Thumb-plate make a similar claim. If you are having lessons with a teacher let he/she guide you.</div>
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Some of the popular professional oboes now have a combined system which incorporates both finger systems on the one instrument. If you are a beginner oboe player, you are highly unlikely to be playing on such an oboe.</div>
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There is also the issue of the instrument quality to take into consideration. Some of the pointers here will be covered by the sections below, but there are different levels of instrument, i.e. - student models, intermediate models and full professional models. The difference between the cheapest of these and the most expensive runs into thousands of pounds/dollars.</div>
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<b>THE COST OF THE OBOE:</b> This is a tricky one as the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oboe" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Oboe">Oboe</a> is significantly more expensive than either the flute or clarinet. Instruments in the UK range in price from around Pound 1000 for a good student instrument to about Pound 7000 for a professional instrument. Always go to a reputable oboe or woodwind specialist to purchase an instrument and not just go for the cheapest oboe you can find on eBay or you are likely to end up with an instrument of highly dubious quality. The oboe is demanding enough to play even when you have a good instrument. If your oboe is poorly made it will be a nightmare to play.</div>
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Many of the specialist retailers will have hire schemes of one kind or another which will allow you to try out an oboe for a trial period before making the final purchase. Until you start to play you can never be sure whether you will take to the instrument or not. There will also be financial arrangements to allow you to spread the cost. Schemes such as this will only usually be available through the 'good' specialist shops. These arrangements can be very helpful to a beginner oboe player.</div>
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<b>THE MAKE OF INSTRUMENT:</b>The makes of oboe you will find available will depend on where you are in the world. Here in the UK we have, Howarth of London, who manufacture a whole range of instruments from student to full professional. Their instruments are excellent. Other oboes readily available in the UK are Loree, Marigaux, Ward & Winterbourne, Buffet and Yamaha, all of which are quality instruments. If you live elsewhere investigate available instruments and check their relative merits.</div>
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A final word on the purchase of an oboe, if you don't know exactly what you need then ask someone who can give you informed and unbiased advice. For a beginner oboe player you simply must have a good instrument to start on or you will find the whole experience of learning very dispiriting.</div>
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Despite Mozart's relatively short life -- the cause of his death at age 35 has been attributed to various ailments down through the years, although it was most likely a recurrence of rheumatic fever -- he was incredibly prolific as a composer. His material clearly exemplified what is known as the Classical style, the period of music that immediately followed the Baroque. In addition to 41 symphonies and close to a dozen masses and other large choral works (including his Requiem, which was left unfinished at his death), Mozart composed hundreds of chamber music pieces for various solo instruments and ensembles. Despite his success as a composer, however, he struggled financially throughout most of his life.</div>
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The era in which Mozart lived was a financially perilous one for writers of music. Without wealthy patrons to sponsor their works, most composers ended up working for the church in various roles. This might include organist, concertmaster, choir director, or some combination of the three. In his late teens, Mozart was assistant concertmaster for the archbishop of Salzburg but tired of the drudgery of composing only liturgical music while working with a group of equally low-paid musicians. Through the influence of his father, Leopold, a more prestigious post as Salzburg court organist was arranged; this helped raise his profile with the monarchy, which was where the real money resided.</div>
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Following Wolfgang's marriage to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constanze_Mozart" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Constanze Mozart">Constanze Weber</a> in 1782 -- the couple relocated to Vienna soon after they were wed -- and thanks to the successes he enjoyed from having his music (especially operas) proliferate throughout Europe, five years later Emperor Joseph II named Mozart to succeed Christoph Willibald Gluck as the court's official chamber composer. Despite the relative financial stability, this position afforded him, Mozart's extravagant lifestyle outstripped his ability to pay for it. In a way, though, the world of music is the beneficiary of this indebtedness. Because of all the money he borrowed to pay for a fashionable Viennese apartment, private schooling for the two children (out of six) who survived infancy, the years 1787 through 1791 were his most prolific by far.</div>
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While his instrumental works remain the core of his legacy -- an expert once suggested that a Mozart composition is being performed somewhere in the world every second of every day -- it is his operas that seem to have enjoyed the greatest acclaim down through the years. Among his most famous pieces are works from his mature years, including <em>Die Zauberflöte</em> ("The Magic Flute"), <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcB0Nb6_0qQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Marriage of Figaro</a>, <em>Don Giovanni</em>, and <em>Cosi fan tutte </em>(roughly translated as "Women Are Like That"), the latter three collaborations with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. But some of his earlier operas continue to enjoy support on the world's stages, notably <em>Abduction from the Seraglio</em> [1782]. His final opera was <em><a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_clemenza_di_Tito" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="La clemenza di Tito">La Clemenza di Tito</a></em>, which premiered only three months before he died.</div>
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Classic rock is a fundamental part of American history. Many of today's leading bands can trace their styles back to the influence of certain musicians. While every song made available to the world has had an impact on the music industry, there are certain performers who will eternally stand at the forefront of music.
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While Elvis is not traditionally viewed in the classic rock genre, it is impossible to ignore his influence on the world of Rock-n-Roll. As the first to expose mainstream America to something other than traditional family music, he faced a tremendous amount of opposition from the mainstream.</div>
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Despite the extreme racism exhibited during the 1950's, Elvis never hesitated to give appropriate credit to his inspirations. Mainly African-American performers influenced Elvis' sound and style. Southern radio disc jockeys originally refused to play Elvis' singles, because they sounded "too Negro" for white stations to air.</div>
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It was not just Elvis' sound, but also his performance, that drew controversy. The movement of his hips in a suggestive manner sparked an entire decade of debate.</div>
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Despite the firestorm of criticism that surrounded Elvis' reign, his continuing popularity has ensured that Elvis' crown as the King of Rock and Roll would remain valid for decades, even decades after his death.</div>
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As the best-selling musical act of all-time, it is hard to deny the influence of the Beatles, not only on the musical culture of America but also on every aspect of human life. The Beatles included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Star, and George Harrison.</div>
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Their innovative style defined the music of the 1960s -- twice. They began their career in England, and when they came to America, they were already a huge success in the United States. In their early years, they had defined pop music for a new generation.</div>
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As the hippy days of the late 1960s began to take hold of America's young people, the Beatles redefined their music again, with another new style of music lauded by the masses. Their very loud stance on drug use and war made them a controversial group, but their popularity never wavered. Although the Beatles retained the loyalty and admiration of their late 1960's audiences until the group broke up, the touring days of the Beatles ended in 1966 when John Lennon proclaimed, "The Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ."</div>
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Dylan has one of the most easily recognizable voices in the world. Raspy and full of passion, Bob Dylan's sound is distinctive. His songs are amazing and defined a generation obsessed with the themes of social unrest, an anti-war stance, and encouragement for the civil rights movement.</div>
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A traditional folk singer, Dylan's works transcended all genres and appealed to countless young Americans. His sincere lyrics spoke to many and made it possible to empathize with his many causes.</div>
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As the undisputed master of the electric guitar, Jimi Hendrix is a classic rock foundation. The self-taught guitar player refused to be limited by many of the conventional views of guitar players.</div>
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Prior to Jimi Hendrix's development as a guitar player, the electric guitar was considered to merely be a louder version of the acoustic guitar. Hendrix embraced the uniqueness of the electric guitar and showed his appreciation for it to the rest of the world.</div>
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Easily considered the greatest band of all time, Pink Floyd's unique style and showmanship defined psychedelic rock. Their concept albums were thematic masterpieces that appealed to countless audiences. The Dark Side Of The Moon, Animals, and The Wall each still stand out today as great Rock masterpieces.</div>
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Also known for their thematic records, The Who pioneered the idea of rock opera. Most famous for their collaborative efforts with every major musical figure of their time, Tommy The Rock Opera ensured the longevity of the band into the future.</div>
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Their success and fame were not limited to their unique approach to concept albums. Their musical skills are still highly regarded in both mainstream circles and in the entertainment industry. Their music is currently being used as the theme song for at least three of the most popular show on TV on the air today.</div>
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The Rolling Stones have easily maintained their position as one of the longest-lasting bands in recording history. Like most popular rock bands of the age, they were an England-based band that was more than happy to take on America.</div>
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Their grungy unkempt image became so popular; many artists are still attempting to master it. Their unique sound and high-quality lyrics have kept them at the top of the charts for almost 40 years.</div>
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Cream, featuring guitarist Eric Clapton, was one of the most technically advanced music groups of their time. Their instrumental techniques became legendary and paved the way for other bands to focus on developing their instrument techniques, in addition to their lyrics.</div>
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The Doors have always been one of the most controversial bands that had ever existed. Jim Morrison's wild behavior sets the tone for the countless musical bad boys that would follow in his footsteps.</div>
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The poetic lyrics of The Doors, as well as their outrageous behavior, made them a crowd favorite.</div>
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The road to heavy metal was paved by Led Zeppelin. Their first album was pivotal in its inclusion of distorted amplification techniques. Over the years, their experimentation included mixing acoustic and electric sounds, with the addition of synthesized melodies. The success of Led Zeppelin helped establish a strong base for the development of metal music.</div>
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Few people of their generation or the current generation realize that like Elvis, Led Zeppelin took most of their inspiration from African-American performers. As a lifelong fan of Led Zeppelin, it is was oddly fascinating to listen to some of the not-so-famous African-American rhythm-and-blues performers of the 1930s, and to be able to hear the Led Zeppelin songs we have loved for years in a whole new way.</div>
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Clearly, these ten bands had a significant impact on the evolution of Rock-n-Roll music through the generations, but it is more difficult to put them into an ordered list of important groups. Let's just agree that most of us love all ten bands on this list.</div>
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Werner Cappelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268547987866647573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795077620836605451.post-90063965030367331852020-09-13T12:39:00.001+02:002020-09-13T12:39:25.776+02:00Mastering VIRTUAL DRUMS for the Live Beat Maker - BEATH THANG<div class="separator"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="the Beat Thang" height="512" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3255/3212730797_f6bf764c8f_z.jpg?zz=1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><a href="http://wpinject.com/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line: none;" title="Image inserted by the ImageInject WordPress plugin">Photo</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98592892@N00/3212730797" target="_blank">BgPorter</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every music creator, regardless of his or her type or size, feels the urge to impress a screaming audience and become not only a music creator but a creator of amazing concerts as well. A showman or show woman, if you will. But if you’re more of a beatmaker than a music creator per se, chances are that you write music on software instruments like virtual drums.</div>
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The problem with writing music on virtual drums is that it doesn’t translate into live performance the same way more traditional music creators can warp their craft for such. So what is a beatmaker, a different animal than a pure music creator, to do?</div>
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Become a beatmaker on virtual drums that make the live performance as easy as possible, of course! Most virtual drum sequencers used by beatmakers require the navigation of a laptop while on stage, or the mental ability to use piano keys as drum pads.</div>
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Virtual drum studios like <strong>Beat Thang</strong> (this tool does a whole lot more than just drums, but more on that later) has a user interface with pads that can be converted for any noise and will make more visual sense to beatmakers using it for virtual drums than the interfaces mentioned above.</div>
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To get a little more specific, let’s take a look at exactly the things <i>Beat Thang</i> allows music creators to do on stage, virtual drums, or not. Aside from the familiarity of the above-mentioned keypad, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Beat Thang</span> most impressively offers real-time looping with virtually no load time. This means that beat makers and other music creators can make loops on the fly during a live set.</div>
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There will be no load time delay, which is especially important if you’re looping virtual drums. As any beatmaker knows, even the slightest mishap in a drum loop and the whole thing sounds off.</div>
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Beat Thang’s features were designed by professional musicians for all levels of musician, so it’s no surprise that they came up with this next feature for beatmakers: the ability to design your own effects (reverb, delay, chop & screw parameters, etc.) and program them in pre-sets to use when performing live.</div>
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Any music creator or beatmaker knows how great it can be to have a sound you designed in your back pocket to use when just the time is right during your set. If you tweaked every individual virtual drum kit sound, you could potentially create a set the likes of which have never been heard before, except only in your head!</div>
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Beat Thang also has patents pending for side-mounted pitch shift and modulation wheels, another feature music creators and beatmakers could use for every sound on Beat Thang. Even an instrument like virtual drums that are atonal would sound more interesting with the occasional pitch shift.</div>
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Werner Cappelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268547987866647573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795077620836605451.post-77754698433633956842020-09-06T12:46:00.000+02:002020-09-06T12:46:49.364+02:00FRIEDRICH HANDELS Oratorio "Israel in Egypt"<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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"<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_in_Egypt" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Israel in Egypt">Israel in Egypt</a>" stands out among the oratorios composed by Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) with its rich use of the choir and extraordinary scope of tone painting.</div>
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Most oratorios by Handel differ from those of his predecessors and contemporaries in the musically and dramatically importance given to the choir, but with "Israel" this has reached an even higher level.</div>
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No doubt, this oratorio contains many excellent solo songs, but the overall impression of the composition is determined by the impressive choral scenes.</div>
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As these already are examples for the highest artistic creativity, the admiration still increases if you know the original material used by Handel for his composition and note the superior finesse with which he introduced parts that create dramatic tension.</div>
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Also, the strong, graphic character of Handel's work, his love for nature, the most important source of his inspiration, are nowhere more strongly expressed than in "Israel in Egypt". Using an elated tone painting, in particular, the representation of the Egyptian plagues offers an excellent motive for a naturalistic but never trivial representation.</div>
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"Israel in Egypt" is close to the very successful "Messiah", with the similar use of the figure of a narrator who links the historical images with short recitals, likewise the fact that the whole text is taken directly from the Bible.</div>
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Georg Friedrich Handel started composing "Israel in Egypt" on October 1st, 1738 and completed it on November 1st of the same year.</div>
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Only in the 19-th century, the commitment of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) could lend certain popularity to Handel's oratorio.</div>
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It is an illusion brought about by the record store racks that discrete stylistic barriers separate the music we love into camps of the genre. Every music is a bastard at heart. While the contemporary apparatus for the consumption of music reinforces the notion of the genre (notable exception: the internet), with Top 40 radio stations, hip-hop magazines, and the segmented organization of the Grammys, listeners realize deep down that all this division is a lot of baloney. Music is music.</div>
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Yet, despite the intuitive understanding that the theory of genre doesn't stand up under scrutiny, it remains a powerful principle in our culture (or more accurately, our culture industry). Not only do genres define the radio station to which you tune in and instruct you what clubs to avoid on a Friday night, the genre is deeply interwoven with people's identities. High schools are the perfect laboratory for music-based social identity. The goths all seance together to the accompaniment of Manson and Ministry; Preppy kids rock the Dave Matthews while driving around in their parents' Hummers; skaters thrash to punk rock; and the weirdos gather around old jazz records, analyzing the theoretical arcana of the style and deciphering the liner notes as if they are gnomic texts. In short, the idea of genre, as much as we like to hate it, is a potent social and musical force in our culture.</div>
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But just as every individual understands that genre is a fluid concept, musicians are even more acutely aware of this fact. With very few exceptions globally, there isn't music out there that hasn't stolen ideas from other musical cultures around it. Purity simply doesn't exist, since every style is the result of a long and often contentious dialog between people, places, times, and cultures. Every genre, therefore, is the document of some deep dialectic process that continues to morph even as you look at it; every music is a Proteus of possibilities.</div>
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This is all a long-winded way of winding up to the topic at hand, the state of modern jazz. Like everything else, jazz came about through a very American sort of mixture: Delta blues met with Sousa marching bands; Debussy encountered Negro spirituals; hymn tunes and Creole culture collided. Perhaps it is no surprise then that a slew of modern jazz musicians is turning to another genre, rock, to find inspiration. Jazz, since its humble inception and by its very nature, borrows.</div>
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This is not the first time jazz has succumbed to the Siren's lure of electric guitar feedback and throbbing backbeats. Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, and a huge cast of early 1970s musicians incorporated these new sounds into their music, and the purists, predictably enough, wailed that "jazz is dead." Those guys were grabbing new sounds that they heard around them in an attempt to inject a little body and soul into a music that had gone a bit limp creatively at the time. The rock music entering jazz today, though, is of a different origin. To young jazzers today, the distorted guitar is not a fresh new sound at all - it is the sound they grew up listening to. I don't know a soul who spent their formative years of 13 to 18 listening to Miles and Shorter to the exclusion of Mudhoney and Soundgarden. To young Americans, rock (and hip-hop) is in our blood, and jazz is a transfusion we got later in life.</div>
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Another point to mention: just as the erudite narrator in Kazantzakis's masterpiece envies Zorba's earthy, intuitive ways, so do the scholarly pursuits look upon the non-scholarly as a sort of pre-lapsarian Utopia of unmediated reality. The narrator questions his library of books just as a jazzer questions his arsenal of dense music theory. What is it about the intellectual character that looks longingly at the illiterate? I have a hunch that the ideal notion of purity has something to do with it, but more on this idea in another post perhaps; for now, let's return to the topic.</div>
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The generational shift and its mark on jazz aesthetics are becoming plain as day. Three recent records exemplify this shifting, more rocking self-identification. I don't want to labor them too extensively, so here's a brief description of a few rocking jazz picks from the last couple years:</div>
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This is piano trio music that strives for the sound of a power trio. I admit that I was a little skeptical when I heard that a "jazz" group covered "Smells Like Teen Spirit," but the Bad Plus's approach to hallowed standards of the rock world, from Queen to Black Sabbath to Bjork, is incredibly fresh. The pianist Ethan Iverson is classically trained and didn't start playing jazz until comparatively recently, and it shows (for the better): rather than playing all the standard jazz piano vocabulary, Iverson takes a neotonal, melodic approach to improvisation. It's as if Rachmaninoff sat down with a rhythm section. Stand-out songs on this most-recent collection include a crashing take on Rush's anthemic "Tom Sawyer," complete with Neil Peart's machine gun drum solo replicated in perfect detail. The original tune "Physical Cities" features a two minute long stop-and-go rhythmic interlude with completely irregular hits. It is probably the most baroque, complex passage I've heard on a jazz record in years.</div>
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Another piano trio album by the indefatigable Brad Mehldau, Day is Done is much more of a traditional jazz album than Prog; heads lead to solos and all the formal architecture of the style is there. However, the material is all over the map, from the Beatles to Nick Drake and Radiohead. The opening cut says it all: with a rattling menace in the drums and thick, gloopy double-stops on the bass, Radiohead's "Knives Out" signifies from the get-go that this isn't cocktail jazz. Mehldau has cultivated a uniquely idiosyncratic voice on the piano and has mastered the technique of playing counterpoint to himself. On Day is Done, one hand is playing jazz while the other is pounding power chords and flipping off the establishment. It's a tour de force of the nascent jazz aesthetic, at once fiercely urgent and sublimely graceful.</div>
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One of the young leaders of the downtown NY scene, bassist and composer Ben Allison has never been a slave to the genre. His previous albums blend psychedelia, avant-garde, and even Malian griot to create a totally idiosyncratic sound. On his most recent record from two weeks ago (with the band "Man-Sized Safe," named after Dick Cheney's sinister office safe that can fit a man in it), Allison dives into more rocking territory with a 4-piece ensemble complete with an overdriven electric guitar. The grooves are austere and stripped to the bare essentials of pulse, and the melodies are broach and spacious. It's a beautiful record, complete with Allison's signature Avant-jazz weirdness but toned down and kept simple.</div>
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These are just a few records that spring to mind that define this newly developing identity of jazz (and of jazz musicians). The Ben Darwish Trio similarly occupies the space between rock and jazz, free-style improv and tight song forms, hip-hop groove, and esoteric textures. From the perspective of a musician who has been playing and listening to the new jazz for years now, therefore, I can say that this sort of thing comes much more naturally than "Autumn Leaves" and "Solar." Rock is what young Americans grew up listening to, and the fact that jazz has been borrowing from it so heavily lately is a testament to the resilience and relevance of the style in 2008. </div>
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For a great counter-example, see Sascha Frere-Jones's recent piece in the New Yorker, "A Paler Shade of White." Frere-Jones contends that contemporary indie rock ignores what earlier rock valued so much: musical miscegenation. Not borrowing from black music has created a sterile, rhythmically bland, "white" genre that appeals to - surprise! - white youth. It's a fascinating warning of what can become of music if it gets too pure. Of course, great jazz artists have always known this.</div>
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In 1965 British rock group, The Who released a song called My Generation. Apart from its claim to fame as a rock anthem it also contains the most instantly recognizable bass guitar solo in rock and roll. This iconic solo by John Entwistle is typical of the bass solo modeled on similar solo breaks played on double bass and bass guitar in jazz music. This type of bass guitar solo is in the form of a question and answer sequence often found in blues music. The Who's solo also imitates jazz bass solos in that it is played without other instruments behind it. In jazz, such solos are played unaccompanied because other instruments tend to drown out the bass.</div>
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There have been many bass solos included in rock, funk, and jazz but only in pop music has the bass guitar solo stood alone as a piece of music. The first pop musician in England to own and play an electric bass guitar was Jet Harris. He found fame and fortune with The Shadows, Cliff Richard's backing group who were trying to make their own way in pop music as a vocal and instrumental group. Harris played on the band's early instrumental hits featuring the lead guitar of Hank Marvin but decided to try to make it as a soloist like America's Duane Eddy. </div>
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Jet Harris' first big hit as a solo guitarist was in 1962 with his rendition of the 1940 song Besame Mucho. The throbbing notes of the six-string bass turned a poignant love song into an instrumental work full of menace. Probably inspired by their former band member's success, The Shadows released another six-string bass solo called Stingray as a single in 1965.</div>
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Meanwhile in America in 1963 a young composer and arranger named <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000PATZRO" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="ebbaa34dc86cfcdb5b729c698cdfd4a6" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Jack Nitzsche" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PATZRO/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=dogandcatatho-20&linkId=ebbaa34dc86cfcdb5b729c698cdfd4a6&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_5286656" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jack Nitzsche</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_5286656" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=dogandcatatho-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=ebbaa34dc86cfcdb5b729c698cdfd4a6&_cb=1598179994321" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> made a lush orchestral single called The Lonely Surfer. The orchestra was merely the backdrop for a simple melody played on the bass guitar. The Lonely Surfer never climbed higher than number thirty-nine on the charts, but that is pretty good for a bass guitar solo! </div>
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These days the bass guitar is an important part of any band. It was actually born in the nineteen-thirties but met with very little success until it was adopted by the early rock and roll groups of the nineteen fifties. The bass guitar is of course descended from the double bass which has always been a solo instrument in orchestral music and was often used for solo work in jazz.</div>
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If you want to play <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B07Z34Q77C" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="85c5acd0700e273a40a2f23b95c402c2" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="bass guitar" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z34Q77C/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=dogandcatatho-20&linkId=85c5acd0700e273a40a2f23b95c402c2&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_3653103" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bass guitar</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_3653103" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=dogandcatatho-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=85c5acd0700e273a40a2f23b95c402c2&_cb=1598180011302" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, you might want to consider learning to play a regular guitar first. It is not absolutely necessary to become a lead or rhythm guitarist before playing bass but it seems to be the way that bass guitar players come into the world. To begin your career as a bass guitarist you can try playing through the bass tabs available on the internet. There are also some lessons available for free plus you can view heaps of bass solos and bass guitar lessons on the various video sites.</div>
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Once you have some practice on the bass guitar under your belt there is a blinding variety of bass guitar techniques to try before you begin seriously to play solos. You can employ a wide range of plectrums or choose from the many techniques which involve plucking, popping and slapping the bass with the fingers. To some people, this might sound like hard work but hopefully, you will regard it as a labor of love.<br />
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Music has the power to calm, soothe, energize, and make everyone have fun! Try these ideas at your child's next playdate or sleepover for a guaranteed good time. </div>
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1. Jamming Art: Turn on some music-upbeat or mellow-you decide. Without looking directly at the paper, draw pictures and designs to the beat of the music. Make several drawings from different types of music.<br />
2. Animal Walk Parade: Play your favorite tunes on the radio and dance and walk the way your favorite animal would. Remember, the more friends you invite to play, the more fun your parade will be!<br />
3. Music Maker Box: Fill a small trunk, box, or dresser drawer with musical instruments for when inspiration strikes. Purchase inexpensive instruments at garage sales, or make your own including tambourines, strands of jingle bells, and film canister maracas.<br />
4. Dance Party: Invite your friends over for a dance party! Ask each guest to bring along a cassette tape or CD with his or her favorite music. Play a song or two from each CD and dance the night away. For super cool invitations, use a permanent marker to write the details of the party on those free Internet CDs that come in the mail.</blockquote>
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No two guitar aficionados will be able to agree on the list of guitar greats, but like so many lists, it can be fun to try to make. What each considers greatness will vary too - is it technical ability or some hard-to-define quality like 'soul'?</div>
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The blues guitarist Robert Johnson features on many lists. He has the added attraction of a shadowy legend all his own. The story goes that he was a pretty average, even bad guitarist, but in just one year he became phenomenal... Where had this new talent come from? Nobody wanted to believe it was just practice and hard work, so the tale started that Johnson had made a pact with the Devil. </div>
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The deal had been done, so the story goes, at a crossroads somewhere in the Deep South. Johnson himself immortalized the meetings, probably ironically, in songs like Crossroad Blues and Me And The Devil Blues. These were some of the few tracks he was able to record before his death in 1938 at the tender age of 27. To this day no one knows if he was stabbed or poisoned or if the devil himself came to claim what he was owed. </div>
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Tragically young death isn't essential to become a guitar great, but another man who makes most lists also died aged only 28. Jimi Hendrix took guitar playing to an entirely new level of showmanship. But sometimes people remember the antics - playing solos behind his back or with his teeth, setting his guitar on fire (an idea which owes a lot to Jerry Lee Lewis) - and forget how fantastic he was as a musician. </div>
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Hendrix was an all-round musician, equally adept at blues, rock, and jazz. Believe it or not, he only had a bassist and drummer in his live concerts. He was a great exponent of playing guitar and very innovative as well. Being left-handed, he restrung his guitar upside down. </div>
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All legends have lots of controversies associated with them and Hendrix was no exception. He has been blamed for covering other band's songs in concert and on record. Once he did the Beatles 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club It is believed that he could play a song after listening to it for just once. He is also a credit to have pleased the stubborn Miles Davis with his music. </div>
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Guitar players rule the roost in many forms of music. People do not view them only as rock or bluesman. That is why Django Rheinhardt, John Williams, and Paco de Lucia are considered universally great. No doubt complete agreement on guitar legends cannot be achieved.</div>
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Of all the great classical composers Schubert is probably the most humble. During the course of his short life he really had no idea of his importance or of his future place in the archives of great composers. He did not try to impress you with his composition but rather it tells you a story in a simple way. Along with Mozart, we have here a completely natural musical genius.</div>
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Schubert lived in Vienna in the same period as <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Ludwig van Beethoven">Beethoven</a>, in fact, Schubert knew of the great master and would see him in the local taverns but never had the courage to introduce himself, such was his shyness and humility. He was lucky enough to be born into a musical family and received a musical education from early childhood.</div>
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The great musical facility Schubert possessed was for melody and in particular for songs for which he wrote a great deal, actually, he composed music every day of his life usually all morning until 2 in the afternoon. Frequently in the afternoons he would take walks in the woods or spend time with his friends, an activity he enjoyed immensely.</div>
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Schubert's music was perfect for a small and intimate audience and often his cultured friends would organise musical evenings in which he would sit at the piano and entertain the small group with his compositions. Schubert was never able to secure employment in music and relied instead on the support of this friends and from his music lessons to pupils. It was really only his close circle of friends which appreciated him and his musical abilities.</div>
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He died at the early age of 31 having composed a great amount of musical beauty, many of them now considered masterpieces.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Flute listening can help you become a fine flautist nearly as much as the practising you do on the flute yourself.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Learn pieces faster. Knowing how a piece sound should make the learning process go faster. Get those rhythms correct the first time, play ornaments correctly, and incorporate dynamics from the beginning.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Incorporate flute techniques into your own playing, including developing a good tone, vibrato, breathing, and phrasing.</li>
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Flute listening is inspirational! Just imagine yourself playing that fabulous piece you've fallen in love with and you're halfway toward being able to actually play it! Even if you never play anywhere but your living room, it makes it much more fun!</div>
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There is so much wasted time in our days that we could turn into valuable listening time...</div>
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Using an iPod or other MP3 player allows you to listen to flute music anywhere, anytime. Every flautist needs to have one of these devices as part of their equipment, along with a metronome, digital tuner, and music stand. An iPod is so compact that you can easily pack it in a flute bag or purse. It's even more convenient than a small CD player.</div>
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While violin quartet music can sometimes be a daunting task, especially for beginners who are looking to improve their skills, there are a number of simple, fast tips and strategies that can make your life a lot easier when it comes to improving your violin quartet abilities. The key is to understand the violin's role in the quartet, which depending on which violin you are playing, can vary. Sometimes a violin is used for melody whereas other times you play the role of harmony or rhythm. Here are three simple tips you can use to make figuring out your role in violin quartet music easier and more enjoyable.</div>
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Next, understand whether you are playing harmony or melody. Melodic lines are clear and open and should be played with intensity, whereas harmony should see itself as a support for the structure of the melody. If you are the first violin, you will primarily want to focus on being the singer of the group, whereas a second violin playing violin quartet music functions more as a backup singer most of the time. Know which role you have and how it changes your function in the violin quartet music.</div>
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Finally, tune it up and keep the rhythm tight when playing violin quartet music. When you practice on your own, you work with the technique of fingering and hand position to refine your own sound, but in a rehearsal or performance, you need to listen to your intonation and rhythm with relation to the other players. This is a key difference and cannot be overlooked. You cannot play an instrument effectively without listening to the sounds around you, and if you play violin quartet music without hearing your relative tempo, rhythm and intonation with the other players, you are overlooking the purpose of a rehearsal and treating it more like your own practice room. Keep rehearsals productive by focusing on group intonation and rhythm when playing in a group.</div>
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Like many other aboriginal cultures around the world, the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic have made use of drums in some of their traditional music for centuries. Inuit drum dancing played a part in many special occasions such as births, marriages, an Inuit boy's first hunt, changing of seasons, greetings for visitors, or to honor someone who had passed away. News of these special events was spread by word of mouth and many Inuit traveled great distances to attend. </div>
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The Inuit drum called a qilaut was traditionally made from caribou skin with seal or walrus skin around the handle. Before, Inuit drum dancing was most commonly done by men but eventually, both men and women performed it. There were various Inuit songs called ajaaja that were sung while drum dancing. In the past, many individuals had their own ajaaja songs that were unique to them and about their own personal life experiences. There were also many songs that were passed down through many generations of Inuit. </div>
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Like Inuit throat singing, the practice of Inuit drum dancing was banned by Christian missionaries for many years. Eventually, the Inuit regained their right to perform their drum dances. However, Inuit drum dancing is not as important today to Inuit life as it once was since western lifestyles have become such a big part of the northern Arctic. </div>
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Inuit drum dancing is still sometimes performed at symbolic celebrations such as opening ceremonies for conferences, festivals, graduations, and shows for tourists. Watching an Inuit drum dancer perform his or her music can be almost hypnotic and is one of the special treats from Inuit culture to be enjoyed by all. Inuit drum dancers are a common subject for Inuit art carvings and drawings. Inuit artists have even outfitted some of their animal subjects with Inuit drums.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The book "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1892764040/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1892764040&linkCode=as2&tag=dogandcatatho-20&linkId=FMY6I22YZDNSJ6VU%22%3EStick%20Control:%20For%20the%20Snare%20Drummer%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=dogandcatatho-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1892764040" target="_blank"><b>Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer</b></a>" is one of the best books anyone can by for a beginner drummer to start out drumming with. This is the one book above everything else that I recommend to all of my students, friends, everybody! Without stick control and technique, a person can never learn to properly play any kind of percussion instrument, especially when they are playing on a snare drum or a complete drum kit. If left uncorrected, the poor stick technique can seriously injure a person and cause him to be able to play drums any longer!</span></div>
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You will also learn drum rudiments, paradiddles, and other stick variations to increase your control far beyond what many beginner drummers ever come close to reaching!</div>
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This book does not just help drummers with their hand technique, but it also can be adapted to help improve your foot technique as well! Double-bass rhythms will become much easier to play and you will improve at a much faster rate than someone who is not using this book in their daily routine.</div>
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Overall, if you want to become a better drummer faster than other beginner drummers, "Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer" is where you start. Once you have it, you will use it until the day you die to warm-up before gigs, concerts, recitals, anytime you play. This book is a must!</div>
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Album cover art software allows you to explore this pop phenomenon</div>
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In the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><b><span id="goog_1783451132"></span>last article</b><span id="goog_1783451133"></span></a>, we discussed some of the elements of album cover art and I would like to continue the discussion with some more details and an album cover finder that is a must for any fan of album cover art.</div>
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As I stated previously, many famous artists have been commissioned to design and produce album covers. For example, the Rolling Stones and pop artist Andy Warhol are famous for the cover art on the Stones’ album “Sticky Fingers.” As the story goes, at a party in 1969, Andy Warhol casually mentioned to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jagger" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Mick Jagger">Mick Jagger</a> that it would be amusing to have a real zipper on an album cover. A year later, Jagger proposed the idea for “Sticky Fingers.” But, there was a flaw in the shipping process, the zipper would press onto the album stacked on top of it, causing damage to the vinyl record. The solution? The zipper had to be pulled down before the album was shipped, then it would only dent the album covers. However, they never figured out how to keep the zipper from scratching the other album covers. Additionally, some department stores refused to display the album, feeling it was risque and not family-oriented because of the model’s snug jeans and the zipper display. But this album is historic because it broke new ground and also saw the debut of the now-famous Stones logo: a caricature of Jagger’s lips and tongue.</div>
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If you are a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janis_Joplin" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Janis Joplin">Janis Joplin</a> fan, then you would probably know that the famed cartoonist Robert Crumb designed the cover for Joplin’s album “Cheap Thrills.” This revered, yet misunderstood artist, drew the cover as a favor to Joplin, who he befriended in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood where they both resided. He was paid $600 for his work by Columbia Records, which later sold the artwork. Crumb was asked to do a cover for the Rolling Stones but refused because he did not like their music. Crumb is also the artist for the “Keep On Truckin’” poster and “Fritz The Cat,” and has more than seventy covers to his credit.</div>
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The Internet is full of sites related to album cover art and is just too numerous to list. There are sites devoted to fan favorites, the weird and unusual, particular decades, and so on. Many users have turned to ebay to find lost art treasures from their childhood. But I want to share a website and album cover artwork finder that is not only convenient but a must-have for any art lover.</div>
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I recently spoke with Richard Nicol, the program designer, and owner of “<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album_cover" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Album cover">Album Cover</a> Finder.” (http://www.albumcoverfinder.com) The program has been available for more than two years and is a godsend for anyone interested in album cover art.</div>
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“Album Cover Finder” allows the user to not only find specific searches for interesting album cover art but also allows the user to download selected songs from the release. I asked Richard about his fascination with album cover art.</div>
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“I’ve always been interested and loved album cover art and wanted to create a database where the users could not only look at album cover art but experience it as well. The program allows the user to browse through the cover art of a particular band and also lets the user download particular songs through iTunes as well. The main feature is convenience, you can utilize iTunes and not only get more of an experience for the music, but the great artwork involved with the music and artists.”</div>
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But “Album Cover Finder” is more than just iTunes and album cover art. The program allows users to look at different artwork from different countries as well. Some of the artwork involved in a US release may be different from that of a UK release or German release, only adding to the experience. The program also allows users to review artist biographies, read reviews of a particular release, and add the artwork to their iTunes library and an iPod. “Album Cover Finder” also allows users to find additional cover art from a particular artist or band, copy the artwork to a clipboard, and have artist videos and applicable tour information. “Album Cover Finder” is a fully functional way to search for album artwork and includes free updates for registered users and is available at http://www.albumcoverfinder.com.</div>
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Now, I have only had the program about a week, but I have to admit spending literally many, many hours looking at historic artwork and listening to the songs associated with the acts. This software gets a hardy “thumbs-up” and is a “must-have,” affordable program for album cover art connoisseurs and anyone with a fascination with art and music.</div>
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Needless to say, there can be a lot more written about album cover art and the impact it has had on music and pop culture and cannot be summarized in a couple of articles. There are countless books, (I actually own one that talks about and illustrates naked vinyl and the images used to try and sell albums!) that detail album covers and the impact upon pop culture and music.</div>
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Additionally, there are so many web sites and blogs associated with album cover art, they are too numerous to list. Why there are even web sites devoted to preserving this treasured art and frame it for display.</div>
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Furthermore, did you know that June 1, 2007, marked the 40th anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ “Sgt? Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?” Not only is the release one of the most influential albums of all time musically, but the cover art itself is also iconic as well.</div>
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I spoke with Gary Freiberg, owner, and operator of http://www.rockartpictureshow.com about “Sgt. Pepper” who related to me that the album “broke new ground and challenged the industry.” Gary and I talked about album cover art and the influences it has had on our culture. He also told me of a recent poll conducted by http://www.vinylrecordday.org that voted the “Sgt. Pepper” album cover the favorite album cover of all time. Gary is world-renowned for his work in the album cover art industry with his patented record album frame and his work has been cited and used by the Smithsonian, Home & Garden TV, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and thousands of satisfied Internet customers. And if you interested in getting your great album art framed, you may visit http://www.rockartpictureshow.com and tell Gary you heard about him from an article posted at http://www.isnare.com</div>
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Werner Cappelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268547987866647573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795077620836605451.post-89703780134898092252020-06-21T12:35:00.001+02:002020-06-21T12:35:09.726+02:00Album Cover Art - Part One<div class="zemanta-img" style="text-align: justify;">
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In 1939, Alex Steinweiss was employed at Columbia Records as the first art director for the company and decided to spruce up and repackage vinyl records. We all know the result, album cover art has become an important part of music and pop culture. (Prior to Steinweiss’s creative influences, records were generally stored in plain, undecorated packaging).</div>
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For collectors, album cover art can sometimes be as valuable as the vinyl record it holds. For instance, one of the most famous album covers of all time, the Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” cover was one of the most inventive at the time and included cut out inserts and lyrics. The price one would pay for a copy of this album is influenced by whether or not it has the original contents and they are intact. There are many album covers that included posters of the band as well and other “perks” for the buyer and all these elements factor into the resale price and collectibility.</div>
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There have been many dynamic and world-famous album covers. Consider the Beatles’ album “Yesterday...and Today” (1966), also called the “butcher block album” because the Beatles were pictured on the front cover wearing white butcher coats surrounded by bloody meat and cut up dolls. The album was quickly pulled by Capitol Records after the company received numerous complaints from reviewers and DJ’s. The company recalled the issue and ordered a new cover but did not want to waste the several hundred thousand that had already been printed. Capitol then hired part-time helpers to remove that photo from the cover and paste on the new photo for the cover. But, it seems that there were many lazy employees and to save time, they just pasted the new cover on top of the old cover and the one that was supposed to be removed. The result is three different versions of that particular album and a collector’s dream, the different versions of the album are worth several thousand dollars (prices vary-check a record price guide to ascertain exactly what album you may have to get the exact price).<br />
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Album cover art has also spawned numerous web sites in which to view famous covers and designs, readers’ favourites and top ten lists. One such site, www.superseventies.com offers a comprehensive look at some of the most famous covers from the 1970s including the Sex Pistols “Never Mind The Bollocks,” the Eagles “Hotel California,” Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side Of The Moon” and the Rolling Stones’ “Sticky Fingers” among others. Additionally, www.superseventies.com offers their reader’s favourite seventies album covers (more than 300) with detailed descriptions and reviews of each specific release. This is a great way to spend a rainy day, as you discover some of the best album cover art of the '70s.</div>
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Album cover design is an art form and allows the musicians greater control over the content and another important avenue in which to express themselves. In my humble opinion (and I share this opinion with countless others), with the advent of the CD, the music-buying public lost a national treasure, album cover art. It is part of pop culture and recorded music in general. Sure, Cd’s offer you a “stripped down” version of the original cover art, but it certainly pales in comparison to the real thing. I am sure Mr Steinweiss would totally agree with me.</div>
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Werner Cappelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268547987866647573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795077620836605451.post-27181844441334686252020-06-14T13:17:00.001+02:002020-06-14T13:17:34.534+02:00Beginning CLARINET: The Very Start<div class="zemanta-img">
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Like starting with any instrument, beginning clarinet is a process of learning that involves both great achievement and the occasional setback. However, if the beginning clarinetist follows a few tips relating to clarinet care and clarinet playing, the success is sure to outweigh the setbacks.</div>
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The first thing that a new clarinet player should learn is to put together their instrument properly, and how to hold it. One of the important things when putting a clarinet together is not to force any part into another, and that the side lever is up when the lower and upper parts are put together, otherwise bent keys could be the result.</div>
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This type of care should be extended to all parts of the clarinet - while it is inevitable that reeds will eventually split, they will last longer with careful care. The clarinet itself will last longer and have less need for repair if it is looked after properly, which includes cleaning after each time it is played and being put in its case properly.</div>
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One of the most difficult things for the beginning clarinetist is getting the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embouchure" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Embouchure">embouchure</a> correct. The embouchure is how the lips are shaped to hold the mouthpiece and create the correct vibration of the reed. Make sure that the bottom teeth are covered by the bottom lip and that the top teeth are touching the mouthpiece, but not clamping down too tight. It is normal for beginner clarinet players to have a lot of squeaking! As you continue to learn and practice, this annoying part of beginner clarinet playing should disappear.</div>
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Werner Cappelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268547987866647573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795077620836605451.post-68064068724521717292020-06-07T13:18:00.003+02:002020-06-07T13:18:56.181+02:00BREAKDANCING: The Roots of The Street Dance<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Breakdancing is street dancing which began around 1969. Most people will agree that superstar James Brown began the whole thing with a dance called the "Good Foot". James Brown was a real innovator and his dancing was something to behold. He did things with his feet that would give most of us a couple of broken legs!</div>
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Simultaneously in the ghetto, what is known as the "dance battle" became very popular and in many cases replaced gangster warfare as a method to end disputes. Breakdancing lent itself very well to the dance battle and the Good Foot was a perfect base for breakdancing.</div>
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Street dancers adopted the Good Foot which, for a short period, became known as the B-Boy and then breakdancing. Back then the dance moves were a lot different from the kind of breaking we see today. There were no popular, documented moves such as the headspin or the windmill. The dancers simply used their feet and nothing else. Some would argue that this "old style breaking" is more complicated than the kind of dancing we see these days.</div>
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Some of the floor work improvised back then was fantastically complex. If you go to a modern breakdancing competition you won't see many of the old school moves but you will see a lot of gymnastics. Impressive though this is, there are those that think breakdancing has lost its roots a little. On the other side of the coin, you have people saying that it's just an evolution.</div>
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As a way to solve street battles and gang violence, it was inspired. You were finding that amazingly, the gangs were using breakdancing instead of fighting. The breakdancing "battle" took on a world of its own. Of course, there were still fights and inevitably sometimes a sore loser in a breaking battle would resort to violence.</div>
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Out of all this, breakdancing crews were formed. The members of a crew would practice and dance together. This is when the first very basic breakdancing choreography came about. One crew would invent a move that would inspire an opposing crew to go one better. For some of these guys breakdancing was literally the difference between life and death. They were very dedicated to what they were doing.</div>
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Just as all these new breakdancing crews were bursting onto the scene a guy called Afrika Bambaataa embraced the genre. Afrika Bambaataa is a legendary figure in the hip hop world. He was largely responsible for bringing breakdancing into the general public's consciousness. He got to know all the crews and encouraged them to develop what they were doing. Bambaataa's "Zulu Kings" breakdancing crew became a force to be reckoned with, winning many battles.</div>
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Since then breakdancing has continually progressed and more and more very talented dancers were bringing their skills into the arena. There were new moves being invented by the week and it wasn't long before we had headspins, windmills, backspin, and all the other high energy, acrobatic moves we see these days.</div>
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The "Rock Steady Crew" was one of the groups to pioneer this new school breaking. These guys along with Charles Ahearn who made the seminal hip hop movie "Wild Style" were to bring breakdancing fully up to date and the dancing phenomenon became much more popular. There was no stopping the onward march of the breakdance.</div>
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Nowadays breakdancing influences a lot of the choreographed dance routines which are an integral part of a modern pop record release. You have young kids coming up who are really into it and the genre is experiencing something of a renaissance. There's no doubt about it, breakdancing is here to stay and if you want more info a quick search on the Internet will turn up thousands of references to this modern art form.</div>
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Paganini's name is one that burns with lustre peculiarly of its own in the record of musical art in the nineteenth century. He represents the climax and the highest triumph of the virtuoso. Soon after the beginning of the nineteenth century came about what Dr Hanslick calls a "new birth of the wandering musician," in the travelling virtuoso. Thalberg, Liszt, Chopin, Henselt, Clara Schumann, Döhler, Dreyshock, the pianists, and the violinists Spohr, Paganini, Vieuxtemps, Ole Bull, Lipinski, de Beriot, the cellist Servais, and still others, all appeared within a very few years of each other, contesting for the palm. </div>
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Of all these, the most potent in his spell upon the public, the most mystifying in the magic of his wonderful technical powers, was Niccolo Paganini. With only one other of his kind was the comparable - Franz Liszt. But unlike him, Paganini lacked a high and truly musical gift. His powers were chiefly comprised in his marvellous mastery of the violin, and in the effects, he obtained upon it, before him unheard of and unimagined. His composition has certain originality and charm and many of them still appeal to violinists of the virtuoso style, and through them to the public; they exploit, naturally, the brilliancy and novelty of the technical devices that he introduced and that have become famous.</div>
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Paganini was born at Genoa, Italy, February 18, 1784. His father was a petty shopkeeper, uneducated, but fond of music, and a performer on the mandolin.</div>
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The young Niccolo, like most who have made a great mark in music, early showed evidence of his genius, and his father took steps to develop it, forcing his talent, in fact, with the greatest roughness and severity. He studied at first under local teachers. He had made much progress by the time he was six years old, and when he was eight he wrote a sonata. His master made him play a new concerto in church every Sunday, and at the age of nine years, he made his first appearance at a concert. Then he was sent to Ghiretti and Alexander Rolla, of Parma. He even then began to experiment with a veritable frenzy. He made his first concert tour in the neighbouring Lombardy cities when he was thirteen years old, and laid there the foundation of a reputation that never ceased growing during his lifetime.</div>
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He speedily entered upon a checkered and adventurous career, in which his artistic successes were mingled with dissipations of all sorts, especially with a passion for gambling. For some years he experienced the strangest vicissitudes of mood, sometimes giving up the violin for the guitar for months at a time, sometimes devoting himself exclusively to amateur agriculture.
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But he finally began his concert tours again, which he kept up in Italy with constantly increasing success, to the admiration and bewilderment of the public. In 1828 he left Italy for the first time and appeared in Vienna. The contemporary accounts exhaust the resources of language to describe the delirium of excitement and wonder into which his performances threw the whole city. During his long stay in the Austrian capital, he was honoured in every possible way, official and unofficial. His progress through the cities of Germany was similar in kind. He reached Paris in 1831, where his success was quite as great.</div>
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Only in England was he received somewhat coldly, and his business methods aroused opposition: but his pecuniary gains were enormous.</div>
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The winter of 1833 he spent in Paris; one fruit of his sojourn was the symphony with viola obbligato, "Harold in Italy", which Berlioz wrote for him at his suggestion. In 1834 he returned to Italy, where he had invested his great earnings in landed estates. The final chapter of his life was a miserable end to his brilliant career; it was unfolded in France between 1836 and 1840. He joined with a firm of speculators in the building of a clubhouse, called the Casino Paganini, in Paris, nominally for musical entertainments, really for gambling. The government refused it a license: the concerts failed to pay. He hurried to Paris to save the venture by performing at them himself, but he was too ill to play. The company collapsed; he was sued for 50,000 francs, which he had to pay under pain of arrest. As the sentence was about to be executed upon him, he died of laryngeal consumption, on May 27, 1840, being at that time in Nice, in search of health.</div>
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Much has been written about the characteristics of Paganini's playing, which must have been much more than the mere trickery of a virtuoso. He seems to have had a fine though not very large tone, and an expressive cantilena; his intonation was unfailing, his rapidity on the fingerboard lightning-like, his bowing of the highest dexterity. He had such a command of double stops, harmonics, and double harmonics, as none other ever possessed. He introduced or revived a number of novel effects that long puzzled violinists, notably by tuning his instrument in unusual ways.</div>
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His violent staccato, his frequent use of left-hand pizzicato passages, were peculiarities of his playing. One of his most noted feats was to play solos upon the G-string, which he tuned higher, and upon which, by the use of harmonics, he attained a compass if three octaves.</div>
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Paganini's influence upon the modern technique of his instrument and the development of its style was very great, comparable only with that of Liszt upon pianoforte playing. His compositions are not numerous. <a href="http://www.load.cd/" rel="nofollow" target="_new">Paganini's sheet music</a> includes twenty-four caprices for violin solo, twelve sonatas, two concertos, in E flat and B minor, a "Moto Perpetuo", several sets of variations and three quartets for violin, viola, guitar and violoncello.</div>
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There are numerous and variety of musical instruments played by the members of a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marching_band" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Marching band">marching band</a>. Most commonly played musical instruments in a marching band include brass, woodwind and percussion instruments.</div>
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These instruments can be easily carried and simultaneously played by marching band members while marching.</div>
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<b>Brass instruments</b> of a marching band include Cornet, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpet" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Trumpet">Trumpet</a>, Tuba and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_%28instrument%29" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Horn (instrument)">French horn</a>.</div>
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<li>Cornet is similar to a trumpet which is usually pitched in the B flat. Cornet is a transposing instrument that features valves and it is extensively used in brass bands.</li>
<li>The trumpet is also a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument_transposition" rel="wikipedia nofollow" target="_blank" title="Instrument transposition">transposing musical instrument</a> that has undergone numerous changes with the passage of time. The trumpet was initially used for the military purposes to declare danger and today it's used band members of Jazz bands.</li>
<li>Tuba is a deep sound-producing musical instrument and regarded as the largest instrument in brass-wind family.</li>
<li>The main feature of the French horn is that it produces a unique musical effect with bell point backwards. </li>
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<b>Woodwind instruments</b> in a marching band comprise clarinet, flute, oboe and saxophone.</div>
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<li>The Clarinet has undergone numerous innovation and changes since its inception. As a result of unique sound, it is extensively used in band performances.</li>
<li>The flute is a man-made musical instrument and initially, the flutes were made up of wood.</li>
<li>Oboe is one of the musical instruments and has only two keys. This instrument is used in orchestras and military band performances.</li>
<li>The saxophone is available in a variety of types and sizes. Baritone sax, alto sax and tenor sax are the most commonly used saxophone varieties in musical bands.</li>
<li>Bass drum, cymbals, glockenspiel, timpani and xylophone are the <b>percussion instruments</b> used in a marching band.</li>
<li>Bass drum is a percussion instrument regarded as the largest members in the drum family.</li>
<li>Cymbals are shaken, scraped or struck percussion instrument with or without a pitch.</li>
<li>Glockenspiel is the best example of a tuned musical instrument</li>
<li>Timpani is a kind of musical instrument that emerged from the kettledrums.</li>
<li>The xylophone is a variety of percussion instruments that has resonating metal tubes and supported extensively by the frames.</li>
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Most of these instruments can be practised by enrolling in your school's music class. Most teachers allow students to practice these instruments during class. Try practising each instrument before choosing which one you will be using full time. It's important to know the ins and outs of each instrument, which will help with your decision. Visit your local music class for more information.</div>
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