A Brief Biography of Elliot Cook Carter Jr.

James Earl Carter Jr. born on October 1, 1924 was born in Plains, Georgia to James Earl Carter Sr. and Bessie Lillian Gordy. HIs father a peanut farmer and his mother a registered nurse. By the age of ten he started working in his dad store and enjoyed listening to baseball games and politics on the radio with his father. His parents were deeply religious and took him to church and sunday school each week. Carter attended Plains High School, an all white school, and became the first on his father's side of the family to graduate from high school. After high school, Carter went to Georgia Southwestern Junior College and studied engineering. He then went to the Georgia Institute of Technology and enrolled in the Naval ROTC program. After a while he applied and was accepted into the Naval Academy and served time in the navy. In 1962 after the Supreme Court ruling on Baker v. Carr he decided he might have a chance at running for office, so he ran for the Georgia State Senate and

James Earl Carter Jr. was the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Carter was also the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, after two terms in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1967. Cater had accomplished much great success through his years, he had accomplished many major things. He was a very generous man, he was willing to help many people as he could. He was also trying to make peace. Not only Carter was the president or a governor, but he was also a peanut farmer, it was a family tradition.

Carter attended Georgia Southwest College, Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. degree from the United States Naval Academy.​

Growing up on the streets of New York made Copland independent, as his music conveys. He revealed a great interest in music during his early life, composing songs when he was only eight years old (“UXL Biographies”1). Composing at this young age was already a sign of a true gift. Copland’s family had already invested a significant amount of money in the four older children with less than stellar results (“UXL Biographies”1). Copeland’s siblings all took after music for a hobby, but his talent was unmatched. His parents finally paid for private piano lessons with Leopold Wolfsohn when he turned 13 (“UXL Biographies” 1). Short after that he attended Boys’ High School in Brooklyn, where he took music theory classes with Rubin Goldmark for the next four years (“Encyclopedia of World Biography” 1). Goldmark was a very well-known educator in Brooklyn which is why George Gershwin, another great American composer, also studied with Goldmark (“Newsmakers” 1). The teacher of Copland not only taught one, but two, amazing composers, artists, and musicians. In 1924 Copland went to France to study at The

This is Isaiah Carter. After coming back from the heart breaking Normandy Invasion. There’s something more devastating than losing my fellows during the war. I saw the news of Rosa Parks. Because she's black just like me, so she was forced to yield the seat on the bus and she even got arrested by the cops because she refused. Man, what kind of mistakes have we done to deserve all these. Therefore, after serving in the army as a patriot I decide to serve for my African American people. I joined the sit-ins in the 1960. I want the white people to know we are humans too. We African Americans should be treated the same as you white people. Rosa Parks was brave enough to fight against you police officers. Now, I, Isaiah Carter is going to challenge

In W.C. Handy’s early life he had been a composer, musician and music publisher. William Christopher Handy was born to Elizabeth Brewer and Charles Barnard Handy. At a very young age Handy had shown his love of music, and was supported in the pursuit of his dream only by his maternal grandmother, everyone else

When Fela attended the Trinity College school of music it was the first time he was introduced to the European composers of the time. While studying at Trinity he grew to love the trumpet and became very

Our music industry would not be what it is today without one of America’s greatest music legends, Duke Ellington. He made major breakthroughs at a time when the odds were against him. The pioneer who scouted these new regions of musical space more than any other jazz musician of the time was Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899-1974). (Tirro 1993)

Because of his parents’ professions and his earlier talents and hobbies, O’Donnell was inspired to study classical music and composition at the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music. In the early 1980s, O’Donnell earned his Master’s degree cum laude in music composition from the University of South California.

Gabriel taught a number of prominent composers, who took all kinds of different approaches – a testament of Gabriel’s

After graduating from Latrobe High School, Rogers enrolled at Dartmouth College, where he studied for a year before transferring to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Rogers, who'd begun playing the piano at a young age, graduated magna cum laude in 1951 with a degree in music composition.

It wasn’t until the mid 1800s that word came from Europe about these high-art composers, perhaps scaring these once-free New World composers. From then on, the trend of aspiring American composers was to make the pilgrimage to Europe for training. Composers such as George Chadwick were some of the first to make the trip. Chadwick describes his studies abroad as having to harmonize Bach chorales for four years . Correct voice leading and harmony was probably most accurate when confused with that of Bach. This type of analysis and composition was brought back as a trend, just as one might bring back the latest European fashion from Milan.

Beethoven is perhaps the most famous musician of all time. His influence on later composers was extremely huge, to the extent where many composers were intimidated by his music. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 into a family of musicians. His father and grandfather were both musicians at the court of Elector in the German town of Bonn. His grandfather was very respected, but his dad not so much given that he was an alcoholic. At a young age, Beethoven was put in charge of his family’s finances and started a job at the court. He composed music and helped look after the instrumentation. Around the same time, he began to write music. In 1790, an important visitor passed through Bonn: this was Franz Joseph Haydn. He was on his way to London for a visit when he stopped to meet Beethoven and agreed to take him on as a student when he came back from London to Vienna. In 1792, Beethoven moved to Vienna to study with Hayden. Apparently, it did not go as planned. Hayden was old fashion and a little overbearing, while Beethoven was rebellious and headstrong. Beethoven found support among the rich arts who lived in Vienna. Prince Lichnowsky gave him board and lodging at his place for in return, Beethoven would compose music and preform at evening parties.

Anton Bruckner was born on September 4 1824 in the village of Ansfelden, Austria to a family known for being craftsman and farmers. Bruckner was the first of 11 children. Bruckner’s father was the village schoolmaster in charge of teaching music and also was an organist. Bruckner’s first music professor was his father, but unfortunately his father died when Bruckner was just thirteen years old. He later worked as a teacher assistant and at night worked in village’s dances to supplement his income. An interesting fact about Bruckner according to Floros Constantin author of the book “Anton Bruckner: The Man and the Work” is during the time he was a teacher assistant, he was known as a prankster. This is an interesting fact because, in his later years he was a serious and focus man. Bruckner when to school to become an organist and attended the Augustinian Monastery in St Florian where he study and work for many years until his 40’s. Bruckner study the works of Haydn, Wagner and many other composers. This composer are the biggest influencer of his work. (Constantin 3-6)

Ludwig Van Beethoven was one of the greatest musical composers of his time. Starting very young in his studies of music, he held many important positions they would develop him into the composer he became. Born in Bonn, Germany to a singer, he held his first position at the church. He later moved to Vienna where his composed several pieces, and even an opera. He created a new style of music, cyclic form.