Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Scott Joplin (1868-1917) Scott Joplin, commonly known as the "King of Ragtime" music, was born on November 24, 1868, in Bowie County, Texas near Linden. Joplin came from a large musical family. His father, Giles Joplin was a musician who had fiddled dance music while serving as a slave at his master's parties. His mother, Florence Givens Joplin, born free and out of slavery, sang and played the banjo, and four of his brothers and sisters either sang or played strings. Joplin's talent

Berlin Singakademie was another primary character in the 19th century revival of Bach’s vocal music. He performed some of Bach’s motets and showed Bach’s music to many of his colleagues and students. Zelter exposed Eduard Devrient and Mendelsshon to the St. Matthew Passion and allowed Mendelssohn to conduct it in 1829. (Arnold, Bach, 89-90.) This time the audience reacted very well, in terms of the music and its religious significance. Reports of the perfoamcne circulated throughout Germany. This

Legacy      Where would music be had it not been for the men that stepped before him. The Motzarts and Beethovens, who wrote the music that today is known as the classics. These men were naturals in their own right, but these people wrote their music in the 17th and 18th century. Many people don't realize all of the changes that music had to go through between that period of music and the present day. One such musician stands alone at the top as one of the movers and innovators

not many people know that some composers are using nationalistic techniques for a completely different reason. In an article in the New York Times written by Richard Taruskin entitled “Nationalism: Colonialism in Disguise”, Taruskin explains how musicians these days are using nationalism, strong patriotic feelings toward ones’ country, as a disguise for colonialism in order to be recognized as a well-known composer such as Beethoven or Brahms. One American composer, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, can also

world of music. Most of his family was not musically talented, but his brother Ira became a wonderful well-known musician. Most of Gershwin's early childhood was spent playing sports, which he was good at, and it interested him. It wasn't until Gershwin was 12

Influence on Rock and Roll Rock and roll music emerged as a part of American teen culture during the notably conservative time period in the country’s history which shortly followed the traumatic events of World War II. Being that the genre’s target audience was white teenagers, many Americans- already overwhelmed and on-edge due to the anti-communist movement inspired by the Cold War- were apprehensive about the influence that this up-and-coming style of music might have on their country’s future.

Evan Yip Professor Diaz MUHL 124 24 January 2017 Radio Assignment On Monday afternoon, January 23rd, I tuned into NPR and classical radio for the 3-4 pm hour of classical music. The radio host was Gigi Yellen who was very knowledgeable about the pieces she had in the playlist for that afternoon. In between pieces she would usually make a comment or two about some extra-musical fact regarding the piece or composer. It was very interesting and I thoroughly enjoyed the hour of listening. There was

artistic beauty, have provided inspiration to nearly every musician after him, from Mozart to Schoenberg. J. S. Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, March 21, 1685. Bach’s uncles were all professional musicians ranging from church organists and court chamber musicians to composers. His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, was the town piper in Eisenach, a post that entailed organizing all the secular music in town as well as participating in church music at the direction

American School Bands, the Times, and the Men Who Influenced the Growth of the Instrumental Music Programs in Schools from 1850 to 1900 Mary Jane Parkington Music 3316 Dr. Keast University of Texas Permian Basin

and Renaissance Music What makes great music great? Over the years music has changed and taken on different styles, form and harmonies. Millions of people love music in every culture. Music has changed over the past several centuries. Most people either love Medieval and Renaissance music or dislike it. I will compare five elements of two eras of music, medieval and renaissance music. Medieval music is Western music written during the middle ages. Renaissance music is music written in Europe