Philip Glass

Philip Glass was born January 31st, 1937 in Baltimore, US (Strickland, pp.4). During the 20th century, he is one of the most famous musicians. When he was a teenager, Philip Glass learned the flute. Philip Glass is a genius of music. When he was 15 years old, he went to the University of Chicago.

Lastly, I will give my evaluation of one of his several world-renowned compositions. Steve Reich was recently called “America’s greatest composer” (The Village Voice). That is exactly what he is. He was born on October 3, 1936 in New York City, NY. Reich had his first big music debut at the young age of 14 when he was introduced to Stravinsky and Bach (Morrison).

After performing for the prime minister and his daughter, he achieved enormous amounts of recognition from all around the world, which advanced his career into the next level. Also, he presents himself as a role model for future generation artists who are developing all over the world. He mainly produces in the genres of jazz, pop/rock, and vocal. He developed his love and passion of music from his grandfather, who introduced him to swing era tunes. Bublé is a respected vocalist in contemporary music because he uses his smooth and unique voice to sing in various genres and styles.

Gershwin is still celebrated by many aspiring music artists and composers. He was able to innovate music and make into his own. Although he died at a young age he still had the biggest impact on American music in the 20th century. Thanks to Gershwin innovating music genres he has made room for more and more artists to thrive today.

Glass took the art of minimalism and brought it to the mainstream which revolutionized the music world. His repetitive sounds throughout movements in his compositions are seen as something of genius today and will continue to be in the future. Philip Glass, a minimalist who has written a large variety of music from chamber music to opera, is without a doubt a very influential contemporary music icon.

Throughout the speech he gives out tips and advice about making it in the entertainment world. Since he is so respected as a musician this advice is valuable to the graduates. He made music sound like the most important thing in the world, which I think gave a lot of importance to the graduates. He called the talent they had a gift that only unique people like them had.

Due to his talent, Andrew Lloyd Webber has been asked by many professional soloists and groups to compose music for them. These qualities of Andrew Lloyd Webber prove that he is a truly successful composer. Andrew Lloyd Webber has composed a lot of fantastic musicals. Critics have even appreciated Andrew Lloyd Webber, which isn't a very common thing to happen. David Lister remarks that Lloyd Webber received this compliment due to his composition, The Beautiful Game.

Aaron Copland was born on November 14, 1900 in New York City. His musical works ranged from ballet and orchestral music to choral music and movie scores. For the better part of four decades Aaron Copland was considered the premier composer of 20th Century American Music. Copland learned to play piano from an older sister. By the time he was fifteen he had decided to become a composer.

When he was a teenager he was accepted as a clarinet soloist. He joined the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1959. He stayed playing in this Orchestra for thirty years. Karl Leister in this time was recognize as a big major soloist and chamber musician. Being in the Berlin soloist help him because he made a big number of very important and masterful recordings.

As a skilled young genius, Mozart’s early life was full of many occurrences which led to his fame. At the age of four, Mozart was able to play minuets and scherzos on the piano, and his father, realizing his great genius, devoted much time to his son. When Mozart was six years old many people wondered at his extraordinary skill, and in 1763 he traveled all over Europe with his family playing for courts and learning many languages. Amazingly at the age of 13, he composed his first opera called “The Fake Simpleton.” And although he was knighted by the pope and popular with the people, the young teenager couldn’t find any work and spent the rest of his young life in Salzburg composing two more operas and the nine movement “Haffner Senerade.” After traveling to Parris in 1778 and then returning, Mozart became the part time organist in the court of Prince Archbishop of Salzburg but left in 1781 because of a disagreement with the Prince. Making his living by giving piano lessons, concerts and selling his compositions, Mozart soon married Constanze Weber.