Essay about Concert Review and Bio Tchaikovsky - 888 Words

Classical Concert nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Who likes classical music anyway? That is a question that you may have found me asking a few months ago. As I have listened to the music in class and on my CD that came with the text book, I have noticed that I am growing a little bit more fond of this style of music. I had never really given it a chance until I started attending my younger sister’s concerts and really paying attention to the music. I have realized that classical music isn’t half bad. modern rock is still the music for me, but I have really learned to like and respect classical music over the last few months. The last classical concert I attended was a Christmas themed concert last week. Along with†¦show more content†¦I realized that I was actually enjoying classical music. After the orchestra finished playing, the jazz band played a few songs. The jazz band only contained ten different players and their songs were much more up beat and had quiet a few solos. As the concert came to a close I started to become curious about the people who composed the music that these high school kids were performing. In particular I was interested in Tchaikovsky. I had heard the name before, but didn’t know all that much about the man whose music has lasted all this time. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;When I started my research, on of the first things that I discovered was that Tchaikovsky was a very shy man who put all of his emotions into his music. He was born on May 7th 1840, in Votkinsk, Russia (in the Ural mountains). He first took piano lessons when he was just 7 years old and by the time he was 10, he was attending the school of laws in St. Petersburg. In 1859 he graduated and became a clerk at the Ministry of Justice. As the young man grew older he became more and more interested in music, and in 1861 he began to study with Anton Rubinstein. When he was 26 he started teaching at the Moscow conservatory. While he was teaching, he wrote some of his most famous works, including the ballet, â€Å"Swan Lake† and the very popular, â€Å"First Piano Concerto†. At the time when he was writing these works they were not very well received. However, thereShow MoreRelatedStatement of Purpose23848 Words   |  96 Pagesand working as a teaching assistant Writing Your Statement of Purpose I. Audience and Institutions Several readers within a specific academic discipline or an even more specifically defined research group will read your statement of purpose and review other parts of your application package. Tailor your material to this audience. Knowing your audience and familiarizing yourself with each graduate program will help you write a more effective statement of purpose. Consider the following comments