pianist

A pianist is a person who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an orchestra or smaller ensemble, or accompany one or more singers or solo instrumentalists. A performing classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very young age, some as early as three years old. Many well-known classical composers were capable pianists themselves; for example, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, and Sergei Rachmaninoff were all virtuoso pianists. Most pianists, to some degree, specialize in performing the music o ...

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Edwin LeMar Cole, known as Buddy Cole (born December 15, 1916 in Irving, Illinois, died November 5, 1964), was a jazz pianist and orchestra leader. He played behind a number of pop singers, including Rosemary Clooney, Jill Corey, and The Four Lads, who recorded for Columbia Records. Buddy Cole started his musical life in the theater playing between movies. He moved to Hollywood and played with a couple of bands before becoming a studio musician. He played piano for Bing Crosby for a number of years and also toured with R ...

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Wynton Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter and composer. He is among the most prominent jazz musicians of the modern era, and one of the best-known instrumentalists in classical music. As an African-American, Wynton Marsalis has been forthright in addressing matters of race. Marsalis has made his reputation with a combination of exceptional skills in jazz performance and composition; a sophisticated, yet earthy and hip, personal style; an impressive knowledge of jazz and jazz history; and a virtuosity in c ...

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The Cinematic Orchestra is a British-based jazz and electronic outfit, created in the late 1990s by Jason Swinscoe, which records on the Ninja Tune independent record label. Other members include saxophonist / pianist Tom Chant, bassist Phil France, drummer Daniel Howard; former members include Luke Flowers (drums), Jamie Coleman (trumpet), T. Daniel Howard (drums) and Alex James (piano). In both live and studio context, the Cinematic Orchestra employ a live band which improvises along with a turntabilist and electronic elements such ...

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Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter (October 3, 1792 - September 26, 1871) British composer, pianist and educator. Born in London, the son of Richard Huddleston Potter, Cipriani was named after his godmother (a relative of Giovanni Battista Cipriani). His father begun his musical instruction, which was continued by Thomas Attwood, William Crotch and Joseph Woelffl. In 1817, Potter went to Vienna, where he met Beethoven and received compositional advice from him. Coming back to England in 1819, Potter became famous as a pianist, givin ...

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Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941) is an American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer who is arguably best known for his work during the 1970s in the genre of jazz fusion, although his contributions to straight-ahead jazz have been tremendous. He participated in the birth of the electric fusion movement as a member of Miles Davis's band in the 1960s, and in the 1970s formed Return to Forever. He continued to pursue other collaborations and explore various musical styles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Among jazz pian ...

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• Chick Corea - Solo and collaborative releases
• Chick Corea - With Gary Burton
• Chick Corea - Circle
• Chick Corea - Return to Forever
• Chick Corea - Chick Corea Elektric Band
• Chick Corea - Chick Corea & Origin

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Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (sometimes transliterated Ashkenazi) (Russian: Влади́мир Дави́дович А́шкенази) (born July 6, 1937) is a conductor and, more notably, a pianist. He was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, but has been an Icelandic citizen since 1972. Ashkenazy began his studies at the age of 6 and showing prodigious talent, was accepted at the Central Music School at 8. A graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, he won second prize in the prestigious International Frederick Chopin Piano C ...

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Charles Rosen (born May 5, 1927) is an American pianist and music theorist. Rosen has carried out a double career. As a virtuoso pianist he has appeared in numerous recitals and orchestral engagements around the world, and has recorded a number of 20th century works at the invitation of their composers, including works by Igor Stravinsky, Elliott Carter, and Pierre Boulez. Rosen is also the author of many widely admired books about music. Perhaps his most famous work is The Classical Style (2nd ed., 1997, New York ...

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The violoncello, or as it is more commonly to refered to as the cello or 'cello (pronounced Cheh-loh), is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. Cello - Description. The name 'cello is an abbreviation of the Italian violoncello, which means "little violone". The violone is an obsolete instrument, a large viol, similar to a modern double bass. The cello is most closely associated with European classical music. It is part of the standard orchestra and featu ...

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• Cello - Body
• Cello - Upper neck and pegbox
• Cello - Tailpiece and endpin
• Cello - Bridge and f-holes
• Cello - Internal features
• Cello - Glue
• Cello - Bow
• Cello - Development
• Cello - Sound
• Cello - Playing Technique
• Cello - Body Position
• Cello - Left Hand Technique
• Cello - Right Hand Technique
• Cello - Tuning and range
• Cello - Sizes
• Cello - Accessories
• Cello - Current use
• Cello - Orchestral
• Cello - Solo
• Cello - Quartet/Ensembles
• Cello - Pop Music
• Cello - Makers / Luthiers
• Cello - Cellists

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Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 50 miles northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 111,000 citizens and is one of the most important cities in the northern and eastern parts of the country. Zwolle - History. Archaeological finds indicate that the area surrounding Zwolle was already inhabited by an ancient Isala tribe around 1500 B.C. The modern city was founded around 800 A.D. by Frisian merchants and troops of Charlemagne. The name Zwolle co ...

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Meaning is determined by use, in the context of a "language-game" {later} Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (IPA: /'luːtvɪç 'joːzɛf 'joːhan 'vɪtgənʃtaɪn/) (April 26, 1889 – April 29, 1951) was an Austrian philosopher who contributed several ground-breaking works to modern philosophy, primarily on the foundations of logic, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind. He is widely regarded as one of ...

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Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (September 30, 1852 - 29 March 1924) was an Irish composer. Stanford was born in Dublin, the only son of John Stanford, examiner in the court of chancery (Dublin) and clerk of the Crown, Co. Meath. Both parents were accomplished amateur musicians; his father sang bass and his mother was a pianist. Charles trained under R.M. Levey (violin), Miss Meeke, Mrs Joseph Robinson, Miss Flynn and Michael Quarry (piano); and Sir Robert Stewart taught him composition and organ. His precocious ability was reco ...

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A windscreen wiper (windshield wiper in North America) is a device used to wipe rain and dirt from a windscreen. Almost all automobiles are equipped with windscreen wipers, often by legal requirement. Confusingly, some legal systems require wipers without requiring a windscreen. A wiper generally consists of an arm, pivoting at one end and with a long rubber blade attached to the other. The blade is swung back and forth over the glass, pushing water from its surface. The speed is normally adjustable, with several continu ...

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Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is the 66th and current United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush. She replaced Colin Powell on January 26, 2005. Condoleezza Rice was previously Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term (2001–2005). Before joining the Bush administration, she was a Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and served as Provost from 1993 to 1999. Condoleezza Rice - Childhood. Condoleezza Ric ...

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Welcome followed the jazz fusion formula that the preceding Caravanserai followed, with a different lineup this time. Gregg Rolie had left the band along with Neal Schon to form Journey and they were replaced with Leon Thomas and John McLaughlin, who had collaborated with Carlos Santana on his solo album, Love Devotion and Surrender. Welcome also featured John Coltrane's widow, Alice, as a pianist on the album's opening track, "Going Home." Because this ...

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Vasily Vasiliyevich Smyslov (Васи́лий Смысло́в) (born March 24, 1921) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was World Champion from 1957 to 1958. He is known for his positional style and, in particular, for his precise handling of the endgame, but many of his games feature spectacular tactical shots as well. He has made enormous contributions to chess opening theory in many openings, including the English Opening ...

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Daniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is an Argentinean-Israeli pianist and conductor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina; his parents were Russian Jews. He now also is an Israeli national. Barenboim first came to fame as a pianist but now is best-known as a conductor and for his work with mixed orchestras of Arabs and Jews. In 2001, he sparked a controversy in Israel by conducting the music of Wagner. Daniel Barenboim - Marriage. Daniel Barenboim was married to Jacqueline du Pre until her death in ...

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Wilhelm Furtwängler (January 25, 1886 – November 30, 1954) was a German conductor and composer. Wilhelm Furtwängler - Life and work. Furtwängler was born in Berlin into a prominent family. His father Adolf was an archaeologist, his mother a painter, and his brother Phillip a mathematician. Most of his childhood was spent in Munich, where his father taught at the university. He was given a musical education from an early age, and developed an early love of Beethoven, a composer he remained closely assoc ...

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• Wilhelm Furtwängler - For Orchestra
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Wilhelm Kempff (November 25, 1895 – May 23, 1991) was a German pianist and composer. Kempff was born in Jüterbog, Germany and studied in Berlin and Potsdam. He toured widely throughout contintental Europe and much of the rest of the world, but did not make his first London appearance until 1951, and did not play in New York until 1964. He gave his last public performance in Paris ...

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Clarence Williams (November 8, 1898 – November 6, 1965) was a jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher. Williams was born in Plaquemine, Louisiana, ran away from home at age 12 to join Billy Kersand's Traveling Minstrel Show, then moved to New Orleans. At first Williams worked shining shoes and doing odd jobs, but soon became known as a singer and master of ceremonies. By the early 1910s he was a well regarded local entertainer also playing piano, and was composing new tunes by 1913. Will ...

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