Michel Legrand started out as a musician and songwriter, but later opened up as a singer. The maestro has won the prestigious Oscar three times. He is the recipient of five Grammy and Golden Globe awards. He is remembered as a film composer. Michel has created musical accompaniments for dozens of legendary films. Musical works for the films "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and "Tehran-43" […]
Jazz
Jazz arose under the influence of African rhythms. The first mention of the genre appeared in early 1910 in the United States of America. Gradually, he penetrated all corners of the world. The vast majority of the variety of jazz is characterized by swing, vocal expression, improvisation, as well as reliance on riffs.
The foundation of the genre is: melody, rhythm, harmony. Its main feature is the freedom of rhythm. Jazz awakens in musicians a sense of lightness and freedom. Pulsation is of particular importance for jazz.
Jazz has features that are characteristic of African American music. Almost every musical instrument can sound like a percussion instrument. During the performance of the tracks, popular conversational tones are used.
Raimonds Pauls is a Latvian musician, conductor and composer. He collaborates with the most popular Russian pop stars. The authorship of Raymond owns the lion's share of the musical works of the repertoire of Alla Pugacheva, Laima Vaikule, Valery Leontiev. He organized the New Wave competition, earned the title of People's Artist of the Soviet Union and formed an opinion of an active public figure. Children's and youth […]
James Last is a German arranger, conductor and composer. The musical works of the maestro are filled with the most vivid emotions. The sounds of nature dominated James's compositions. He was an inspiration and a professional in his field. James is the owner of platinum awards, which confirm his high status. Childhood and youth Bremen is the city where the artist was born. He appeared […]
George Gershwin is an American musician and composer. He made a real revolution in music. George - lived a short but incredibly rich creative life. Arnold Schoenberg said about the work of the maestro: “He was one of the rare musicians for whom music was not reduced to a question of greater or lesser abilities. Music was for him […]
The singer of ethno-rock and jazz, Italian-Sardinian Andrea Parodi, died quite young, having lived only 51 years. His work was dedicated to his small homeland - the island of Sardinia. The folk music singer did not get tired of introducing the melodies of his native land to the international pop crowd. And Sardinia, after the death of the singer, director and producer, perpetuated the memory of him. Museum exposition, […]
Artist Oleg Leonidovich Lundstrem is called the king of Russian jazz. In the early 40s, he organized an orchestra, which for decades delighted admirers of the classics with brilliant performances. Childhood and youth Oleg Leonidovich Lundstrem was born on April 2, 1916 in the Trans-Baikal Territory. He was brought up in an intelligent family. Interestingly, the last name […]
