Thursday, October 28, 2010

Johann Pachelbel








Pachelbel was born in 1653 in Nuremberg. He received musical training during his early youth. He married Judith Drommer. He started his professional career as an organist. He played in various locations. Then he found a steady job playing the organ for a church in Vienna. In 1677, he returned to Protestant Germany and settled in Eisenach, Thüringen. Two important events happened while he lived here. Through his appointment as court organist under Daniel Eberlin for Prince Johann Georg of Sachsen-Eisenach, he became known as not only one of the most important German organists, but also one of the most accomplished composers. Johann Pachelbel was one of the greatest composers in the Baroque era and he composed Canon, the most famous composition of the Baroque era. He died August 15, 1690.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Comparing Music

Two Dance Cluster and O Pastor Animarum are very different pieces of music. Two Dance Cluster is a happier song, it has more layers of sound and its a song you can dance to. Pastor Animarum is more like a sad song, it makes you feel weird. The song has only one layer of sound, that are vocals. Two dance Cluster doesn't have vocals but it is much more a lovely tune than a song, the other song is too serious it reminds me of a funeral.You can say both are good pieces of music but one is more complex than the other. Two Dance Cluster was composed in the Renaissance while O Pastor Animarum was composed in the Medieval Times. You can clearly see how music evolved, how it was sad, slow with only one layer of sound to a much more complex tune, even though the song doesn't have word it has more layers of sound and it gives a happier feeling. These two songs are different but they are good in their ways.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Evelyn Glennie

Evelyn Glennie has been death since she was 12 years old. She is now one of the best musicians in the world. In this video she talks about hearing music and how people still think that you cant hear music if you are death. I think thats pretty logical, but Evelyn says we are wrong. She says that you can hear music in many ways. I really dont know if she is saying  the truth because I'm not death. She tells us that she hears music by vibrations and that is why she is so good at her job because she has learned to hear music the right way.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Bugatti Veyron Review

Ben Oliver wrote a review on the Bugatti Veyron 2010. He first talks about his personal expirience driving the car and gives his opinions. As he goes on he starts talking about a roadtrip he had with a friend driving this car. As he talks about the trip he also talks about the car and that makes the review a little bit more entertainig. But it is not very usefull for someone who wants to know more details and facts about the car. This is not a bad review for somone that knows a lot about this car but for someone that has no previews  knowledge this is not the best review. I think that this review is actually good for this car because people who are actually going to buy this car have preview knowlegde of it and very, very, very few people can actually afford it. Ben Oliver did a good review.

Ben Oliver review:
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/great_drives/0909_2010_bugatti_veyron_16_4_grand_sport/index.html