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… 6, 1945. His mother, Cedella Marley Booker, would tell you that to the best of her recollection, it was exactly two months prior. If you asked his Rastafarian brethren when he was born, adding that there seems to be no birth certificate for the man,…

… tall spiked hair, leather accessories with metal spikes and those little converse shoes; but where did it all originate from? Where did the whole punk rock scene start and when did it change from the youth's political view and standing point on music's…

… After a few years, him moved with his mother to Yonkers, New York, where he would be raised. His father left him at a young age, leaving him forced to reside with an abusive mother. At 7, DMX was sent to a group home, where he would spend more than…

… by Ani Difranco Fuel by the singer-song writer, and guitarist Ani Difranco, was born in Buffalo, New York on September 23, 1970, she began her career at the age of nine, when her guitar teacher helped her land her first gig -- performing a set of…

… on the key of F minor and in sonata form. It begins with an 'andante non troppo' section and moves into 'allegro vivace.' Within the movement, evidence of Bartok's organisational compositional approach can be seen in the precise timings given for each…

… developed over the years leading up to the 20th century. In the romantic period, 'heavy' operas by composers such as Verdi and Puccini lead to a reaction in Europe where composers such as Offenbach began to write lighter comedy operas. In England during…

… back in the Sixties, and was created as a direct result of the corporate buying of bands and the mass commercialism of music. Now, however, it is more common to see someone "being a punk" rather than seeing someone "be punk". Punk is different…

… instead word-of-mouth transmission of information was what was used, and this was far from reliable. The most common form of music performed was the praising of the Lord by monks in a monastery by means of chant. It was at this point, when music…

… HALL 15 MAY 1998 KPATIKH OPXHÓTPA ÁÈÇÍÙÍ Conductor: ÂÕÑÙÍ ÖÉÄÅÔÆÇÓ Soloist: INGRID HAEBLER Performing group: 19 A' violins 16 B' violins 14 violas 12 cellos 9 contra basso 5 flutes 5 oboe 5 clarinets 5 bassoons 8 horns 5 trumpets …

… In some ways, he can be compared to a modern rock and roll star. Franz Liszt was born in Raiding, Hungary, on October 22, 1811. Much like Mozart, he was a very great piano player at a very young age.…