Search results for "Pianist" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Percy Aldridge Grainger (July 8, 1882 – February 20, 1961) was an Australian-born pianist, composer and champion of the saxophone and the Concert ...9 KB (1,396 words) - 00:35, 24 November 2022
- greatest conductors. Growing up as a pianist and then working in operatic ... making his first public appearance as a pianist when he was nine. However ...16 KB (2,368 words) - 04:44, 22 November 2023
- | Occupation = Pianist | Years_active = 1920-1989 ... 5 November 1989) was an American classical pianist of Ukrainian birth. In his ...22 KB (3,176 words) - 20:45, 3 May 2023
- George Otis Winston III (February 11, 1949 – June 4, 2023) was an American pianist who was a popular contemporary instrumental performer. Best ...27 KB (3,773 words) - 21:17, 29 October 2023
- Francis Poulenc was born in Paris. His mother, an amateur pianist, taught him to play, and music formed a part of family life. An outstanding ...8 KB (1,187 words) - 05:16, 30 September 2022
- Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. He is known for his unique improvisational style ...19 KB (2,925 words) - 17:54, 30 April 2023
- by such an internationally renowned pianist. Barber composed three ... The Piano Concerto was composed for and premiered by pianist John ...10 KB (1,559 words) - 02:18, 23 December 2022
- early age by his father, an amateur jazz pianist. Michael and his brother ... After Dreams, Brecker played with his brother in pianist and band ...11 KB (1,729 words) - 16:53, 9 November 2022
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel or Jan Nepomuk Hummel (November 14, 1778 – October 17, 1837) was a composer and virtuoso pianist of Austrian origin from ...12 KB (1,784 words) - 14:45, 1 August 2022
- Suffolk) was a British composer, conductor, and pianist. ... Britten was also an accomplished pianist, and sometimes performed ...11 KB (1,637 words) - 09:18, 27 September 2023
- Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle ...14 KB (2,253 words) - 08:50, 27 September 2023
- provided some musical influence. He was a pianist, dancer, and singer on the ... developing style. In 1937, Parker joined pianist Jay McShann's territory ...17 KB (2,690 words) - 00:38, 5 December 2023
- Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (June 21, 1902 – October 3, 1969) was an American blues singer, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter. ...11 KB (1,632 words) - 22:46, 29 January 2023
- Franz Liszt (Hungarian: Liszt Ferenc) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer of the Romantic period ...26 KB (3,891 words) - 09:36, 11 April 2024
- April 22, 1983), was an African-American jazz pianist. Earl Hines is one of jazz music’s most legendary pianists and one of the greatest. His ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 17:33, 12 February 2024
- his own. A notable influence was concert pianist Salvatore Sullo, from whom ... his second wife Gayle Moran, vocalist/pianist who was a member of John ...29 KB (4,117 words) - 21:00, 9 December 2023
- composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. He was also known for his ... staying true to its roots. When joined by pianist Jaki Byard, they were dubbed ...23 KB (3,414 words) - 22:22, 4 December 2023
- Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was a legendary jazz cornet player, as well as a very gifted pianist. ...14 KB (2,109 words) - 18:01, 31 October 2023
- in front of the keyboard, so that all the pianist's power came from the ... performers. He was probably the first pianist to publicly perform a cycle ...18 KB (2,898 words) - 18:57, 25 November 2023
- Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), born Nathaniel Adams Coles, was a popular American jazz singer-songwriter and pianist. ...30 KB (4,453 words) - 01:27, 11 November 2022
