Archive for the 'History Of Music' Category

Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson was born in Abott, Texasd April 30th, 1933. Willie was born with music in his heart and he was determined to show the world his talent starting at a young age. He made his first public performance when he was only four years old. Since then he has produced over 100 albums and has been deemed one of the best songwriters of his time.

History Of The Guitar

Rock is possibly the most listened to genre of music. And of course the main instrument for rock is the guitar. There are many different types of guitars that can be found including acoustic and electric. The guitar usually has six strings, but four, seven, eight, ten, and twelve string guitars also exist. Guitars are made and repaired by luthiers.

History Of The Pianoforte

The real name for piano is pianoforte. Piano is just a shortened word that is most commonly used in place of pianoforte.  There were many people who tried to make the piano, but they looked more like unusual forms of stringed keyboard instruments with unusual strings. Many historians beleive though that the piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori of Padua, Italy.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

One of the best composers of time is Ludwig Van Beethoven. Beethoven lived a harsh life when he was forced to take care of his three younger siblings after his mother and father died. He spent many hard years protecting and caring for his family. In July of 1792 he met a man named Haydn. Haydn was a renowned composer who took interest in Beethoven’s talents. He decided to take Beethoven under his wing and teach him how to control his talent and to improve it as well.

The Lute

There are many instruments out there that are very well known. For example we all know the piano, guitar, saxophone, flute, and many more. But there are some instruments that we have never heard before. partly because very few people use them and partly because they are no longer being used.