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Who influenced Duke Ellington?
he was smoking crack and he took to much stare roids and then he died then pooped in his grave yard and then he was stupid and turn to a poop skeletonTHE END YOU ARE LOSERS! WHO READ THIS LOL!*number one:the person who wrote this answer was very childish. Duke Ellington was influenced by his childhood and the sounds around him. At the age of seven his parents introduced him to music and he began lessons. For the immature person that wrote whats posted above my entry, you have no respect for anyone and nor do you have respect for yourself. -Chasey Bear.man you suck i think your races loser and your going to die in a poop grave hahahahahaha =P loser
When did bela bartok het started in music?
Bartok was raised in a musical family, his father played the cello and his mother gave piano lessons. he was playing music on the piano before the age of four and began formal lessons from his mother soon afterwards.
Why did Duke Ellington choose the name Duke?
He didn't. From when he was very young, his mother enforced good manners in him, surrounding him with dignified women to teach him to live elegantly and speak eloquently. His gracefulness and causal behavior, combined with dashing attire gave his friends the impression that he could be a young nobleman. His friends began calling him "Duke."
Who recorded the song 'Take the A train'?
Duke Ellington played it, but the interesting part is that Duke had a writing partner whose name I can't for the life of me remember, who wrote the song as he was reading the directions that Duke gave him about how to get to Duke's apartment...on the A-train route in NY. William Thomas (Billy) Strayhorn used the directions to Mr. Ellington's home as the lyrics writing an original compostion. The result was "Take the A Train".
Who gave Pennsylvania to William Penn?
The Duke of York gave Pennsylvania and Delaware to William Penn for free. The Duke of York was King Charles II's brother. King Charles gave Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York to Duke of York who then gave Pennsylvania and Delaware to William Penn.
Who gave schubert lessons in theory?
i did
Who gave a piano concert tour at the age of 7?
Who gave a piano concert tour at the age of 7 mozart, beethoven, haydn
Who wrote song don't get around much anymore?
Duke Ellington originally composed and recorded it in 1940 as a big band instrumental called "Never No Lament" and then in 1942 Bob Russell wrote lyrics for it and gave it the new title "Don't get around much anymore"
Did Carl Sagan play piano?
Yes. Neither of Carl's parents was entirely sold on an astronomy career, so they bought young Carl a piano. Carl threw himself into his lessons. He played beautifully, according to family friends. While still in his teens, he gave a student recital at Carnegie Hall.
Why did Lord Berkeley look for New Jersey?
Because the Duke of York gave them the land as their own. Because the Duke of York gave them the land as their own.
Did George Michael have singing lessons?
Yes, he definitely did have lessons. I remember reading about it in the 80s. There was a woman that gave him lessons. She also gave Boy George lessons. She said that George Michael had a great voice and a good ear.
What is the history of the Ellington typeface?
Ellington is a display typeface and was designed in 1990 by Michael Harvey. It is named after Duke Ellington, because it is said to be a daring, modern typeface which evokes his spirit. It is published by Monotype Imaging. Michael Harvey is a lettering artist specializing in calligraphy. The Ellington font thus has a definite calligraphic influence. He drew the first sketches for the font in 1983. Numerous foundries showed interest in the design, but it was Monotype that worked with him in finalizing the design in the late 1980s. In all, Michael Harvey created over a thousand drawings for Monotype Imagining for digitizing the Ellington family of four weights plus italics. Michael Harvey drew Ellington with a tall x-height and narrow set to give the typeface economy of space in short texts with a presence to make a strong statement in display sizes. He took great care to make sure that the set for Ellington would be typographically please. He gave the letters long horizontal serifs to allow for graceful spacing. Vertical strokes are thick and horizontal strokes are thin. He says that the name Ellington just came to him out of the blue. He is a jazz fan. The type family was launched at Type 90 held in Oxford, England, where the sounds of a band playing Duke Ellington's music was heard on the last night of the party.
