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S’wonderful: The Lyrics of Ira Gershwin

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It’s not uncommon for an artist to receive an award nomination posthumously; however, two nominations in the same year, for the same award, nearly thirty years after the artist’s death? That takes some serious staying power, power that the…
Composing Your Dreams

Composing Your Dreams: The Music of Hans Zimmer

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Composing Your Dreams If you've ever seen any of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, or watched the Academy Awards this year, you've heard the music of Hans Zimmer. He has composed music for The Ring, Kung…
Langston Hughes

Unhook the Stars: The Lyrics of Langston Hughes

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Unhook the Stars: The Lyrics of Langston Hughes Langston Hughes, born 110 years ago today, has been called "The Poet Laureate of Harlem" for his works depicting the everyday struggles and triumphs of the people of Harlem during the 1920s through…
Elvis Presley

Long Live the King: The Songwriters who made Elvis Presley a legend

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Long Live the King: The Songwriters who made Elvis Presley a legend This past Sunday would have 76th birthday of the King of Rock and Roll himself, Elvis Presley. The very name of this pop music icon immediately calls to mind a host of images…

From Blackwing to Blue Eyes – Happy Birthday Frank Sinatra

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From Blackwing to Blue Eyes - Happy Birthday Frank Sinatra The 1950s were a turbulent decade for legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra. Early years saw him lose his voice due to vocal chord hemmoraging, he divorced his first wife and entered…
Jim Morrison Poetry

Lighting the Fire: The Poetry of Jim Morrison

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Lighting the Fire: The Poetry of Jim Morrison “The time to hesitate is through,/No time to wallow in the mire,/Try now we can only lose,/And our love becomes a funeral pyre.” These words, whose rhyme and meter evoke images of Byron,…

When Words Aren’t Enough: Music in Film

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When Words Aren't Enough: Music in Film There is a story surrounding composer John Williams and the score for “Schindler’s List,” one of the most moving and memorable instances of music in film. As both director Steven Spielberg and Williams…