Pashidi Dissanayake

  Jazz is a type of music which originated in the Southern States of America during the modern period. It became very prominent later in the New Orleans, chiefly among the black Americans. Before the term Jazz was used Ragtime was the popular name for this style. Scott Joplin was one of the leading exponents of the performance of Rag. One of the first Rags to be notated by him is "The Maple Leaf Rag". "The Entertainer" was also composed by Scott Joplin. Which is a very popular piece of music today. There are different types of Jazz styles. Namely Swing, Be-Bop, Ragtime, Blues, Retrospective Jazz, Boogie woogie, Free Jazz, Jazz rock etc. The famous jazz musicians were Scott Joplin, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong , Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman and Benny Goodman  

  Erlking is a poem by Johann Von Goethe. The poem has been set to music by several composers. but most notably by Franz Peter Schubert. An anxious young boy is being carried at night by his father on horse back.  The time is unusually late and the weather unusually bad for travel. It becomes apparent that the boy is delirious and the father is rushing him to the medical aid. the son seems to see and hear beings  his farther does not.  but the chooses to comfort his son. the child sees a wisp of fog, rustling leaves, shimmering willows. but  finally , the child shrieks that he has been attacked . the father rides faster. so unfortunately the boy is dead. so this is the story of this song. The song is sung by a single vocalist with the strong piano backing.  So this is the one of my favorite song. 

  My 21st birthday is a very happy day. that day my idea was to give alms to the temple. so my parents and family relatives all got together and gave a alms to the  temple in our village. When I finished  it and came home I was very surprised. Because my best friend had prepared a little party with a nice cake. I was very  surprised  because it was something I did not expect. I received a lot of gifts from my parents, friends, and relatives. All of that is very special to me. And i started to move forward with a lot of hopes and wishes.  So that day I will never forget. So thank you my loving mom, dad, friends and relatives for giving me such a beautiful day.

  I write about the piano because it's my favorite musical instrument.  So the piano is probably the most popular instrument of all instruments. It has very wide range of 88 keys. The piano forte was first invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori an Italian harpsichord builder. Later it was developed by John Broadwood.  The piano has 3 basic pitch areas each of which has particular timber, low, middle, high. Sounds are made on the piano by felt hammer hitting steel strings. And  each note has 2 or 3 strings which are stretched over an iron frame. and a wooden sound board placed under the strings. it amplify the sounds When I play the piano, I feel like I'm in the heaven. Because when I play the piano I feel like my pain, stress are go away from me.  So the piano is the best medicine for me to release all of my pains. And also piano is the best instrument that can speak to the humans heart.

  An opera is a drama sung to orchestral accompaniment. It includes acting, dancing, scenery and costumes. Here the story is revealed through song, rather than the spoken dialogue in ordinary dramas The singing is divided between a soloist or a group of soloists. And the text of the opera is called 'The libretto' and is usually written by a librettist or dramatist, and it is set to music by the composer. A song for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment is called 'The Aria. Mozart , Wagner , Verdi , and Bizet are some of the versatile composers of the opera. 

Dear nocturnal sky, You are full of small sparkle lights. The small sparkle lights that you have, brings you weird beauty. You are so lucky, Because you  have the glowing moon.  It is the magic of the night sky, Nothing can be compared. My dear nocturnal sky, When I look at you everyday And tell you all of my secrets. So when will you tell me your secrets? Even though you are dark, Lots of sparkles coming together to make you beautiful. But  even the darkness of humans life, No one coming together to make beautiful. So my dear nocturnal sky, I have a one wish for you. Can't you give a few stars that you have, To light up the lives of people trapped in the dark.      

  W.A Mozart is my favorite classical composer. He was born in the beautiful town of Salzburg, Austria in 1759. His father  Leopold Mozart was also a musician who taught his son. Mozart started composing when he was five. and also  he was  known as "Child Prodigy".  By the time Mozart was ten years old, he had composed his first three symphonies and thirty other works. So music flowed from him unceasingly making him the supreme master of the classical style. and Mozart wrote in every medium of musical compositions of his day and excelled in everyone.   So his last years were filled with financial and health problems. but just before the end of his life, a mysterious stranger appeared before him and requested him to compose a Requiem ( a mass for the dead). He died before it was completed and his pupils completed the work and performed it on the day of his funeral. So Mozart died on 5th December 1791.