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Marc-André Hamelin, OC, OQ (born September 5, 1961) is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer [1] who has received 11 Grammy Award nominations. [2] He is on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music .
Richard-Hamelin was born in Lanaudière, Quebec, [3] and took his first piano lessons with his father. [1] He studied at McGill University , where he received his bachelor's degree in 2011. He completed his master's degree at Yale School of Music in 2013.
It went to #4 in the United States, #5 in the United Kingdom, and #1 in Canada. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The song's title refers to a fairy tale from German folklore, the titular character of which is The Pied Piper of Hamelin .
Circus Galop is a piece written for player pianos by Marc-André Hamelin. It was composed between the years 1991 and 1994 and is dedicated to Beatrix and Jürgen Hocker, piano roll makers. Its duration is approximately 4–5 minutes. [ 1 ]
Corigliano partially based the form of the work on Robert Browning's narrative poem "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," arguably the most famous version of the tale. However, the composer altered the narrative to better fit a musical setting, explaining, "The biggest problem was that the legend per se had no elements of virtuosity in it; the Pied ...
Dave Hamelin (born October 3, 1980) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and producer known for his work with indie rock band the Stills.Originally the band's drummer, he moved to guitar and co-lead vocalist in 2005 when guitarist Greg Paquet left the band.
"The Piper" is a track from the 1980 album Super Trouper, by Swedish pop group ABBA. The song is loosely based on the famous story of The Pied Piper of Hamelin, but lyricist Björn Ulvaeus cites the novel The Stand by Stephen King as a source of inspiration. [2]
In 2000, Dominic Viola joined Moonraker, a rock band from Montreal started in 1997 by Brais, Hamelin, Joly and Williamson. After some initial success, including winning the CHOM L'Esprit in 2001, [1] the band moved to Toronto in 2003. [2] In 2005, the band signed with Universal Music Group Canada and Interscope and changed their name to Mobile.