【美国人物志】科尔·波特(二) (6/6)
科尔·波特(Cole Porter 1891.6.9--1964.10.15),美国著名男音乐家 1891年6月9日，科尔·波特生于美国印第安纳州的秘鲁。6岁时的科尔就在母亲的辅助下开始了音乐学习。10岁时，其完成了处女作“Song of the Birds”，后又发表了多部音乐作品。童少年时代科尔所展示出的音乐天赋已使人不容小视。 高中时代与耶鲁大学的求学生涯意味着科尔·波特的音乐创作又步入一个崭新的阶段。为各种学生组织及团体创作的超过300首音乐作品是这一阶段最有据的创作历程。Hints:
Cole Porter
"Cancan"
Lindahttp://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201208/201208140355487854243.mp3Cole Porter had another hit show in 1953, called "Cancan." It was his final play. That same year, Porter's wife, Linda, died. Porter was very sad, and increasingly disabled by his old injury. He died at the age of 73 in 1964.
In 1991, America celebrated the 100th anniversary of Cole Porter's birth. Special concerts celebrated his music. New recordings were issued. Jazz singers and symphony orchestras recorded his songs.
So did several rock-and-roll artists. They made a recording and special music video to honor him. All the money earned from the recording and video was given to research on AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
AIDS is a disease that was first discovered among homosexual men.
Today, Cole Porter's songs are still valued for their beauty, humor and intelligence. And for their unexpected jokes and word play. They shine like jewels, one critic said. They are shot through with love that sometimes feels like pain.
There seems little doubt that Cole Porter's songs will continue to be sung. They will make us laugh. They will make us cry. And they will touch the deepest truths of our emotions.
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