【美国人物志】科尔·波特(二) (5/6)
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:
"Kiss Me, Kate"
William Shakespeare
"The Taming of the Shrew"
"Too Darn How"
Stanley Wayne Mathishttp://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201208/201208140358179952183.mp3In 1937, Cole Porter was injured while riding a horse. The horse slid on a muddy hill and fell on top of him. His legs were crushed. Cole Porter spent the rest of his life, 27 years, disabled and in severe pain. Yet he continued writing wonderful songs, musical plays and movies.
In 1948, he wrote what some consider his greatest work. It was a musical play called "Kiss Me, Kate." It was based on William Shakespeare's play, "The Taming of the Shrew." But it takes place in modern times, among a group of actors. The play was produced again on Broadway in 1999.
One of the most famous songs in the musical is called "Too Darn Hot." It is a funny song about how hard it is to be interested in love in really hot weather. Stanley Wayne Mathis sings it in "Kiss Me, Kate."
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