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Songwriters From Maryland
A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. A songwriter who mainly writes the lyrics for a song is referred to as a lyricist. The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that song writing is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people. For example, a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with the task of creating original melodies. Pop songs may be composed by group members from the band or by staff writers – songwriters directly employed by music publishers. Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers, while others have external publishers. The old-style apprenticeship approach to learning how to write songs is being supplemented by university degrees, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodgers And Hart NYWTS
Rodgers is a patronymic surname of Old English origin derived from the Norman personal name "Roger", with the addition of the genitive suffix "-s" and meaning “son of Roger.” The intrusive “d” in Rodgers is either a Welsh people, Welsh or Scottish people, Scottish addition. The name is a variant of Rogers (surname), Rogers. The name Roger is of Old German origin and was derived from the Old High German name Hruodger, composed of the elements “hruod” “hrōþiz” ("fame", "renown", "honour") and “ger” “gaizaz” ("spear", "lance) thus the name roughly translates to “famous spearman” - a name given to a skilled soldier. In Normandy, the name “Roger” was reinforced by the Old Norse cognate Hróðgeirr and was very popular with the Norsemen. It was they who "borrowed" it from the Gauls they conquered, as they swept through on their long march from Scandinavia to their home in Normandy. The Normans brought the name to England, where it replaced the name " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SongQuarters
HitQuarters was an international music industry publication and contact database founded in 1999. It was noted for its in-depth interviews with industry figures, as well as its A&R and manager contact directory, free artist promo pages and song sale facility, demo reviews and A&R chart,"A&R Star Makers: The Vanishing Gatekeepers" ''LA Weekly'', 11 February 2010. and was the sister site to the songwriting tip sheet SongQuarters. The site was sporadically active from May 2017 up until September 20, 2020, and no posts have been made on its Twitter and Facebook accounts since March and May 2015 respectively. Focus on aiding unsigned and independent artists The website had a strong focus on offering unsigned and independent artists, songwriters ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |