recording artist, singer, actress, producer, and model
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Born: August 9, 1963 Lived in New Jersey Started singing as a
young girl Sang in a church group as a girl
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At age 15 she became a teen model Appeared on the cover of
Seventeen Magazine
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She was 19 when she was discovered by Clive Davis of Arista
Records who signed her immediately. At age 22 released her debut
album at age 22 and scored three number one singles.
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In 1987 she had four more number one hits and earned her first
Grammy. Her most famous song was of course I will always love you
Still today I will always love you is a popular song heard often on
the radio.
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Whitney married singer Bobby Brown after a three year
engagement They were married from 1992 to 2007
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2001: Rampant rumors of drug use swirl around Houston Continues
from there having problems with drugs use
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She sadly died in a Beverly Hills hotel room in February of
2012 never to sing again.
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Whitney Houston Music selection and composition Song 1. I will
Always Love You 4:34 1. 0:00 No Music is playing. 2. 0:06 She
starts singing the into, still no music just her voice. 3. 0:36 She
is still singing without music. The tone is quiet. 4. 0:48 Intro is
over. The Chorus begins. A guitar starts playing and she hold the I
out. The tone is still soft tone. Dynamics are up and down with her
voice.
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5. 1:13 Verse 1 starts. some symbols start ringing and
xylophone rings. 6. 1:23 You can hear in verse 1 a violin play. She
is singing 7. 1:52 Bass and guitar plays the rhythm with a little
percussion in the back, She sings in a deep voice And I and hold it
out for 6 beats. Chorus again. 8. 2:12 Saxophone starts playing at
the end od the chorus. A Bridge starts. Keeps playing with some
percussion in the back ground. The rhythm is a lot higher and up
beat.
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9. 2:40 Verse 2 starts. The tone goes back down. 10. 3:14
Chorus Starts out with a big drum beat. She sings really strong
there has to be a forte in her piece here. 11. 3:43 End of Chorus.
she still sings I will always love you varies times. Hold you for
about 5 beats. 12. 4:00 Outro: The music stops and she sings. The
rhythm slows down. dynamics are wide. 13. 422 Outro. continues on
the last you starts low and goes up about 2 octaves.
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Song 2. I Wanna Dance With Somebody 4:51 1. 0:01 Intro. Music
starts Percussion and keyboard. good tempo. 2. 0:06 - 0:30 Tempo
speeds up music gets louder and She sings a lot of yeah and whoos.
3. 0:33. Verse 1 begins Rhythm and tone comes down a little the
music also softies up for her to start singing. There are varies
different instruments. 4. 1:03 Chorus. Good up tempo and rhythm.
Timbre is distinctive and has many sharp beats.
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5. 1:39 Verse 2 starts. Tempo slows just a hair. the Rhythm
slows down a little too. The music isn't played quite as loud.
There is a wide dynamic up and down of sound. 6. 2:09. Chorus.
Tempo picks back up and the music gets louder. She also sings
louder. Repeats varies times. 7. 2:42. Bridge starts she sings a
little and there are background singers. The tone is 8. 3:00
Continuation of the bridge wide range in the dynamics. 9. Chorus
3:14
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10.3:44 Chorus but there is a change in rhythm. The tone is a
little more higher. 11. 4:02 Outro, the tempo slows down for a
little then picks back up. She repeats Don't you wanna dance say
you wanna dance over and over. 12. 4:40 the music starts to fade
out the rhythm stays about the same. 13.4:51 song ends.
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Song3. I Have Nothing. 4:47 1. Intro: 0:01 Piano plays for 20
seconds at a 1,2,3 beat pace. 2. Verse 1. 0:30 Starts the words.
the tempo stays the same as the intro. there is a small range of
notes. 3. 1:00 verse 2, slight change in the tempo and change in
the key. a little higher octave it hit. 4.1:22 chorus, The range
gets a little wider in notes.
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5.1:51. End of Chorus Slows down a lot in tempo and rhythm. and
6.2:07 Verse 3. goes higher in the notes and keeps a steady tempo.
7. 2:25 verse 4. Tempo and rhythm stays consistent. 8.2:45-3:09
Bridge the rhythm stays the same but towards the end if the bridge
speeds up a little. The percussion gets louder and hit at a faster
tempo. 9. 3:10 Chorus. The dynamics gets louder. But the tempo
stays the same. But also towards the end of the repeat slows way
down.
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10. 3:45 Chorus repeats. The tempo picks back up to the normal
pace. 11.4:10 Chours repets but this time the tempo slows way down
12.4:35. outro, The tempo slows and the music slowly fades out. 13.
4:47 Music ends.
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