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Enya Presentation b y Barry Harris Professor Ferrin Music 1010

Enya Presentation b y Barry Harris Professor Ferrin Music 1010. Biography - Overview. Award winning Record sales exceed $80,000,000 Enya vs Enya musical group Enya Nicky Young Roma Ryan Eithne to Enya. Biography - Early. Enya born in Ireland Family loves music

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Enya Presentation b y Barry Harris Professor Ferrin Music 1010

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  1. Enya Presentation by Barry Harris Professor Ferrin Music 1010

  2. Biography - Overview • Award winning • Record sales exceed $80,000,000 • Enya vsEnya musical group • Enya • Nicky Young • Roma Ryan • Eithneto Enya

  3. Biography - Early • Enya born in Ireland • Family loves music • First band – Clannad • Solo career • Theme music • 1987 First album • Piano lessons

  4. Biography – Break Through • Watermark • “Orinoco Flow” • Overnight success • Shepherd Moons • “Caribeean Blue” • “Book of Days”

  5. Biography – Continued Success • Memory of Trees • A Day Without Rain • “Only Time” • Amarantine • International success

  6. Biography – Musical Style • New Age • Celtic roots • Celestial melodies • Mezzo-soprano vocals

  7. Biography – Musical Influence • Influenced New Age Music • Influenced Artists • Nelly Furtado • Relaxing Cello Music

  8. Biography – Multiple Languages • English • Japanese • Loxian (fictional language) • Welsh • SpanishFrench • Latin • Irish Gaelic

  9. Biography - Marketing • No live tours • Difficult to perform • Voice layers • TV appearance • Sing along • Pre-recording • Lip-synch

  10. Biography – Unique Sound • Sonic experimenting • Layered voice • Layered instruments • Unique style

  11. Biography – Personal Life • Victorian castle • Private life • Never Married • Catholic • Doesn’t listen to music

  12. Biography – Achievements • Grammy awards • Academy Award • Best Irish Artist awards • Unlikely rise • Strong following

  13. Composition – Orinoco Flow • ‘Sail Away’ • Breakout hit • Nearly shelved • Produced by Nicky Young • Lyrics by Roma Ryan • Composed and sung by Enya

  14. Composition – Storms in Africa • Two versions • Gaelic • Lyrics by Roma Ryan • Produced by Nicky Young • Composed and sung by Enya

  15. Composition – Book of Days • Two versions • Gaelic • Far and Away • Lyrics by Roma Ryan • Produced by Nicky Young • Composed and sung by Enya

  16. Composition – Only Time • A Day Without Rain • Sweet November • 9 11 tragedy • Lyrics by Roma Ryan • Produced by Nicky Young • Composed and sung by Enya

  17. Listening Guide – Orinoco Flow • Melody is synthesized • Feels like you’re sailing • Echoing effect smooths sound • Chorus and verse combine • Ends with angelic ‘ahh’

  18. Listening Guide – Storms in Africa • Long introduction, long coda • No chorus • Melody slows and quickens • Voices build • Pronounced drums, voice fades

  19. Listening Guide – Book of Days • No coda • Tempo changes • Keyboard harmony, voice melody • Rhythm fades and returns

  20. Listening Guide – Only Time • Snapping on accent • Harmony voices swirl • New harmony, new voices • Voices swirl on each other • Plucking cello strings

  21. Works Cited • "Enya." Amazon.com: Songs, Albums, Pictures, Bios. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2012. <http://www.amazon.com/Enya/e/B000APUOQK/ref=ac_dpt_sa_bio>. • "Enya Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/enya-215198>. • "Enya Biography." ENYA BIOGRAPHY. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2012. <http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Enya-Biography/E0F0FA744983885C482568780014ACBD>. • "Enya." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2012. <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258216/bio>. • "Enya Lyrics, Songs, Videos, Biography, New Album & More!" Enya Lyrics, Songs, Videos, Biography, New Album & More! Enya/Aigle Studios/Warner Music., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2012. <http://enyaone.com/enya-lyrics.html>. • "Enya Spends 'A Day Without Rain'" Billboard. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2012. <http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1314615>. • Pianista, Simone. "Enya - Music of Dreams." Enya, Nicky & Roma - Music of Dreams. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2012. <http://lesien.free.fr/news02_arch40.htm>. • Scaruffi, Piero. "Enya." The History of Rock Music. : Biography, Discography, Reviews, Links. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2012. <http://www.scaruffi.com/vol6/enya.html>. • Wenning, Elizabeth. "Enya." Contemporary Musicians. 1992. Encyclopedia.com. 29 Sep. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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