Shiyuan Li Essays (271 words) - Music, Classical Music,

Shiyuan Li Which Three famous people would I invite to dinner? If I ever had the opportunity to dine with Jay Chou, Green day, and Schubert, I would be beyond thrilled! Growing up I've listened to a lot of different music, but to me the one that would remind me of my heritage and home the most would be from Jay Chou. His music is expressive, lyrical, and poetic- all traits of Chinese music and style. I would ask him what inspired his music making and how he plans making music! I would tell him that his music has touched millions of Chinese teenagers growing up and that he has a lasting impact on our generation. One of the first American music I started listening to was Green Day. Their music is aggressively modern and a blast to listen to! It was rebellious and fun, and it really outlined my middle school to high school lifestyle. I would tell them that it was their music that inspired me to work with other talented musicians to play their music as well as bond together. Schubert is without a doubt my favorite classical composer. As a pianist, I've worked with many vocalist that do works of Shubert. His work inspires in me a desire to go behind the musical context and investigate on a more lyrical way, even if it is in a completely different language! Schubert is a crazy man and one can hear it from his music, the cold bloodiness and the craziness is overflowing!! It would be my dream to have dinner with these superstars!