ENGLISH MUSIC AND LITERATURE

Alejandro Álvarez PiedehierroJuan Manuel Díaz Serrano

Victoria Donaire ÁvilaJose Antonio Esteban de la Calle

Marta Gómez Campos

LITERATURE

SHAKESPEARE• He was born in Stratford-

upon-Avon in April in 1564.

• He is considered the best playwright of all time.

• At the age of 18 he got married.

• Hamlet• Romeo and Juliet• A midsummer night’s

dream

JANE AUSTEN• She was an English

novelist.• Her works sets among in

landed gentry.• At the age of 15 she

started to write.• She dead at the age of

42.• Sense and sensibility• Emma• Persuasion• Pride and prejudice

CHARLES DICKENS• He was born in Portsmouth

in 1812.• Easy style work.• In 1833 Dickens started to

write about London life.• Dickens used her novels for

complain about depressing living conditions.

• David Copperfield• Oliver Twist• A Christmas Carol

OSCAR WILDE• He was born in 1856 in

Dublin.• He was a writer, poet and

playwright.• He spoke English, German

and French.• He died bankrupt in Paris at

the age of 46.• The picture of Dorian Gray• Salome• The importance of being

Earnest.

ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE• He was born in 1859 in

Edimburgh.• He was famous for creating

the fictional detective of “Sherlock Holmes”.

• He wrote four novels about Sherlock Holmes.

• In 1900 he wrote his longest book: “La guerra de los Bóers”

• He died of a heart attack at the age of 71.

MUSIC

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

• He was born in 1872.• His fame came with the piece “Fantasy on a

Theme by Thomas Tallis”.• Williams began collecting English folk songs.• Sea Symphony nº1• Symphony nº4

THE BEATLES• The band was formed in

Liverpool in 1960.• John Lennon (rhythm guitar,

vocals); Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals),George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals).

• Their last concert was the 29th of August in 1966 in St. Francisco.

• Abbey Road• Please please me• Help!• Love me do

QUEEN

• It’s a British rock band formed in 1971.

• Musical diversity.• Brian May (guitar),

Freddie Mercury (singer), Roger Taylor (drummer), John Deacon (bass).

• Freddie died in 1991 due to AIDS.

• Another bite the dust.

OASIS• It was formed in 1991.• Gallagher’s brothers were the

leaders and song writers.• It is considered one of the British

musical groups of their country.• 28th August 2009 after an

argument between the Gallagher’s brothers, Noel decide to leave the band.

• After some speculations the band changed its name to Beady Eye.

• Recently has started his solo career.

COLDPLAY• The band was formed in 1996

in London.• Chris Martin (vocals,

keyboard, guitar), Jon Buckland (guitar), Guy Berryman (bass) and Will Champion (drums).

• Coldplay have been an active supporter of various social and political causes.

• The band has won a number of music awards throughout their career.

• “Paradise” the last single.