 Born June 17, 1973  Brooklyn, New York  Son of Harold Pincus and Edna Manilow

 Grew up in Brooklyn, New York.  Tall, skinny, and self conscience of his large nose  Not very athletic, not popular and bullied by other kids

13 years of age  Legally changed his name to Barry Manilow  His mother, Edna, married Willie Murphy  Is exposed to multiple genres of Music  Receives his first piano as a gift

 Manilow married Susan (maiden name unknown)  The marriage only last a year and ends in divorce

 Wrote his first song, “Ain’t Got A Nickle, Ain’t Got A Dime” with the help of his friend Larry  Manilow and two of his friends start making music

 Enrolled at City College  Transferred to New York College of Music  Manilow begins to write, arrange and produce jingles for radio and TV  An off Broadway musical is added to his resume  Manilow meets Bette Midler and started arranging her performances

 1972, Manilow if offered his first record deal  1973, he joined Midler on a national tour  Manilow becomes a performer

 Manilow resists singing songs that he had not written  The songs that make him famous are not his compositions  Fame opens many doors

 Copacaban rockets Manliow to the top  Manilow writes & stars in a made for TV movie  Copacaban also inspires a stage musical  Manilow writes the musical “Harmony”

 Thumbelina  Pebble and the Penguin  Oliver and Company

 Manilow continues to perform  He continues to write music  Enjoys a large and loyal fan base

 Mandalay Bay  The Hilton  The Paris Theatre

 “Manilow Music Project”provides schools with funding for to support music programs  Instrument drive

 Countless awards since 1975  2007 – 75 million albums sold  2013 – Manilow Way

Composition History  Written by: Barry Manilow (Music) and Marty Panzer (Lyrics)  1977 Golden Beach, Florida  Released in 1978 and hit #19 on the Billboard top 100 in June 1978

Listening Guide  0:00 Introduction: Melody is ascending and played in major, rhythm is slow, timber is piano, at 0:07 wind and strings join and begins to build.  0:14 Verse 1: melody is ascending and played in major, rhythm is slow, timer is piano, it has a smooth texture, the harmony is monophonic. The dynamic stats out starts out medium and builds at the end. Vocals have a medium range.  0:44 Verse 2: Melody is ascending and played in major, rhythm is medium, timber is piano, percussion comes in as the music builds and strings join. The harmony is monophonic. The Dynamics build and build toward the end of the verse.  1:14 Chorus: Melody is ascending, and played in major, rhythm is medium, timber is piano, percussion, strings, and wind. The dynamics is much more intense. Harmony is monophonic.  1:44 Instrumental Piece: 13 second instrumental piece with piano and strings that brings the song back to a softer texture.  1:57 Verse 3: Melody is ascending, played in major. rhythm is medium and a brief silence 2:30 to create drama. Timber is piano, percussion, stings and wood instruments, but has a more full sound that verse 2. Harmony is still monophonic.  2:30 Chorus: Melody is ascending, and played in major, the is a key change at the beginning of this chorus. Rhythm is medium, timber is piano, percussion, strings, and wind. The dynamics is much more intense. Harmony is monophonic.  3:24 Ends

Composition History  Written by: Barry Manilow (Music), Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman (Lyrics)  1978 Rio de Janeiro  Released in 1979 and inspired a made for TV Movie, and a stage musical

Listening Guide  0:00 Introduction: ascending form, rhythm is quadruple meter, it is medium fast and starts to build. The melody is played in major, is conjunct and has a medium range. the Harmony is monophonic. The dynamics are medium but starts to build as the music fills in. Timber, First nine seconds are percussion instruments, then the strings instruments come in.  0:24 Verse 1: ascending form, rhythm is still quadruple meter and medium fast, building at the end. Melody is played in major, is conjunct, and has a medium range. The harmony is still monophonic. the dynamics build at the end. Timber is still percussions and strings, at 0:42 horns come in and conclude the first verse.  0:49 Chorus: Ascending form, rhythm is quadruple meter, it is medium fast, still in major, is conjunct and has a medium range. The chorus has a polyphonic harmony as the back- up singers come in. The dynamics build to a slight crescendo and then descend. Timber is percussions, strings and slight horns. Ends with a slight dissonance.  1:18 Verse 2: ascending form, rhythm is quadruple meter, it is medium fast and builds, melody is in major, is conjunct and has a medium range. The harmony is monophonic. The dynamics are medium but builds towards the end of the verse. the timber is percussion and strings.  1:43 Chorus: Ascending form, rhythm is quadruple meter, it is medium fast, still in major, is conjunct and has a medium range. The chorus has a polyphonic harmony as the back- up singers come in. The dynamics build to a slight crescendo and then descend. 1:58 a scream. Timber is percussions, strings and slight horns. Slight difference from the first chorus as it goes into the bridge.  2.12 Bridge: ascending form, builds to crescendo until 3:06, polyphonic, at 3:39 it returns to the original melody and instruments come in again.  3:55 Verse 3: ascending form, rhythm is quadruple meter, it is medium fast, still in major, is conjunct and has a medium range. The harmony is monophonic. The dynamics are medium but builds towards the end of the verse. the timber is percussion and strings.  4:20 Chorus: Ascending form, rhythm is quadruple meter, it is medium fast, still in major, is conjunct and has a medium range. The chorus has a polyphonic harmony as the back- up singers come in. The dynamics build to a slight crescendo and then descend. Timber is percussions, strings and slight horns. This chorus is slightly longer and more repetitive.  4:39 the song starts to descend in form  4:57 Coda: descending form, rhythm is quadruple meter, it is medium fast and starts to slow down. the melody is played in major, is conjunct and has a medium range. The harmony is monophonic. The dynamics are medium but stats to fade at the end. The timber is percussion and strings instruments.  5:41 Ends:

Compostion History  Written by: Barry Manilow (Music and Lyrics)  1982, Los Angeles, California  Performed in Great Brittan live in 1983

Listening Guide  0:00 Verse 1: The form is straight, the rhythm is slow, the harmony is monophonic, a capella, the dynamics are soft.  0:25: Verse 2: the form is ascending, the rhythm is slow, the melody is polyphonic, a capella, 0:43 the instrument come in, the dynamics build.  0:49 Chorus: The form is ascending, the rhythm is slow, the harmony is polyphonic, the dynamics slowly build.  1:14 Bridge: form is ascending, rhythm is slow, harmony is polyphonic, dynamics is building. Percussion enters at 1:32 and build towards the next chorus.  1:38 Chorus: The form is ascending, the rhyme is slow, the harmony is polyphonic, the dynamics are intense and build to crescendo.  2:20 Coda: Dramatic finish, Dynamics are intense.  2:40 Ends

 Works Cited  Manilow, Barry. Sweet Life: Adventures on The Way To Paradise. New York: McGraw Hill 1987  Manilow, Barry. The Complete Collection, and Then Some... New York, Arista Records, 1992  July 3, 2013 Website  (Images)

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