Isn't It a Pity
" Is n't It a Pity" is a song by English musician George Harrison from his 1970 solo album" All Things Must Pass".
It appears in two variations there: one the well- known, seven- minute version; the other a reprise, titled" Is n't It a Pity( Version Two)".
Harrison wrote the song in 1966, but it was rejected for inclusion on releases by the Beatles.
In many countries around the world, the song was also issued on a double A- side single with" My Sweet Lord".
In America," Billboard" magazine listed it with" My Sweet Lord" when the single topped the Hot 100 chart, while in Canada," Is n't It a Pity" reached number 1 as the preferred side.
An anthemic ballad and one of Harrison's most celebrated compositions," Is n't It a Pity" has been described as the emotional and musical centrepiece of" All Things Must Pass" and" a poignant reflection on The Beatles' coarse ending".
Co-produced by Phil Spector, the recording employs multiple keyboard players, rhythm guitarists and percussionists, as well as orchestration by arranger John Barham.
In its extended fadeout, the song references the closing refrain of the Beatles' 1968 hit" Hey Jude".
Other musicians on the recording include Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Gary Wright and the band Badfinger, while the reprise version features Eric Clapton on lead guitar.
The song appeared as the closing track on Harrison's career- spanning compilation( 2009), and a live version, from his 1991 tour with Clapton, was included on" Live in Japan"( 1992).
Clapton and Preston performed the song together at the Concert for George tribute in November 2002.
" Is n't It a Pity" has been covered by numerous artists, including Nina Simone, Matt Monro, Cowboy Junkies, Paul Young, Elliott Smith, Galaxie 500, Jonathan Wilson and Graham Nash, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Roberta Flack.
The Answer's at the End
" The Answer's at the End" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison, released in 1975 on his final album for Apple Records," Extra Texture( Read All About It)".
Part of the song lyrics came from a wall inscription at Harrison's nineteenth- century home, Friar Park, a legacy of the property's original owner, Sir Frank Crisp.
This aphorism, beginning" Scan not a friend with a microscopic glass", had resonated with Harrison since he bought Friar Park in 1970, and it was a quote he often used when discussing his difficult relationship with his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney.
Harrison's adaptation of the verse for" The Answer's at the End" coincided with a period of personal upheaval, following the severe criticism afforded his 1974 North American tour by several influential reviewers.
In its plea for tolerance and a musical arrangement that includes orchestral strings, the song recalls Harrison's 1970 hit ballad" Is n't It a Pity".
The arrangement also bears the influence of Nina Simone's 1972 cover version of" Is n't It a Pity", specifically in a pair of codas performed by Harrison in the soul style.
Harrison recorded" The Answer's at the End" in Los Angeles, where he was overseeing projects relating to his Dark Horse record label during much of 1975.
The backing musicians on the recording include members of the Dark Horse Records band Attitudes, among them David Foster and Jim Keltner.
As with much of" Extra Texture", the song has received a varied response from music critics and Harrison's biographers.
On release," Rolling Stone" dismissed the track as" padded subterfuge" and overlong, while" Melody Maker" described it as" majestic" and one of Harrison's" most potent tracks ever, highly emotional and introspective".
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Isn't It a Pity?
"Isn't It a Pity?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the unsuccessful 1933 musical "Pardon My English".
It was introduced by George Givot and Josephine Huston.
Petrus de Domarto
Petrus de Domarto( fl. c. 1445– 1455) was a Franco- Flemish composer of the Renaissance.
He was a contemporary and probable acquaintance of Ockeghem, and was the composer of at least one of the first unified mass cycles to be written in continental Europe.
Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair" Sandy" Courage Jr.( December 10, 1919
May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original" Star Trek" series.
Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.
George Gershwin
George Gershwin (born Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz, September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned both popular and classical genres.
Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions "Rhapsody in Blue" (1924) and "An American in Paris" (1928), the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standard "
I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera "Porgy and Bess" (1935) which spawned the hit "Summertime".
Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark, Henry Cowell, and Joseph Brody.
He began his career as a song plugger but soon started composing Broadway theater works with his brother Ira Gershwin and with Buddy DeSylva.
He moved to Paris intending to study with Nadia Boulanger, but she refused him.
He subsequently composed "An American in Paris", returned to New York City and wrote "Porgy and Bess" with Ira and DuBose Heyward.
Initially a commercial failure
, it came to be considered one of the most important American operas of the twentieth century and an American cultural classic.
Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores.
He died in 1937 of a malignant brain tumor.
His compositions have been adapted for use in film and television, with several becoming jazz standards recorded and covered in many variations.
Isn't It a Shame
" Is n't It a Shame" is a 1976 song written and composed by Randy Edelman.
The song was first recorded by the girl group Labelle for their sixth studio album" Chameleon"( 1976).
" Is n't It a Shame" charted at number 18 on the US Hot R&B/ Hip- Hop Songs chart.
The song was later covered by Patti Labelle live and included the song on her live album" Live in Washington, D.C."
Isn't It Romantic?
" Is n't It Romantic?" is a popular song and part of the Great American Songbook.
The music was composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart.
It has a 32- bar chorus in A – B – A–C form.
Alec Wilder, in his book" American Popular Song: The Great Innovators 1900 – 1950," calls it" a perfect song."
It was introduced by Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in the Paramount film" Love Me Tonight"( 1932).
It has since been recorded numerous times, with and without vocals, by many jazz and popular artists.
It has also since been featured in a number of other movies.
In" Love Me Tonight", the song is used in a sequence in which it is first sung by Maurice Chevalier, a tailor, and then taken up by others( his customer, a cabby, a composer, a troop of soldiers, a band of gypsies) and is finally heard and sung by a princess, played by Jeanette MacDonald.
The lyrics in the film are not the same as those in the published version.
In 2004 this version finished at# 73 in AFI's 100 Years ... 100
Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
The title is often used in headlines in" The New York Times", such as" The Recession.
Is n't It Romantic?
Italy: Is n't It Romantic?", and" In Madrid, Is n't It Romantic?".

Question: Which country the composer of song Isn'T It A Pity? is from?
Answer: American