Search results for "Musical ensemble" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • bandleader and instrumentalist whose musical ideas and political ideals ... * Repetition: The continual deployment of some musical cell in a repetitive ...
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  • In music, a serenade (or sometimes serenata) is a musical composition ... movement work for a large instrumental ensemble, related to the divertimento. ...
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  • contribution to English society and the musical world was his profound maturity ... vocal soloist, chorus and instrumental ensemble for the celebration of St ...
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  • century orchestration or chamber ensemble. He brought a strong objective ... Quantz began his musical studies as a child with his uncle because ...
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  • an object used in a rhythmic context with musical intent. ... or "the heartbeat" of a musical ensemble, often working in close ...
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  • The dizi is an important Chinese musical instrument, and is widely ... adjusted to create the right tone for a specific musical mood. ...
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  • strings") is a three-stringed musical instrument played with a ... in the early days of Kabuki the music ensemble was virtually identical ...
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  • of madrigals to utilize the practice of musical "imitation" to ... expressing specific emotions through musical means. The practice of ...
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  • Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of ... reading ability, and having a trained musical ear. A strong foundation ...
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  • in 1924, beginning a golden era for the ensemble that would continue until ... Perhaps the most enduring aspect of Koussevitsky's musical legacy ...
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  • A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello—or a music piece written ...
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  • Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the ... A woodwind choir, also called woodwind orchestra, or woodwind ensemble ...
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  • disposed of older and more traditional musical procedures to put forth ... Unlike many composers born into highly musical environments, his early ...
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  • and movements to create a moving musical ensemble, sometimes forming designs ... evolved a rich and varied tradition of musical styles and marching traditions ...
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  • be expected. Syncopation is used in many musical styles, including classical ... #The first one matches the musical one: stepping on (or otherwise ...
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  • melody is brought out very well within a chamber ensemble. ... of his own works); a favorite domestic musical form, with lots of transcriptions ...
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  • Johann. Known as the Lanner Quartet, this ensemble played mostly Viennese waltzes ... soon made director of a second smaller ensemble which was formed as a result ...
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  • relationships creating a set, in a given musical piece or section. These ... the drum corps is probably the only musical ensemble with all ranges of instrumentation ...
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  • a substantial output of works for chamber ensemble, two concertos for cello ... in St. Petersburg would damage Russian musical traditions. In the tirades ...
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  • rhythm and dynamics were formative in the musical style later known as serialism. ... important in his life in shaping his own musical direction. After graduating ...
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