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 ...4 KB (552 words) - 06:08, 16 June 2023
- In music, a serenade (or sometimes serenata) is a musical composition ... movement work for a large instrumental ensemble, related to the divertimento. ...10 KB (1,496 words) - 09:55, 26 January 2023
- contribution to English society and the musical world was his profound maturity ... vocal soloist, chorus and instrumental ensemble for the celebration of St ...6 KB (993 words) - 16:55, 5 April 2024
- century orchestration or chamber ensemble. He brought a strong objective ... Quantz began his musical studies as a child with his uncle because ...4 KB (526 words) - 14:49, 1 August 2022
- an object used in a rhythmic context with musical intent. ... or "the heartbeat" of a musical ensemble, often working in close ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 00:31, 24 November 2022
- The dizi is an important Chinese musical instrument, and is widely ... adjusted to create the right tone for a specific musical mood. ...13 KB (2,031 words) - 09:18, 15 January 2023
- strings") is a three-stringed musical instrument played with a ... in the early days of Kabuki the music ensemble was virtually identical ...9 KB (1,371 words) - 12:23, 27 January 2023
- of madrigals to utilize the practice of musical "imitation" to ... expressing specific emotions through musical means. The practice of ...10 KB (1,490 words) - 21:24, 30 April 2023
- Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of ... reading ability, and having a trained musical ear. A strong foundation ...17 KB (2,649 words) - 22:58, 14 May 2020
- in 1924, beginning a golden era for the ensemble that would continue until ... Perhaps the most enduring aspect of Koussevitsky's musical legacy ...13 KB (1,788 words) - 09:57, 26 January 2023
- 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 ...13 KB (1,970 words) - 21:01, 26 February 2023
- Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the ... A woodwind choir, also called woodwind orchestra, or woodwind ensemble ...17 KB (2,413 words) - 21:52, 26 December 2023
- disposed of older and more traditional musical procedures to put forth ... Unlike many composers born into highly musical environments, his early ...10 KB (1,496 words) - 02:43, 5 November 2022
- and movements to create a moving musical ensemble, sometimes forming designs ... evolved a rich and varied tradition of musical styles and marching traditions ...19 KB (2,908 words) - 03:09, 6 November 2022
- be expected. Syncopation is used in many musical styles, including classical ... #The first one matches the musical one: stepping on (or otherwise ...8 KB (1,228 words) - 18:11, 24 October 2022
- melody is brought out very well within a chamber ensemble. ... of his own works); a favorite domestic musical form, with lots of transcriptions ...13 KB (1,953 words) - 01:15, 4 December 2023
- 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 ...11 KB (1,610 words) - 14:55, 1 August 2022
- 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 ...10 KB (1,613 words) - 03:32, 6 October 2022
- a substantial output of works for chamber ensemble, two concertos for cello ... in St. Petersburg would damage Russian musical traditions. In the tirades ...7 KB (986 words) - 06:51, 31 July 2023
- 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 ...12 KB (1,713 words) - 06:59, 31 July 2023
- as the director, Sousa transformed the ensemble into an band of the highest ... it quickly became the most prominent musical ensemble in the United States ...14 KB (2,106 words) - 03:59, 2 May 2024
- An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, consisting of string, brass ... In the history of Western musical tradition, the evolution of symphony ...22 KB (3,200 words) - 00:24, 30 May 2023
- released film featuring a recorded musical soundtrack. The Manhattan ... Symphony, and the City Symphony Chamber Ensemble and Brass Choir. ...11 KB (1,594 words) - 06:48, 5 November 2022
- Jackson (vibraphone), John Lewis (piano, musical director), Percy Heath ... it over decades. Thanks to the strong musical personality of its leader ...8 KB (1,251 words) - 19:25, 9 November 2022
- permanent or official members of a musical ensemble or band. They work behind ... A studio band is a musical ensemble employed by a recording studio ...21 KB (3,114 words) - 14:58, 19 September 2023
- notational systems. Frescobaldi offered musical rewards in the intrinsic ... * Mead, Ernest C. The instrumental ensemble canzonas of Girolamo Frescobaldi ...5 KB (689 words) - 07:48, 24 January 2023
- and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming (sometimes ... with forming the first modern taiko ensemble (kumi-daiko) in 1951, and ...24 KB (3,759 words) - 01:00, 21 April 2023
- acquainted the people of Mexico with their musical heritage. ... and led to the disbanding of the older ensemble. Throughout all this time ...5 KB (726 words) - 15:24, 27 November 2023
- music work (in particular his 1968 musical composition Sinfonia for ... and there he founded the Juilliard Ensemble, a group dedicated to performances ...14 KB (2,188 words) - 04:19, 4 November 2022
- A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose ... been the first means used to realize a musical idea in concrete form, virtually ...26 KB (3,752 words) - 21:15, 27 November 2021
- 10, 1965) was an American composer, musical theorist, pianist, teacher ... Cowell's willingness to be open to a multitude of musical influences ...28 KB (4,110 words) - 15:21, 25 January 2023
- Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein with musical director Leon Barzin. The ... he joined the company as its founding musical director. ...8 KB (1,196 words) - 19:31, 14 November 2022
- A choir, chorale, or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. A body of singers who perform together is called a choir or chorus. The former ...22 KB (3,376 words) - 17:11, 10 December 2023
- for each of the five instruments in the ensemble, and compositions are passed ... Benitez, The Maguindanaon Kulintang: Musical Innovation, Transformation ...41 KB (6,102 words) - 04:38, 4 March 2023
- quality of jazz music (and some related musical genres) and a specific period ... thing to do, since the swing quality of a musical piece is essentially a matter ...14 KB (2,375 words) - 01:51, 27 February 2023
- Timpani (also known colloquially as kettledrums) are musical instruments ... Today, they are used in many types of musical ensembles including concert ...25 KB (3,944 words) - 23:36, 30 April 2023
- twentieth century. It combined several musical forms to inculcate a new ... Chicago, it changed and took on different musical characteristics. ...17 KB (2,609 words) - 16:20, 29 January 2024
- was a major influence in developing the ensemble into one of the world’s ... conductors outside of the Austro-Hungarian musical sphere to recognize and ...11 KB (1,649 words) - 15:38, 6 May 2023
- A gamelan is a kind of musical ensemble of Indonesia typically featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums, and ...37 KB (5,930 words) - 04:08, 18 April 2024
- and moved from the Renaissance ensemble of diverse instruments in ... The Gonzaga family was under the musical guidance of a Flemish composer ...19 KB (2,913 words) - 10:59, 19 December 2023
- Sheet music, or score, is a hand-written or printed form of musical ... be obvious from listening. Authoritative musical information about a piece ...26 KB (4,129 words) - 13:25, 27 January 2023
- he was exposed to opera and a rudimentary musical education. He learned a ... in 1938, Morton made a series of seminal musical-narrative recordings for ...15 KB (2,337 words) - 18:02, 2 April 2024
- by combining German, Italian, and French musical elements in his operatic ... Italian opera at that time. He wrote more ensemble numbers and choruses, and ...9 KB (1,315 words) - 23:28, 14 November 2022
- waste. Empty drums occasionally became musical instruments in a steel pan band. ==Shape== Barrels often have a convex shape, bulging at the middle ...10 KB (1,477 words) - 10:53, 20 September 2023
- held to the late-Romantic idea that extra-musical sources, such as mysticism ... cooperation beyond boundaries and to build musical bridges towards cooperation ...22 KB (3,380 words) - 18:13, 24 July 2023
- given the lack of abrupt shifts in musical thinking during the fifteenth ... the parts are derived canonically from one musical line. ...15 KB (2,190 words) - 04:00, 8 December 2022
- In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for "time," from ... in a cooperative relationship with other musical entities. Within a piece ...18 KB (2,794 words) - 05:39, 27 February 2023
- are possibly the most famous murders in musical history. ... was probably born in 1566. Gesualdo had a musical relationship with Pomponio ...18 KB (2,879 words) - 15:23, 27 November 2023
- {{Infobox musical artist | Background = group_or_band ... a powerful yet technically impressive musical style that foreshadowed ...18 KB (2,740 words) - 06:17, 11 January 2024
- a concerto for harpsichord and chamber ensemble (1926). In these works, ... Dvorak, etc.) who juxtaposed folkloric musical materials with traditional ...10 KB (1,487 words) - 02:58, 6 November 2022
- marching bands, as well as various other musical genres. Sousaphones were ... instrument with the same tube length and musical range as other tubas. The ...19 KB (2,980 words) - 22:02, 24 February 2024
- of indigenous cultures. This aspect of his musical life was as important as ... ==Early musical career== [[Image:Bartok tablo.jpg|thumb|right|240px ...14 KB (2,253 words) - 08:50, 27 September 2023
- work. Respighi generally kept clear of the musical idiom of the classical period ... music, which has no extra-musical meaning, and program music ...13 KB (1,835 words) - 05:57, 18 November 2022
- Ragtime is an American musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity ... waltz time is 3/4 meter; it is rather a musical genre that uses an effect ...20 KB (3,149 words) - 00:05, 8 December 2022
- {{Infobox musical artist | | Name = Charles Mingus ... Jazz." His refusal to compromise his musical integrity led to many onstage ...23 KB (3,414 words) - 22:22, 4 December 2023
- Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument that uses a reed, in addition ... vibration of the reed.Vermont University, Musical Instrument Classifications. ...25 KB (3,916 words) - 05:41, 26 August 2023
- a wide repertoire of original Zen music, ensemble music with koto, biwa and ... *sankyoku (ensemble, with koto and shamisen) *shinkyoku (new music ...13 KB (2,089 words) - 12:20, 27 January 2023
- senior year, he became interested in a new musical style called "dance ... #039;s band in Los Angeles writing several musical arrangements for the Pollack ...15 KB (2,252 words) - 17:09, 16 December 2022
- practice of expressing specific emotions through musical means. ... counterpoint developed. More elaborate musical ornamentation, as well as ...39 KB (5,985 words) - 10:49, 20 September 2023
- has perhaps suffered the ups and downs of musical treatment more than any ... its being overpowered by the rest of the ensemble. Lionel Tertis, in his transcription ...22 KB (3,581 words) - 20:26, 3 May 2023
- Barbershop music is a musical form originally developed by African ... different in sound from an ordinary musical chord. In order to understand ...25 KB (3,778 words) - 08:05, 20 September 2023
- and band leader. He worked in almost every musical genre and wrote music for ... Zappa's ability to coalesce eclectic and highly-varied musical ...27 KB (4,049 words) - 05:10, 9 April 2024
- Ives took an open-minded approach to musical theory, encouraging his ... and to a large degree continued the musical experimentation begun by ...21 KB (3,211 words) - 19:13, 4 December 2023
- himself by playing in dance bands and musical-comedy groups. He led the ... reputation as one of Germany’s emerging musical talents, he was considered ...17 KB (2,661 words) - 17:06, 21 November 2022
- singers. Sometimes, he would also provide musical accompaniment to silent ... Moten’s ensemble was a good "territory band," a term signifying ...17 KB (2,747 words) - 08:28, 10 January 2024
- term given to a range of music and musical genres emerging from or ... troops formed and toured. The first black musical-comedy troup, Hyers Sisters ...16 KB (2,453 words) - 06:05, 16 June 2023
- In his long career, there was scarcely a musical form that Stravinsky did ... written in a state of religious and musical ebullience." ...32 KB (4,790 words) - 16:04, 12 February 2024
- Yejong’s reign, with a gift of Chinese musical instruments from the Song ... always placed on the west side of any musical ensemble. There are twenty-seven ...18 KB (2,724 words) - 00:57, 17 April 2023
- quot; to the performance of a given musical work. George Szell was not ... make it a point to have him conduct the ensemble's least experienced ...18 KB (2,787 words) - 21:10, 18 October 2022
- humans can recognize their sounds as musical. Moreover, as music is intuitive ... is called a musician, a group being a musical ensemble such as a rock band ...47 KB (7,194 words) - 19:07, 30 September 2023
- concerti or concertos) usually refers to a musical work in which one solo instrument ... being apart from the accompanying ensemble. Instrumental soloists would ...16 KB (2,475 words) - 16:41, 14 November 2021
- giving both composers and musicians a new musical apparatus for performance. ... a baritone. Occasionally a band or jazz ensemble will perform a piece that ...17 KB (2,653 words) - 17:08, 23 December 2022
- pieces fit this description, with some musical romanticism producing strong ... becoming more prevalent and as a result musical style underwent changes ...27 KB (4,083 words) - 17:43, 20 December 2022
- Debussy is considered the most original musical mind of the turn of ... Debussy's musical style began emerging in full in the 1890s under ...26 KB (3,950 words) - 10:53, 19 December 2023
- with Louis Horst, who would become her musical director and adviser. first drew upon to create a performing ensemble. Initially, her dance group ...12 KB (1,810 words) - 16:26, 6 November 2022
- In the 1950s and 1960, Diddley became a musical force with albums ... He worked as a carpenter and mechanic, but also began a musical career ...16 KB (2,366 words) - 05:43, 16 November 2023
- was influenced by the German post-Romantic musical techniques, including the ... this was the beginning of a new musical expression; with Mathilde ...35 KB (5,095 words) - 03:55, 15 August 2023
- to create an highly controversial musical project to bridge the gap ... The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra would serve as a training ensemble ...19 KB (2,870 words) - 23:50, 12 February 2024
- Boys Chorus. However, it was the latter ensemble that exposed him to challenging ... and delivered with a complete sense of musical purpose. He stayed with ...26 KB (3,975 words) - 04:46, 3 August 2022
- over the region and slowly infiltrated the musical traditions of the court. strictly percussion and oboe; the Sep Noi ensemble (or Mahori) may include ...42 KB (6,594 words) - 06:54, 4 March 2023
- makes Goodman one of the most influential musical figures of the twentieth ... array of group names, such as Mills' Musical Clowns, Goody's Good ...22 KB (3,480 words) - 10:10, 28 September 2023
- strings in the 16-piece (later 21-piece) ensemble, as one of the first orchestras ... era was in the Harmonie, a chamber ensemble consisting of pairs of oboes ...40 KB (6,257 words) - 11:08, 20 September 2023
- and the Hawks were an electrifying live ensemble. At the same time, Dylan ... A critical and commercial triumph, The Band helped establish a musical ...20 KB (3,077 words) - 15:29, 30 April 2023
- or sloped to aid the performance of modern musical techniques. Before these ... so low. When the bass is being used as an ensemble instrument in orchestra ...40 KB (6,473 words) - 17:29, 30 January 2024
- with his own expertise at leading a large ensemble. Armstrong was not as musically ... on. Unlike Duke Ellington, whose strong musical personality commanded many ...14 KB (2,137 words) - 17:38, 28 March 2024
- These harmonicas are primarily designed for use in ensemble playing. ... minor, augmented and diminished for ensemble playing. It is laid out ...28 KB (4,396 words) - 13:30, 24 January 2023
- his childhood family was extremely musical, and frequently sang together ... would have no chance to obtain any serious musical training. It was for this ...31 KB (4,893 words) - 21:50, 6 May 2024
- The theremin is an electronic musical instrument controlled without ... [[File:Theremin in Musical Instrument Museum.jpg|thumb|RCA AR-1264 ...52 KB (7,562 words) - 23:57, 12 March 2023
- playing to achieve perfect intonation within an ensemble. ... in more than one finish for different musical settings. Although tone ...17 KB (2,861 words) - 18:39, 2 May 2023
- of the Baroque style and brought this musical form to its ultimate maturity ... Although he introduced no new musical forms, he expanded and enriched ...38 KB (5,977 words) - 19:57, 7 May 2024
- The Carpenters, one of the most successful musical groups of all time, selling ... in part, to foster Richard's budding musical career. ...18 KB (2,813 words) - 07:12, 5 October 2022
- multiple melodies are woven into a singular musical expression. A significant way that Mozart would heighten the drama of a musical ...34 KB (5,408 words) - 16:10, 10 October 2020
- {{Infobox musical artist | Name = John Cage ... of chance music, non-standard use of musical instruments, and electronic ...40 KB (6,250 words) - 17:00, 5 April 2024
- His musical innovations and expertise influenced a wide range of musicians ... music, helping spark his interest in musical composition. He also spent ...29 KB (4,117 words) - 21:00, 9 December 2023
- that would be sung using three to seven musical notes during Vedic sacrifices ... Indian classical music has one of the most complex and complete musical ...31 KB (4,712 words) - 02:37, 11 March 2023
- remained one of Davis' most important musical contributors and friends ... decision because Shorter had become musical director of that group. ...36 KB (5,661 words) - 15:45, 20 September 2023
- great composer of his century whose entire musical output is determined by ... concept of creating music based on extra-musical connotations, in his particular ...22 KB (3,442 words) - 06:48, 31 July 2023
- {{Infobox musical artist |Name = Django Reinhardt |Img_capt = ... Django would later incorporate his unique musical upbringing into the already ...19 KB (3,034 words) - 16:27, 29 January 2024
- some 28 actors to form a permanent ensemble, known as the Group Theater ... work of the Moscow Art Theater, using an ensemble approach that was at once ...26 KB (3,942 words) - 16:11, 13 February 2024
- Commenting on musical poetics and the "redicovery and reacceptance ... of three symphonies, two operas, five musical theaters or musicals, and ...27 KB (3,897 words) - 22:15, 20 December 2023
