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- His French name was Jean de Grouchy, but he is more commonly known by his ... Almost one-third of Grocheio's treatise is devoted to liturgical ...3 KB (494 words) - 15:13, 1 August 2022
- and organist of the late Renaissance music and early Baroque music eras ... Hassler most likely studied music as a boy with his father, who was ...4 KB (660 words) - 01:17, 19 January 2024
- Gagaku (literally "elegant music") is a type of Japanese ... make up most of the current Imperial Palace Music Department. By this time ...5 KB (702 words) - 03:46, 18 April 2024
- and 1970s and blends elements of Yoruba music, jazz and funk rhythms with ... 1960s. Kuti's experience with Highlife music in the Koola Lobitos Band ...4 KB (552 words) - 06:08, 16 June 2023
- a German composer, organist, and writer on music. He was one of the most versatile ... where he was exposed to the latest Italian music, including the Venetian polychoral ...3 KB (369 words) - 17:08, 9 November 2022
- 15, 1609) was an Italian composer of vocal music who lived during the late ... some connection, probably as a director of music, with Santa Maria Formosa ...6 KB (867 words) - 20:36, 29 August 2021
- New Age Music, known as a combination of mostly instrumental pieces ... Music of the Spheres is cited in old scriptures, and the Greek philosopher ...8 KB (1,225 words) - 16:29, 11 November 2022
- Adrian Willaert at St. Mark's there. He is known to have been organist ... composition, for he wrote a great deal of music for ceremonial affairs, some ...6 KB (961 words) - 20:07, 26 July 2023
- Johannes Tinctoris (c.1435 – 1511) was a Flemish composer and music ... He is known to have studied in Orleans, and to have been master of ...4 KB (573 words) - 07:20, 5 April 2024
- singer. Along with Johann Adolf Hasse, he is considered to be the most important ... and thematic catalog, The sacred Choral Music of the Graun Brothers. ...2 KB (357 words) - 19:19, 26 November 2023
- The octave is the span or intervallic space between one tone and another ... The frequent use of the octave is a part of most music, though there ...7 KB (1,075 words) - 23:50, 17 November 2022
- – June 9, 1361) was a French composer, music theorist and poet. He was ... of his life are sketchy. Given that he is often referred to in documents ...5 KB (748 words) - 03:56, 24 November 2022
- the flute which has benefitted the world of music richly. ... Quantz also wrote trio sonatas and vocal music resulting from his interests ...4 KB (526 words) - 14:49, 1 August 2022
- " the "Caruso of Mountain Music," and the "Backwoods ... and The Precious Jewel. He later formed a music publishing venture with Chicago ...6 KB (954 words) - 22:28, 16 December 2022
- Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music which originated in Trinidad ... asserted that calypso descends from the music of the medieval French troubadours ...5 KB (727 words) - 18:39, 25 November 2023
- The chromatic scale is the scale that contains all twelve pitches ... All the other scales in traditional Western music are subsets of this ...5 KB (783 words) - 21:50, 10 December 2023
- In music, a riff is an ostinato figure (a repeated chord progression ... the Blues, Old Man." Another example is the riff from Charlie Parker ...6 KB (949 words) - 01:36, 15 December 2022
- smallpox), Landini became devoted to music early in life, and mastered ... prior to 1370. Evidence in some of his music also points to this: He dedicated ...6 KB (949 words) - 04:47, 9 April 2024
- important composers of keyboad instrumental music in the late Renaissance and ... was in Ferrara at the time. Gesualdo's music, which contained quick modifications ...5 KB (689 words) - 07:48, 24 January 2023
- Boogaloo (shing-a-ling, popcorn music) is a musical genre of Latin ... boogaloo (also spelled "bugalu") is distinguished from the funk ...5 KB (835 words) - 16:13, 15 March 2023
- most famous pupil of Heinrich Isaac, was music director to the court of ... teacher who contributed greatly to the music culture in Renaissance Europe ...6 KB (899 words) - 02:39, 5 November 2022
- the Renaissance and Baroque styles, and is often called the inventor of ... His earliest works were incidental music for plays and madrigals. ...4 KB (584 words) - 14:05, 2 April 2008
- and keyboard compositions. Although it is said that Reger helped to push ... Born in Brand, Bavaria, Reger studied music in Munich and Wiesbaden ...5 KB (798 words) - 00:58, 9 November 2022
- A student of Paul Hindemith, Etler is noted for his highly rhythmic ... :Music for Chamber Orchestra (1938) :Symphonietta (1941) ...5 KB (687 words) - 14:08, 17 May 2021
- Chant is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, often ... When performing a chant, the singer usually uses music and sacred ...5 KB (821 words) - 01:44, 4 December 2023
- A kantele (ˈkɑntele, from Finnish) or kannel (ˈkɑnːe) is a traditional ... The kantele has a long history in Finnish balladry and is experiencing ...6 KB (959 words) - 02:48, 5 October 2022
- composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and is often considered to be one ... going to Venice from 1609-1613 to study music with Giovanni Gabrieli. He ...6 KB (981 words) - 08:32, 21 January 2024
- uses native Yaqui percussion instruments, is probably the most popular. emphasis on communicating to others through music education, writings, and ...5 KB (726 words) - 15:24, 27 November 2023
- of the shift from Renaissance to Baroque idioms in music. canzonas, fugues, sonatas, and instrumental music to rouse personal and spiritual ...8 KB (1,195 words) - 16:30, 14 November 2021
- In music, syncopation is a stress on a normally unstressed beat, or ... numbered beats are stressed instead, the rhythm is syncopated. ...8 KB (1,228 words) - 18:11, 24 October 2022
- In music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent ... The term is usually used in reference to music of the late Middle ...7 KB (1,087 words) - 08:47, 24 November 2022
- was Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni, but he is better known by that of Cavalli ... in 1665, and in 1668 maestro di cappella. He is, however, chiefly remembered ...5 KB (733 words) - 05:27, 24 November 2022
- was an English composer and organist and is known as the most significant ... distinguished himself by his proficiency in music, especially with his keyboard ...6 KB (993 words) - 16:55, 5 April 2024
- In Western tonal music a key is the central aural reference point ... the key signature, the establishment of key is brought about via functional ...10 KB (1,613 words) - 03:32, 6 October 2022
- 20, 1999), was a Hall of Fame country music singer and songwriter. Canadian ... until the late 1940s, when American country music stations began playing his ...7 KB (1,094 words) - 16:10, 22 January 2024
- A music library contains music-related materials for patron use. Use ... Virginia Library provides access to an online music collection. ...18 KB (2,494 words) - 19:07, 10 November 2022
- opera performed on national television. He is often referred to as "the ... towards the mathematical, formulaic music of the Second Viennese School ...8 KB (1,154 words) - 12:14, 8 May 2023
- ) was an English renaissance composer and music teacher, who flourished around ... Very little is known about Thomas Robinson's life, but it is ...6 KB (863 words) - 22:51, 30 April 2023
- He was the most famous writer of secular music in Elizabethan England, and ... to the great Elizabethan composer of sacred music, William Byrd, as his teacher ...10 KB (1,490 words) - 21:24, 30 April 2023
- or, more accurately, the Roman School of music. An ordained priest of the ... Carissimi's exact birth date is not known, but it was probably ...7 KB (995 words) - 20:11, 26 May 2021
- and audiences through the illustrious music for the piano. ... the St. Petersburg Conservatory, the first music school in Russia. He also ...7 KB (986 words) - 06:51, 31 July 2023
- A madrigal is a setting for two or more voices of a secular text, ... the early madrigals of the Renaissance. As music historian Richard Taruskin ...9 KB (1,342 words) - 04:56, 5 November 2022
- master composer of European classical music as well as a prolific nationalistic ... integrating existing folk melodies into his music, but was far more elemental ...8 KB (1,090 words) - 05:03, 17 June 2023
- The xylophone (from the Greek meaning 'wooden sound') is ... or chromatic. The arrangement of the bars is generally from low (longer ...7 KB (1,049 words) - 21:33, 15 January 2024
- was an Italian composer of Renaissance music. He was the most famous sixteenth ... Italian composer; most composers of sacred music in Italy at that time were ...8 KB (1,218 words) - 20:39, 29 August 2021
- in wonderfully realized arrangements of music from cultures that might ... His 1916 piano composition In a Nutshell is the first by a classical music ...9 KB (1,396 words) - 00:35, 24 November 2022
- , Bol'shoy Teatr, Large Theater) is a theater and opera company ... quot; theater (Малиый "Maly" is the Russian for "little"). ...6 KB (876 words) - 07:17, 17 November 2023
- In music, a serenade (or sometimes serenata) is a musical composition ... In music history serenades have been composed for ensembles of many ...10 KB (1,496 words) - 09:55, 26 January 2023
- Teddy Wilson was a marvelous pianist whose music was filled with elegance ... their mark on Wilson, though Wilson’s music is more simple and straightforward ...6 KB (859 words) - 04:40, 27 February 2023
- of the most important French composer and music theorist of the Baroque era ... deciding that the study and composition of music was his true passion. He ...9 KB (1,322 words) - 17:12, 2 April 2024
- 14, 1946) was a Spanish composer of classical music. Manuel de Falla was born in Cádiz. His early teacher in music was ...10 KB (1,487 words) - 02:58, 6 November 2022
- August 13, 1912) was a French composer. He is best known for his operas, ... composers in the world, and the best of his music contains a vitality and charm ...6 KB (931 words) - 21:06, 4 October 2022
- contrasts of mood in nocturnes, and he thus is best known for being the first ... Field is best remembered for his eighteen nocturnes, which are single ...5 KB (734 words) - 06:35, 8 April 2024
- periods. As a renowned creator of sacred music, Michael Haydn concentrated ... of Rohrau. Neither parent could read music. However, Matthias was an ...7 KB (1,073 words) - 17:05, 9 November 2022
- in the early eighteenth century. His sacred music, chamber compositions, and ... were deeply enamored with Couperin's music and paid tribute to him by ...10 KB (1,509 words) - 04:57, 9 April 2024
- iconic to fans of both country and pop music. Robbins scored numerous ... in the 1960s by the Academy of Country Music, was inducted into the Nashville ...8 KB (1,289 words) - 15:54, 7 November 2022
- In music, modulation is usually the act or process of changing from ... As tonality emerged as the prevalent syntax of Western music, this ...13 KB (2,131 words) - 19:27, 9 November 2022
- #039; most successful rock and country music artists of the twentieth ... 5, 1993. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999. ...10 KB (1,613 words) - 02:52, 8 January 2024
- performer of his own romantic piano music pieces. Though he only lived ... American themes into European classical music, the first Pan-American artist ...9 KB (1,339 words) - 07:55, 9 March 2023
- Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group ... The word "chamber" signifies that the music can be performed ...13 KB (1,953 words) - 01:15, 4 December 2023
- place in the anthologies of English church music, and is considered among ... Little is known about his early life, but there seems to be agreement ...6 KB (933 words) - 22:55, 30 April 2023
- 1453) was an English composer of polyphonic music of the late Medieval and ... The spelling "Dunstaple" is generally to be preferred, since ...9 KB (1,459 words) - 04:59, 3 August 2022
- sangen (literally "three strings") is a three-stringed musical instrument ... It is derived from a Chinese stringed instrument with a drum-like ...9 KB (1,371 words) - 12:23, 27 January 2023
- and inspired related movements in music and literature. In cubist ... the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It is believed by many that the work ...7 KB (1,061 words) - 15:09, 3 July 2023
- Yodeling (or yodelling, jodeling) is a form of singing that involves ... In Alpine folk music, it was probably developed in the Swiss Alps ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 00:48, 17 April 2023
- a specifically Russian kind of art music. Gerald Abraham, Borodin: ... Borodin is best known for his symphonies, his opera Prince Igor, and ...8 KB (1,152 words) - 08:55, 18 July 2023
- a major pop success for Georgia Gibbs. James is best known, however, for her ... widely varied in styles and genres of music. Her 1992 soul album, The ...20 KB (2,949 words) - 04:39, 22 March 2024
- century Russian and Soviet composer who is best known as a polystylistic ... held mystic beliefs which influenced his music. In the 1960s he studied ...10 KB (1,316 words) - 18:06, 20 July 2023
- Gospel music is a genre of mostly American music characterized by ... and even the definition of Gospel music varies according to culture ...16 KB (2,435 words) - 00:04, 3 January 2024
- and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest hit song, "Walking ... 1950s version. Another well known Tubb hit is "Waltz Across Texas" ...8 KB (1,315 words) - 19:33, 13 February 2024
- of his working life in France. Although his music is not well known today, ... operas and his compositions of sacred music. His influence extended into ...6 KB (953 words) - 02:42, 5 November 2022
- was a Flemish composer of Renaissance music. He was the most famous composer ... court; nonetheless, he certainly knew his music, since his earliest mass ...8 KB (1,247 words) - 08:04, 18 March 2024
- Renaissance music is European music written during the Renaissance ... The increasing reliance on the interval of the third as a consonance ...15 KB (2,190 words) - 04:00, 8 December 2022
- composer, born in Magdeburg. Self-taught in music, he studied law at the University ... them into his own compositions. He is known for writing concertos ...11 KB (1,648 words) - 06:57, 18 April 2024
- was an Italian composer, piano virtuoso, music teacher, author, and conductor ... He particularly promoted contemporary music. He also continued to teach ...12 KB (1,784 words) - 17:28, 26 March 2024
- with special costumes, dance motions, and music. The dance has earned a reputation ... :2. A sense of speed (not tempo, which is related to beat) ...7 KB (1,083 words) - 06:54, 18 April 2024
- the seventeenth century without writing music in the new Baroque fashion ... 039;s reign (1553–1558), "bred up to music under Thomas Tallis." ...10 KB (1,651 words) - 15:42, 6 May 2023
- Rockabilly is one of the earliest forms of rock and roll as a distinct ... boundaries. Elvis Presley's rockabilly music was popular on northern radio ...8 KB (1,238 words) - 21:31, 16 April 2023
- Soul music is a musical genre that combines rhythm and blues and gospel ... composed using the blues tradition. Soul music is differentiated from rhythm ...11 KB (1,733 words) - 01:19, 4 February 2023
- particularly for his waltzes, a form of music he was instrumental in popularizing ... orchestra, specializing in light, danceable music including waltzes, quadrilles ...11 KB (1,610 words) - 14:55, 1 August 2022
- Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is an integer musical notation used ... For composers of the Baroque period, music was not primarily an exercise ...16 KB (2,493 words) - 19:45, 26 March 2024
- wrote for all economic levels so that his music could touch as many as possible ... was an innovative producer of vaudeville (he is generally credited with inventing ...8 KB (1,265 words) - 04:35, 18 November 2022
- in present-day Bratislava, Slovakia. His music reflects the transition from ... Hummel, the expressiveness of his piano music showed the attributes of ...12 KB (1,784 words) - 14:45, 1 August 2022
- The International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) was a project ... Edward W. Guo, known as Feldmahler, an 18-year-old Canadian music ...18 KB (2,536 words) - 16:33, 8 March 2023
- classical composer of concert and film music. Instrumental in forging ... Much of the greatness of Copland's art is due to the ways he ...13 KB (1,822 words) - 07:14, 13 June 2023
- harmonic and melodic language affected how music theory and composition were ... Saint-Saëns, who introduced him to the music of several contemporary composers ...10 KB (1,591 words) - 07:36, 15 April 2024
- Jongmyo is a Confucian shrine dedicated to the memorial services in ... National Treasure. The heart of Confucianism is to honor those in the subject ...6 KB (909 words) - 00:56, 4 August 2022
- Mambo is a Cuban musical form and dance style. The word mambo ("conversation ... The fusion of swing and Cuban music produced this fascinating rhythm ...10 KB (1,553 words) - 06:41, 5 November 2022
- |Genre = Country MusicPop Music | |Occupation = Singer ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country ...12 KB (1,788 words) - 18:07, 12 February 2024
- bassist best known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony ... By establishing the Tanglewood Insitute of Music in 1940 he sought to encourage ...13 KB (1,788 words) - 09:57, 26 January 2023
- – May 3, 1856) was a French composer and music critic. A prolific composer ... child, Adolphe Adam preferred to improvise music on his own rather than study ...7 KB (994 words) - 06:12, 15 June 2023
- to as the "Father of Bluegrass Music." Bluegrass takes its ... as one of the Monroe Brothers. Bluegrass is notable for the lightning-fast ...10 KB (1,465 words) - 16:06, 31 October 2023
- 8, 1890), a composer, organist, and music teacher of Belgian origin ... his skill in musical improvisation, and it is on the basis of only twelve ...9 KB (1,338 words) - 00:07, 4 December 2023
- as well as oratorios, songs, and incidental music. He was especially renowned ... placed on all the stages of Germany, and is now regarded as one of the ...5 KB (752 words) - 08:29, 7 December 2021
- The MJQ is the most perfect example of chamber music jazz. Composed ... ===Chamber music jazz: precedents=== If the MJQ remains as a unique ...8 KB (1,251 words) - 19:25, 9 November 2022
- conductor. He was the second of only six music directors of the renowned ... leading promoter of contemporary classical music such as that of Béla Bartók ...11 KB (1,649 words) - 15:38, 6 May 2023
- The bugle is one of the simplest brass instruments; it is essentially ... Not only is the bugle a simple instrument, but as a signal device ...10 KB (1,584 words) - 18:37, 22 November 2023
- smash hit, “Ring of Fire.” Outside of music, she had several memorable ... Virginia. She was born into country music and performed with the Carter ...8 KB (1,302 words) - 21:16, 4 October 2022
- R&B chart. Their second hit, "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave," became ... seller, a perennial dance favorite, and is one of the most played singles ...12 KB (1,843 words) - 16:26, 6 November 2022
- Swing refers to both a special quality of jazz music (and some related ... Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of jazz music that ...14 KB (2,375 words) - 01:51, 27 February 2023
