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- A madrigal is a setting for two or more voices of a secular text, ... Its rise started with the Primo libro di Madrigali of Philippe Verdelot ...9 KB (1,342 words) - 04:56, 5 November 2022
- to distinguish him from the other members of the musically talented Couperin ... in the early eighteenth century. His sacred music, chamber compositions, and ...10 KB (1,509 words) - 04:57, 9 April 2024
- November 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
- and inspired related movements in music and literature. In cubist ... Leading artists of the movement included Pablo Picasso, Paul Cézanne ...7 KB (1,061 words) - 15:09, 3 July 2023
- Traditionally it was made with the skin of a dog or cat, but today synthetic ... The shamisen is used in several genres of music, including nagauta, or ...9 KB (1,371 words) - 12:23, 27 January 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
- Marty Robbins (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982) was one of ... Hollywood films. He was named "Artist of the Decade" in the 1960s ...8 KB (1,289 words) - 15:54, 7 November 2022
- dedicated to the memorial services in honor of the Joseon dynasty kings and ... Korean kings and queens, the excellent state of preservation of the shire complex ...6 KB (863 words) - 19:53, 4 May 2024
- Conway Twitty (September 1, 1933 - June 5, 1993) was one of the United ... Elektra) and reached Number 1 with remakes of the Pointer Sisters' ...10 KB (1,613 words) - 02:52, 8 January 2024
- Gospel music is a genre of mostly American music characterized by ... The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of ...16 KB (2,435 words) - 00:04, 3 January 2024
- was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. ... first professional vocal training at the age of five, from James Earle Hines ...20 KB (2,949 words) - 04:39, 22 March 2024
- an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music ... In 1948-49, Tubb was the first singer to record a hit record of "Blue ...8 KB (1,315 words) - 19:33, 13 February 2024
- with special costumes, dance motions, and music. The dance has earned a reputation ... Geom-mu originated during the later portion of the Three Kingdoms ...7 KB (1,083 words) - 06:54, 18 April 2024
- Rockabilly is one of the earliest forms of rock and roll as a distinct ... quot;a brash, lively, unselfconscious hybrid of blues and country," characterized ...8 KB (1,238 words) - 21:31, 16 April 2023
- producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years ... mother, née Alice Nimmo, was the daughter of Scottish immigrants and their ...8 KB (1,265 words) - 04:35, 18 November 2022
- 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
- polystylistic musician and composer because of his talent in combining the ... Schnittke's father was born in Frankfurt to a Jewish family of ...10 KB (1,316 words) - 18:06, 20 July 2023
- an accompaniment used in almost all genres of music in the Baroque period ... For composers of the Baroque period, music was not primarily an exercise ...16 KB (2,493 words) - 19:45, 26 March 2024
- The MJQ is the most perfect example of chamber music jazz. Composed ... Jackson and Lewis originally shared the role of musical director but ...8 KB (1,251 words) - 19:25, 9 November 2022
- composer, born in Magdeburg. Self-taught in music, he studied law at the University ... writing concertos for unusual combinations of instruments, such as multiple ...11 KB (1,648 words) - 06:57, 18 April 2024
