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- role in the racial integration of popular music as the first record ... Records Group, itself a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ...27 KB (4,046 words) - 17:03, 10 November 2022
- The term medieval music encompasses European music written during ... The only medieval music which can be studied is that which was written ...36 KB (5,655 words) - 04:07, 9 November 2022
- Cream's music included songs based on traditional blues such ... Cream made a significant impact upon the popular music of the time, providing ...18 KB (2,740 words) - 06:17, 11 January 2024
- Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed ... artists in the history of American popular music. ==Early life== ...23 KB (3,723 words) - 06:42, 27 February 2023
- nature and ancestor spirits are common in popular Taoism. Organized Taoism ... in various refined activities including music and "pure conversation." ...14 KB (2,127 words) - 19:50, 21 April 2023
- and percussion instruments, and the music usually incorporates a strong ... ranging from the traditional martial music of John Philip Sousa and ...19 KB (2,908 words) - 03:09, 6 November 2022
- The technology first became popular in the digital reproduction and ... Optical discs were initially used for storing music and software. ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 10:36, 11 March 2023
- composer and lutist of the late Renaissance music as well as a nobleman and ... He had a single-minded devotion to music from an early age, and showed ...18 KB (2,879 words) - 15:23, 27 November 2023
- Of these many are rare or obsolete, and music written for them is usually ... varies greatly with the musician, the music, the style of clarinet, the ...30 KB (4,861 words) - 10:42, 19 December 2023
- distinctive voice. Joplin performed on four music albums recorded between 1966 ... ===Contributions to popular music=== Joplin's contributions to ...20 KB (3,184 words) - 09:39, 1 April 2024
- was a major fan of American soul music, and created a distinctive ... the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame. ...17 KB (2,683 words) - 17:22, 12 February 2024
- Kaye was sufficiently popular that he inspired imitations: ... when he appeared at the London Palladium music hall in 1948, he "roused ...13 KB (1,920 words) - 06:25, 15 January 2023
- of the arts. Confucian ceremonial music (Aak) had its origin in China ... musical instruments to be used for royal banquet music. ...18 KB (2,724 words) - 00:57, 17 April 2023
- popularity in the early days of recorded music, as their sound could more ... Bass clef music for tuba is usually in concert pitch. However, traditional ...17 KB (2,861 words) - 18:39, 2 May 2023
- ===Korean popular music=== See main article: K-pop Asia. K-pop often emulates American popular music, and usually features ...25 KB (3,777 words) - 02:45, 8 January 2024
- instrument used in Indian classical music. He became famous not only ... Although Shankar enjoyed great success in playing with popular rock ...35 KB (4,906 words) - 19:06, 16 April 2023
- Europe and North America. They were also popular in homes and businesses ... called in the United States, became very popular, and many factories sprung ...24 KB (3,811 words) - 03:00, 8 December 2022
- Singers Group. Although the group was popular in local churches, Jackie ... Wilson auditioned successfully for the popular Billy Ward & the Dominoes ...11 KB (1,721 words) - 01:11, 8 February 2023
- conviction. The second most honored female popular singer in Grammy history ... Franklin maintained her position in the music recording industry throughout ...28 KB (4,152 words) - 06:23, 12 August 2023
- Turkish tea (çay) is a type of tea originating in Turkey and popular ... Turkish tea has become as popular as, if not more so than, Turkish ...11 KB (1,771 words) - 00:24, 3 May 2023
- one of the dominant forces in rock and popular music, especially during ... record buyers, exposing the boy to all the popular singers and musicians of ...19 KB (3,014 words) - 17:42, 13 February 2024
- down target objects. Bowling has been popular for hundreds of years, with ... in various parts of the world. The most popular form in North America, and ...13 KB (2,040 words) - 20:02, 20 November 2023
- It is thought that this style was not popular with a public which wanted ... Another popular theory is that Sharaku was a phantom, a pen name for ...9 KB (1,417 words) - 13:17, 27 January 2023
- in the year 1994 alone) and was later made popular by Al Gore in the mid 1990s. ... After moving to Germany to study History of Music at Munich University ...12 KB (1,818 words) - 01:11, 11 November 2022
- influential figures in twentieth-century popular music. blues into soul and eventually, funk. His music would prove to have a profound ...25 KB (3,918 words) - 21:04, 20 March 2024
- the mainstream pop arena, exposing country music to a larger audience. According ... including two Grammy Awards, 17 American Music Awards (including "Artist ...30 KB (4,330 words) - 07:48, 23 January 2023
- The Nix (Nixie plural) is the most popular term for the shapeshifting ... human victims to join them through song or music, luring them into the water ...14 KB (2,167 words) - 09:56, 11 March 2023
- suffering two official denunciations of his music in 1936 and 1948 and the ... wrote primarily in the romantic music idiom, drawing heavily on ...29 KB (4,378 words) - 16:30, 29 January 2024
- kyogen farce, it evolved from various popular, folk and aristocratic art ... dances accompanied by flute and drum music. The stage is almost bare ...16 KB (2,586 words) - 19:45, 5 March 2023
- The recorder was popular from medieval times but declined in the eighteenth ... historically informed performances of early music, but also because of its ...34 KB (5,330 words) - 01:45, 8 December 2022
- struggle for independence also became popular themes in the arts of this ... In general, the term “Romanticism” applied to music has come to ...25 KB (3,676 words) - 17:16, 20 May 2024
- one of the most recognized Czech classical music composers, and many critics ... Smetana was a child prodigy who grew up in a family that cultivated ...28 KB (4,344 words) - 10:22, 26 September 2023
- where the puppet theater was even more popular. Chikamatsu's popularity ... In Japanese literature and music, joruri is a type of chanted recitative; ...14 KB (2,099 words) - 15:25, 10 December 2023
- Scipio Africanus. The poem was wildly popular and Petrarch emerged as ... quot;), a self-help book which remained popular for hundreds of years; Itinerarium ...11 KB (1,750 words) - 01:38, 24 November 2022
- The harmonica is used in blues and American folk music, jazz, classical ... their ease of transportation made them quite popular. The late 1800s ...28 KB (4,396 words) - 13:30, 24 January 2023
- many of his television shows remaining popular family entertainment to this day. ... market, ABC began to produce the instantly popular American Bandstand, followed ...8 KB (1,119 words) - 20:12, 25 October 2022
- Nearly as well known as his ambitious music was Mingus' often ... His mother allowed only church-related music in their home, but Mingus ...23 KB (3,414 words) - 22:22, 4 December 2023
- as a gauge of how attuned they are to the popular trends of the time. ... or something fits in with the current popular mode of expression. "Fashion ...22 KB (3,274 words) - 02:42, 14 July 2022
- Ilse Moritzen. William’s father taught music, and was a member, and later ... England, Herschel managed to find work as a music teacher and bandleader. Herschel ...13 KB (1,978 words) - 10:59, 9 May 2023
- become in the last century one of the most popular forms of English poetry ... for English poets, and it has remained popular since its introduction in ...7 KB (1,084 words) - 20:22, 3 May 2023
- and leading composers in the rise of modern music in Russia. As a result he ... Prokofiev is famous for numerous compositions, including the popular ...32 KB (4,755 words) - 19:49, 21 April 2023
- Peterson. Transcriptions of Tatum are popular and are often practiced ... Somehow, Tatum’s music could also be compared to a black diamond ...16 KB (2,414 words) - 12:07, 7 November 2021
- as symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano music, and chamber music. ... revival and a renewal of respect for sacred music in the era when feeling and ...31 KB (4,782 words) - 17:14, 26 March 2024
- I may wish to draw on, for the meaning of music does depend on the materials ... a fundamental relationship with all other music in the world…. A composer ...28 KB (4,110 words) - 15:21, 25 January 2023
- are inherent in the physics of the most popular valve design, which uses ... the slight deficiencies between Western music's dominant equal (even ...34 KB (4,980 words) - 16:54, 26 March 2022
- and the Victoires de la Musique for music. In cinema, it is the French ... français was awarded each June. Lacking popular enthusiasm compared to the ...15 KB (2,316 words) - 23:59, 3 December 2023
- similar to a violin), in addition to vocal music. The well known Senegalese Fula popular musician Baaba Maal sings in Pulaar on his recordings. ...12 KB (1,741 words) - 14:26, 3 December 2023
- before finding his first success as a music critic in the Star newspaper ... of the Balkans—has become the most popular. Typical of Shaw, the play ...12 KB (1,761 words) - 07:04, 18 April 2024
- As a result of his trend-setting music with the Les Paul Trio and ... guitar, one of the industry's most popular models. He was the first ...17 KB (2,630 words) - 22:00, 25 October 2022
- Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical ... in China and Greece) held to the idea that music, mathematics and science ...39 KB (5,985 words) - 10:49, 20 September 2023
- the director has used Kalari (as known in popular coinage) in his films, the ... in Indian pop star Phalguni Pathak's music video for the song Meri Chunar ...14 KB (1,924 words) - 18:58, 26 July 2023
- generally recognized as one of the most popular cultural figures of the ... become his paternal friend, he joined the popular Moscow Theater of Drama ...20 KB (2,929 words) - 20:49, 3 May 2023
- court chapel at Munich by 1574, where the music director was Heinrich Schütz ... harpsichord playing, and to compose vocal music, either sacred or secular ...17 KB (2,678 words) - 14:25, 29 November 2023
- Basie is regarded as one of jazz music’s all time greats. rhythms and solo performances, Basie's music possessed an emotional resonance ...17 KB (2,747 words) - 08:28, 10 January 2024
- they juggle as "props," the most popular being balls, beanbags, rings ... main skills would have been oral (poetry, music, comedy, and storytelling). ...19 KB (3,000 words) - 09:05, 12 May 2024
- host, best known as the emcee of the popular and influential TV variety ... in the arts, entertainment, and popular culture. His show was an ...11 KB (1,768 words) - 18:04, 12 February 2024
- and Tommy Johnson, as well as to other popular musical styles, through ... Johnson also performed other types of music. His repertoire included ...22 KB (3,598 words) - 21:27, 16 April 2023
- quot;keen," a lament at their funeral. Music in those times was often ... ==Banshees in literature and popular culture== When the oral narratives ...8 KB (1,320 words) - 07:29, 20 September 2023
- or light comedies which were very popular with the Viennese public ... Joachim Hoffmann, who owned a private music school. His talents were ...18 KB (2,468 words) - 14:59, 1 August 2022
- Mexican culture, especially in its music and regional dancing. Examples ... also emphasize Mexican cuisine, culture and music. For example, some Canadian ...18 KB (2,441 words) - 22:02, 10 December 2023
- was even able to sell some of them to local music groups. ... Caston, who helped him become serious about music as a career. Dixon sang in ...19 KB (2,749 words) - 15:21, 14 May 2023
- on the cuisine, festivals and rituals, dance, and music. ... in Basantapur, next to Freak Street, a popular hippie spot during the seventies ...11 KB (1,537 words) - 20:17, 28 February 2023
- quot;La traviata" have become part of popular culture. ... homage. The composer had instructed that no music be played at his funeral; ...22 KB (3,400 words) - 07:48, 24 January 2023
- Carnatic music, also known as karṇāṭaka sangītam is one of the two styles of Indian classical music; the other is Hindustani ...40 KB (6,040 words) - 15:47, 28 November 2023
- activism, and lasting influence on music and culture. CSNY played ... Cross,” the latter accompanied by a popular video on the nascent MTV network. ...21 KB (3,245 words) - 06:28, 11 January 2024
- boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues, and gospel music, with a heavily accentuated ... the Pentecostal churches because of the music and excitement he and his ...23 KB (3,362 words) - 00:37, 3 November 2022
- called Manipravaalam) made it more popular among the masses, who could ... * Sangeetham (Music): Song/Vocal accompaniment (Geetha), and instrumental ...22 KB (3,220 words) - 17:09, 5 October 2022
- " and "Rock & Roll Music"—among its "500 ... allowed him to pursue his interest in music from an early age, and he ...20 KB (3,002 words) - 21:56, 10 December 2023
- English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. As well as more than ... He was also a prolific writer of popular songs, and a lucrative recording ...15 KB (2,261 words) - 02:34, 16 November 2022
- It is used extensively in Western classical music as a standard member of the ... Especially when used in folk and bluegrass music, the instrument can also ...40 KB (6,473 words) - 17:29, 30 January 2024
- were admired for their abilities in music, calligraphy, painting and ... See Music of China [[Image:Concert China.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[List ...28 KB (4,073 words) - 16:44, 10 December 2023
- himself in the world of avant-garde film, music, publishing, writing, and ... one main concept—Americana and American popular culture. His paintings were ...20 KB (3,013 words) - 18:00, 27 July 2023
- Booker T. & the M.G.'s were an instrumental soul band popular ... to have been a defining force in soul music—especially "Southern ...19 KB (2,889 words) - 19:23, 20 November 2023
- the style referred to as Impressionist music, a term which he dismissed ... and Javanese--Debussy sought a modern music that would convey emotions ...26 KB (3,950 words) - 10:53, 19 December 2023
- as the Five, was an innovator of Russian music. He strove to achieve a uniquely ... he entered the Cadet School of the Guards. Music remained important to him ...18 KB (2,697 words) - 19:26, 9 November 2022
- Music is an auditory art comprised of meaningful arrangements of sounds ... larger genres are European classical music, popular music or commercial music ...47 KB (7,194 words) - 19:07, 30 September 2023
- up worn by its performers. A rich blend of music, dance, mime, and spectacular ... men’s clothing. Her kabuki dance became popular among the oppressed lower ...13 KB (1,911 words) - 16:49, 14 May 2024
- in almost every musical genre and wrote music for rock bands, jazz ensembles ... political establishment and the Hollywood music industry, but also toward ...27 KB (4,049 words) - 05:10, 9 April 2024
- color--pink, for example) sometimes become popular trends. novels of Albert Camus, and listened to Jazz music. ==Examples of counterculture ...27 KB (4,003 words) - 08:31, 10 January 2024
- most prominent composers of the Classical music era, called the "Father ... isolated from other composers and trends in music until the later part of his ...31 KB (4,893 words) - 21:50, 6 May 2024
- May 26, 1933) was the first great country music recording artist. Known as ... lyricist, his compositions provided country music with some of its most memorable ...23 KB (3,146 words) - 13:11, 1 August 2022
- in the 1960s and 1970s. Gaye's soul music performances were unique ... songwriter-producers in African American music, such as Stevie Wonder, Luther ...27 KB (4,247 words) - 08:37, 10 March 2023
- new musical interests interfered with his music studies at school. He failed ... #039; major creative rival. Although their music was bright and accessible ...21 KB (3,336 words) - 15:30, 30 April 2023
- visual arts in Brazil. After working as a music professor and newspaper columnist ... piano prodigy, and he later studied at the Music and Drama Conservatory of ...29 KB (4,379 words) - 15:58, 6 November 2022
- #039; biggest hit, and one of the most popular Motown songs ever: "Reach ... * Pascall, Jeremy, and Rob Burt. The Stars and Superstars of Black ...13 KB (2,032 words) - 06:38, 1 April 2024
- Imene tuki and imene metua are forms of unaccompanied vocal music ... misidentified as an example of Tahitian music. The art of drumming has ...16 KB (2,204 words) - 02:53, 8 January 2024
- (also known as Robie or Bobbie). The popular history says that Floyd ... The popular legend holds that he was not, in fact, responsible for ...9 KB (1,370 words) - 22:48, 30 November 2022
- Earl Hines is one of jazz music’s most legendary pianists and one ... lessons but also developed an ear for popular show tunes and was able ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 17:33, 12 February 2024
- for most of its 40 years of recording music, but it had two distinct ... lead that was a hallmark of their pre-disco music, while Maurice sang both ...20 KB (3,173 words) - 10:22, 26 September 2023
- in 1966 and was a staff writer at the Nina Music branch of Elektra Records ... three, and in his teens began singing folk music at local venues. After attending ...19 KB (2,645 words) - 09:05, 13 March 2024
- arts library, and top class dance and music training facilities. ... listed here in alphabetical order: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center ...27 KB (4,040 words) - 07:39, 9 March 2023
- especially in the early-adopting classical music and audiophile communities ... to any data file. From its origins as a music format, Compact Disc has ...19 KB (3,102 words) - 00:20, 8 January 2024
- and programs such as the Yamaha music schools that help cultivate ... upright pianos were becoming more popular than organs in U.S. homes ...25 KB (3,604 words) - 10:08, 22 May 2023
- Springsteen had been inspired to take up music at the age of seven ... inspire the musical genre known as lo-fi music, becoming a cult favorite ...23 KB (3,510 words) - 04:41, 22 November 2023
- Country music, the first half of Billboard's country and western music category, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in ...40 KB (5,977 words) - 08:35, 10 January 2024
- Musical theater is a form of theater combining music, songs, spoken ... Some of the best-loved musicals, such as Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music ...33 KB (5,216 words) - 19:34, 10 November 2022
- and German authors. Some famous and popular novellas include Franz Kafka’s ... at the Wall: A Novella. However, some popular novellas are often referred ...11 KB (1,596 words) - 14:27, 20 July 2023
- parts of the musical and film The Sound of Music. Salzburg is also a student ... In the 1960s, the movie The Sound of Music was filmed in Salzburg ...19 KB (2,898 words) - 01:56, 23 December 2022
- Cambridge, and Connecticut. For decades, popular wisdom portrayed Dickinson ... if not directly then by way of the popular American Metaphysical poet ...17 KB (2,587 words) - 18:16, 13 February 2024
- itself as "Publishers of Cheap and Popular Pictures." Their pictures ... are highly prized as valuable records of popular taste and works of art in ...14 KB (2,141 words) - 06:47, 12 January 2024
- bands, and jazz ensembles, as well as in popular music bands. They are played ... desire to express and evoke emotion through music. Today, adding its unique ...34 KB (5,196 words) - 19:49, 28 June 2023
- Islam (specifically the Maliki madhhab, popular in North and West Africa ... Traditional Tuareg music has two major components: the single-string ...17 KB (2,554 words) - 18:38, 2 May 2023
- was an Italian tenor and one of the most popular contemporary vocal performers ... otherwise be bridged. From the realm of art music into more popular genres ...22 KB (3,379 words) - 10:36, 9 March 2023
- the largest movements in secular medieval music. They were the first poets ... of arranged marriages at the time. In popular culture, they are often ...21 KB (3,432 words) - 18:25, 2 May 2023
- carrying the leading entertainment and music programs. In addition, many ... WABC and WLS) became successful playing popular music. By the mid-1960s ...19 KB (2,902 words) - 00:51, 9 January 2023
- As such it can bring a great many modes of music together. It is an instrument ... of the pianoforte spread and became popular in many countries (i.e. ...35 KB (5,515 words) - 05:12, 24 November 2022
- the most influential guitar players in rock music history. ... & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. His ...26 KB (4,016 words) - 01:11, 9 February 2023
- A vital aspect in the Arab life is music. Nomadic encampments in ancient ... Arabic music has been influenced by many varying cultures, such as ...32 KB (4,654 words) - 20:18, 11 August 2023
- to nurture and sustain Italian music and he acted on these concerns ... family was very poor with no tradition of music, his father being the caretaker ...18 KB (2,665 words) - 03:45, 18 April 2024
- Today, belly dancing in its various styles and forms is popular worldwide ... commonly of the hips, used to punctuate the music or accent a beat. Lifts or ...27 KB (4,010 words) - 16:20, 24 April 2024
- with the direction the band's music was taking and his own diminished ... "How Long" live at the Country Music Association Awards. ...18 KB (2,686 words) - 17:32, 12 February 2024
- In addition, Pan was later known for his music, which was capable of arousing ... Myths involving Pan frequently contain music. One of the famous myths ...15 KB (2,404 words) - 06:26, 18 November 2022
- London society through a long history of popular performances, destructive ... language, with international soloists. Past music directors include Karl Rankl ...22 KB (3,326 words) - 20:56, 21 December 2022
- was himself a composer of lieder and choral music, of symphonic poems and other ... priesthood rather than pursue a career in music. He once wrote his mother ...26 KB (3,891 words) - 09:36, 11 April 2024
- represents a native art form. Gamelan music is built up in layers, with ... only obvious Indian influence in gamelan music is in the Javanese style ...37 KB (5,930 words) - 04:08, 18 April 2024
- Heavy metal is a sub-genre of rock music that emerged as a defined ... not be an instrumentalist). Keyboards were popular with early metal bands ...41 KB (6,469 words) - 21:31, 26 December 2020
- yaksha-gaana) is a traditional dance drama popular in the coastal districts ... Week/yakshagana.htm Yakshagana-The music of celestial beings]. OurKarnataka ...30 KB (4,418 words) - 10:04, 22 May 2023
- Rakugo became a form of popular entertainment during the the Edo period ... almost 300 years ago. A band plays music to announce the entrance ...16 KB (2,381 words) - 17:21, 16 April 2023
- one. Their constant re-inventing of rock music, and themselves, evolved ... Lennon devoted himself to music, inspired by Americans such as Elvis ...28 KB (4,313 words) - 20:50, 1 May 2024
- 1965), born Nathaniel Adams Coles, was a popular American jazz singer-songwriter ... Cole was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He received music lessons from ...30 KB (4,453 words) - 01:27, 11 November 2022
- and songwriter, an iconic figure in country music, and one of the most influential ... self-indulgence. As much as for any popular artist, Williams' songs ...23 KB (3,620 words) - 03:08, 28 January 2022
- has a local dance, as well as different music. The music can be songs specifically ... for the musicians and singers of the Obon music. Some dances proceed clockwise ...17 KB (2,546 words) - 07:20, 17 November 2023
- century, as well as a highly regarded music critic. An intellectual and ... Romantic composers of the central European music tradition. As with many composers ...26 KB (4,179 words) - 02:15, 16 December 2022
- Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music and BBC 7. ... Broadcasting House was the home of the BBC Radio Theatre, where music ...29 KB (4,446 words) - 05:21, 26 August 2023
- as the Tetrabiblos, and additional works on music, optics, and other subjects. ... of his day. The Tetrabiblos was the most popular astrological work of antiquity ...20 KB (3,023 words) - 17:01, 22 December 2022
- "I Got Rhythm" in the show was popular, and by the late 1930s she ... who was playing Maria in The Sound of Music. These two women were friends ...11 KB (1,666 words) - 04:31, 22 March 2024
- one of the greatest vocalists in jazz music. Though without technical ... in what many consider some of jazz music's greatest recordings ...15 KB (2,388 words) - 17:35, 31 October 2023
- Enid Mary Blyton (August 11, 1897 - November 28, 1968) was a popular ... and have remained internationally popular long after her death. Her ...16 KB (2,376 words) - 18:54, 13 February 2024
- 1960s, and with exploding trends in both music and art evolving, dance followed ... Although Ballroom dance was popular in the early part of the twentieth ...18 KB (2,688 words) - 19:25, 9 November 2022
- grandparents. There he received his first music lessons from a local organist ... jeune Demoiselle had provided incidental music to a chivalric esoteric play ...29 KB (4,725 words) - 19:27, 13 February 2024
- sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music. The style started around ... One of the defining aspects of music of the Baroque era was its connection ...30 KB (4,617 words) - 10:52, 20 September 2023
- programs for children were becoming popular. In 1948, when Howdy Doody ... to literature, science, and especially music. Children learned most easily ...14 KB (2,120 words) - 08:42, 16 November 2023
- The Tate exhibition became the second most popular in the gallery's history ... ===In popular culture=== Hopper's influence on popular culture ...15 KB (2,255 words) - 18:24, 12 February 2024
- relationship to nature. One of his most popular was of a woodland Indian ... His pictures appeared in many of the most popular magazines of the ...11 KB (1,677 words) - 22:57, 10 November 2022
- and celebrated composer of Classical music. His enormous output of more ... clergy in his native Austria. Unlike the music of J.S. Bach and the composers ...34 KB (5,408 words) - 16:10, 10 October 2020
- Made popular by the New Age movement, smudge sticks find continued ... brain, producing a physical relaxation of music tension. In addition, the ...12 KB (1,808 words) - 21:20, 30 January 2023
- a reference to his short stature. A popular mayor and a strong supporter ... Airport) within city limits. Responding to popular disdain for the sometimes ...15 KB (2,248 words) - 19:50, 26 March 2024
- According to the widely read and popular Puranas, Brahmā was self ... goddess of learning and the arts such as music, literature and speech. One ...12 KB (1,970 words) - 22:34, 20 November 2023
- of the world's most renowned classical music composers, known for his ... which spurred complaints that his music was either too Russian or ...33 KB (4,939 words) - 01:34, 24 November 2022
- against the commercialism of the Nashville music scene and reached his greatest ... the Grand Ole Opry. Tiring of the Nashville music scene, he retired temporarily ...49 KB (6,754 words) - 15:23, 14 May 2023
- The Blues, a haunting, stylistic type of vocal and instrumental music ... of call-and-response patterns in the music and lyrics are indicative ...51 KB (7,870 words) - 05:43, 16 November 2023
- The allegory is one of the most popular narrative forms in literature ... saints became unacceptable. Particularly popular were the Four cardinal virtues ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 18:26, 21 July 2023
- George H.W. Bush. Ella Fitzgerald's music was cross-cultural, attracting ... Orchestra through 1935, at Harlem's popular Savoy Ballroom. Fitzgerald ...18 KB (2,942 words) - 17:12, 13 February 2024
- mid-nineteenth century and today remain popular folk heroes. The term also ... Regardless of their current nostalgic popular image, Gauchos formed ...11 KB (1,764 words) - 04:47, 18 April 2024
- fifths which has become one of the most popular and most used instrument ... Often when playing certain types of music on the violin, notably folk ...45 KB (7,281 words) - 20:27, 3 May 2023
- most common string instruments in Western music are those in the violin, ... complex melodic, harmonic and contrapuntal music can be realized. The guitar ...26 KB (3,682 words) - 21:00, 26 February 2023
- (such as the cave paintings at Lascaux) and music also developed as some people ... from surviving artifacts. Prehistoric music is inferred from found instruments ...14 KB (2,116 words) - 06:20, 18 November 2022
- wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. His best ... were undeniably present in parts of the music. Appreciation of such melodies ...21 KB (3,251 words) - 13:21, 15 December 2022
- masters, and to meet leaders of the popular new movement known as neoclassicism ... mastery of English was that she became a popular portraitist for English ...12 KB (1,771 words) - 18:05, 27 July 2023
- Scientific American is a popular-science magazine, published (first ... Experiments; Miscellaneous Intelligence, Music and Poetry. This paper is ...13 KB (1,844 words) - 17:24, 25 January 2023
- Presley also recorded ballads, country music, and gospel. In a musical ... time, his blending of R&B and country music styles did much to break ...31 KB (4,709 words) - 17:51, 13 February 2024
- has emerged out of a partnership with Warner Music, which places environmental issues at its foundation. Green Label Records produces CDs using biodegradable ...21 KB (2,883 words) - 19:02, 13 February 2024
- The term became very popular, spawning related terms such as: Magnitizdat ... Thaw in the mid-1950s, poetry became very popular and writings of a wide variety ...12 KB (1,682 words) - 02:12, 23 December 2022
- and entrepreneur. He was particularly popular with country audiences but ... Kenny Rogers as The Gambler. Remaining a popular entertainer around the world ...38 KB (5,690 words) - 22:10, 3 March 2023
- produced by striking metal bars. In blues music, the harmonica is often casually ... The harp was popular in ancient China and neighboring regions, though ...38 KB (6,027 words) - 20:53, 28 December 2023
- In the 1850s ambrotype photography became popular, which gave way to the albumen ... its results in that full way. His first popular photographs of the conflict ...9 KB (1,405 words) - 16:51, 7 November 2022
- The French president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term; ... General Council are elected by direct popular vote to serve six-year terms ...22 KB (3,300 words) - 00:08, 22 August 2022
- these traditions, particularly sculpture, music, and classical dance, were ... 1962, together with the National School of Music and Dance at Ban Anou in ...42 KB (6,594 words) - 06:54, 4 March 2023
- and Protestants. However, it remains a popular and widely read work among ... It has inspired numerous works of art, music, and drama. ...14 KB (2,138 words) - 00:21, 19 November 2023
- or modified for the purpose of making music. In principle, anything that ... that a basic urge to express emotion though music has existed since prehistoric ...26 KB (3,752 words) - 21:15, 27 November 2021
- They strengthened rural parishes, improved popular piety, helped to curb corruption ... contributed to the new emphasis on popular piety that had been waning ...22 KB (3,262 words) - 08:30, 10 January 2024
- men's gymnastics competition was popular enough to be included in ... exercise 70 to 90 seconds long. The music is instrumental and cannot ...18 KB (2,771 words) - 07:20, 28 July 2023
- Fanny Brice (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951) was a popular and ... After another disappointment performing in a production of the popular ...19 KB (2,934 words) - 00:41, 25 March 2024
- ones of three and five. His life remains a popular subject of Cantonese operas. ... his authentic works. His story remains a popular subject of many Cantonese ...10 KB (1,502 words) - 22:23, 25 October 2022
- Mackintosh Rose motif. Although moderately popular (for a period) in his native ... Although moderately popular (for a period) in his native Scotland ...10 KB (1,454 words) - 00:20, 5 December 2023
- Daniel was born near Taunton in Somerset, the son of a music-master ... the end of the reign of Edward III. This popular work was continued and published ...9 KB (1,447 words) - 02:58, 23 December 2022
- versions. One version, found in a popular ballad (Tellenlied) from ... Characters from the legend are featured in decks of playing cards ...12 KB (1,851 words) - 20:35, 13 May 2023
- Folklore is the body of expressive culture, including tales, music ... Saxon term for what was then called "popular antiquities." The concept ...24 KB (3,693 words) - 06:15, 1 April 2024
- W.W. Denslow, of one of the most popular books in American children ... Queen Zixi of Ix. However, persuaded by popular demand, letters from children ...23 KB (3,507 words) - 15:58, 26 September 2023
- writer of poetry, drama, essays, and music criticism. Writing in the ... working initially in a warehouse for music records. His interest in ...18 KB (2,687 words) - 07:05, 25 July 2023
- tea ceremony, painting, dancing, and music into a means of spiritual ... samurai caste, whereas Sōtō had a more popular following, as described ...8 KB (1,186 words) - 01:40, 15 December 2022
- Music in the Tuileries is an early example of Manet's painterly ... are depicted drinking beer, listening to music, flirting, reading, or waiting ...18 KB (2,830 words) - 18:16, 12 February 2024
- his role as Ricky Ricardo on the immensely popular 1951 television show, I ... 1946, and becoming a hit, as well as other popular songs, such as "Cuban ...17 KB (2,690 words) - 09:56, 29 January 2024
- from psychology, is attributed to popular British writer May Sinclair ... about what I was writing."Yorke, Into the Music, p.61 ...20 KB (3,127 words) - 20:56, 26 February 2023
- Acrobatics in Western history has been a popular subject for fine ... The five types of events are choreographed to music. They can involve ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 05:38, 15 June 2023
- used in a country. This might occur if a popular identifier has used up all ... ===International Standard Music Number=== The International Standard ...20 KB (2,903 words) - 13:24, 7 February 2023
- Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Panama) it is used in popular ... been used to perform folk or ethnic music, popular music, and transcriptions ...52 KB (7,685 words) - 01:50, 27 February 2024
- yet little known, feature of many popular word processing programs ... ==References in Popular Culture== Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's ...12 KB (1,732 words) - 22:00, 4 February 2023
- was often considered challenging and popular only with a limited audience ... His music is known for employing unusual time signatures, and superimposing ...37 KB (5,167 words) - 22:26, 25 January 2024
- Adorno, a trained musician, wrote The Philosophy of Modern Music, ... What radical music perceives is the untransfigured suffering of man ...23 KB (3,258 words) - 05:11, 9 April 2024
- The Ossian cycle would influence Romantic music as well as literature. ... The poems also exerted an influence on the burgeoning of Romantic ...12 KB (1,859 words) - 16:03, 8 February 2023
- A virtual museum can house digitally produced collections such as ... A collection can include moving images, sound files such as music ...12 KB (1,742 words) - 20:36, 3 May 2023
- the Italian ballerina Maria Bonfante, and popular social dance forms. Ruth ... her choreographic innovations was "music visualization," a style ...12 KB (1,963 words) - 23:52, 21 August 2022
- Music. Traditional music in Korea has been based on the voice, a distinct ... Jeongak. Court music, Jeongak has a strong intellectual emphasis, ...29 KB (4,255 words) - 06:48, 11 January 2024
- quot; bears resemblance to the other popular movement of the 1960s, Pop ... Schmidt. The exhibition was enormously popular with the general public ...8 KB (1,285 words) - 00:44, 18 November 2022
- Orpheus's mystically efficacious music comes to the aid of the group ... :[I]t was by his music that the ship Argo herself was launched; after ...19 KB (3,011 words) - 02:17, 18 November 2022
- one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s ... radio attraction by the mid-1920s, with a music and comedy trio called Clayton ...15 KB (2,360 words) - 13:22, 1 August 2022
- soul, folk, R&B, gospel, and even pop music. Her vocal style is characterized ... rhythm. She was able to go beyond ordinary music-making to relate to a greater ...29 KB (4,661 words) - 09:48, 11 March 2023
- vipers and other types, represent the most popular species used. ... focus attention on the snake charmer's music; the charmer would be like ...17 KB (2,596 words) - 21:41, 30 January 2023
- Sony co-founder Ibuka Masaru, he pioneered popular electronic innovations such ... his children and their friends listen to music from morning until night ...10 KB (1,542 words) - 07:15, 16 June 2023
- during which he displayed a talent for music and writing, Bowles pursued ... Soon, he wrote surrealistic poetry and music.Mel Gussow, [http://www.nytimes ...32 KB (4,975 words) - 16:49, 21 November 2022
- Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music inspired by or attempting ... In the history of rock music, psychedelic rock is a bridge from early ...40 KB (6,210 words) - 08:25, 2 December 2022
- As a master of Renaissance music, des Prez became known internationally ... As with many composers of his era, Josquin's sacred music was ...26 KB (3,991 words) - 05:29, 7 May 2024
- and lucrative stars. Among their most popular and successful films were ... Theatre of Varieties and Panopticon music hall at the age of 16. Over ...22 KB (3,556 words) - 17:50, 25 October 2022
- blues, R&B, soul, dance and pop music. She is represented in the ... Although they remained a popular stage act much admired by rock icons ...23 KB (3,629 words) - 22:06, 21 December 2023
- Baidu started with a popular music search feature called "MP3 ... Central Television exposed during the popular lunchtime 30-minute news ...20 KB (2,596 words) - 05:48, 26 August 2023
- song, Good Morning to All which became as popular as Happy Birthday to You ... the time, Froebel’s kindergartens were popular in the United States, and ...9 KB (1,385 words) - 16:48, 21 November 2022
- elegant people enjoying conversation or music in the beauty of the natural ... He was commissioned to make copies of popular genre paintings in the Flemish ...14 KB (2,082 words) - 06:44, 31 July 2023
- acclaimed and commercially successful pop music band in music history. The ... the mid-1960s. Their impact on society and popular culture continues to the ...38 KB (5,974 words) - 15:30, 30 April 2023
- organizations and literary, art, and music societies. Bengali ghazals. Nazrul wrote and composed music for his nearly 3000 songs ...34 KB (5,210 words) - 22:44, 14 September 2023
- Around the mid-1600s, slang began to appear in popular plays, like ... London, and has been popularized by film, music, and literature. Anthony ...15 KB (2,298 words) - 22:49, 29 January 2023
- communities to form a culture rich in both music and tradition. From 1763 ... A popular attraction for tourists is not on the land, but in the water: ...26 KB (3,747 words) - 19:32, 25 November 2023
- and arranger helped to elevate jazz from a popular music to a fully developed ... between soloists and the orchestra set his music apart. Ellington was a consummate ...22 KB (3,452 words) - 17:20, 12 February 2024
- Hokusai’s most popular work is the ukiyo-e series Thirty-six Views ... centers developed their own culture of popular entertainment, and the rise ...10 KB (1,535 words) - 00:06, 25 August 2023
- psalmos), a lyric ode or a song set to music; a sacred song accompanied ... either as a reading or in one of several popular hymn settings. Psalm 51 ...21 KB (3,276 words) - 00:29, 19 November 2023
- and some cobras, such as king cobras, are popular attractions in zoos. ... from its basket and sways in time with the music, apparently hypnotized. In ...13 KB (1,977 words) - 07:35, 14 January 2023
- engineer. Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing ... won Bowie a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. ...30 KB (4,767 words) - 07:53, 28 January 2024
- Early Chinese poetry grew from a rich tradition of folk songs and ... he loved the mountains, and instrumental music, and found himself torn between ...12 KB (1,896 words) - 00:46, 21 April 2023
- and agricultural landscapes were popular subjects, glorifying the ... found himself essentially unable to compose music during this period. ...14 KB (2,117 words) - 21:49, 30 January 2023
- Juno, was created by Marc Blitzstein (music, lyrics) and Joseph Stein ... These plays have never had the same critical or popular success as ...10 KB (1,633 words) - 17:35, 25 January 2023
- who entertained the guests with drums and music. However, the men were gradually ... the brothels to entertain the guests with music. As female geisha became ...30 KB (4,689 words) - 06:34, 18 April 2024
- and inspired by Knocko the Monk, a popular comic strip of the day which ... The Marx brothers' stage shows became popular just as Hollywood ...20 KB (3,216 words) - 15:56, 7 November 2022
- of fashionable writers, and parodying many popular works. Each of the other ... evoke certain impressions, and his use of popular words and expressions make ...9 KB (1,391 words) - 00:44, 24 November 2022
- for the group in 1955. The record became popular enough that Atlantic Records ... Changing popular tastes and several lineup changes contributed to ...13 KB (1,946 words) - 15:33, 30 April 2023
- based on the roman alphabet, including the popular Boston Line Letter, which ... and also devised methods for writing music.Duxbury Systems, Inc, [http://www ...14 KB (2,290 words) - 22:35, 20 November 2023
- for Vermeer's work can be seen in popular culture. For example, his ... murky shadow area below the windows in The Music Lesson (London). For the ...27 KB (4,136 words) - 07:23, 5 April 2024
- are elected on the same ballot by popular vote for five-year terms ... seats, to which 232 members are elected by popular vote, 37 are allocated to ...19 KB (2,649 words) - 22:16, 25 January 2024
- been an integral part of Indian classical music since 1500 BC. A major deity ... N.| title = Flutes Offer Clues to Stone-Age Music | volume =459| issue = ...37 KB (5,471 words) - 15:52, 11 March 2024
- meaning "the father of Chinese music" or 「聖人之噐/圣人之器」 ... Other incorrect classifications, mainly from music compact discs, ...45 KB (6,609 words) - 01:21, 15 July 2023
- Paradoxes (1896). Although not his most popular or successful work while ... "degenerate" (entartete) art and music: see degenerate art. ...17 KB (2,543 words) - 00:57, 9 November 2022
- Wayang today is both the most ancient and most popular form of puppet ... Wayang today is both the most ancient and most popular form of puppet ...19 KB (2,886 words) - 23:20, 3 May 2023
- and publisher Nikolay Nekrasov and his popular magazine Современник ... his move to join Nikolay Nekrasov in the popular magazine The Contemporary ...9 KB (1,361 words) - 01:08, 18 November 2022
- incorporating and transforming local folk music forms. As the popularity ... the middle and higher classes. Flamenco music also slipped in and out of ...47 KB (7,370 words) - 23:16, 21 April 2024
- acclaimed bands in the history of popular music. Apart from his career in music, Harrison led an active spiritual life ...35 KB (5,701 words) - 16:50, 20 May 2024
- Another popular (but not universally revered) work is the Holy Piby ... either English or their native languages. Music drawn from the Rastafari ...26 KB (4,200 words) - 17:24, 16 April 2023
- 1894 – September 26, 1937) was the most popular and successful female blues ... that jazz and blues, so-called race-music, was a viable commercial ...21 KB (3,265 words) - 17:45, 29 September 2023
- and attempted to stamp it out. It became popular as a secular dance form ... women dancers are less revealing and the music is heavily Western-influenced. ...19 KB (3,030 words) - 16:15, 9 February 2024
- among individuals. The discipline was very popular in the nineteenth century ... Combe was the author of some of the most popular works on phrenology and ...15 KB (2,198 words) - 05:06, 24 November 2022
- foodstuffs, pipes, books, and so on). Popular in Western art since the ... Especially popular in this period were vanitas paintings, in which ...11 KB (1,581 words) - 18:01, 21 October 2022
- recordings and performances were very popular during the Second World ... She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television ...44 KB (6,146 words) - 18:00, 3 May 2023
- and roll musicians, brought this form of music into the American mainstream ... became experienced on the professional music scene, he created several ...21 KB (3,146 words) - 16:05, 31 October 2023
- reaches young and old alike making it a popular pasttime that crosses gender ... follow the rhythmic pattern present in the music. Some knowledge of step patterns ...17 KB (2,435 words) - 05:57, 26 August 2023
- that aesthetic experiences in arts such as music are closely tied to mathematical ... of beauty is relevant to discussions of popular taste in film or music. ...19 KB (2,937 words) - 10:19, 26 September 2023
- out along its sandy beaches. The most popular bays are Dickenson Bay and ... of steel-band, calypso and reggae music, and in festivities, such ...27 KB (3,940 words) - 06:23, 31 July 2023
- theory of atoms that was becoming popular in natural philosophy at ... *In Hermetica, a category of popular Late Antique literature purporting ...11 KB (1,598 words) - 19:53, 9 November 2022
- By 1680, Herbert's poems were so popular they had gone through over ... line of which has become one of the most popular literary commonplaces: ...9 KB (1,501 words) - 16:52, 20 May 2024
- is conveyed wholly or predominantly through music and singing. Opera emerged ... basics and that all the various elements—music (both instrumental and vocal ...38 KB (5,681 words) - 00:49, 18 November 2022
- and international art, architecture, dance, music, theatre, and cinema. These ... by the Foundation—spanning theatre, music, and dance—are held annually ...27 KB (3,956 words) - 16:58, 3 May 2023
- included crafts, poetry, medicine, and music. Like many of the figures ... Minerva is also credited with the invention of music, which corresponded ...11 KB (1,742 words) - 18:48, 9 November 2022
- sweets, and cooked in soups. It is also popular toasted and dipped in a ... a soft, chewy interior, and is especially popular in cold weather. ...16 KB (2,504 words) - 12:55, 10 March 2023
- both comedy songs and routines and popular songs of the day, first ... a new bank account with his highly popular, bestselling book of humor ...14 KB (2,054 words) - 18:05, 12 February 2024
- sold over two million copies and remains a popular introduction to comparative ... as a standard college textbook and a popular introduction to comparative ...17 KB (2,414 words) - 21:25, 9 February 2024
- violinist, and impresario of Baroque music. He was regarded as one of ... were written for the all-female music ensemble of the Ospedale ...38 KB (5,736 words) - 05:45, 11 August 2023
- The Igbo have a rhythm of music which consists of drums , flute, Ogene ... * Agawu, V. Kofi. Representing African music: postcolonial notes, ...21 KB (3,253 words) - 16:00, 12 February 2024
- including musicians (both classical and popular), dancers, comedians, trained ... of variety entertainment, while saloons, music-halls, and burlesque houses ...25 KB (3,760 words) - 14:43, 3 May 2023
- later additions and redactions. Although popular legend credits Pope Gregory ... the Christian West to become the official music of the Roman Catholic liturgy ...47 KB (7,182 words) - 13:41, 31 January 2023
- The lesson that he learned from his own career as a popular and much ... Missouri, in such shows as Irene (1931), Music in May (1931), Nina Rosa ...10 KB (1,620 words) - 00:46, 29 November 2023
- It contains articles about geography, popular science, world history ... book publishing, television, film, music, radio, digital media and ...17 KB (2,345 words) - 04:11, 11 March 2023
- Another very popular aspect of Carnival, Masquerade (or Mas) evolved ... 50, they dance while a live band plays music. Bells on their baggy, vivid ...25 KB (3,664 words) - 00:45, 23 December 2022
- Tonkunst (“Sketch of a New Aesthetic of Music”) by the Italian composer ... painting, sculpture, poetry, theater, music, architecture and even gastronomy ...11 KB (1,537 words) - 07:23, 15 April 2024
