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bandleader and instrumentalist whose musical ideas and political ideals ... * Repetition: The continual deployment of some musical cell in a repetitive ...

In music, a serenade (or sometimes serenata) is a musical composition ... movement work for a large instrumental ensemble, related to the divertimento. ...

contribution to English society and the musical world was his profound maturity ... vocal soloist, chorus and instrumental ensemble for the celebration of St ...

century orchestration or chamber ensemble. He brought a strong objective ... Quantz began his musical studies as a child with his uncle because ...

an object used in a rhythmic context with musical intent. ... or "the heartbeat" of a musical ensemble, often working in close ...

The dizi is an important Chinese musical instrument, and is widely ... adjusted to create the right tone for a specific musical mood. ...

strings") is a three-stringed musical instrument played with a ... in the early days of Kabuki the music ensemble was virtually identical ...

of madrigals to utilize the practice of musical "imitation" to ... expressing specific emotions through musical means. The practice of ...

Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of ... reading ability, and having a trained musical ear. A strong foundation ...

in 1924, beginning a golden era for the ensemble that would continue until ... Perhaps the most enduring aspect of Koussevitsky's musical legacy ...

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 ...

Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the ... A woodwind choir, also called woodwind orchestra, or woodwind ensemble ...

disposed of older and more traditional musical procedures to put forth ... Unlike many composers born into highly musical environments, his early ...

and movements to create a moving musical ensemble, sometimes forming designs ... evolved a rich and varied tradition of musical styles and marching traditions ...

be expected. Syncopation is used in many musical styles, including classical ... #The first one matches the musical one: stepping on (or otherwise ...

melody is brought out very well within a chamber ensemble. ... of his own works); a favorite domestic musical form, with lots of transcriptions ...

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 ...

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 ...

a substantial output of works for chamber ensemble, two concertos for cello ... in St. Petersburg would damage Russian musical traditions. In the tirades ...

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 ...

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 ...

An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, consisting of string, brass ... In the history of Western musical tradition, the evolution of symphony ...

released film featuring a recorded musical soundtrack. The Manhattan ... Symphony, and the City Symphony Chamber Ensemble and Brass Choir. ...

Jackson (vibraphone), John Lewis (piano, musical director), Percy Heath ... it over decades. Thanks to the strong musical personality of its leader ...

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 ...

notational systems. Frescobaldi offered musical rewards in the intrinsic ... * Mead, Ernest C. The instrumental ensemble canzonas of Girolamo Frescobaldi ...

and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming (sometimes ... with forming the first modern taiko ensemble (kumi-daiko) in 1951, and ...

acquainted the people of Mexico with their musical heritage. ... and led to the disbanding of the older ensemble. Throughout all this time ...

music work (in particular his 1968 musical composition Sinfonia for ... and there he founded the Juilliard Ensemble, a group dedicated to performances ...

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 ...

10, 1965) was an American composer, musical theorist, pianist, teacher ... Cowell's willingness to be open to a multitude of musical influences ...

Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein with musical director Leon Barzin. The ... he joined the company as its founding musical director. ...

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 ...

for each of the five instruments in the ensemble, and compositions are passed ... Benitez, The Maguindanaon Kulintang: Musical Innovation, Transformation ...

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 ...

Timpani (also known colloquially as kettledrums) are musical instruments ... Today, they are used in many types of musical ensembles including concert ...

twentieth century. It combined several musical forms to inculcate a new ... Chicago, it changed and took on different musical characteristics. ...

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 ...

A gamelan is a kind of musical ensemble of Indonesia typically featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums, and ...

and moved from the Renaissance ensemble of diverse instruments in ... The Gonzaga family was under the musical guidance of a Flemish composer ...

Sheet music, or score, is a hand-written or printed form of musical ... be obvious from listening. Authoritative musical information about a piece ...

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 ...

by combining German, Italian, and French musical elements in his operatic ... Italian opera at that time. He wrote more ensemble numbers and choruses, and ...

waste. Empty drums occasionally became musical instruments in a steel pan band. ==Shape== Barrels often have a convex shape, bulging at the middle ...

held to the late-Romantic idea that extra-musical sources, such as mysticism ... cooperation beyond boundaries and to build musical bridges towards cooperation ...

given the lack of abrupt shifts in musical thinking during the fifteenth ... the parts are derived canonically from one musical line. ...

In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for "time," from ... in a cooperative relationship with other musical entities. Within a piece ...

are possibly the most famous murders in musical history. ... was probably born in 1566. Gesualdo had a musical relationship with Pomponio ...

{{Infobox musical artist | Background = group_or_band ... a powerful yet technically impressive musical style that foreshadowed ...

a concerto for harpsichord and chamber ensemble (1926). In these works, ... Dvorak, etc.) who juxtaposed folkloric musical materials with traditional ...

marching bands, as well as various other musical genres. Sousaphones were ... instrument with the same tube length and musical range as other tubas. The ...

of indigenous cultures. This aspect of his musical life was as important as ... ==Early musical career== [[Image:Bartok tablo.jpg|thumb|right|240px ...

work. Respighi generally kept clear of the musical idiom of the classical period ... music, which has no extra-musical meaning, and program music ...

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 ...

{{Infobox musical artist | | Name = Charles Mingus ... Jazz." His refusal to compromise his musical integrity led to many onstage ...

Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument that uses a reed, in addition ... vibration of the reed.Vermont University, Musical Instrument Classifications. ...

a wide repertoire of original Zen music, ensemble music with koto, biwa and ... *sankyoku (ensemble, with koto and shamisen) *shinkyoku (new music ...

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 ...

practice of expressing specific emotions through musical means. ... counterpoint developed. More elaborate musical ornamentation, as well as ...

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 ...

Barbershop music is a musical form originally developed by African ... different in sound from an ordinary musical chord. In order to understand ...

and band leader. He worked in almost every musical genre and wrote music for ... Zappa's ability to coalesce eclectic and highly-varied musical ...

Ives took an open-minded approach to musical theory, encouraging his ... and to a large degree continued the musical experimentation begun by ...

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 ...

singers. Sometimes, he would also provide musical accompaniment to silent ... Moten’s ensemble was a good "territory band," a term signifying ...

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 ...

In his long career, there was scarcely a musical form that Stravinsky did ... written in a state of religious and musical ebullience." ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

concerti or concertos) usually refers to a musical work in which one solo instrument ... being apart from the accompanying ensemble. Instrumental soloists would ...

giving both composers and musicians a new musical apparatus for performance. ... a baritone. Occasionally a band or jazz ensemble will perform a piece that ...

pieces fit this description, with some musical romanticism producing strong ... becoming more prevalent and as a result musical style underwent changes ...

Debussy is considered the most original musical mind of the turn of ... Debussy's musical style began emerging in full in the 1890s under ...

with Louis Horst, who would become her musical director and adviser. first drew upon to create a performing ensemble. Initially, her dance group ...

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 ...

was influenced by the German post-Romantic musical techniques, including the ... this was the beginning of a new musical expression; with Mathilde ...

to create an highly controversial musical project to bridge the gap ... The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra would serve as a training ensemble ...

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 ...

over the region and slowly infiltrated the musical traditions of the court. strictly percussion and oboe; the Sep Noi ensemble (or Mahori) may include ...

makes Goodman one of the most influential musical figures of the twentieth ... array of group names, such as Mills' Musical Clowns, Goody's Good ...

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 ...

and the Hawks were an electrifying live ensemble. At the same time, Dylan ... A critical and commercial triumph, The Band helped establish a musical ...

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 ...

with his own expertise at leading a large ensemble. Armstrong was not as musically ... on. Unlike Duke Ellington, whose strong musical personality commanded many ...

These harmonicas are primarily designed for use in ensemble playing. ... minor, augmented and diminished for ensemble playing. It is laid out ...

his childhood family was extremely musical, and frequently sang together ... would have no chance to obtain any serious musical training. It was for this ...

The theremin is an electronic musical instrument controlled without ... [[File:Theremin in Musical Instrument Museum.jpg|thumb|RCA AR-1264 ...

playing to achieve perfect intonation within an ensemble. ... in more than one finish for different musical settings. Although tone ...

of the Baroque style and brought this musical form to its ultimate maturity ... Although he introduced no new musical forms, he expanded and enriched ...

The Carpenters, one of the most successful musical groups of all time, selling ... in part, to foster Richard's budding musical career. ...

multiple melodies are woven into a singular musical expression. A significant way that Mozart would heighten the drama of a musical ...

{{Infobox musical artist | Name = John Cage ... of chance music, non-standard use of musical instruments, and electronic ...

His musical innovations and expertise influenced a wide range of musicians ... music, helping spark his interest in musical composition. He also spent ...

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 ...

remained one of Davis' most important musical contributors and friends ... decision because Shorter had become musical director of that group. ...

great composer of his century whose entire musical output is determined by ... concept of creating music based on extra-musical connotations, in his particular ...

{{Infobox musical artist |Name = Django Reinhardt |Img_capt = ... Django would later incorporate his unique musical upbringing into the already ...

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 ...

Commenting on musical poetics and the "redicovery and reacceptance ... of three symphonies, two operas, five musical theaters or musicals, and ...

born from a cultural synthesis of several musical streams: the vedic chant ... Hindustani musical performance is based on a composition which is ...

the Norah Clench Quartet, the English Ensemble, and the d'Aranyi Sisters ... roughly 23 minutes long, with complex musical ideas and ambiguous tonalities ...

and then he shall be brought to the musical examination conducted by ... on a cantus firmus derived from the musical letters in the Duke's ...

danced with a simple backdrop and no musical accompaniment. The hallmark ... the first performance by a modern dance ensemble in 1928. ...

sought to shape a unique and genuine musical and songwriting style. These ... Stone magazine. It helped inspire the musical genre known as lo-fi music ...

Ruth St. Denis Concert Dancers, experimented with musical visualizations. Meanwhile, Shawn toured with an ensemble, receiving accolades for such works ...

Karel Husa is a programme music for wind ensemble depicting the event written ... *The Prague Spring, a Takarazuka musical based on a Japanese novel ...

A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by ... families and are played across a range of musical ensembles. ...

The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The name ... Clarinets actually comprise a musical family of instruments of differing ...

innovator. His style absorbed many exotic musical influences such as Indonesian ... unpublished Fêtes des belles eaux for an ensemble of six, and he included ...

{{Infobox musical artist |Name = Alexander von Zemlinsky ... *Minnelied (T: Heinrich Heine) for men's choir and chamber ensemble ...

name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither ... term had come to be applied to many other musical instruments as well. The ...

The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small ... opera, but are rather distinct forms of musical theatre. Opera is also not ...

1969). the history of classical Indian musical traditions can be traced ... Carnatic music is based on musical concepts mentioned in Bharata& ...

goodshepherdinstitute.org/musical-heritage/volume/5/johann_contri ... young Pachelbel demonstrated exceptional musical and academic abilities. ...

providing evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as the ... part of Zhou ritual music, as did musical stones which made a sound ...

music and arias from other operas and musical art forms. Some scholars ... (1969) :60-66.Dolores Menstell Hsu, "Musical Elements of Chinese Opera ...

1500 B.C.E.; they began to be used as musical instruments only in the ... of its player, the trumpet is featured in musical performances to the delight ...

afforded him considerable latitude in his musical career and his autonomy ... Katherine Hill, Paul Grindlay, Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon--2004--Naxos ...

with the polka, but there are many more musical forms that are popular. ... determine the pitch (frequency) of the musical note produced. Of secondary ...

in the Rain, he dominated the Hollywood musical film from the mid 1940s ... as a choreographer with the Charles Gaynor musical revue Hold Your Hats at ...

directly influenced the development of musical theater through the twentieth ... two up and comers for the production of a musical burlesque show. Titled Thespis ...

throughout his career. His long-time musical partner, alto saxophonist ... ===Early musical career=== After completing his studies, Brubeck formed ...

with fellow dancers, he formed a small ensemble, the Young Ballet. The choreography ... Balanchine worked as a choreographer for musical theater with such notables ...

setting, which is seen in parts of the musical and film The Sound of Music ... created the magnificently harmonious ensemble of Baroque architecture ...

and performers used more elaborate musical ornamentation; made changes ... Many musical styles were born in that era, like the Concerto and symphonia ...

du Nazaréen." His first musical hoax was published (announcing ... to his very last, was the idea of musical development, or the intertwining ...

as Captain Georg von Trapp in the musical film The Sound of Music ... as Captain Georg von Trapp in the musical film The Sound of Music ...

of comic books, films, an opera, a musical, statues, and the theme ... *Paul Kurka wrote a composition for wind ensemble which is also called ...

*Modern musical notation uses a musical staff made of five horizontal ... (most often the case in a cappella vocal ensemble singing), will contain such ...

and Harrison began his first formal musical studies with Shankar. ... * Greene, Joshua. Here comes the sun: the spiritual and musical journey ...

for the violin and a variety of other musical instruments, as well as ... After almost two centuries of decline, Vivaldi's musical reputation ...

hung in a turret or bell-gable, to a musical ensemble such as an English ring ... A carillon, which is a musical instrument consisting of at least 23 ...

The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known ... During the Renaissance musical instruments were principally used ...

Francis George Steiner [http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FGSNR The Papers of George Steiner] Janus |quote=[Steiner ...

the drama into episodes and introduced musical accompaniment to its dialogue ... and fifteenth centuries and has its own musical instruments and performance ...

at the university. Wilhelm was given a musical education from an early ... a man capable of setting an entire ensemble of musicians on fire, sending ...

Both of Wassily's parents were very musical. He also learned to play ... emotion. Kandinsky sometimes used musical terms to designate his works: ...

by some of the world's most renowned musical artists. ... Lightfoot was a featured musical performer at the opening ceremonies ...

indicateurs et estimations de population (Ensemble Polynésie)|author=Institut ... Traditional musical instruments include pahu and toere drums and the ...

an outstanding example an architectural ensemble which illustrates a significant ... The Alhambra has directly inspired musical compositions including ...

were released in 1973 as a part of the UNESCO Musical Sources collection. One of those songs, a lullaby named "Rorogwela" and sung by Afunakwa ...

Only Angels Have Wings, as part of an ensemble cast headed by Cary Grant ... with Victor Mature, and her best known musical, Cover Girl (1944) with ...

This period was one of musical experimentation for the band. Gilmour ... The last ties with Barrett were severed in musical fashion with Wish You Were ...

rhythms, pauses, and tempos. The main musical instrument used in hat van ... to amateur theater. The traditional musical ensemble consisted of fiddle ...

with several channels compressed into one ensemble. When broadcasting ... is particularly true of performances of musical artists on radio when they ...

and later, network floor director on musical programs including Your ... tuned into the show. According to musical director Johnny Costa, every ...

and rare example of an historic urban ensemble and architecture with influence from Zoroastrian, Sassanian, Arabic, Persian, Shirvani, Ottoman ...

have played an important role in the musical arena of the Faeroes. The islands have their own symphony orchestra, the classical ensemble ...

an extra in Herbert Wilcox's 1954 musical Lilacs in the Spring alongside ... During the 1970s Connery was part of ensemble casts in films such ...

well as modern string or pop music. Thai musical instruments are varied and ... Puppet shows are accompanied by a musical ensemble and the chants and songs ...

Soviet actress Hasmik Agopyan. In 1923, a musical sub-group was organized at the State Drama Theater (renamed the Dzh. Mamedkulizade Music and ...

are prominent full-time professional musical ensembles who perform concerts and offer educational programs to the Twin Cities' community ...

In 1980, he attempted a musical, Popeye based on the comic strip/cartoon ... using the later Altman trademarks of an ensemble cast and overlapping dialogue ...

music, and rondalla music, played on an ensemble of plectrum instruments. Traditional Filipino music typically employs a combination of musical ...

. In addition, he starred in the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven ... * (1970) Nominated – Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy ...

shows people singing, dancing, playing musical instruments and engaging ... [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/707 Historic Ensemble of the Potala ...

was intended as a homage to the American musical film. Adjustments that Godard ... album covers, while Eicher took over the musical direction of Godard films ...

Wilson had a different interaction with a musical ensemble. He sued the pop group The Move for libel after the band's manager Tony Secunda published ...

Philharmonicorum. Italy was an important musical influence of the period ... Oberkrainer music, which the Avsenik Ensemble popularized, remains popular. ...

music industry is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 ... The reviews were mainly positive for the ensemble cast. The New York Times ...

The ensemble of Peter and Paul Fortress with the Peter and Paul Cathedral ... The city's 18th and 19th-century architectural ensemble and its ...

hip-hop and heavy metal are all part of the musical scene. ... Israel Broadcasting Authority, as do other musical ensembles. Almost every ...

to their compositions, and the Russian Musical Society led by composers ... #039;s wake was the Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble. A group of musicians called ...