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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
- success of his operas into translating the music for others. Traetta's ... with the splendor of Versailles. Which is where the influence of the ...8 KB (1,217 words) - 03:57, 1 May 2023
- for his research on the psychology of music and sound. He founded the ... young age. His main interest however, was music, and by the age of ten Stumpf ...10 KB (1,352 words) - 15:19, 27 November 2023
- development of the Romantic opera in German music and influenced the early ... Joseph Vogler), founder of three important music schools (in Mannheim, Stockholm ...10 KB (1,605 words) - 19:20, 26 November 2023
- twentieth-century American composer and music administrator. In addition ... achieved prominence in the international music scene. Although he was influenced ...12 KB (1,797 words) - 10:50, 12 May 2023
- Bluegrass music is a form of American country music with roots in ... identified as a distinct genre of country music in the 1950s. Unlike country ...15 KB (2,227 words) - 05:41, 16 November 2023
- Rumba is both a family of music rhythms and a dance style that originated ... In American-style ballroom dancing, bolero is basically a slow version of ...13 KB (2,099 words) - 20:44, 20 August 2022
- Britten once wrote: “It is cruel, you know, that music should be ... amateur musician. His birthday, November 22, is the feast-day of Saint Cecilia ...11 KB (1,637 words) - 09:18, 27 September 2023
- Russian composer, as well as an influential music teacher. His music linked ... Glazunov was born in St Petersburg. He studied music privately under ...11 KB (1,503 words) - 10:09, 4 January 2023
- Salsa music is a diverse musical genre that is popular across Latin ... from prior to the 1970s. Today, salsa is performed throughout Latin ...13 KB (2,004 words) - 01:54, 23 December 2022
- who composed in the Romantic period. He is best known for his Piano Concerto ... Grieg is known as a "nationalist" composer and his "nationalist ...11 KB (1,752 words) - 18:19, 12 February 2024
- Samba is one of the most popular forms of music in Brazil and is widely ... festive Carnival parades. The samba style is a smooth, duple-metered flow ...12 KB (1,864 words) - 11:45, 6 September 2022
- century American composer of classical music who was best known for his ... physical nurturing components that makes my music sound as it does, is that ...10 KB (1,559 words) - 02:18, 23 December 2022
- and inventiveness. He was able to produce music of original beauty with a ... Spells.” The distinguished, chamber music style of the Goodman trio ...10 KB (1,597 words) - 04:19, 29 October 2022
- of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. Bartók is considered one ... collecting, studying and documenting folk music of indigenous cultures. This ...14 KB (2,253 words) - 08:50, 27 September 2023
- and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. She ... Her father was interested in music, and Clarke started learning violin ...12 KB (1,902 words) - 01:41, 8 December 2022
- John Taverner (around 1490 – October 18, 1545) is regarded as the ... It is often said that after leaving Oxford, Taverner worked as an ...5 KB (789 words) - 07:56, 3 August 2022
- The sitar (Urdu: ستار, Hindi: सितार) is probably the ... A similar instrument, the 'setar', is used to this day in Iran and ...10 KB (1,605 words) - 22:36, 29 January 2023
- wide recognition inside his own country, and is often regarded as the father ... victim to a number of quacks. The only music he heard in his youthful ...12 KB (1,827 words) - 17:51, 9 November 2022
- action), and "percussus" (which is a noun meaning "a beating ... and logs were the next steps in the evolution of music. ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 00:31, 24 November 2022
- his later career was largely devoted to gospel music. After serving ... records. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1990. He ...12 KB (1,774 words) - 06:08, 27 February 2023
- artist, has had a major impact on the music business. A Grammy Award ... Beginning his career as a gospel music artist and preacher, after ...13 KB (1,918 words) - 01:00, 4 February 2023
- German meaning wing horn or flank horn) is a brass instrument that is ... soprano (contralto) saxhorns, on which the modern-day flugelhorn is ...12 KB (1,704 words) - 20:41, 28 December 2023
- were largely spent writing essays rather than music. He had no more ... It was Richard Wagner's music that inspired Dallapiccola to start ...10 KB (1,496 words) - 02:43, 5 November 2022
- of the French group Les Six. He composed music in all major genres, including ... an amateur pianist, taught him to play, and music formed a part of family life ...8 KB (1,187 words) - 05:16, 30 September 2022
- in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music. However, though it has ... and vocal works, as well as songs and piano music. He enjoyed immense success ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 05:28, 24 November 2022
- the most important field collectors of folk music of the twentieth century ... movement. Lomax's research into folk music roots, systematized in a ...14 KB (2,084 words) - 04:32, 17 June 2023
- pronounced "Thabla" in Malayalam) is a popular Indian percussion ... The history of this instrument is at times the subject of heated debate ...11 KB (1,728 words) - 02:05, 27 February 2023
- Alban Berg's musical philosophy was to translate poetry into ... He was more interested in literature than music as a child and did ...13 KB (1,953 words) - 18:49, 1 January 2023
- Minnie Pearl was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2002, she ... southwest of Nashville. She graduated from what was then Nashville's ...12 KB (1,676 words) - 18:51, 9 November 2022
- won additional fans in the growing folk music market and the band brought ... and Scruggs were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1985. ...13 KB (1,828 words) - 06:13, 1 April 2024
- rhythmic accompanist. His career is forever linked to that of legendary ... occasionally reminiscent of Italian folk music. More generally, his music ...6 KB (912 words) - 18:06, 12 February 2024
- one hits on the Billboard magazine country music charts. Both as a solo artist ... but more streamlined than the honky-tonk music of the late 1940s and early ...12 KB (1,785 words) - 19:09, 17 February 2022
- The 'Swathi Thirunal College of Music' and 'College ... been imposed upon the culture. The result is a distinctively Indian cultural ...11 KB (1,459 words) - 06:44, 12 January 2024
- of Heinrich Isaac. This interest in early music would greatly influence his ... Webern's music was denounced as "cultural Bolshevism" ...12 KB (1,713 words) - 06:59, 31 July 2023
- new sounds. Known as the "bad boy in music" because of his aesthetic ... Bok, founder of the Curtis Institute of Music. As critical as she was to ...12 KB (1,763 words) - 07:01, 18 April 2024
- African American music is an umbrella term given to a range of music ... vernacular traditions. African American music and all aspects of African ...16 KB (2,453 words) - 06:05, 16 June 2023
- ), is a Chinese transverse flute, usually made of bamboo. It is also ... from the inner tube of a bamboo or reed, is made taut and glued over this ...13 KB (2,031 words) - 09:18, 15 January 2023
- people for reading and writing. Braille is read by passing one's ... an alphabet. Another very notable benefit is that because they were dots ...8 KB (1,163 words) - 02:52, 4 November 2022
- Liturgical music is a form of music originating as a part of religious ... The qualities that create the distinctive character of liturgical ...20 KB (3,074 words) - 20:52, 3 November 2022
- is a half-size flute and a member of the woodwind family of musical ... but the sound it produces is an octave higher. This has given rise ...12 KB (1,743 words) - 20:24, 26 December 2023
- While also noted as a composer of sacred music, such as motets, he was one ... That he was not entirely a man of peace is indicated by a petition for ...11 KB (1,745 words) - 06:42, 31 July 2023
- Sheet music, or score, is a hand-written or printed form of musical ... Although the role of sheet music, as a recording medium, is similar ...26 KB (4,129 words) - 13:25, 27 January 2023
- Folk Rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and ... movement of the 1930s, notably in the folk music of Pete Seeger (1919-2014 ...14 KB (2,208 words) - 06:14, 1 April 2024
- 1991), an American dancer and choreographer, is known as one of the foremost ... view towards dance, was that "dancing is an affirmation of life through ...12 KB (1,810 words) - 16:26, 6 November 2022
- Patsy Cline (Sept. 8, 1932—March 5, 1963) was a country music singer ... Patsy dethroned Kitty Wells as the "Queen of Country Music" ...17 KB (2,547 words) - 16:47, 21 November 2022
- with whom he shared a common interest in music. Forming bands with other ... Holly initially played fairly straightforward country music but incorporated ...11 KB (1,803 words) - 18:36, 22 November 2023
- a few chords and had no formal training in music, but he possessed an exceptional ... a great deal of prose (his novel The Show is Over won him the Russian Booker ...7 KB (1,082 words) - 18:39, 22 November 2023
- known composer from Denmark. He is especially admired for his ... and amateur musician. Carl first discovered music by experimenting with the ...14 KB (2,062 words) - 19:21, 26 November 2023
- Thanatology is the academic, and often scientific, study of death ... Knowledge and understanding of the process of death and dying, and ...12 KB (1,762 words) - 15:06, 30 April 2023
- to make a major mark in the folk and rock music scenes. His unique, virtuoso ... Gary became interested in music while still a small boy. At the age ...11 KB (1,811 words) - 19:59, 8 December 2022
- A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—consisting ... the thematic material. The quartet is a musical example of how the ...13 KB (1,970 words) - 21:01, 26 February 2023
- band was intimately linked to Swing music’s dance tradition, serving ... defeating them. Most famous in history is a meeting with Goodman that ...9 KB (1,389 words) - 15:18, 10 December 2023
- Atonality describes music that does not use a tonal center or key ... Taylor (Radano 1993, 108-109), have written music that is described as atonal ...18 KB (2,710 words) - 06:58, 21 August 2023
- his role as a uniter of musicians and music fans through his profound ... generation of jazz musicians that saw rock music not as the enemy but as a ...11 KB (1,729 words) - 16:53, 9 November 2022
- on January 22, 1727. His most famous piece is the Messiah, an oratorio set ... and organ, and at nine he began to compose music. However, his father, an ...12 KB (1,833 words) - 08:06, 23 January 2023
- The shakuhachi (尺八) is a Japanese end-blown flute, which is held ... (本曲, "original pieces") is a repertoire of the pieces ...13 KB (2,089 words) - 12:20, 27 January 2023
- arias, duets, cantatas, sérénades, church music and big oratorios, background ... of Hamburg, and wrote largely church music there until his death in 1739. ...6 KB (870 words) - 03:05, 8 December 2022
- Varèse's music features an emphasis on timbre and rhythm. He ... was extremely antagonistic, developing into what could fairly be called a firm ...13 KB (2,028 words) - 01:30, 16 January 2023
- pianist, violist and violinist. He is best known for his Roman trilogy ... Pictures). His passion for ancient Italian music led to an interest in musicology ...13 KB (1,835 words) - 05:57, 18 November 2022
- of a tonal center or atonality. This music which turned away from the ... in theosophy, and both would influence his music and musical thought. In 1909 ...13 KB (1,980 words) - 14:39, 18 July 2023
- Funk is a musical style advanced primarily by African-American artists ... variety characteristic of earlier soul music; technically demanding, melodic ...12 KB (1,982 words) - 07:21, 15 April 2024
- on geometry, arithmetic, astronomy and music which were used throughout ... works of the Greek philosophers, but there is no clear evidence for this ...11 KB (1,637 words) - 06:07, 28 July 2023
- Canon Muzzillo. As he had shown talent for music, Jommelli was enrolled in ... of admission, his first known church music, a five-voice fugue a cappella ...9 KB (1,315 words) - 23:28, 14 November 2022
- of flamboyant French feeling by composing music that is characterized by ... Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld is the tune most associated with ...11 KB (1,730 words) - 08:34, 18 March 2024
- A Pulitzer Prize is an award regarded as the highest national honor ... include the creation of awards in poetry, music and photography, and the ...15 KB (2,254 words) - 23:45, 2 December 2022
- Bebop or bop is a style of jazz that evolved in the 1940s and is notable ... opposed to the character of swing music, partly as a result of growing ...8 KB (1,171 words) - 17:08, 18 August 2020
- and drummer. Mayfield entered the hit music scene as the lead singer ... funk and of politically conscious African-American music. ...12 KB (1,864 words) - 06:48, 12 January 2024
- role in the development of big band jazz and Swing music. Henderson’s music marks the transition from New Orleans jazz, with ...14 KB (2,137 words) - 17:38, 28 March 2024
- Although he resisted recording his music until near the end of his ... #039;s creation. An American icon, Sousa is arguably the most well-known ...15 KB (2,115 words) - 07:04, 3 August 2022
- for "time," from Latin Tempus) is the speed or pace of a given ... The plural of tempo in Italian is tempi. Some writers employ this ...18 KB (2,794 words) - 05:39, 27 February 2023
- Little is known about Philodemus’ antecedents or social status, ... to Philodemus. These works deal with music, rhetoric, ethics, signs ...9 KB (1,439 words) - 04:12, 24 November 2022
- records during this golden age of popular music, Ertegun also wrote songs ... Much loved in the music world, Ertegün was honored with several memorial ...12 KB (1,872 words) - 06:54, 16 June 2023
- and an important influence on popular music during the late 1950s and ... Minnesota, as Ray Edward Cochran. He took music lessons in school but quit ...10 KB (1,529 words) - 18:05, 12 February 2024
- - July 16, 2012) was an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording ... Wells single-handedly changed the face of country music and controversially ...16 KB (2,471 words) - 23:17, 3 March 2023
- Italian violinist and composer of Baroque music who was known as an educator ... the current-day province of Ravenna. Little is known about his early life ...7 KB (994 words) - 06:13, 12 August 2023
- Old-time music is a form of North American folk music, with roots ... Old-time music has its foundations in the family which helps to generate ...26 KB (3,894 words) - 00:03, 18 November 2022
- The aeolian harp (also æolian harp or wind harp) is a musical instrument ... The aeolian harp became popular again in twentieth century music with ...11 KB (1,668 words) - 06:22, 15 June 2023
- Alternative rock (also called alternative music The term "alternative ... or simply alternative) is a branch of the rock music genre that became ...22 KB (3,494 words) - 00:45, 9 January 2023
- gospel singer, the leading exponent of the music in her generation, and sometimes ... of a heart attack on January 27, 1972. She is remembered for her strong, ...11 KB (1,677 words) - 05:25, 5 November 2022
- 27, 1474) was a Franco-Flemish composer and music theorist of the late Medieval ... evidently gave him a thorough training in music. He studied with Rogier de ...17 KB (2,745 words) - 03:20, 25 February 2023
- Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music, which has its earliest ... to achieve a stronger connection with the music. Although such usages are ...19 KB (3,125 words) - 00:43, 27 January 2021
- the International Society for Contemporary Music festival in Salzburg, which ... nature of his scores. Today much of his music sounds relatively tame in ...17 KB (2,661 words) - 17:06, 21 November 2022
- and pianists, used a working man's music to influence the kings and ... Gershwin's music exudes the power of spring-like hope. Unlike ...15 KB (2,281 words) - 13:20, 30 December 2022
- A concertina is a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions ... forms of concertina are used for classical music, for the traditional musics ...15 KB (2,127 words) - 15:46, 27 December 2023
- – January 1, 1997) was a country and folk music singer-songwriter, performer ... He emerged in the late sixties among the renaissance in country music ...9 KB (1,475 words) - 04:48, 1 May 2023
- Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices ... Before electronic music, there was a growing desire for composers ...23 KB (3,345 words) - 16:02, 13 February 2024
- Twyla Tharp (born July 1, 1941) is an American dancer and choreographer ... Tharp's work encompasses choreography with classical music, jazz ...10 KB (1,421 words) - 16:40, 10 May 2022
- The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio ... The Opry acted as the performing heart of the country music industry ...15 KB (2,313 words) - 20:33, 13 September 2021
- instruments (otherwise called reed pipes). What differentiates these instruments ... To produce a sound with an open flute, the player is required to blow ...17 KB (2,413 words) - 21:52, 26 December 2023
- A choir, chorale, or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. A body ... oratorios and masses, chorus or choir is usually understood to imply ...22 KB (3,376 words) - 17:11, 10 December 2023
- bluesmen of his era, he dropped out of the music business for 30 years until ... Mississippi in the early 1920s, and wrote what is perhaps his earliest song ...11 KB (1,632 words) - 22:46, 29 January 2023
- A session musician, studio musician, or backing musician is a musician ... However, top session musicians are well known within the music industry ...21 KB (3,114 words) - 14:58, 19 September 2023
- The Impressions are an American music group from Chicago that formed ... level of social awareness in Mayfield's music. The Impressions ...10 KB (1,576 words) - 15:38, 30 April 2023
- In music and music theory a chord (from Greek χορδή: gut, string ... Ages and the Renaissance began to write music with greater linear complexity ...34 KB (5,534 words) - 17:56, 10 December 2023
- A ballad is a story, usually portraying a dramatic or exciting episode ... of recording events. The retelling in song is communicated with a refrain ...9 KB (1,452 words) - 05:56, 26 August 2023
- The dulcimer is a stringed musical instrument of two main varieties ... The word dulcimer is Graeco-Roman, meaning "sweet song," ...15 KB (2,441 words) - 17:20, 12 February 2024
- County, often referred to simply as the Music Center, is one of the three ... The Music Center's current mission is to go beyond its role as ...21 KB (3,188 words) - 02:46, 4 November 2022
- Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan, in New York ... Built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1890, it is one of the ...12 KB (1,764 words) - 00:35, 29 November 2023
- Improvisation is the art of acting and reacting, in the moment, to ... a profound understanding for the action one is performing. This fusion of ...10 KB (1,481 words) - 15:30, 4 February 2023
- also studied composition and began to write music. counterpoint, thus becoming the only formal music teacher Schoenberg would have. ...12 KB (1,584 words) - 06:31, 20 July 2023
- - October 4, 2022) was an American country music performer. One of the leading ... and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988. ...17 KB (2,659 words) - 07:54, 9 March 2023
- Free verse (occasionally referred to as vers libre) is a term describing ... "To write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric," predominantly ...8 KB (1,239 words) - 14:59, 8 October 2022
- respected and influential American country music singers and guitarists. Although ... out of high school to pursue a career in music. During his time as a DJ ...14 KB (2,237 words) - 23:21, 3 May 2023
- Ragtime is an American musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity ... . It began as dance music in popular music settings years before being ...20 KB (3,149 words) - 00:05, 8 December 2022
- the subtlety, richness and poignancy of his music. His piano, chamber music ... To the general public, Ravel is probably best known for his orchestral ...15 KB (2,243 words) - 00:46, 9 November 2022
- the blues, southern gospel, and country music into a distinctively American ... Street. Although Memphis was famed for its music, surprisingly there was no ...13 KB (2,092 words) - 01:58, 23 December 2022
- few. His attachment to his Jewish background is displayed both in his life ... in Paris, where his father lived as a music teacher. Charles-Valentin ...11 KB (1,744 words) - 00:36, 5 December 2023
- later taught harmony and orchestration. He is particularly noted for a predilection ... he began to concentrate more seriously on music. Balakirev encouraged him ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 04:12, 15 November 2022
- became his trademark. Rhythmically, his music was primitive and relatively ... More than any other well known urban bluesman, Hooker's music ...12 KB (1,882 words) - 06:12, 3 August 2022
- by introducing gospel forms into secular music, helped lay the foundation ... totally blind by the age of seven. The cause is generally believed to be undiagnosed ...14 KB (2,284 words) - 01:32, 8 December 2022
- Dixieland music is an early style of jazz which developed in New Orleans ... considering the latter to denigrate the music as unsophisticated and also ...17 KB (2,609 words) - 16:20, 29 January 2024
- 1930s and early 40s, but retired from the music business for more than two ... the church's firm stand against blues music and the sinful lifestyle ...12 KB (1,779 words) - 01:11, 4 February 2023
- exemplar of Chicago blues style, which is typified by an electrified ... breaking innovations in African American music that would influence the ...13 KB (1,982 words) - 01:47, 11 March 2023
- , also called Vyasaraja or Vyasaraayaru, is considered one of the three ... It was under his guidance that Carnatic music revolution started in southern ...11 KB (1,714 words) - 21:53, 3 May 2023
- May 4, 1959 in Marshville, North Carolina) is an American multiple Grammy ... Travis is considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music ...14 KB (2,016 words) - 00:35, 8 December 2022
- He was a student at the Royal College of Music and Trinity College, Cambridge ... He was a musical patriot who believed strongly in the importance of ...18 KB (2,733 words) - 00:30, 8 December 2022
- May 27, 2003) was an Italian composer. He is noted for his experimental ... He later attended the Darmstadt New Music Summer School or Internationale ...14 KB (2,188 words) - 04:19, 4 November 2022
- Digital audio is a technology that uses digital signals for sound ... of sound. Modern distribution of music across the Internet through ...10 KB (1,460 words) - 03:54, 29 July 2022
- James Vernon Taylor (March 12, 1948 - ) is an American singer-songwriter ... "Handy Man" and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)." ...20 KB (2,798 words) - 16:08, 8 February 2023
- an American composer of European classical music. He is widely regarded as ... Ives' upbringing was imbued with religious music and he would ...21 KB (3,211 words) - 19:13, 4 December 2023
- operas, oratorios, symphonies, chamber music, and concertos. Dvořák ... melodies into his symphonic and chamber music. Among his most widely recognized ...18 KB (2,917 words) - 12:12, 30 October 2021
- the soul of punk rock created a form of music which more clearly portrayed ... remarried and encouraged an interest in music in both him and his brother ...10 KB (1,557 words) - 02:04, 9 February 2023
- The Creative Commons (CC) is a U.S. non-profit corporation founded ... open content licensing terms. The intention is to avoid the problems current ...14 KB (1,898 words) - 06:20, 11 January 2024
- Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of ... ear. A strong foundation in composing, music theory, and orchestration ...17 KB (2,649 words) - 22:58, 14 May 2020
- of his famous father J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach is often overlooked as a composer ... this time he was trained by his father in music on the keyboard and organ ...15 KB (2,444 words) - 19:22, 26 November 2023
- In Jewish tradition, a cantor or hazzan is a musician trained in the ... In Christianity, a cantor or chanter (Gk. ψάλτης) is the chief ...15 KB (2,193 words) - 19:28, 25 November 2023
- with Owen Bradley, the smoother country music style known as the Nashville ... an inter-cultural bridge that brought his music to a wide audience and increased ...16 KB (2,556 words) - 18:32, 8 December 2023
- theologian, philosopher, mathematician, and music theorist. In philosophy, ... his family was of quite modest means, and it is likely that Mersenne received ...8 KB (1,231 words) - 15:57, 6 November 2022
- Disco is a genre of dance-oriented music popular from the mid-1970s ... Disco was also important in the development of Hip-Hop music, as well ...17 KB (2,430 words) - 15:28, 29 January 2024
- and at eleven wrote both the libretto and music for his first opera, The ... Pennsylvania's Curtis Institute of Music. Fellow students at Curtis ...8 KB (1,169 words) - 01:44, 10 December 2022
- Her legacy is also important because she adapted popular melodies ... Prince Charles Edward. "Carolina" is the female form of the name ...8 KB (1,337 words) - 22:46, 21 October 2022
- which blended rhythm and blues and gospel music. His reflective sensitivity ... sing rock and roll, "the devil's music." His parents were well ...13 KB (2,075 words) - 10:51, 11 March 2023
- Cuban jazz, a modern jazz equivalent of what jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton ... Faith in his later life and came to regard music, and particularly jazz, as ...17 KB (2,671 words) - 09:19, 15 January 2023
- a crucial figure in the history of music. His work bridged the "old ... (concerted style); La Favola d'Orfeo is considered the earliest dramatically ...19 KB (2,913 words) - 10:59, 19 December 2023
- He recorded more than 80 albums and is considered highly influential ... Blues” (1959). His album Mojo Hand (1960) is considered a classic. ...8 KB (1,334 words) - 01:38, 26 October 2022
- the day after their birth, but there is no documentary evidence that ... faith and its effect on his life and music. Privately, Beethoven often ...18 KB (2,631 words) - 17:30, 20 December 2022
- over 4000 songs and provided background music for more than 800 Indian ... Ilaiyaraaja had been the most prominent composer of film music in ...25 KB (3,368 words) - 16:17, 12 February 2024
- but he rejected both labels, performing what he called “folk piano.” ... [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/arts/music/george-winston-dead.html ...27 KB (3,773 words) - 21:17, 29 October 2023
- Philharmonic Orchestra. Later he became music director of the Vienna Philharmonic ... He was also a champion of contemporary music and gave performances of ...21 KB (3,095 words) - 11:58, 5 May 2023
- and operas. He was also a highly regarded music conductor. ... In the discourse with Abell as to what heaven may be, Strauss refers ...15 KB (2,261 words) - 01:47, 14 December 2022
- The term concerto (plural is concerti or concertos) usually refers ... The etymology of the word "concerto" is somewhat problematic ...16 KB (2,475 words) - 16:41, 14 November 2021
- entire duration of the Romantic period of music. He was part of the heyday ... to glorify the concept of "program music." He is best known for ...18 KB (2,898 words) - 18:57, 25 November 2023
- The Hail Mary or Ave Maria (Latin) is a traditional Christian prayer ... traditions. It has often been set to music, although the most famous ...12 KB (1,964 words) - 16:45, 21 January 2024
- are typically danced to country-western music, and which are stylistically ... Like America itself, country/western dancing is a melting pot of many ...19 KB (2,953 words) - 16:29, 27 April 2024
- The saxophone is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family ... The saxophone is most commonly associated with popular music, big ...17 KB (2,653 words) - 17:08, 23 December 2022
- some of the most powerful Rhythm and Blues music of the twentieth century ... A pioneer in the development of soul music, Pickett's work between ...18 KB (2,750 words) - 14:47, 17 April 2023
- In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices ... Ages and the Renaissance began to write music with greater linear complexity ...21 KB (3,187 words) - 08:33, 10 January 2024
- to do the same. His most popular composition is the Romanian Rhapsody #1 where ... Many of Enescu's works were influenced by Romanian folk music ...17 KB (2,378 words) - 12:09, 11 August 2021
- world many works which expanded symphonic music into compositional forms ... of his century whose entire musical output is determined by his religious ...22 KB (3,442 words) - 06:48, 31 July 2023
- The viola (in French, alto; in German Bratsche) is an alto string ... #039; sets it apart: its rich sonority is more full-bodied than the violin ...22 KB (3,581 words) - 20:26, 3 May 2023
- 1998) was an American pioneer of rockabilly music, a mix of rhythm and blues ... Bill Haley, and Jerry Lee Lewis, Perkins is considered one of the early ...15 KB (2,405 words) - 19:21, 26 November 2023
- |Genre = Pop Music, Country Music |Occupation = ... Brenda Lee (born December 11, 1944) is an American country-pop singer ...15 KB (2,162 words) - 22:58, 20 November 2023
- composer, and entertainer. Fats Waller is one of the most beloved personalities ... and organ as a child, taught largely by the music director of his Baptist church ...12 KB (1,952 words) - 21:09, 30 April 2023
- who became the leading exponent of ragtime music. Ragtime combined African ... In an era when African-American music was known largely through demeaning ...20 KB (2,967 words) - 17:29, 25 January 2023
- An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, consisting of string, brass ... be seen as an apotheosis of instrumental music. As European composers sought ...22 KB (3,200 words) - 00:24, 30 May 2023
- The sousaphone is a brass instrument in the same family as the more ... Because of the ease of carrying and the direction of sound, it is ...19 KB (2,980 words) - 22:02, 24 February 2024
- career never reached a comparable scope. He is still remembered for his unique ... subjects he showed avid interest in were music and sports. Bix began going ...14 KB (2,109 words) - 18:01, 31 October 2023
- first grand opera. The fusion of dramatic music, melodramatic plot and sumptuous ... him of being only interested in money, not music. Meyerbeer was, however, ...9 KB (1,339 words) - 20:19, 14 December 2023
- singer, guitarist, and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of ... Vocalist of the Year from both the Country Music Association and the Academy ...17 KB (2,511 words) - 07:53, 24 January 2023
- Dolly Rebecca Parton (January 19, 1946 - ) is an American country ... in 1999, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of fame. In 2005, Parton ...20 KB (3,029 words) - 16:37, 29 January 2024
- The Band was an influential rock music group active from 1967 to 1976 ... albums were its first two: the 1968 debut Music from Big Pink and 1969's ...20 KB (3,077 words) - 15:29, 30 April 2023
- The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family ... penetrating voice. The timbre of the oboe is derived from the oboe's ...18 KB (2,745 words) - 19:53, 17 November 2022
- from other poetry mainly in the fact that it is sung along with a simple guitar ... Bards were rarely permitted to record their music, given the political nature ...11 KB (1,802 words) - 08:06, 20 September 2023
- The era of Romantic music is defined as the period of European classical ... The invisible, vibratory world of instrumental music can be said to ...27 KB (4,083 words) - 17:43, 20 December 2022
- |Alias = Tammy Wynette, "The First Lady of Country ... |Genre = country music |Years_active = 1966-1998 ...18 KB (2,712 words) - 04:00, 27 February 2023
- a Finnish composer of European classical music, and one of the most popular ... On his views about composing he once stated, "Music is for me ...20 KB (3,124 words) - 17:26, 2 April 2024
- Although he started by composing religious music, his operas have secular ... Italy, into a family with a long history of music. Only five years old when ...16 KB (2,325 words) - 22:49, 28 August 2021
- wop/R&B band, who helped create soul music with gospel-style vocals ... as bass, and Walter Adams on guitar. This is the group which produced the ...11 KB (1,592 words) - 15:35, 30 April 2023
- or the Elvis of the East, Ustad Nusrat is credited with taking the tradition ... Qawwali is traditionally an artistry passed down through a lineage ...14 KB (2,139 words) - 01:20, 17 November 2022
- as well as the creative arts, particularly music. Gandharvas also have symbolic ... In the Hindu tradition, the term gandharva is used in both the singular ...9 KB (1,445 words) - 07:26, 2 April 2008
- The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family that dates ... Historically, flutes have often been used in the playing of sacred ...19 KB (2,947 words) - 17:48, 28 March 2024
- He also composed oratorios, chamber music, symphonies and instrumental ... organist) Elgar was exposed to liturgical music from his earliest years and ...21 KB (3,203 words) - 18:23, 12 February 2024
- singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the most widely known performer ... Marley is best known for his ska, rocksteady, and reggae songs, which ...16 KB (2,442 words) - 08:43, 16 November 2023
- Bruno Walter is ranked among the twentieth century's greatest ... aspects of his art form. On the topic of music and its influence of the ...16 KB (2,368 words) - 04:44, 22 November 2023
- family; his father, Hans Klee, was a German music teacher at the Hofwil Teacher ... a painting by Kandinsky created in 1903. It is also claimed that the name ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 17:08, 26 March 2023
- Pop music, often called simply pop, is contemporary music and a common ... Pop music may include elements of rock, hip hop, reggae, dance, R ...27 KB (4,126 words) - 00:21, 1 December 2023
- important opera composers of the Classical music era, particularly remembered ... came from a long line of foresters; nothing is known about Gluck's mother ...14 KB (2,092 words) - 21:41, 10 December 2023
- War I. He cause a major controversy in the music world in 1935 when he revealed ... of the Franco-Belgian school, his style is nonetheless reminiscent of ...12 KB (1,707 words) - 07:05, 15 April 2024
- composer and lutist of the late Renaissance music as well as a nobleman and ... Most likely he was born in Venosa, but little else is known about ...18 KB (2,879 words) - 15:23, 27 November 2023
- Italian sonare, "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece ... being more specifically applied to chamber music genres with either a solo ...27 KB (4,193 words) - 16:32, 14 October 2022
- project Pound and Eliot had begun. Zukofsky is generally seen as the leader ... revival would commence. Today, Zukofsky is seen as a crucially important ...11 KB (1,633 words) - 04:11, 4 November 2022
- " Arabic آمين ’Āmīn) is a declaration of positive affirmation ... The word is widely used in Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Muslims ...6 KB (852 words) - 02:50, 24 July 2023
- many consider the first true composer of jazz music. A light-skinned ... Choosing a life in the fledgling new music and its licentious ethos ...15 KB (2,337 words) - 18:02, 2 April 2024
- has been called "the queen of Tejano music".Rick Mitchell, [http://web ... both the old and new generation of Latino music fans in the US. At the 1987 ...16 KB (2,443 words) - 17:47, 25 January 2023
- The music of India includes Indian classical music, multiple varieties ... Indian classical music has one of the most complex and complete musical ...31 KB (4,712 words) - 02:37, 11 March 2023
- and various other transliterations) is a sacred ritualized dance of ... and the bedhaya Semang in Yogyakarta, which is no longer performed. The Solonese ...12 KB (1,955 words) - 10:21, 26 September 2023
- A harpsichord is any of a family of European keyboard instruments ... A musician who plays the harpsichord is called a harpsichordist. ...23 KB (3,517 words) - 20:32, 29 January 2022
- human spirit and to enrich the culture of music in America. MacDowell is considered among the first American composers to achieve ...13 KB (1,935 words) - 23:45, 12 February 2024
- as a scientific discipline. Turnbull is also known for his musical ... it might be good for him to stop his music. A pivotal point came when ...12 KB (1,900 words) - 22:31, 7 January 2024
- humanity lives. The material world, which is temporal and mutable, does ... and that the healing (catharsis) of tragedy is generated only because they ...16 KB (2,476 words) - 11:06, 10 March 2023
- ” or “choosing the best”), is a conceptual approach that ... In philosophy and theology, eclecticism is the practice of selecting ...12 KB (1,821 words) - 18:01, 12 February 2024
- widely and was influential in the gospel music scene, and his training of ... cite Franklin as a major influence, and he is considered the most imitated ...13 KB (1,984 words) - 19:15, 24 November 2023
- A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally ... ranging from the traditional martial music of John Philip Sousa and ...19 KB (2,908 words) - 03:09, 6 November 2022
- The music of China dates back to the dawn of Chinese civilization ... there was an increasing interest in Western music, and attempts to adapt both ...33 KB (4,845 words) - 16:58, 24 October 2023
- April 3, 1897) was a German composer from what is known as the Romantic period ... for ideas and inspiration, and much of his music "rose from mountains ...19 KB (2,995 words) - 15:01, 1 August 2022
- such as “Le Pavillon d'Armide” (music by Nikolai Tcherepnin), “Cleopatra” ... was obscene, and he was dismissed. It is probable that the scandal was ...11 KB (1,642 words) - 16:12, 30 August 2023
- Fioravanti at 18 months, began studying music theory at two, the piano ... of the old school of Italy. Having learned music from his grandfather whom ...11 KB (1,723 words) - 21:07, 8 May 2020
- was a major fan of American soul music, and created a distinctive ... of artists on the TV channel VH1 (2007). She is an inductee of the Rock and ...17 KB (2,683 words) - 17:22, 12 February 2024
- Barbershop music is a style of a cappella, or unaccompanied vocal ... Barbershop music is famous and renowned for its "ringing" ...25 KB (3,778 words) - 08:05, 20 September 2023
- to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. He is widely considered to be one ... He won first prize at the international Music Awards of Prague and Budapest ...17 KB (2,362 words) - 01:47, 11 March 2023
- An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert ... rock and roll, fusion, modern gospel music, and contemporary country ...20 KB (2,960 words) - 00:14, 13 February 2024
- Baudelaire and Verlaine, while the subtle music, ominous allusions, arcane ... friend of Alexander Scriabin, whose poetry is characterized by mystical philosophy ...12 KB (1,846 words) - 15:49, 1 June 2023
- particular significance in the history of music, in that he was a composer ... Despite his achievements as a professional military academic, Cui ...25 KB (3,264 words) - 00:07, 4 December 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
- His best known song, "La Bamba," is probably the very first Latin ... up hearing traditional Mexican mariachi music as well as flamenco guitar; ...19 KB (3,053 words) - 01:42, 15 December 2022
- A revolution occurred in twentieth century music listening as the ... Music performances became increasingly visual with the broadcast and ...34 KB (5,125 words) - 20:42, 3 November 2020
- world has adopted. This moral environment is especially reflected in the ... His exact place of birth is not known, but documents of the time assign ...11 KB (1,744 words) - 04:15, 4 November 2022
- 30, 1970), was a conductor and composer. He is remembered today for his long ... but grew up in Vienna. He began his formal music training as a pianist, studying ...18 KB (2,787 words) - 21:10, 18 October 2022
- be open to a multitude of musical influences is reflected in his statement: ... a fundamental relationship with all other music in the world…. A composer ...28 KB (4,110 words) - 15:21, 25 January 2023
- then part of the Russian Empire. There is controversy over his birth ... the national fraternity for men in music, by the fraternity's ...17 KB (2,485 words) - 09:58, 1 April 2024
- rock and roll idols of the late 1950s. He is widely respected for being ... Darin was also an accomplished, award-winning actor and a music-business ...16 KB (2,577 words) - 08:44, 16 November 2023
- Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938) is a Grammy Award-winning American ... the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, he is often acclaimed as the most ...12 KB (1,822 words) - 21:18, 30 January 2024
- 15, 2008. was an English composer and was a music teacher for over 20 years ... Having studied at the Royal College of Music in London, ...22 KB (3,380 words) - 18:13, 24 July 2023
- A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by ... The view of most scholars (see organology) is that the term "brass ...34 KB (4,980 words) - 16:54, 26 March 2022
- 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. He is known for his unique improvisational ... Little is known about Monk's early life. He was born on October ...19 KB (2,925 words) - 17:54, 30 April 2023
- New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1933 by choreographer ... in the world, the New York City Ballet, is solely responsible for training ...8 KB (1,196 words) - 19:31, 14 November 2022
- and stepfather, encouraged his interest in music and supported his desire ... David Browne, Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley ...23 KB (3,508 words) - 04:32, 31 July 2022
- Metastasio's lyrics were set to music by virtually every major ... #039;s legacy may lie more in the realm of music than in literature. Although ...15 KB (2,423 words) - 05:29, 24 November 2022
- albeit notorious figures in American folk music. After spending time in and ... The topics of Lead Belly's music were equally wide ranging, including ...14 KB (2,199 words) - 18:43, 25 October 2022
- The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched of the brass instruments ... voice on which harmonic triadic harmony is based. Hence, in orchestral ...17 KB (2,861 words) - 18:39, 2 May 2023
- , known as the "father of American music," was the preeminent ... young boy, Stephen evinced more interest in music than in other subjects. As ...20 KB (3,215 words) - 20:00, 9 February 2023
- was compatible with religious faith. He is considered to be the greatest ... canonized as a Catholic saint in 1931, and is honored by Roman Catholics ...14 KB (2,170 words) - 05:03, 17 June 2023
- regarded as the grandfathers of the jam band music style. for their dedication to the band's music. Some followed the band from ...21 KB (3,133 words) - 17:52, 20 January 2023
- songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll music. His recording career spanned ... a resurgence in the 1980s. Today, Orbison is best remembered by fans as ...16 KB (2,532 words) - 23:52, 24 August 2023
- group of six dancers in a station wagon and is now considered one of the nation ... synagogue and at the Gramercy School of Music and Dance. He made his solo ...11 KB (1,725 words) - 05:07, 15 December 2022
- Lead singer John Fogerty retreated from music in the late 1980s but ... stint. After some eight years of making music together, the group became ...18 KB (2,670 words) - 06:21, 11 January 2024
- The horn is a brass instrument that consists of tubing wrapped into ... The horn, as a member of the brass instrumental family, is a powerful ...16 KB (2,716 words) - 14:17, 7 February 2024
- The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all ... (a suffix meaning large). Thus, a trombone is quite literally a "large ...23 KB (3,406 words) - 17:59, 2 May 2023
- to fight the ignorance of which prejudice is born. Anderson became a great ... birth date as February 27, 1897 and there is photograph taken of her as ...14 KB (2,054 words) - 23:31, 1 September 2023
- #039;s style, especially in playing the music of the Romantic era. A child ... He served as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra from ...14 KB (2,096 words) - 18:51, 11 September 2023
- The music of Africa is as vast and varied as the continent's ... Although there are many different varieties of music in Africa, there ...35 KB (5,601 words) - 21:41, 27 November 2021
- ordinary language by using symbols such as music, art, and myth-making. Langer ... Suzanne Langer is not often cited by modern professional philosophers ...17 KB (2,624 words) - 00:28, 27 February 2023
- In computing, sound reproduction, and video, an optical disc is a ... digital reproduction and distribution of music in the form of compact discs ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 10:36, 11 March 2023
- A cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals ... The word cymbal is derived from the Latin cymbalum, "Cymbalum ...15 KB (2,396 words) - 20:32, 28 December 2023
- not be parted from her. She was trained in music, to sing and play the lute ... Robusti is one of very few known women artists of this period, a group ...11 KB (1,724 words) - 15:54, 6 November 2022
- bagpipes are unique. Their construction is complex, and yet, they have ... are an honored instrument and their power is taken seriously. The human ...25 KB (3,916 words) - 05:41, 26 August 2023
- and early civil rights activist. Johnson is best remembered for his writing ... rights activism, literature, poetry, and music. In 1904 Johnson went on ...14 KB (1,983 words) - 14:28, 24 March 2023
- construction of the librettos, or texts, of what would become his final two ... homage. The composer had instructed that no music be played at his funeral; ...22 KB (3,400 words) - 07:48, 24 January 2023
- America to receive world-wide acclaim, and is known for both his conducting ... conductors at the Tanglewood Institute of Music remained his passion until ...27 KB (3,897 words) - 22:15, 20 December 2023
- were the first to surround black R & B music with elaborate production ... hits "I'm a Woman" and "Is That All There Is?" (1969 ...10 KB (1,625 words) - 08:02, 3 April 2024
- The British Virgin Islands is a British overseas territory, located ... rates in the world. Their main industry is tourism, based upon their ideal ...19 KB (2,753 words) - 02:45, 22 November 2023
- on November 10, 1983. Matthew's mother is alleged to be the "Sarah ... search--without the missing piece--than he is with it. A sequel, called The ...18 KB (2,704 words) - 19:56, 21 April 2023
- 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
- 1953), the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist, is one of the most innovational ... Manouches, Reinhardt developed a taste for music early on under the influence ...19 KB (3,034 words) - 16:27, 29 January 2024
- The melodeon is the forerunner of the more familiar pump organ reminiscent ... eventually brought tonal and harmonious music to millions, was invented ...14 KB (2,056 words) - 04:20, 9 November 2022
- African-American jazz pianist. Art Tatum is known to the world of jazz ... beer drinking since his teenage years. He is interred in the Forest Lawn ...16 KB (2,414 words) - 12:07, 7 November 2021
- "father of the tenor sax," Hawkins is one of jazz's most influential ... landmark "Body and Soul" (1938) is often cited as a turning point ...16 KB (2,455 words) - 22:29, 7 January 2024
- him as one of the originators of soul music and among the most influential ... James Brown is known as the "Godfather of Soul," yet Cooke ...19 KB (3,031 words) - 01:14, 21 April 2023
- Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American singer ... the mainstream pop arena, exposing country music to a larger audience. According ...30 KB (4,330 words) - 07:48, 23 January 2023
- He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the first ... He is considered by some Bizware Magic, [http://www.bizwaremagic.com/quick_i ...12 KB (1,818 words) - 01:11, 11 November 2022
- As a result of his trend-setting music with the Les Paul Trio and ... Les first became interested in music at the age of eight, when he ...17 KB (2,630 words) - 22:00, 25 October 2022
- Sturm und Drang (the conventional translation is "Storm and ... The philosopher Johann Georg Hamann is considered to have provided ...20 KB (2,696 words) - 20:55, 26 February 2023
- Hindustani Classical Music is a North Indian classical music tradition that has been evolving since the twelfth century C.E., in what is now ...31 KB (4,635 words) - 15:49, 25 January 2023
- on Aristotle and his work in logic. He is also recognized as the “father” ... the responsibility of the absolute ruler is to educate and guide the people ...18 KB (2,709 words) - 07:20, 16 June 2023
- to create a different effect, Expressionism is not primarily driven by technique ... Perhaps the quintessential expression work is Edvard Munch's "The ...15 KB (2,114 words) - 23:58, 24 March 2024
- Algarotti was a connoisseur of art and music, well-educated, a friend ... newtoniana (1752). The original book is kept in the Biblioteca Comunale ...8 KB (1,181 words) - 06:43, 1 April 2024
- The didgeridoo (also known as a didjeridu or didge) is a wind instrument ... the didgeridoo's exact age, though it is commonly claimed to be the ...18 KB (2,678 words) - 14:27, 29 January 2024
- among his contemporaries, and his music has remained an inspiration ... rather than just a popular entertainer. The music was jarringly different from ...17 KB (2,690 words) - 00:38, 5 December 2023
- which argued that "the past is the key to the present." ... Romanticism elevated the achievements of what it perceived as misunderstood ...25 KB (3,674 words) - 04:59, 16 December 2022
- from which some say the name "Yaqui" is derived. ... The Yaqui homeland is in Sonora, on the West coast of Mexico. They ...14 KB (2,202 words) - 10:14, 22 May 2023
- 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
- a hard-edged guitar sound. Known for his music's powerful, rumba-like ... a musical force with albums like Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger and Have Guitar ...16 KB (2,366 words) - 05:43, 16 November 2023
- the wishes of his family in order to pursue music. He studied music in Paris ... Berlioz is credited for his large-scale and skillful employment of ...23 KB (3,532 words) - 08:21, 21 January 2024
- —Heb: שופר) is a horn that is used as a musical instrument for ... The method of playing the shofar is similar to that of bugle, with ...13 KB (2,151 words) - 14:23, 27 January 2023
- by enlisting in the US Army and forming what became known as the American ... a new musical style called "dance band music." He and several classmates ...15 KB (2,252 words) - 17:09, 16 December 2022
- included "Hip Hug-Her," "Time is Tight," and an instrumental ... the president of Stax Records, liked what he heard and hit the "record ...19 KB (2,889 words) - 19:23, 20 November 2023
- Tamla-Motown, outside of the United States, is a record label originally based ... than 45 subsidiaries in varying genres. It is most famous for its releases ...27 KB (4,046 words) - 17:03, 10 November 2022
- composer, and conductor, Rachmaninoff is remembered as one of the true ... recording label of him performing his own music as well as works from the ...19 KB (2,901 words) - 10:00, 26 January 2023
- 15, 1988) was a prolific British composer, music journalist, essayist and ... that his name was not his real one:It is also stated that my name, my ...18 KB (2,515 words) - 22:23, 4 October 2022
- Sir Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, is ... John is also noted for crafting melodies for the lyrics of songwriting ...19 KB (3,014 words) - 17:42, 13 February 2024
- as the Five, was an innovator of Russian music. He strove to achieve a uniquely ... family, the noble family of Mussorgsky, is reputedly descended from the ...18 KB (2,697 words) - 19:26, 9 November 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
- Operetta is a genre of the performing arts, related to opera, but ... Normally, in an operetta, some of the libretto is spoken rather than ...19 KB (2,844 words) - 00:52, 18 November 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
- quot; in Japanese. Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any ... kumi-daiko (組太鼓) whose repertory is based on folk and festival ...24 KB (3,759 words) - 01:00, 21 April 2023
- "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. Originally called ... award ceremonies, the Grammy Awards ceremony is televised to millions of viewers ...32 KB (4,552 words) - 19:47, 20 February 2023
- The polka is a fast, lively Central European dance, and also a genre ... for new communities of mixed immigrants, and is still popular in many communities ...27 KB (4,215 words) - 00:17, 12 April 2023
- of his names, even in reference works.) Shaw is often cited as the most frequently ... and believing that socialism would cure what he saw as the excesses of ...12 KB (1,761 words) - 07:04, 18 April 2024
- Tahiti is the largest island of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago ... Tahiti is some 28 miles (45 kilometers) long at the widest point and ...13 KB (1,870 words) - 02:52, 27 February 2023
- Cinco de Mayo in Latin America, Spanish for "Fifth of May" ... Cinco de Mayo is sometimes mistaken for Mexico's Independence ...18 KB (2,441 words) - 22:02, 10 December 2023
- and Manjari). Sivan said, "Yes, it is a tribute to Raja Ravi Varma ... in Indian pop star Phalguni Pathak's music video for the song Meri Chunar ...14 KB (1,924 words) - 18:58, 26 July 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
- Blues," and "See that My Grave Is Kept Clean." The latter ... Texas, and Lemon's birth date is indicated as September 1893 ...16 KB (2,469 words) - 18:13, 31 October 2023
- vitality of Russian ballet compared to what was current in France at the ... at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music where he studied singing ...14 KB (2,086 words) - 23:22, 13 August 2023
- Pop/Rock)" at the first annual American Music Awards. singing simultaneously too difficult. Her music was very popular with American ...18 KB (2,813 words) - 07:12, 5 October 2022
- collection at the New York Public Library is named after him in recognition ... War I. Later, due to his great love of music, he became a lyricist. In ...9 KB (1,337 words) - 17:39, 31 October 2023
- his career as executive director. Cooper is best known for headlining the ... During this time Cooper also pursued music, writing various songs ...7 KB (1,050 words) - 03:26, 6 October 2022
- game show host, and businessman. He is best known for hosting long ... Dick and the Santa Fe Riders, a country music program. He would later replace ...18 KB (2,796 words) - 12:01, 29 January 2024
- The Fula or Fulani is an ethnic group residing in many countries of ... introduction of Islam throughout West Africa is due in large part to the Fulani ...12 KB (1,741 words) - 14:26, 3 December 2023
- the style referred to as Impressionist music, a term which he dismissed ... Debussy is considered the most original musical mind of the turn of ...26 KB (3,950 words) - 10:53, 19 December 2023
- Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a subgenre ... grunge the most popular form of hard rock music at the time. However, many ...30 KB (4,642 words) - 10:14, 25 February 2023
- The appellation "Classical music" is a broad, somewhat imprecise ... to subordinate all earthy things, including music, to the ultimate goal of ...41 KB (6,156 words) - 10:52, 19 December 2023
- Bedřich Smetana (March 2, 1824 - 12 May 12, 1884) is considered one ... Smetana was a child prodigy who grew up in a family that cultivated ...28 KB (4,344 words) - 10:22, 26 September 2023
- vocalists in twentieth century popular music. Mastering poverty, a ... turbulent life, Armstrong had transcended music to become an iconic figure ...17 KB (2,605 words) - 02:51, 4 November 2022
- century, though one can argue that his music was not as groundbreaking ... that featured various styles of dance music. Since he needed new charts ...22 KB (3,480 words) - 10:10, 28 September 2023
- Clyde Jackson Browne (October 9, 1948 - ) is an American rock singer ... in 1966 and was a staff writer at the Nina Music branch of Elektra Records ...19 KB (2,645 words) - 09:05, 13 March 2024
- “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” which is still a favorite holiday record ... To date, Autry is the only person to have five "stars" on ...12 KB (1,776 words) - 06:42, 18 April 2024
- 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
- violist, guitarist, and composer. He is one of the most famous violin ... He reappeared when he was 23, becoming director of music to Napoleon ...18 KB (2,716 words) - 23:29, 14 November 2022
- appear rarely in contemporary fiction. There is the possibility that they influenced ... reflected this awe and fear of the sea. It is most probable that out of these ...10 KB (1,575 words) - 22:34, 29 January 2023
- An audiobook is an audio recording of a book, speech, or any form ... sometimes calling upon a complete cast, music, and sound effects, though ...17 KB (2,579 words) - 18:27, 21 August 2023
- C.E. It has been determined that the group is mostly fictitious; although ... Taoism (or Daoism) is the English name referring to a variety of related ...14 KB (2,127 words) - 19:50, 21 April 2023
- Lights, Big City," "Baby What You Want Me To Do," and ... However, unlike some of them, did not hold is liquor well. He became notorious ...11 KB (1,690 words) - 13:23, 1 August 2022
- ancient and modern Greek: καθαρός), is a sudden emotional breakdown ... by Aristotle to describe the effect of music and tragic drama on an audience ...14 KB (2,260 words) - 00:10, 1 December 2023
- 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
- Franklin maintained her position in the music recording industry throughout ... talented gospel singer in her own right. It is mistakenly believed that Barbara ...28 KB (4,152 words) - 06:23, 12 August 2023
- Cream's music included songs based on traditional blues such ... made a significant impact upon the popular music of the time, providing a ...18 KB (2,740 words) - 06:17, 11 January 2024
- with actress Virginia Mayo in the 1940s, and is well known for his roles in ... when he appeared at the London Palladium music hall in 1948, he "roused ...13 KB (1,920 words) - 06:25, 15 January 2023
- The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known ... historically informed performances of early music, but also because of its ...34 KB (5,330 words) - 01:45, 8 December 2022
- of the court, and made reforms to the music that was played at court ... ==Art, calligraphy, music, and culture== [[Image:Songhuizong8.jpg|thumb ...14 KB (2,201 words) - 10:25, 21 January 2023
- instrumental track without a clear idea of what to do with it. They decided ... It's Over)," and "Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever." Four ...13 KB (2,032 words) - 06:38, 1 April 2024
- an African-American scholar and writer who is considered to be one of the ... the deep complexities of American racism. It is due in large part to Ellison ...13 KB (2,109 words) - 00:29, 8 December 2022
- She remains an inspiring example of what can be accomplished against ... pointe for the work's entirety. Marie is attributed with perfecting ...10 KB (1,510 words) - 04:14, 6 November 2022
- of India's atomic energy program and is considered the father of India ... by works of high culture, including books, music, and paintings. ...12 KB (1,771 words) - 11:24, 2 February 2024
- A trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ... and jazz ensembles, as well as in popular music bands. They are played by ...34 KB (5,196 words) - 19:49, 28 June 2023
- Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed ... albums in his nearly 50-year career and is generally recognized as one ...23 KB (3,723 words) - 06:42, 27 February 2023
- 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
- Their studio album, Hotel California, is rated as thirty-seventh on ... with the direction the band's music was taking and his own diminished ...18 KB (2,686 words) - 17:32, 12 February 2024
- A harmonica is a free reed wind instrument which has roots that may ... The harmonica is used in blues and American folk music, jazz, classical ...28 KB (4,396 words) - 13:30, 24 January 2023
- song-writing, and guitar playing, Berry is considered one of, if not the ... allowed him to pursue his interest in music from an early age, and he ...20 KB (3,002 words) - 21:56, 10 December 2023
- In regular usage, the term sound is applied to any stimulus that excites ... speech and artistic expression through music. Our ability to hear sounds ...16 KB (2,316 words) - 15:34, 4 February 2023
- Kulintang is a modern term for an instrumental form of music composed ... The main role of kulintang music in the community is as nonprofessional ...41 KB (6,102 words) - 04:38, 4 March 2023
- that no other be-bop pianist has, Bud is also sufficiently independent ... not to avoid integrating the hands, which is essential to both a solo and ...14 KB (2,220 words) - 16:53, 22 November 2023
- Critics claim that his performance style is overly mannered (termed Horowitzian ... was born in 1904. This fictitious birth year is still found in some references ...22 KB (3,176 words) - 20:45, 3 May 2023
- Mass media is a term denoting that section of the media specifically ... forms of media within which to decipher what is true and what is not. Given ...20 KB (3,105 words) - 12:56, 8 September 2023
- century and one of the pioneers of recorded music. Caruso's popular recordings ... in Milan and Covent Garden in London, he is best known as the lead tenor ...13 KB (1,957 words) - 18:55, 13 February 2024
- their early years. Next to Muddy Waters, he is considered the most influential ... was even able to sell some of them to local music groups. ...19 KB (2,749 words) - 15:21, 14 May 2023
- , also spelled Maryinsky Theater) is a historic theater of opera and ... The theatre is named after Empress Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Tsar ...11 KB (1,538 words) - 15:55, 6 November 2022
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- ) is the Greek god of nature who watches over shepherds and their ... when they are in lonely places. It is from the name Pan that this ...15 KB (2,404 words) - 06:26, 18 November 2022
- been christened "Francis," and he is credited as Francis on some ... in almost every musical genre and wrote music for rock bands, jazz ensembles ...27 KB (4,049 words) - 05:10, 9 April 2024
- 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
- Music is an auditory art comprised of meaningful arrangements of sounds ... == What is music? == Music is often defined by contrast with noise ...47 KB (7,194 words) - 19:07, 30 September 2023
- 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
- Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last ... The official "birthplace" of Memorial Day is Waterloo, New ...13 KB (1,956 words) - 04:27, 9 November 2022
- A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a musical instrument ... most common string instruments in Western music are those in the violin, ...26 KB (3,682 words) - 21:00, 26 February 2023
- entire postwar development of American folk music. He was a first-hand observer ... Guthrie's body of music consists of hundreds of songs, ballads ...23 KB (3,575 words) - 23:31, 17 May 2023
- with establishing the first military music bands. While initially well ... Whether this is or is not an acceptable role for an army, it was political ...19 KB (2,908 words) - 16:11, 8 February 2023
- anticipation of modern developments, Basie is regarded as one of jazz music’s ... Basie is known for his inimitable statements on the piano, but it ...17 KB (2,747 words) - 08:28, 10 January 2024
- Tyner, Keith Jarrett, and Bill Evans, he is considered one of the foremost ... musical performances but also an education in music. ==Life== ...29 KB (4,117 words) - 21:00, 9 December 2023
- May 26, 1933) was the first great country music recording artist. Known as ... style numbers, and even cowboy tunes. He is remembered most, however, for ...23 KB (3,146 words) - 13:11, 1 August 2022
- later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is a American singer-songwriter ... with sales exceeding 150 million units. He is also noted for his musical ...21 KB (3,235 words) - 00:45, 26 February 2023
- Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts ... Amherst is a member of the Five Colleges consortium, which allows ...16 KB (2,313 words) - 06:57, 25 July 2023
- bonghwang; Vietnamese: Phượng Hoàng) is the name of two Chinese mythological ... the best of this world in its imagery. It is up to humankind to manifest ...9 KB (1,360 words) - 17:17, 26 March 2024
- Theatre later that year, as a coryphee, that is, bypassing the corps de ballet ... specifically. Today, this revised version is still performed at the Mariinsky. ...11 KB (1,683 words) - 06:48, 28 July 2023
- distinctive voice. Joplin performed on four music albums recorded between 1966 ... again at the end of her first semester. It is a widely held belief her decision ...20 KB (3,184 words) - 09:39, 1 April 2024
- Timpani is an Italian plural, the singular of which is timpano. However ... and sometimes aluminum. The drumhead is affixed to a hoop (also called ...25 KB (3,944 words) - 23:36, 30 April 2023
- in the 1960s and 1970s. Gaye's soul music performances were unique ... However, with his successful 1971 album, What's Going On, and subsequent ...27 KB (4,247 words) - 08:37, 10 March 2023
- Clapton in particular played a large role is the renewed interest in Johnson ... for transportation. He traveled widely and is known to have performed in ...22 KB (3,598 words) - 21:27, 16 April 2023
- through his literary works, liturgical music, and hymns that living for ... (moral essays, severe and forceful). He is noted to have written a few ...3 KB (519 words) - 23:53, 17 November 2022
- and great skill with the keyboard. Today, he is generally considered to be ... toured throughout Europe giving concerts. He is credited with inventing the ...26 KB (3,891 words) - 09:36, 11 April 2024
- A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose ... that a basic urge to express emotion though music has existed since prehistoric ...26 KB (3,752 words) - 21:15, 27 November 2021
- who, with Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, is considered one of the greatest ... Young and Holiday would collaborate in what many consider some of jazz ...15 KB (2,388 words) - 17:35, 31 October 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
- It is possible that, due to his religious nature and interests; serious ... grandparents. There he received his first music lessons from a local organist ...29 KB (4,725 words) - 19:27, 13 February 2024
- of the cofounders of the Abbey Theatre. He is best known for the play The ... Catholic peasants of rural Ireland and with what he saw as the essential paganism ...12 KB (2,009 words) - 00:36, 10 February 2023
- Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is generally classified ... 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
- 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
- The Paris Opéra Ballet is the official ballet company of the Opéra ... In 1672, the king gave the court's official music composer, Jean ...12 KB (1,813 words) - 08:50, 18 November 2022
- and enthusiastic worship filled with gospel music and traditional spiritual ... to explore the city. Ailey was drawn to the music from the big band jazz clubs ...17 KB (2,746 words) - 08:42, 23 July 2023
- the largest movements in secular medieval music. They were the first poets ... The etymology of the word troubadour is controversial, and reflects ...21 KB (3,432 words) - 18:25, 2 May 2023
- creator-and-star-of-tv-s-captain-kangaroo-is-dead-at-76.html?sec=&spon ... to literature, science, and especially music. Children learned most easily ...14 KB (2,120 words) - 08:42, 16 November 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
- as тамиздат Tamizdat. (Tamizdat is a linguistic play on самиздат ... the trial: "To make opinion a crime is something more harmful to the ...8 KB (1,077 words) - 10:24, 7 June 2023
- between Guillaume Dufay and Palestrina, and is usually considered to be the ... As a master of Renaissance music, des Prez became known internationally ...26 KB (3,990 words) - 01:31, 8 September 2022
- Chinese art (Chinese: 中國藝術/中国艺术) is art, both ancient ... were admired for their abilities in music, calligraphy, painting and ...28 KB (4,073 words) - 16:44, 10 December 2023
- astrology, traditional Chinese medicine, music, art, military strategy, ... translated as “phase” or “element,” is a verb meaning “to act” ...19 KB (2,730 words) - 14:06, 20 May 2023
- this time that Coltrane began playing music and practicing obsessively. ... quot; by this point, and that the music from the 1946 sessions had ...26 KB (3,975 words) - 04:46, 3 August 2022
- Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in neutral Zürich ... adherents believed inspired the war, and what they believed was an oppressive ...18 KB (2,739 words) - 07:39, 12 January 2024
- and the live-actor drama, kabuki. Chikamatsu is considered the Japanese “Shakespeare” ... to a samurai family in 1653. His birthplace is disputed; the most likely theory ...14 KB (2,099 words) - 15:25, 10 December 2023
- and Kharms-Shardam, among others. It is rumored that he scribbled the ... privately to discuss matters of philosophy, music, mathematics, and literature. ...13 KB (1,927 words) - 22:07, 25 January 2024
- A gamelan is a kind of musical ensemble of Indonesia typically featuring ... represents a native art form. Gamelan music is built up in layers, with ...37 KB (5,930 words) - 04:08, 18 April 2024
- Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss, Johann II is the most famous composer of ... rivalry from his father, the younger Strauss is largely credited with building ...18 KB (2,468 words) - 14:59, 1 August 2022
- to making a meaningful contribution to the music and societal world. ... nevertheless, to indulge his fondness for music, and at an early age learnt ...10 KB (1,574 words) - 18:14, 24 January 2024
- and songwriter, an iconic figure in country music, and one of the most influential ... Although not religious in practice, Williams bowed to country music ...23 KB (3,620 words) - 03:08, 28 January 2022
- 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
- Although he composed primitivist, neo-classical and serial works, ... a theoretical work entitled Poetics of Music in which he famously claimed ...32 KB (4,790 words) - 16:04, 12 February 2024
- engineer. Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing ... the United States and United Kingdom and is now considered a classic. The ...30 KB (4,767 words) - 07:53, 28 January 2024
- groups in southern Sudan. Their history is connected to that of the Dinka ... The history of the Nuer is closely tied into that of the Dinka, who ...12 KB (1,821 words) - 00:41, 17 November 2022
- writer of poetry, drama, essays, and music criticism. Writing in the ... and black man on a train ride. His work is animated by his experience ...18 KB (2,687 words) - 07:05, 25 July 2023
- the conservatory included advanced piano, music theory, counterpoint, harmony ... a pas de deux called La Nuit (1920, with music by Anton Rubinstein). This ...14 KB (1,953 words) - 07:02, 18 April 2024
- tried to demonstrate that philosophy is compatible with orthodox Islam ... Al-Kindī was the only Islamic philosopher of Arab descent and is ...12 KB (1,748 words) - 04:13, 17 June 2023
- A castrato is a male, artificially produced soprano, mezzo-soprano ... carries a negative connotation, and is therefore the name used most ...17 KB (2,678 words) - 14:25, 29 November 2023
- Stream of consciousness is a literary technique, used primarily in ... Modern stream of consciousness writing is closely related to, but ...20 KB (3,127 words) - 20:56, 26 February 2023
- The César Award is the national film award of France. The awards ... held in Paris each year in February. It is an initiative of the ...15 KB (2,316 words) - 23:59, 3 December 2023
- Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements ... they designed that ultimately led to what is considered modern gymnastics ...18 KB (2,771 words) - 07:20, 28 July 2023
- Nelson began his rock and roll music career in 1957. He recorded his ... Despite the promotional aspects of his career, it is clear that Nelson ...14 KB (2,110 words) - 21:05, 16 April 2023
- the Renaissance works he updated. His work is considered 'early modern ... and to an extent Morisot. Their impact is seen in Manet's use of ...18 KB (2,830 words) - 18:16, 12 February 2024
- Country music, the first half of Billboard's country and western ... The term country music began to be used in the 1940s when the earlier ...40 KB (5,977 words) - 08:35, 10 January 2024
- The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The name ... of differing sizes and pitches. It is the largest such instrument ...30 KB (4,861 words) - 10:42, 19 December 2023
- Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (September 23, 1949 - ) is an American ... Springsteen had been inspired to take up music at the age of seven ...23 KB (3,510 words) - 04:41, 22 November 2023
- and many others. Their album Pet Sounds is considered by many critics ... new musical interests interfered with his music studies at school. He failed ...21 KB (3,336 words) - 15:30, 30 April 2023
- Tina, was later made into the feature film What's Love Got To Do With ... blues, R&B, soul, dance and pop music. She is represented in the ...23 KB (3,629 words) - 22:06, 21 December 2023
- 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 (4,922 words) - 00:40, 11 August 2022
- behind his work and creative process. In what few letters survive, Schubert ... melodic and harmonic writing, Schubert is counted among the greatest. ...30 KB (4,803 words) - 09:36, 11 April 2024
- for her powerful voice and vocal range. She is one of the most celebrated ... who was playing Maria in The Sound of Music. These two women were friends ...11 KB (1,666 words) - 04:31, 22 March 2024
- helped to elevate jazz from a popular music to a fully developed art form. between soloists and the orchestra set his music apart. Ellington was a consummate ...22 KB (3,452 words) - 17:20, 12 February 2024
- #039;s most important performing arts venue, is located in London's Covent ... The current Royal Opera House is the third theater built on the Covent ...22 KB (3,326 words) - 20:56, 21 December 2022
- In the arts, Baroque is a period as well as the style that used exaggerated ... One of the defining aspects of music of the Baroque era was its connection ...30 KB (4,617 words) - 10:52, 20 September 2023
- the original matter out of which the world is made, Pythagoras dove into ... The mathematical order in beings is perceivable not by the physical ...15 KB (2,230 words) - 03:55, 7 December 2022
