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  • important composers of keyboad instrumental music in the late Renaissance and ... was in Ferrara at the time. Gesualdo's music, which contained quick modifications ...
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  • In Western tonal music a key is the central aural reference point established by pitch relationships creating a set, in a given musical piece ...
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  • In music, a riff is an ostinato figure (a repeated chord progression ... Music professor, David Brackett defines them as "short melodic ...
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  • In music, syncopation is a stress on a normally unstressed beat, or ... which is used in Son montuno Cuban dance music. Timing can vary, but it ...
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  • and inspired related movements in music and literature. In cubist ... a chair-caning design to the canvas of the piece. Braque, interested by Picasso ...
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  • of the shift from Renaissance to Baroque idioms in music. canzonas, fugues, sonatas, and instrumental music to rouse personal and spiritual ...
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  • the vocal lines. The madrigal was a piece which was set to a love poem ... the early madrigals of the Renaissance. As music historian Richard Taruskin ...
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  • Boogaloo (shing-a-ling, popcorn music) is a musical genre of Latin ... States listened to a number of styles of music, including 'jump blues ...
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  • it is said that Reger helped to push German music into the twentieth century ... Born in Brand, Bavaria, Reger studied music in Munich and Wiesbaden ...
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  • In music, modulation is usually the act or process of changing from ... As tonality emerged as the prevalent syntax of Western music, this ...
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  • periods. As a renowned creator of sacred music, Michael Haydn concentrated ... of Rohrau. Neither parent could read music. However, Matthias was an ...
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  • master composer of European classical music as well as a prolific nationalistic ... integrating existing folk melodies into his music, but was far more elemental ...
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  • #039;s (the Devil's) gelding. The music it makes draws all the forest ... a hollowed out wooden body carved from a piece of alder, pine or spruce ...
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  • Tempus) is the speed or pace of a given piece. It is a crucial element ... As tempo is identified as the basic pace or movement of the music ...
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  • of Heinrich Isaac. This interest in early music would greatly influence his ... his Passacaglia, Op. 1 as his graduation piece in 1908. He met Alban Berg ...
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  • 8, 1890), a composer, organist, and music teacher of Belgian origin ... one of his finest organ pieces, the Grande piece Symphonique. From 1872, he ...
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  • and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. She ... Her father was interested in music, and Clarke started learning violin ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • performer of his own romantic piano music pieces. Though he only lived ... American themes into European classical music, the first Pan-American artist ...
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  • Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play ... and culture and he expressed this in his music. His legacy as Norway's ...
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  • collecting, studying and documenting folk music of indigenous cultures. This ... He also studied at the Academy of Music where he received his Diploma ...
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  • player's side of the board, that piece is said to be "crowned ... * How to Move—There are two ways to move a piece: Simply sliding ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • and pianists, used a working man's music to influence the kings and ... Gershwin's music exudes the power of spring-like hope. Unlike ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • towards the mathematical, formulaic music of the Second Viennese School ... Still was very much of the attitude that "inspired" music ...
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  • an American composer of European classical music. He is widely regarded as ... Ives' upbringing was imbued with religious music and he would ...
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  • and drummer. Mayfield entered the hit music scene as the lead singer ... funk and of politically conscious African-American music. ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • place in the anthologies of English church music, and is considered among ... Cranmer noticeably influenced the style of music written. Texts became largely ...
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  • was an Italian composer, piano virtuoso, music teacher, author, and conductor ... He particularly promoted contemporary music. He also continued to teach ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • Alban Berg's musical philosophy was to translate poetry into ... He was more interested in literature than music as a child and did ...
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  • in wonderfully realized arrangements of music from cultures that might ... In a Nutshell is the first by a classical music professional in the Western ...
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  • in the classical, popular and religious music of the Indian subcontinent ... parts. However, none of his own writings on music mention the drum (nor the ...
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  • of a tonal center or atonality. This music which turned away from the ... damaged his right hand while practicing a piece by Liszt. His doctor said ...
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  • Varèse's music features an emphasis on timbre and rhythm. He ... made his debut in America, conducting a piece by Berlioz. ...
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  • twentieth-century American composer and music administrator. In addition ... achieved prominence in the international music scene. Although he was influenced ...
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  • After moving to Germany to study History of Music at Munich University ... use of everyday sounds and noises in his music. He made his big debut at ...
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  • The shamisen is used in several genres of music, including nagauta, or long ... , used for Gidayu. The sao is made from one piece of wood, often divided into ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • 14, 1946) was a Spanish composer of classical music. Manuel de Falla was born in Cádiz. His early teacher in music was ...
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  • a specifically Russian kind of art music. Gerald Abraham, Borodin: ... tribes. Adapted from Bordin's music, Kismet was produced on Broadway ...
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  • the subtlety, richness and poignancy of his music. His piano, chamber music ... trivial and once described as "a piece for orchestra without music ...
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  • A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello—or a music piece written ...
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  • The aeolian harp became popular again in twentieth century music with ... == Aeolian harps in music == [[Image:Aeolian harp in the old castle ...
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  • In 1976, The Missing Piece was published. It chronicles the adventures ... #039;s Choice award for The Missing Piece Meets The Big O ...
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  • were often influenced by Armenian folk music. By synthesizing folk music ... In his youth, he was fascinated by the music he heard around him, but ...
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  • – 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 ...
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  • made it popular in Western pop and jazz music. == Description == ... and play a wide repertoire of original Zen music, ensemble music with koto ...
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  • Pictures). His passion for ancient Italian music led to an interest in musicology ... his personal artistic quest to create music that he hoped would speak ...
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  • composer. He is noted for his experimental music work (in particular his 1968 ... He later attended the Darmstadt New Music Summer School or Internationale ...
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  • particularly for his waltzes, a form of music he was instrumental in popularizing ... orchestra, specializing in light, danceable music including waltzes, quadrilles ...
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  • composer, born in Magdeburg. Self-taught in music, he studied law at the University ... culminating with his becoming the music director of the five largest ...
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  • . It began as dance music in popular music settings years before being ... The defining characteristic of ragtime music is a specific type of syncopation ...
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  • the International Society for Contemporary Music festival in Salzburg, which ... nature of his scores. Today much of his music sounds relatively tame in ...
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  • harmonic and melodic language affected how music theory and composition were ... Saint-Saëns, who introduced him to the music of several contemporary composers ...
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  • recording label of him performing his own music as well as works from the ... apparent. Further inspiration included the music of Mily Balakirev, Mussorgsky ...
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  • which was formerly used in classical music, utilizes 'sympathetic ... of an open major or minor chord in Western music theory. The specific tuning ...
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  • 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, ...
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  • accompaniment used in almost all genres of music in the Baroque period. The ... For composers of the Baroque period, music was not primarily an exercise ...
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  • widely varied in styles and genres of music. Her 1992 soul album, The ... between rhythm and blues and rock and roll music. From 1989, James received ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • Russian composer, as well as an influential music teacher. His music linked ... Glazunov was born in St Petersburg. He studied music privately under ...
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  • classical composer of concert and film music. Instrumental in forging ... melodic, rhythmic and harmonic properties of the piece. ...
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  • he began to concentrate more seriously on music. Balakirev encouraged him ... have (mistakenly) deemed the first such piece to be composed by a Russian ...
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  • Britten once wrote: “It is cruel, you know, that music should be ... day of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, and he showed musical gifts ...
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  • development of the Romantic opera in German music and influenced the early ... Joseph Vogler), founder of three important music schools (in Mannheim, Stockholm ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • " According to the American Academy of Music, the horn is considered, ... through the sounds and meanings of music and sound. [[Image:Range frenchhorn ...
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  • #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 ...
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  • 15, 1988) was a prolific British composer, music journalist, essayist and ... him to his essay Metaphysical motivation in music and to his Tantrik Symphony. ...
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  • were used in Shinto and Buddhist religious music, and during battle in feudal ... repertory is based on folk and festival music of the past. ...
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  • In music and music theory a chord (from Greek χορδή: gut, string ... Ages and the Renaissance began to write music with greater linear complexity ...
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  • artist, has had a major impact on the music business. A Grammy Award ... Beginning his career as a gospel music artist and preacher, after ...
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  • was audible above battles. In cultured music, however, the first piccolos ... with the fife, which is traditionally one-piece, has a smaller, cylindrical ...
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  • ear. A strong foundation in composing, music theory, and orchestration ... to creating a unified realization of the music being performed. ...
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  • of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. Bartók is considered one ... collecting, studying and documenting folk music of indigenous cultures. This ...
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  • Wolfgang in particular developed a love of classical music. ... his training in science with his love of music.Robert Sherrill, "Natural ...
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  • on-disc system used to capture the 107-piece New York Philharmonic orchestra ... it out for other public uses, including music recording. For a number of ...
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  • and operas. He was also a highly regarded music conductor. ... his father in his youth, writing his first music at the age of six. He continued ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • I may wish to draw on, for the meaning of music does depend on the materials ... a fundamental relationship with all other music in the world…. A composer ...
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  • The saxophone is most commonly associated with popular music, big ... In music written since 1930, only the soprano in B♭, alto in E♭ ...
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  • a marked influence over set design, costumes, and music. ... dance instructor at the Eastman School of Music and Theater in Rochester ...
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  • before finding his first success as a music critic in the Star newspaper ... Bull's Other Island (1904), a comic piece about Ireland, was performed ...
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  • A spoon lure is, in sport fishing, an oblong, concave metal piece ... lure is simple; an oblong, concave metal piece with a shiny chrome or paint ...
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  • Many of Enescu's works were influenced by Romanian folk music ... He promoted the contemporary Romanian music, playing works of Constantin ...
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  • crown on January 22, 1727. His most famous piece is the Messiah, an oratorio ... and organ, and at nine he began to compose music. However, his father, an ...
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  • of sound. Modern distribution of music across the Internet through ... From the wax cylinder to the compact cassette, analog audio music ...
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  • He also composed oratorios, chamber music, symphonies and instrumental ... organist) Elgar was exposed to liturgical music from his earliest years and ...
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  • and amateur musician. Carl first discovered music by experimenting with the ... nearby Odense. He later studied violin and music theory at the Copenhagen ...
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  • as the Five, was an innovator of Russian music. He strove to achieve a uniquely ... he entered the Cadet School of the Guards. Music remained important to him ...
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  • a crucial figure in the history of music. His work bridged the "old ... As a child, he served as a chorister and studied music under Marc ...
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  • Although he resisted recording his music until near the end of his ... Portuguese refugees. When he started his music education playing the violin ...
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  • the style referred to as Impressionist music, a term which he dismissed ... and Javanese--Debussy sought a modern music that would convey emotions ...
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  • Hesse made her first three dimensional piece: A costume made of chicken ... in November 1968.Danto, p.30. Her large piece, Expanded Expansion, was ...
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  • completely absorbed in the emotions of the piece that continued even when ... Orchestra, the first recording of that piece. Through 1936 Horowitz continued ...
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  • being played. He was a pioneer of chance music, non-standard use of musical ... from serving the specific purposes of new music as well as the larger purposes ...
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  • who became the leading exponent of ragtime music. Ragtime combined African ... In an era when African-American music was known largely through demeaning ...
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  • world many works which expanded symphonic music into compositional forms ... faith." For Bruckner, like Bach, music served the purpose of praising ...
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  • also studied composition and began to write music. counterpoint, thus becoming the only formal music teacher Schoenberg would have. ...
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  • revived in the U.S. in the American folk music traditions. Some rock bands ... an instrument that was associated with folk music and buskers. ...
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  • .Willi Apel, (ed.), Harvard Dictionary of Music (Harvard University Press ... For early classical music, the clarinets and/or flutes may be omitted ...
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  • tone of a viola, particularly in orchestral music, can have unintended consequences ... which allow a greater playing range. Modern music is played on these instruments ...
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  • being dated to 1521. The Royal Academy of Music in London, has an instrument ... but the feeling that it overpowers the music has led to very few modern ...
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  • The Sonata (from Latin and Italian sonare, "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata (Latin and ...
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  • The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio ... The Opry acted as the performing heart of the country music industry ...
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  • Nearly as well known as his ambitious music was Mingus' often ... His mother allowed only church-related music in their home, but Mingus ...
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  • to wind the coils along the top of the piece, increasing its height with ... all of the energy required to form the piece is supplied directly by the ...
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  • the most beloved personalities in American music and one of jazz music’s ... and organ as a child, taught largely by the music director of his Baptist church ...
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  • contributions to Protestant Church music in the second half of the ... this time he was trained by his father in music on the keyboard and organ ...
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  • distinctive voice. Joplin performed on four music albums recorded between 1966 ... year, which gave Joplin her standard, "Piece of My Heart." The album ...
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  • (modern Aichi Prefecture), obtained a piece of Chinese cloisonné enamel ... in which the copper interior body of a piece was dissolved with acid after ...
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  • for the development of the aria and vocal piece within the opera or context ... Fioravanti at 18 months, began studying music theory at two, the piano ...
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  • vocalists in twentieth century popular music. Mastering poverty, a ... turbulent life, Armstrong had transcended music to become an iconic figure ...
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  • name of a movement in German literature and music from the late 1760s through ... Though it is argued that literature and music associated with Sturm und ...
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  • subjects he showed avid interest in were music and sports. Bix began going ... Jazz,” mostly played sophisticated dance music. Along with “Tram,” guitarist ...
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  • Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices ... Before electronic music, there was a growing desire for composers ...
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  • operas, oratorios, symphonies, chamber music, and concertos. Dvořák ... melodies into his symphonic and chamber music. Among his most widely recognized ...
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  • Basie is regarded as one of jazz music’s all time greats. rhythms and solo performances, Basie's music possessed an emotional resonance ...
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  • He reappeared when he was 23, becoming director of music to Napoleon ... 1770). Although the role of the violin in music has been drastically changed ...
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  • incongruous arrangements of poetry and music. These works became Cocteau ... which Igor Stravinsky was to write the music for. Some remnants from this ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • he decided then that he would make Qawwali music his career. His first public ... group was in March 1971, at an annual music festival organized by Radio ...
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  • Franco-Flemish, or from the Dutch School of music. In the 1470s, Compère ... Two stylistic trends are evident in his music: the style of the Burgundian ...
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  • meaning "the father of Chinese music" or 「聖人之噐/圣人之器」 ... Other incorrect classifications, mainly from music compact discs, ...
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  • of the greatest figures in the history of music. He was the preeminent figure ... faith and its effect on his life and music. Privately, Beethoven often ...
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  • composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to ... Pachelbel's music was influenced by south German composers such ...
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  • of producing multiple copies of the same piece, which is called a print ... he wants a line to appear in the finished piece, so exposing the bare metal ...
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  • are typically danced to country-western music, and which are stylistically ... danced to country or country-western music, and which are stylistically ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • represents a native art form. Gamelan music is built up in layers, with ... only obvious Indian influence in gamelan music is in the Javanese style ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • the wishes of his family in order to pursue music. He studied music in Paris ... skillful employment of Romantic features in music, such as orchestral innovations ...
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  • Historically, flutes have often been used in the playing of sacred ... et. al., “The early development of music. Analysis of the Jiahu bone ...
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  • conductors at the Tanglewood Institute of Music remained his passion until ... stochastic, or otherwise intellectualized music may be, it can always qualify ...
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  • (plural: “novelle”) meaning a tale; piece of news. Novellas as a literary ... following the strict etymology of a tale or piece of news. The collection made ...
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  • (sold May 5, 2004 for $104 million) as the piece of art sold at a public auction ... for $88 million, the third-highest priced piece of art at auction at the time. ...
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  • Music is an auditory art comprised of meaningful arrangements of sounds ... from elements comprising a musical piece. Music can be composed for repeated ...
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  • choreographed The Dying Swan for her to the music of Saint-Saens. It became ... dances to insignificant and sentimental music, and declined roles of an ...
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  • The bulk of Buxtehude's oeuvre consists of vocal music, which ... sources for Buxtehude's vocal music. The former includes several ...
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  • He was an autodidact with an interest in music and literature, and he saw ... front garden of his house in Hampstead. The piece proved controversial with ...
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  • The era of Romantic music is defined as the period of European classical ... The invisible, vibratory world of instrumental music can be said to ...
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