Search results for "Musical ensemble" - New World Encyclopedia
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- text=An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, consisting of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion sections. The term orchestra derives from ...744 bytes (109 words) - 00:22, 30 May 2023
- at least 1500 B.C.E.; they began to be used as musical instruments only in the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century. }} ...638 bytes (96 words) - 19:51, 28 June 2023
- not permanent or official members of a musical ensemble or band. They work behind the scenes and rarely achieve individual fame in their own right ...662 bytes (98 words) - 23:54, 18 May 2023
- rhythm (mainly; more than the melody) in a musical ensemble. #: The core elements of the rhythm section are usually the drums and Bass guitar ...2 KB (235 words) - 21:28, 31 August 2023
- for the violin and a variety of other musical instruments, as well as sacred choral works and more than fifty operas. His best-known work is ...1,007 bytes (148 words) - 18:22, 28 January 2023
- bandleader and instrumentalist whose musical ideas and political ideals ... * Repetition: The continual deployment of some musical cell in a repetitive ...4 KB (552 words) - 06:08, 16 June 2023
- In music, a serenade (or sometimes serenata) is a musical composition ... movement work for a large instrumental ensemble, related to the divertimento. ...10 KB (1,496 words) - 09:55, 26 January 2023
- contribution to English society and the musical world was his profound maturity ... vocal soloist, chorus and instrumental ensemble for the celebration of St ...6 KB (993 words) - 16:55, 5 April 2024
- century orchestration or chamber ensemble. He brought a strong objective ... Quantz began his musical studies as a child with his uncle because ...4 KB (526 words) - 14:49, 1 August 2022
- an object used in a rhythmic context with musical intent. ... or "the heartbeat" of a musical ensemble, often working in close ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 00:31, 24 November 2022
- The dizi is an important Chinese musical instrument, and is widely ... adjusted to create the right tone for a specific musical mood. ...13 KB (2,031 words) - 09:18, 15 January 2023
- strings") is a three-stringed musical instrument played with a ... in the early days of Kabuki the music ensemble was virtually identical ...9 KB (1,371 words) - 12:23, 27 January 2023
- of madrigals to utilize the practice of musical "imitation" to ... expressing specific emotions through musical means. The practice of ...10 KB (1,490 words) - 21:24, 30 April 2023
- Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of ... reading ability, and having a trained musical ear. A strong foundation ...17 KB (2,649 words) - 22:58, 14 May 2020
- in 1924, beginning a golden era for the ensemble that would continue until ... Perhaps the most enduring aspect of Koussevitsky's musical legacy ...13 KB (1,788 words) - 09:57, 26 January 2023
- 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 ...13 KB (1,970 words) - 21:01, 26 February 2023
- Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the ... A woodwind choir, also called woodwind orchestra, or woodwind ensemble ...17 KB (2,413 words) - 21:52, 26 December 2023
- permanent or official members of a musical ensemble or band. They work behind ... or glory, for the purpose of enhancing the musical quality of the performance ...9 KB (1,481 words) - 23:49, 18 May 2023
- disposed of older and more traditional musical procedures to put forth ... Unlike many composers born into highly musical environments, his early ...10 KB (1,496 words) - 02:43, 5 November 2022
- and movements to create a moving musical ensemble, sometimes forming designs ... evolved a rich and varied tradition of musical styles and marching traditions ...19 KB (2,908 words) - 03:09, 6 November 2022
