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- Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
5: ...er become closer with Agnes and inherit her political supporters.
7: ...errat]], the newly created [[count of Jaffa and Ascalon]]. In autumn [[1176]] they were married. Willi...
9: ...p's advances. Affronted, Philip left Jerusalem to campaign in [[Antioch]]. Additionally, the [[Ibelin]...
11: ...l]] wrote a romantic passage in which Baldwin was captured and imprisoned in 1179 by [[Saladin]]. Acco...
17: ...il any attempt by Raymond and Bohemund, her political rivals, from marrying her daughter into the riva... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...o]]. After living in various places in North America and around the world, she returned to Toronto, wh...
4: ... edited work. She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]...
6: ...ce an echo effect. She ranks as a key figure in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'...
10: ...[Prime Ministers of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Kim Campbell]] in [[2002]] and ''[[Oryx and Crake]]'', c...
12: ...n-only presentation in Toronto. The device, also called the "Unotchit" (and pronounced "You-No-Touch-... - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: ...in Geneva and Bolzano within a few weeks, and her career as a professional pianist was launched.
7: ... such competition mainstays as the Prokofiev ''Toccata'' and Liszt's ''Sixth [[Hungarian Rhapsodies|Hu...
9: ...cially for her recordings of [[20th century classical music|20th century]] works by composers such as ...
17: ... Prokofiev|Prokofiev]] (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella Suite for Two Pianos/[[Ravel]]: Ma Mere L'Oye'' ([[Gram... - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
8: *The instrument comes in one piece (plus [[bocal]]); it does not disassemble.
11: ... in solo and small ensemble situations, the sound can be completely obscured in the volume of the full...
14: ... [[military band]]s. Often, it was (and still is) called upon to replace parts originally written for ...
16: ...[Maurice Ravel]]'s ''[[Ma M貥 l'Oye|Mother Goose Suite]]'' and ''[[Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (Rav... - Heckelphone (1998 bytes)
1: The '''heckelphone''' is a musical instrument invented by [[Wilhelm Heckel]] and in...
3: ...milar name (French ''hautbois baryton''). In some cases, it is possible that the composers themselves ...
5: ...s a rarity on the orchestral scene, and is seldom carried on the regular strength of professional orch...
8: *[[List of musical instruments]] - Euphonium (3735 bytes)
1: [[Category:Brass instruments]]
3: [[Image:4_Valve_Euphonium.jpg|thumb|right|A typical 4-valved bell-upright euphonium]]
5: ...y call it a tuba. A person who plays euphonium is called a euphoniumist.
8: ...nge of pitches as the [[trombone]] (with a cylidrical bore), it has a more mellow, "rounder" sound tha...
10: ...s valves 1 and 3 combined. The 4th valve exists because it is slightly more in tune in some contexts t... - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: ...t.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
3: ...spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea caves.
5: ==Cave types and formation==
6: ...rocesses. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, tectonic forces and atmospheric influ...
8: ===Primary caves=== - Petrarch (10447 bytes)
3: '''Francesco Petrarca''' or '''Petrarch''' ([[July 20]], [[1304]] &ndas...
6: ...uch of his early life at [[Avignon]] and nearby [[Carpentras]], where his family moved to follow [[Pop...
8: ...hat their ancestors had produced by toil and application, to perish through insufferable neglect. Alth...
10: ...birthday of [[alpinism]]", and Petrarch ('''Petrarca alpinista''') as the "father of alpinism".
12: ...the [[bubonic plague|plague]] in [[1361]]. Francesca married [[Francescuolo da Brossano]] (who was lat... - Allemande (1374 bytes)
1: ...sort of prelude, whatever its name (prelude, [[toccata]], [[preambulum]], [[ouverture]], etc).
3: ...ach]] followed suit in their allemandes for [[Musical keyboard|keyboard]], although ensemble allemande...
5: ...n counterpoint and using a variety of tempos ([[Arcangelo Corelli|Corelli]] wrote allemandes ranging f...
7: ...e used for a new type of dance in triple meter; [[Carl Maria von Weber|Weber's]] ''Douze allemande'' o... - Christmas (35108 bytes)
4: ...itish Christmas themes in literature and media, local and regional Christmas traditions remain diverse...
9: ...00px| silhouette drawing of the Three Wise Men on camels following the star of Bethlehem]]
12: ...n of Bethlehem killed in order to eliminate any local rivals to his power. When Jesus and his family ...
14: ...earby shepherds of Jesus' birth . Some Christmas carols refer to the shepherds observing a huge star ...
16: ...n the accounts of Matthew and Luke were written decades later, without confirmation by eyewitnesses, h... - Cymbal (7449 bytes)
5: ... many military, marching, concert and other [[Musical band|band]]s. They are one of the two instrument...
9: ... ''[[Tannh䵳er]]'' and [[Grieg]]'s ''[[Peer Gynt suite]]''.
15: ...y which they are held. Such a pair is known technically as a pair of '''clash cymbals''', although thi...
17: ...h other as laymen often suppose. A skilled player can obtain an enormous dynamic range from such a pai...
19: ...ibrate"(l.v.), ''sec''" (short) or equivalent indications on the score; more usually, the player must ... - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...and|marching]], and even [[Rock band|rock]] [[Musical band|band]]s.
5: ...ge|English]] speech, however, as a timpano is typically referred to as simply a ''drum'' or a ''timpan...
18: ...larly along the circumference. The head's tension can be adjusted by loosening or tightening the rods....
22: ...the [[bass clef]], and speciality piccolo timpani can play up into the [[treble clef]]. In [[Darius Mi...
24: Each individual drum typically has a range of a [[perfect fifth]] to an [[oct... - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
8: ...hout his life, Voltaire sometimes implied that he came from a [[noble]] background.
10: ... been strict, but neither inhospitable nor tyrannical. Marguerite Arouet, of whom her younger brother ...
12: ... there till [[1711]]. Though he deprecated the education he had received, it formed the basis of his c...
14: ...r stopped the affair by procuring a ''[[lettre de cachet]]'', though he never used it.
16: ...e [[Bastille]] on [[May 16]], [[1717]], here he recast ''Oedipe'', began the ''Henriade'' and decided ... - Neolithic (8186 bytes)
15: ...stic]] animals. Some archaeologists have long advocated replacing "Neolithic" with a more descriptive ...
18: ...merica a similar set of events (i.e., crop domestication and sedentary lifestyles) occurred at about 4...
21: ...]) such as a lineage group head. These sociopolitical entities later developed into the '[[chiefdoms]]...
24: ...ciated with the Neolithic have traditionally been called the ''[[Neolithic Revolution]]'', a name coin...
27: ...s for their dead and [[Causewayed camp|causewayed camp]]s, [[henge]]s flint mines and [[cursus]] monum...
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