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- Bass clarinet (3454 bytes)
5: ...emovable floor stand attached to its body. Some models have segments in their bodies, making them look...
7: ...nets have a low E flat. Some models have an extended range and can play to a low C.
10: ...iversally play the bass part (usually similar or identical to the [[Tuba]] part) of a musical piece, t...
13: ...elgian manufacturer of musical instruments, first designed the straight-bodied form of the bass clarin...
16: ...ta]]. Other pieces featuring this instrument include: - Bass Fish (1359 bytes)
6: ...y of [[Percicthyidae]] and its other members include white bass and white perch. The striped bass and...
9: ...family [[Centrarchidae]] whose other members include: bluegills, pumpkinseed and rock bass. These bass...
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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval ...
9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] na...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer... - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
13: 7) Tuning Slide<br>
16: ...the bag by a stock, a small, usually wooden, cylinder which is tied into the bag and which the pipe it...
18: ...le chanters with a conical bore will produce a louder and brighter sound.
20: ...imes the term is also somewhat mistakenly used to describe the general sound produced by a bagpipe.
23: ...bag and combining it with a chanter and inflation device seems to have originated with various ethnic ... - Performance (3170 bytes)
4: Examples of performance [[genre]]s include:
22: ... a [[scientific]] setting, the carrying out of predetermined [[action (philosophy)|action]]s in a cont...
24: ...ot require payment, but do welcome it. See [[extended technique]].
28: The word '''performance''' may also describe the way in which an [[actor]](ess), or [[ar...
35: ...Transwiki:Monitoring monitoring] performance include: - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
6: ...[1935]], in Harlem's [[Savoy Ballroom]]. She recorded several hit songs with them, including "(If You ...
8: ...bb died in [[1939]], the band continued touring under the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Or...
10: ... other singers: in particular, she was able to render quite perfectly [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s voice and t...
12: ...iddle, and [[Duke Ellington]], a later collection devoted to one composer occured during the [[Pablo R...
14: ...scar Peterson]], [[Count Basie]] ("On the Sunny Side of the Street"), [[Joe Pass]] ("Speak love"), [[D... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
3: ...ervatory, graduating in 1954. In [[Moscow]] she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nik...
7: In the mid-1970s Gubaidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group w...
11: ...). The two works together form a "diptych" on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work t...
15: ...f a bond...restoring the legato of life. Life divides man into many pieces...There is no weightier occ... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ...Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'']]
3: ...[[New York City]]. Through the [[1970s]] she expanded her horizons, predominantly to [[Rock and roll|r...
5: ...s were strengthened by Mitchell's extraordinary wide-ranging voice (with a range in pitch at one time ...
7: ...d by other artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
11: ...fluence was still strong on her next two albums made for her new label Asylum. ''[[For the Roses]]'' ... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
1: [[Image:Toriamos-dent.jpg|right|thumb|Tori Amos]]
3: ...ed following. She is probably best known to the wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professio...
10: ...Al Stewart]]) as a backup vocalist. She also recorded a song called "Distant Storm" for the film [[Chi...
13: ...ovie soundtrack. A remix of the song is also included on the soundtrack.
15: ===''Under The Pink''=== - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...re. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, variety of character, and agility.
4: ==History and development==
6: ...e instrument body to the reed. It was, like the modern instrument,frequently constructed of maple, wit...
8: ...oon" in ''Dioclesian'' (1690) referring to the wooden double reed, the word began to be used to refer ...
10: ...ich scholars date to the end of the 17th century, depicts the bassoon much as it appears in its curren... - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: ...''[[trumpet]]'', as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet.
4: ... varieties of [[wood]] or, in the case of some student instruments, composite material or plastic [[re...
11: ...orchestral writing. Additionally, improvements made to the fingering systems of the clarinet over tim...
12: The Bass Clarinet has a very deep and loud tone. It is often only used in large ...
20: ...e of [[ebonite]]. The instrument uses a single wooden (sometimes "fiber" or plastic) [[reed (music)|re... - Bass clarinet (3454 bytes)
5: ...emovable floor stand attached to its body. Some models have segments in their bodies, making them look...
7: ...nets have a low E flat. Some models have an extended range and can play to a low C.
10: ...iversally play the bass part (usually similar or identical to the [[Tuba]] part) of a musical piece, t...
13: ...elgian manufacturer of musical instruments, first designed the straight-bodied form of the bass clarin...
16: ...ta]]. Other pieces featuring this instrument include: - Contrabass clarinet (751 bytes)
1: ...prano clarinet) and the octocontralto have been made, this is the lowest commonly used clarinet.
2: ...e are not many brands; Leblanc builds a version made of metal (known as '''paperclip'''), Selmer a ros... - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
3: *The reed is considerably larger, at 70-75 mm in total length as compa...
5: ...s also required, as the primary finger keys are widely spaced.
6: *There is considerably more air volume required in playing, and the...
7: ... water key to expel condensation, and a tuning slide for gross pitch adjustments.
11: ...ality which can be remediated by appropriate reed design changes. While prominent in solo and small e... - Flute (11293 bytes)
2: ...e:Flute2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Flute Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...tch and attack are flexible, allowing a very high degree of instantaneous expressive control.
7: ...e led to the development of what many people consider ''the'' flute, the [[Western concert flute]], wh...
9: ... makes the instrument easier to play, but takes a degree of control away from the musician. Usually fi...
11: ...player of a side-blown flute uses a hole on the side of the tube to produce a tone, instead of blowing... - Heckelphone (1998 bytes)
1: ...] instrument of the [[oboe]] family, but with a wider bore and hence a heavier and more penetrating to...
3: ...erred to by the name [[bass oboe]], which, though descriptive, invites confusion with the somewhat dif... - Jug (1886 bytes)
3: As a [[musical instrument]], the jug provides a rhythmic [[bass (musical term)|bass]] [[accomp...
9: ...om time to time (such as in the [[1960s]] [[psychadelic]] band [[13th Floor Elevators]]).
11: ...(such as [[water]] or [[moonshine]]) from the inside the jug. Loudness is a function of the speed of t... - Oboe (5230 bytes)
1: [[Image:Oboe.jpg|thumbnail|50px|right|Modern Oboe]]
3: ...a descendant of the [[shawm]]. The word "oboe" is derived from the French word ''hautbois'', meaning "...
7: ...often produce a nasal (often out-of-tune) and strident tone that is difficult to blend with other inst...
13: ...gether with the flute/recorder it is one of the oldest [[woodwind]] instruments.
17: ...table oboe-makers of that period are the German [[Denner]] and the English [[Stanesby]]. The range fo... - Recorder (12954 bytes)
1: ...r to the functioning of the ancestors of the recorder, early folk [[whistle]]s.
3: ...at the instrument intended was the sopranino recorder.
5: ...y at some level, is pre-tuned, and is not too strident in even the most musically-inept hands. It is h...
7: ... of recorder music in which he himself plays recorders.
9: ... are the most common solo instruments in the recorder family. - Saxophone (14311 bytes)
3: ...] music, and [[jazz]], but it was originally intended as both an [[orchestra]]l and [[military band]] ...
7: ...ong time it was relegated to military bands--this despite his great friendship with the influential Pa...
9: ...nvent an entirely new instrument which suited his desires both tonally and technically and possessed a...
11: The development is defined almost entirely in terms of Sax's patent. F...
14: ...lto saxophones exist, though rare. There is some debate amongst players as to whether the curve affec... - Alto saxophone (1789 bytes)
8: ...and [[Paul Desmond]]. The alto saxophone is included in concert music more often than the tenor, and ... - Cornett (5160 bytes)
6: ...he form of a tube, typically about 60 cm. long, made of [[ivory]] or [[wood]] with [[woodwind instrume...
8: ...ical instrument classification]] places it alongside instruments such as the [[trumpet]].
10: ...ompromise--often with the need to go on playing modern brass instruments--may use a much larger mouthp...
14: ...nd [[Giovanni Gabrieli]] wrote much of his resplendent [[Venetian polychoral style|polychoral]] music ...
16: ...ugh to be used in a consort of viols or even recorders.
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