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- Rhodes piano (5144 bytes)
1: A '''Rhodes piano''' is a [[musical instrument]]. Its disti...
3: [[Image:RhodesMkII73.jpg|right|thumb|Rhodes Electric Stage Piano Mark II 73 note]]
7: ...overed hammers to strike sets of strings, in a Rhodes piano rubber-tipped hammers strike [[tuning fork...
11: ...[amplifier]] which can be adjusted to produce the desired volume.
13: ... included on the "suitcase" models; the "stage" models lack the preamp.
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- Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
6: |'''Order'''
12: |'''Predecessor'''
27: ...[Colin Powell]]), and the second woman (after [[Madeleine Albright]]) to serve in that post.
34: ...icle for the ''[[New Yorker]]'', Nicholas Lemann, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at [[Colum...
35: ...d an administrative position at the University of Denver. Her name is a variation on the [[Italian]] m... - Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
1: ...]]) was a [[Russia]]n [[mathematician]] and a student of [[Karl Weierstrass]] in [[Berlin]]. In [[188...
3: ...ged to convince the Russians to list him as descended of aristocracy, a Hungarian king in particular; ...
5: ...) via [[Fyodor Fyodorovich Schubert]] (another Academician) and had more education and "appreciation o...
7: Sofia Kovalevskaya contributed to the understanding of [[partial differential equation]]s (t...
9: ...to get his attention, but he was focused on the older sister Anna and he very probably proposed to her... - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: ...witzerland]]. She later studied with [[Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli]] and [[Stefan Askenase]]. In [[1...
7: ...dimir Horowitz]]. Indeed, her early recordings (made at age 19) of such competition mainstays as the P...
17: ...[[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]] (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella Suite for Two Pianos/[[Ravel]]: Ma Mere L'Oy...
20: ...r), Martha Argerich & the [[Orchestre Symphonique de Montr顬]] for ''[[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]]: ... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...[Michigan]] declared her voice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Grammys]] (includi...
6: ...s [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]-area church and made her first recordings at the age 14. She signed w...
8: ... internationally famous artist and a symbol of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin ...
10: ... Angeles Baptist church. Surprisingly she never made it to number one in the UK pop charts - the best ...
12: ...or Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[19... - 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... - Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
1: ...is perhaps best known as the sister of [[Felix Mendelssohn]], but her own achievements are being incre...
3: ...ailing attitudes of the time against women, attitudes apparently shared by her father and brother, who...
5: ... Subsequently, her works were often played alongside her brother's at the family home in [[Berlin]] in...
7: ...pporter of her brother's compositions. Her public debut at the piano came in 1838, when she played Fel...
9: ...mmonly thought to have been developed by Felix Mendelssohn, though many scholars nowadays believe it w... - 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]]'' ... - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
7: ...]] and his friendship with Clara lasted until her death. Later that year, she also met violinist [[Jo...
9: ...]], and in which she contributed greatly to the modern improvement in technique.
11: ...c, at a time when such technical ability was considerably rarer than in the present day, she was herse...
14: ...ed them for King George V of Hanover, Germany who declared them a "marvelous, heavenly pleasure." - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
2: ...e daughter of an [[Atheism|atheist]] father and a devout [[Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witness]] mot...
4: ...en Lanier]] of the [[Blue ֹster Cult]], who recorded several songs to which Smith contributed, includ...
6: ...in an assembly line in New Jersey, with the flipside a version of the rock standard with the addition ...
8: ...y and is widely considered one of rock's greatest debuts. The cover photograph by [[Robert Mapplethorp...
10: ... and reorganise her life, a luxury which had been denied her in her early rise to fame. - 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''=== - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...oren''' (born [[September 20]], [[1934]]) is considered to be the most famous [[Italy|Italian]] actres...
7: ...[Rome]]. Around this time, she also worked as a model in the ''fotoromanzi'' (weekly ilustrated romant...
9: ...er acting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[1954]].
11: ...ler in Pink Tights]]'' (in which she appeared blonde for the first time in her career).
13: ...eing the first actor to win a major category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English langua... - Ivory (4783 bytes)
5: ...read. Therefore, "ivory" can correctly be used to describe any mammalian teeth or tusks of commercial ...
11: ... same physical structures: [[pulp]] [[cavity]], [[dentine]], [[cementum]] and [[Tooth enamel|enamel]]....
13: ...and is therefore a characteristic unique to the order.
19: ...ed Nations]] partially lifted the ban on ivory trade, allowing a few countries to export certain amoun...
21: ...ywhere in Africa as poachers would attempt to launder their illegal ivory with legal stockpiles. - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
3: ...bout the fourteenth century and continued to be made until the 1840s, and was revived by Arnold Dolmet...
5: ... volume of the note can be changed by striking harder or softer, and the pitch can also be varied by v...
9: ... labelled ''organ'' by the composers and now regarded as organ repertoire were in fact more accurately...
13: ...Miklos Spanyi, and fine modern copies have been made by makers including Peter Bavington, Martin Kathe...
15: ...c clavichord which uses a magnetic pickup to provide a signal for amplification. - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...c actually consists of is something that is still debated today.
4: ... by way of the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the Greek word for [[muses|m...
6: ... may be combined with it in song) is relatively modern.
10: ...s. From this concept later resulted the romantic idea of a music of the spheres.
12: ..., all things were connected with each other - a mode of thought that finds its traces today in the [[o... - 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... - 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... - Musical instrument (3823 bytes)
1: ....jpg|60px|left|]] A '''musical instrument''' is a device that has been constructed or modified with th...
2: ....jpg|thumb|right|175px|Picture of a Psaltery provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: The academic study of musical instruments is called ''[[org...
5: Instruments are often divided by the way in which they generate sound:
7: ...of tone production. The group is typically subdivided into [[Brass instruments|Brass]] and [[Woodwind]... - Tenor horn (3923 bytes)
1: ...S]] and [[Germany]] the name '''tenor horn''' is identical with [[baritone horn]].
3: ==Description==
5: ...l bore and deep mouthpiece produces a mellow, rounded tone which is most often used as a middle voice,...
9: ... C onwards). Its beautiful mellow tone is most evident in this register and the notes at the bottom of...
13: ... and double high Eb (untransposed) in ascending order. These notes are part of the horn's harmonic ser... - Trombone (15819 bytes)
1: ...lide trombone, with slide extended.''<br>''This model has a B♭ to F attachment.'']]
6: The word ''trombone'' derives from [[Italian language|Italian]] ''tromba''...
9: ...bore) after the lead pipe and through the hand slide. The bore expands through the neck pipe and backb...
12: ...history). The sackbut was slightly smaller than modern trombones, and had a bell that was more conical...
14: ... band]]s, [[Military band]]s, [[brass band]]s, [[:de:Posaunenchor|brass choir]]s, etc. It can be part ...
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