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- Baritone horn (1537 bytes)
5: ... as all of these instruments sold are euphoniums, despite the persistent confusion which has led in so... - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
2: ... developed in France in about 1650 from the ''cor de chasse'' or hunting horn, and has been known as t...
6: ...sic)|harmonic series]], facilitated by its small, deep [[mouthpiece]], giving it its characteristic "m...
12: ... needed to play and the other could be free to guide his steed. The only way to change the pitch was ...
14: ...ype of horn, called the [[natural horn]] in the modern literature.
16: ...rmonic series, and there were then three valves added to it. Using these three valves, the player cou... - 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...
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- 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... - Ellen MacArthur (3652 bytes)
2: ...tandwell]] near [[Matlock, England|Matlock]] in [[Derbyshire]], now based in [[Cowes]], [[Isle of Wigh...
8: ...]), and subsequently MacArthur was awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for services to spor...
12: ...d unveiled in [[January]] [[2004]], was specially designed by Nigel Irens and Benoit Cabaret for her t...
18: ...thur was also made an honorary [[Lieutenant Commander]] of the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] on the same day...
20: The new record for a single-handed circumnavigation is 71 days 14 hours 18 minutes ... - Nerve (2497 bytes)
1: ...le of '''nerve fibers''' or [[axon]]s, which includes the [[glia]] that ensheath the axons in [[neuron...
13: ...rs because when a nerve is damaged, signalling is defective from all parts of the area which the nerve... - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
4: ...oric times. Most [[Stone Age]] statuettes were made of ivory or soft stone, however some clay human a...
6: ...aterials used for sculpture during this time included basalt, diorite (a type of dark, coarse-grained ...
8: ...ith gold and mosaic inlay with a black-bearded golden bull's head.
11: ...ieved to represent Hammurabi. The head has the wide open eyes, typical of the time period.
13: ...t can have four legs visible if viewed from the side. The piece was excavated at [[Nimrud]] (in north... - 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... - Cor anglais (2674 bytes)
1: ...amore]]s but larger. If the oboe were to be regarded as a soprano in C, then the "cor anglais" would ...
7: ...manding to play. The amount of breath support needed is greater than for the oboe, as is the difficul...
9: ...which is generally done by the performer, is considered something of an art. While performing, cor an...
15: ...tainty that this is the case. This probable misunderstanding gave birth to another one, the naming of...
22: ...scores over the oboe, most likely because its rounder tone quality. - Crumhorn (1946 bytes)
4: ...English]] ''crump'' meaning curve, surviving in modern [[English language|English]] in 'crumpled' and ...
6: ... a [[bagpipes]]. A [[double reed]] is mounted inside a chamber at one end of a long pipe. Blowing into...
8: ...ded downwards by means of additional holes and sliders or by dropping the pressure. Because of the lim... - 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... - Musician (3042 bytes)
12: ...of methods employed by human beings, must be regarded as having some relation to the origins of music....
30: ** [[Organ grinder]]
34: ** [[Recorder player]]
50: ...etist'' for example is nonsense. There are also widespread differences in the acceptability of some of... - Tarogato (729 bytes)
2: ...le reed]]. This instrument died out and was not made after the 19th Century.
4: ...bore, similar to a saxophone. The instrument is made of black grenadilla wood like a clarinet or lesse... - Brass instrument (5234 bytes)
3: ...e the [[cornett]], and [[woodwind instrument]]s made of brass, like the [[saxophone]].
6: (not necessarily made from brass)
23: * [[Ophicleide]]
41: ...e still played in [[authentic performance]]s of older music, and for some ceremonial functions.
51: [[Image:Kinkangakki_slide.png]] - Alphorn (1746 bytes)
1: ...a [[wind instrument]], consisting of a natural wooden horn of conical bore, having a cup-shaped [[mout...
3: ...outhpiece carved out of a block of hard wood is added and the instrument is complete.
5: ...e bore in relation to the length. An alpenhorn made at Rigi-Kulm, Schwytz, and now in the [[Victoria ...
8: ...f the alpenhorn from French Switzerland. The song describes the time of bringing the cows to the high ...
10: ... [[Michael Praetorius]] mentions the alpenhorn under the name of holzerni trummet in ''Syntagma Music... - Baritone horn (1537 bytes)
5: ... as all of these instruments sold are euphoniums, despite the persistent confusion which has led in so... - Euphonium (3735 bytes)
8: ...th a cylidrical bore), it has a more mellow, "rounder" sound than the "brassier" sound of a [[trombone...
10: ...lve instrument's limit. Some euphoniums also include 'compensating systems', consisting of extra tubin...
12: ...'baryton''' and '''tenorhorn'''. All trace their descent to the '''[[Serpent (instrument)|serpent]]''...
14: ... orchestral instrument and thus is not found in modern symphony orchestras. Only for certain works wh... - Flugelhorn (2315 bytes)
1: ...50px|Flugelhorn- this is a standard 3-valved Bb model.]]
2: ...n]] family developed by [[Adolphe Sax]] (who also developed the [[saxophone]]); however, other histori...
4: ...r playing style. It is usually played with a more deeply conical [[mouthpiece]] than either trumpets o...
6: The tone is fatter and usually regarded as more "mellow" and "dark" than that of the tru...
8: ...later projects. Other prominent practioners include [[Clark Terry]], [[Freddie Hubbard]], [[Woody Sha... - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
2: ... developed in France in about 1650 from the ''cor de chasse'' or hunting horn, and has been known as t...
6: ...sic)|harmonic series]], facilitated by its small, deep [[mouthpiece]], giving it its characteristic "m...
12: ... needed to play and the other could be free to guide his steed. The only way to change the pitch was ...
14: ...ype of horn, called the [[natural horn]] in the modern literature.
16: ...rmonic series, and there were then three valves added to it. Using these three valves, the player cou... - Mellophone (1582 bytes)
6: ...ce is typically standing or sitting on only one side of the band. The direction of the bell, as well ... - Serpent (instrument) (2056 bytes)
1: ...ical instrument classification]] places it alongside [[trumpet]]s.
3: ...les were keyless, like on a [[recorder]]. Later models, however, add keys, as on a [[clarinet]], altho...
5: ...hardly been used at all, although many original models still survive, and it is sometimes played as pa...
7: ...f a tube folded back on itself (rather like the modern [[bassoon]]), rather than the curvy shape of th... - Shofar (6586 bytes)
5: ...ng from the thick cloud on [[Mount Sinai]] that made all the [[Israelites]] tremble in awe (Exodus xix...
7: ...day of blowing" (Num. xxix. 1), the shofar; the modern use of the instrument survives especially in th...
9: The [[Torah]] describes the first day of the seventh month (1st of...
11: ...mpets in the center and with a shofar on either side. On those occasions the shofarot were rams' horns...
15: ...ted in colors, but it may be carved with artistic designs ([[Shulkhan Arukh]], [[Orach Chayim]], 586, ... - 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...
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