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- 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. - 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... - 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 ... - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
16: Native to [[Africa]], the giraffe is related to [[deer]] and [[cattle]], but is placed in a separate f...
20: ...ight white lines. The blocks may sometimes appear deep red and may also cover the legs. Range: northea...
24: ...n an off-white background and no spots on inner sides of the legs or below the hocks. Range: eastern S...
25: ... brown, blotched or rectangular spots with poorly defined cream lines. Hocks may be spotted. Range: Ug...
26: ...th African Giraffe (''G.c. giraffa'') — rounded or blotched spots, some with star-like extension... - Pirate (23151 bytes)
2: A '''pirate''' is one who [[Robbery|robs]] or plunders at sea without a commission from a recognised [...
4: ...ains a significant problem (with estimated worldwide losses of $13 to $16 billion [[United_States_doll...
8: ...neer]]s'''. The word comes from ''boucan'', a wooden frame used for cooking meat (called a ''[[barbec...
10: ... known as '''kapers''' or '''vrijbuiters''' ("plunderers"), the latter combining the words ''vrij'' me...
14: ...urkish '''''Korsan''''', which seems to have been derived from the European word, which in turn comes ... - French language (40201 bytes)
3: ...]], [[U.S.]] state of [[Louisiana]], [[Haiti]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Madagascar]], ...
25: ...le]] and the [[Vascons]] on the Spanish/French border.
27: ...ch today (largely place and plant names and words dealing with rural life and the earth). In the reve...
31: ... number of new words: perhaps as much as 15% of modern French comes from Germanic words, including man...
35: ...he two major groups. It is comparable to the divide that once existed between "yes" in the south of E... - Guitar (36953 bytes)
2: ...tic guitar features [[steel]] strings and more guide dots on the [[fretboard]].]]
10: ...d in a wide variety of musical styles. They are made and repaired by [[luthiers]].
12: Guitars are widely known as the primary instrument in [[rock music...
16: ... were invented in Central Asia, Iran. Earliest evidence of instruments very similar to the Westernized...
17: ...tp://www.iranian.com/Music/2002/November/Guitar/index.html See related article]). - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...ani mallet''. Unlike most drums, they produce a [[definite pitch]] when struck. Timpani evolved from [...
5: ...]] word ''tympanum'', from which the Italian word descends. A [[musician]] who plays the timpani is kn...
9: ...|Ninth Symphony]] highlights timpani as an independent voice.
18: ... typically made of copper or, in less expensive models, [[fiberglass]]. The drumhead is connected to a...
20: ...machined surface or rough surface with many small dents hammered into it. - Animal M (850 bytes)
9: *[[Marbled Salamanders]]
22: *[[Melon-Headed Whales]]
24: *[[Millipedes]]
29: *[[Mole Salamanders]]
45: *[[Mute Swans]] - Giraffes (7566 bytes)
16: Native to [[Africa]], the giraffe is related to [[deer]] and [[cattle]], but is placed in a separate f...
20: ...ight white lines. The blocks may sometimes appear deep red and may also cover the legs. Range: northea...
24: ...n an off-white background and no spots on inner sides of the legs or below the hocks. Range: eastern S...
25: ... brown, blotched or rectangular spots with poorly defined cream lines. Hocks may be spotted. Range: Ug...
26: ...th African Giraffe (''G.c. giraffa'') — rounded or blotched spots, some with star-like extension... - Storks (8536 bytes)
18: ...] and are mute; bill-clattering is an important mode of stork communication at the nest. Many species ...
20: ...f "longest wingspan of any landbird" with the [[Andean Condor]].
22: ...eer]] [[Otto Lilienthal]]'s [[experiment]]al [[glider]]s of the late [[19th century]].
26: ...[[foot|feet]]) diameter and about 3m (10 feet) in depth. A stork's nest may be utilized for many years...
32: The storks are members of the order '''Ciconiiformes''', along with several other gr... - Trumpeter Swans (3342 bytes)
15: ...]. It is rivaled in size only by the introduced [[Mute Swan]], which is native to Eurasia. The Trumpeter...
19: ...eir breeding habitat is large shallow ponds and wide slow rivers in northwestern North America, with t...
27: ...umpet in order to compensate for having been born mute.
29: ...ats have dwindled and the released birds do not undertake migrations.
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