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- Rhodes piano (5144 bytes)
1: A '''Rhodes piano''' is a [[musical instrument]]. Its distinctive ...
3: ...hodesMkII73.jpg|right|thumb|Rhodes Electric Stage Piano Mark II 73 note]]
7: ...ed hammers to strike sets of strings, in a Rhodes piano rubber-tipped hammers strike [[tuning fork]]-like...
11: ...amplifier]] which can be adjusted to produce the desired volume.
13: ...sound that is most typically called a classic Rhodes sound, which can be heard on, for example, many o...
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- Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
12: |'''Predecessor'''
21: |'''[[Profession]]'''
22: |[[Professor|University Professor]]
25: |[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
27: ...inistration of [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]. She is the first [[Afr... - Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
1: ...]], the third woman in [[Europe]] to become a professor.
3: ... managed to convince the Russians to list him as descended of aristocracy, a Hungarian king in particu...
5: ...stronomer of the [[St Petersburg Academy of Sciences]]) via [[Fyodor Fyodorovich Schubert]] (another A...
7: ...tion]]s (the [[Cauchy-Kovalevskaya theorem]]) and essentially completed the study of [[rotating solid]...
9: ...iano work, [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s [[Piano Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven)|''Pathetique'' Sonata]],... - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: ...lzano within a few weeks, and her career as a professional pianist was launched.
7: ...es|Hungarian Rhapsody]]'' remain yardsticks for these works. Although she has been criticised over her...
9: ...ductor]] [[Charles Dutoit]], with whom she continues to record and perform.
11: ...nger pianists, through her annual festival, and does frequently appear as member of the jury of import...
16: '''[[Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance]]''': - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...968-1975) and she is normally ranked as the greatest female vocalist ever by such industry publicatio...
6: ...r gave full rein to Franklin's talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to come.
8: ... I went to Atlantic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ...it to number one in the UK pop charts - the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt...
12: ...cal Performance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]]. - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
3: ...in 1954. In [[Moscow]] she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959...
5: ...s in [[Soviet]] Russia, her music was labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[music...
7: ...roup with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyacheslav Artyomov.
11: ... on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work to date.
15: ...he legato of life. Life divides man into many pieces...There is no weightier occupation than the recom... - Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
1: ...increasingly recognised as significant in themselves.
3: ... tolerant, rather than supportive, of her activities as composer.
7: ...t the piano came in 1838, when she played Felix's piano [[concerto]] No. 1.
9: ... Worte'' (''Songs without Words''). This style of piano work is commonly thought to have been developed b... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ...oni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'']]
3: ...] and [[jazz]], to become one of the most highly respected [[singer-songwriter]]s of the late [[20th c...
5: ...xplain the unique texture to her voice, which was especially prominent in her later albums.
7: ... by other artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
9: ...her stardom and its costs, both in terms of its pressure and of the loss of privacy and freedom it ent... - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
7: ...ith refining the tastes of audience through her presentation of works by earlier composers including t...
9: ...ar. In [[1878]] she was appointed teacher of the piano at the [[Hoch Conservatorium]] at [[Frankfurt am ...
11: ... songs and of some charming music, mainly for the piano, and the authoritative editor of her husband's wo...
14: ...nspired by her husbands birthday, the three Romances were composed in 1853 and dedicated to Joseph Joa...
16: == References == - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
1: ...Patti Smith's first album, ''[[Horses (album)|Horses]]'', was a photo by [[Robert Mapplethorpe]].]]
2: ...ah's Witness]] mother, and these opposing influences have informed much of her work since.
4: ... by rock [[journalism]], especially within the pages of ''[[Creem]]'' magazine. She also wrote songs ...
6: ...the addition of a spoken piece about fugitive heiress [[Patty Hearst]].
8: ...roll's classics. As Smith toured the [[United States]] and [[Europe]], with the newly christened Patti... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ...lassically trained, Amos’s voice and mostly piano-based music has frequently been compared to that ...
7: ...t and became her first single, released as a 7" pressed for family and friends. At around this time s...
10: ... the song is attributed to a band called "Tess Makes Good" with "additional vocals by Ellen Amos".
12: ===''Little Earthquakes''===
13: ...anying singles were "Me and a Gun", "Silent All These Years", "China", "Winter" and "[[Crucify (song)|... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...actress of all time and, at the age of 70, continues to be a top sex symbol.
5: ... up in poverty in wartime [[Pozzuoli]] near [[Naples]].
7: ...egional beauty contests, were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film pr...
9: ...Nights with Cleopatra]]'' and ''[[It's Him, Yes! Yes!]]''), her acting career took off upon meeting [[...
11: ...unt Studios]]. Among her films at this time: ''[[Desire Under the Elms]]'' with [[Anthony Perkins]] (b... - Ivory (4783 bytes)
1: ..., it was used for [[billiards|billiard]] balls, [[piano]] keys, buttons and ornamental items. The word "i...
5: ...e any mammalian teeth or tusks of commercial interest which is large enough to be carved or [[scrimsha...
9: ...ps, have evolved from teeth and give certain species an evolutionary advantage. The teeth of most mamm...
11: Teeth and tusks have the same physical structures: [[pulp]] [[cavity]], [[dentine]], [[cementum]] a...
13: ...ee dimensional configuration of the dentinal tubules is under genetic control and is therefore a chara... - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
3: ...ere small (perhaps 4 x 1 x 1/3 feet and four octaves in range), the last instruments built were up to ...
5: ...a small brass 'tangent' at the far end which strikes the strings (normally paired) above. The note is ...
7: ...o each string. They are usually chosen so that notes which are rarely heard together (such as C and C#...
11: ...s too quiet to use in any but the smallest ensembles. [[Johann Sebastian Bach|J. S. Bach]]'s son [[Car...
13: ...d Troeger, and Miklos Spanyi, and fine modern copies have been made by makers including Peter Bavingto... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...[[sheet music]]) to any organized sound(s). The question of what the art form called music actually co...
4: ...an any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses.
8: In the European [[Middle Ages]], [[musica]] was part of the mathematical [[quad...
10: ...resulted the romantic idea of a music of the spheres.
12: ...—some of which are very much in vogue in [[Western society]] today. - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...rly the [[dulcian]], the bassoon is a part of orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature. ...
6: ...t the end. However, there were only six finger-holes and two keys.
8: ...[Henry Purcell]]'s call for a "bassoon" in ''Dioclesian'' (1690) referring to the wooden double reed, ...
10: ...ased sophistication both in manufacturing techniques and acoustical knowledge made possible great impr...
14: ...=red>(2)</font>, a crooked metal tube which attaches wing joint to reed <font color=red>(1)</font> ({{... - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: ...ument]] in the [[woodwind]] family. The name derives from adding the suffix ''-et'' meaning ''little''...
4: ...t uses a single [[reed (music)|reed]] which vibrates to generate the instrument's sound. (See ''Charac...
11: ...d the instrument to be very agile; there are few restrictions to what it is able to play.
12: ...rge orchestras and bands rather than small ensembles.
15: ... is an octave above high C. This last range of notes is generally only used rarely, to achieve particu... - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
1: ...o its smaller cousin, with a few notable differences:
5: ...r than a seat strap. Additional support is sometimes given by a strap around the player's neck. A wide...
6: ...required in playing, and the instrument does not respond as quickly.
8: ...trument comes in one piece (plus [[bocal]]); it does not disassemble.
11: ...completely obscured in the volume of the full orchestra. - Musical instrument (3823 bytes)
1: ...e as a musical instrument; but the expression is reserved generally to items that have that specific p...
9: ...the instrument to be struck and the shape of the resonating cavity, if any, determine the sound of the...
11: ...ne quality]] varies with the construction of the resonating cavity.
13: ... instrument in its own right. A [[singer]] generates sounds when airflow from the lungs sets the [[voc...
15: ...ans. They often mimic other instruments in their design, particularly keyboards. - Tenor horn (3923 bytes)
1: ...in symphonic groupings and classical brass ensembles. In the [[US]] and [[Germany]] the name '''tenor ...
3: ==Description==
5: ...of the valves and the other looping below the valves.
9: ...r and the notes at the bottom of its range sound less mellow.
11: ...ently forcing air out. The mouthpiece should be pressed gently against the lips and the rim of the mou... - Trombone (15819 bytes)
6: ...ombone is referred to by its name in other languages, e.g. ''posaune'', ''basun'', ''tromba spezzata''...
9: ...ween .470" (small bore) and .547" (large or ''orchestral'' bore) after the lead pipe and through the h...
12: ...e instrument, commonly used in early music ensembles.
14: ...mbles / concert bands]], [[Orchestra|symphony orchestra]]s, [[marching band]]s, [[Military band]]s, [[...
16: Trombones are also common in [[swing (genre)|swing]], [[jaz...
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