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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: ...oo soft to be practical, so each tine vibrates in front of an electric-guitar-style [[magnetic pickup]...
13: ...o tremolo (which was called Vibrato on the Rhodes front panel) [[effects unit]], which pans the signal...
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- Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
27: ...first [[African American]] [[woman]], the second African American (after [[Colin Powell]]), and the se...
31: ...isor]] during his first term. She was the second African American (after Powell) and the first female ...
37: ...air]] was killed in the bombing of the primarily African-American [[16th Street Baptist Church bombing...
41: ...Experience in America." [http://www.publiceye.org/frontpage/OpEds/berlet_condi_dad.html] At age 15, Ri...
43: ...s [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. - Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
9: ...iano work, [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s [[Piano Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven)|''Pathetique'' Sonata]],...
11: ...ral roots to Sofia's mathematical bent. Some came from her father, accidentally; he had studied calcul...
15: ...ame manner it was explained historically, and the friend was so impressed he implored Sophia's father ... - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: ...Stefan Askenase]]. In [[1957]], she won two major piano competitions in Geneva and Bolzano within a few w...
7: ...], [[Maurice Ravel]], [[Sergei Prokofiev]], and [[Franz Liszt]]. A few years later she recorded Chopin...
9: ...certo No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)|Piano Concerto No. 1]]. From [[1969]] to [[1973]], Argerich was married to [...
11: ...r pianists, through her annual festival, and does frequently appear as member of the jury of important...
17: ...kofiev]] (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella Suite for Two Pianos/[[Ravel]]: Ma Mere L'Oye'' ([[Grammy Awards of 2... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
1: [[Image:aretha_franklin.jpg|thumb|200px|Aretha Franklin]]
2: ...itive [[Grammys]] (including 8 consecutive awards from 1968-1975) and she is normally ranked as the g...
6: ... jazz singer, the results never gave full rein to Franklin's talents. Her greatest and most innovativ...
8: ... I went to Atlantic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
12: Among her most successful hit singles from this era were ''"Chain of Fools"'', ''"You Make... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
3: ...e [[Tatar Republic]]. She studied composition and piano at the [[Kazan]] Conservatory, graduating in 1954...
9: ...posed a homage to [[T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quart...
18: * Quintet for piano, two violins, viola, and violoncello (1957)
20: *''Musical Toys'' fourteen piano pieces for children (1969)
31: *''Introitus'' concerto for piano and chamber orchestra (1978) - Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
3: Born in [[Hamburg]], Fanny benefited from the same [[music]]al education and upbringing a...
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: [[Image:Joni Mitchell-Both Sides Now.jpg|frame|right|Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the c...
5: ...singer Chuck Mitchell in [[1965]]. She performed frequently in coffee houses and [[folk clubs]] and b...
9: ...ms of its pressure and of the loss of privacy and freedom it entails.
11: ...inspired by stories told by her producer and then-friend [[David Geffen]]). It remains her best selli...
13: ...y diverse, with complex vocal harmonies set with African drumming (the [[Drum|Warrior Drums]] of [[Bur... - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
7: ...iolinist [[Joseph Joachim]] who became one of her frequent performance partners. Schumann is credited...
9: ... of the piano at the [[Hoch Conservatorium]] at [[Frankfurt am Main]], a post which she held until [[1...
11: ... songs and of some charming music, mainly for the piano, and the authoritative editor of her husband's wo...
14: ...olin and cello, and three Romances for violin and piano. Inspired by her husbands birthday, the three Rom... - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
6: ... Sohl ([[piano]]). Financed by money from Smith's friend and former lover [[Robert Mapplethorpe]] the ...
10: ...hile touring in support of the record, Smith fell from a stage in [[Tampa, Florida]], falling 15 feet ...
13: ...[Wave (album)|Wave]]'' was less successful, with "Frederick" only gaining minor radio airplay.
15: ...ream Of Life]]'' in [[1988]], the most known song from which was her semi-[[revolution]]ary anthem "Pe...
17: Following Fred's death in [[1994]], Patti toured briefly with ... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ...os’s voice and mostly piano-based music has frequently been compared to that of [[Kate Bush]], [...
7: ... she adopted the name "Tori," after a friend of a friend told her that she looked more like a Tori tha...
10: ...by ear at Peabody and her difficulty with playing from sheet music – with Caton, [[Matt Sorum]] ...
13: ...were rejected on the grounds that the "girl and a piano thing" wasn't going to sell. Extensively re-worke...
16: ...onsidered it a step sideways rather than forwards from ''Little Earthquakes''. In February, she began ... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ...the illegitimate daughter of aspiring actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Ricc...
11: ...d the Passion]]'',(in which she co-starred with [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Cary Grant]], the latter to wh...
13: ...ss, especially in Italian projects where she more freely expressed herself, although she gained profie...
15: ...elling album of comedic songs and also reportedly from whom she had to fend off romantic advances.
21: ...ren was the first movie star to launch a personal fragrance) but made very well-received appearances i... - Ivory (4783 bytes)
1: ..., it was used for [[billiards|billiard]] balls, [[piano]] keys, buttons and ornamental items. The word "i...
9: ...ge teeth projecting beyond the lips, have evolved from teeth and give certain species an evolutionary ...
13: ...o-canals that radiate outward through the dentine from the pulp cavity to the exterior cementum border...
15: ... keys. Additionally, [[warthog]] tusks, and teeth from [[sperm whale]]s, [[orca]]s and hippos can also...
19: ...llion US dollars ivory sales generate ever reach Africans; most of it goes to middlemen and vendors, s... - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
3: ... Arnold Dolmetsch at the end of the 19th century. From the mid-18th century it principally flourished ...
5: In the clavichord the strings run transversely from an anchorage at the left-hand end to tuning-peg...
7: ...te 18th century, clavichords were often built ''unfretted'', with a separate pair of strings for each ...
11: ...sichord]], [[piano]], and [[organ (music)|organ]] from the period circa 1400-1800 can be played on the... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...]s. The word has been used to mean various things from "any euphonious and pleasing sound" to only a p...
4: ...of the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the Greek word for [[muses|muse]]. I...
10: ... refers strictly to the mathematical proportions. From this concept later resulted the romantic idea o...
12: ...cult sciences]] or [[esoteric thought]] - ranging from [[astrology]] to believing certain [[minerals]]...
14: ...t the mathematical or physical relationships in [[frequency]] that give rise to the [[musical interval... - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...ges and below. Also called ''fagott'', in German, from a word meaning "bundle of sticks" due to its co...
6: ...y to the reed. It was, like the modern instrument,frequently constructed of maple, with thick walls to...
8: ...nificantly). The English name of "bassoon" comes from a more general term referring to the bass regis...
14: ...g joint <font color=red>(3)</font>, which extends from boot to bocal; and the [[bocal]] (or crook) <fo...
16: ...ain]]ed and [[varnish]]ed. The top of the bell is frequently completed with a ring, often of plastic o... - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: ...nt]] in the [[woodwind]] family. The name derives from adding the suffix ''-et'' meaning ''little'' to...
4: Clarinets are made from specially chosen varieties of [[wood]] or, in t...
15: ...ak" notes are the clarion register, and the range from high C (with two ledger lines) to the G above t...
20: ...e major manufacturer makes professional clarinets from a composite mixture of plastic resin and wood c...
22: ...d with a complicated set of seven tone holes (six front, one back) and 17 keys which allow the full mu... - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
11: ...ending down a half-step to the lowest note on the piano on instruments with the low A extension), and ext...
16: ... and ''[[Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (Ravel)|Piano Concerto for the Left Hand]]''. - Musical instrument (3823 bytes)
7: ...lumn of air is made to vibrate inside them. The [[frequency]] of the wave generated is related to the ...
11: ...string is plucked, strummed, slapped, etc. The [[frequency]] of the wave generated (and therefore the...
13: ...cal cord]]s into [[oscillation]]. The fundamental frequency is controlled by the tension of the vocal ...
17: ...c)|organ]]), vibrating strings either hammered ([[piano]]) or plucked ([[harpsichord]]), by electronic me... - Tenor horn (3923 bytes)
1: ...rass band]]s and similar ensembles, whereas the [[French horn]] tends to take the corresponding parts ...
5: ...e transposing instruments. Their typical range is from the A below middle C to the Eb above the C abov...
9: ...layers should be able to reach the high register (from the F above middle C onwards). Its beautiful me...
18: ...e D# is used, in this case a G (Bb on the piano). From G to D# is 2 tones or 4 semitones, the pitch to... - Trombone (15819 bytes)
6: The word ''trombone'' derives from [[Italian language|Italian]] ''tromba'' —...
12: ...]] in English. This was not a distinct instrument from the trombone, but rather a different name used ...
14: ...ugh the size of a trombone choir can vary greatly from five or six to 20 or more members).
18: ...que music|Baroque]]) literature is often borrowed from other instruments, usually [[cello]] or [[basso...
26: ...s almost completely extended. Extending the slide from one position to the next lowers the pitch by on...
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