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- Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
13: 7) Tuning Slide<br>
16: ...rmally has a one-way [[valve]] which prevents air from returning via the supply. Every bagpipe has a [...
18: ...t exceptions, including the Italian Zampogna, the French Musette du Cour, and several varieties of Sco...
23: ...Proscription]], and the entire myth seems to stem from the letterpress of Donald MacDonald's Martial M...
25: ...An explosion of popularity seems to have occurred from around the year 1000; the tune used by [[Robert... - Performance (3170 bytes)
19: ...ordion Bass.jpg|thumb|right|Street musicians (San Francisco)]]
43: * [[performance tuning]] - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
5: ...for its exploration of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by [[Dmitri Shost...
9: ...posed a homage to [[T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quart...
35: *''Garten von freuden und traurigkeiten'' for flute, viola, harp a...
69: *''The Canticle of the Sun of St Francis of Assisi'' for cello, chamber choir, and or... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: [[Image:Joni Mitchell-Both Sides Now.jpg|frame|right|Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the c...
5: ... four [[octave]]s) and unique [[guitar]] playing, tuning the instrument in unorthodox manners to produce a...
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... - Lucille Ball (12427 bytes)
5: ...rmer". Two years later, she witnessed , Warner, a friend of her brother's get shot, severing the spina...
9: ...s philandering and drinking caused problems right from the start. When he was drafted to the [[Army]] ...
22: From a production aspect, the use of actual [[film]]...
24: ...ilming the show, cans of paint (in shades ranging from white to medium gray) were kept on set to 'pain...
28: ...[[1986]], Arnaz and Ball would remain the best of friends. - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
1: ...usands of years, involves the creation of objects from clay and other ceramic materials. This article ...
7: ...his art form encompasses the creation of anything from earthenware and porcelain to decorative tiles a...
39: ... the longevity of ceramic products make it an eco-friendly choice in an age of disposable products and...
46: The word '''''ceramic''''' is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word Κ&epsil...
57: ...ve furnaces, a commonly used abrasive, and as a refractory material. - Music (16462 bytes)
20: ...ere exist solo vocal and instrumental genres with free, improvisational rhythms with no regular pulse;...
38: ...lude a mixture of both, and performance may range from improvised solo playing for one's enjoyment to ...
43: ... is produced as [[sheet music]]. To perform music from notation requires an understanding of both the ...
49: ...nventions and even "fully composed" includes some freely chosen material. See also, [[precompositional...
51: ...may create musical sounds, examples of this range from wind chimes, through computer programs which se... - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
3: ... Arnold Dolmetsch at the end of the 19th century. From the mid-18th century it principally flourished ...
5: ...versely from an anchorage at the left-hand end to tuning-pegs on the right; towards the right-hand end th...
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... - 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: ... many different lengths, depending on the desired tuning. <!--The bocal, made of ... and plated with ... a... - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
7: ...soon has a water key to expel condensation, and a tuning slide for gross pitch adjustments.
16: ...]]. While relatively rare, the instrument is most frequently found in larger symphonies, particularly ... - Piccolo (2812 bytes)
8: ...[unison]]". Besides being generally sensitive to tuning, the piccolo does require a great deal of breath ...
10: ...mise combines a metal head joint with a body made from wood. In more recent years the piccolo has also... - Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
8: The name shakuhachi means "1.8 foot", from its size. It is a simple compound of two japane...
14: ... shaku. (The longer the shakuhachi, the lower its tuning.) Although the sizes differ, they are all still r...
18: ... players can produce virtually any note they wish from the instrument, and play a wide repertoire of o...
22: ...The shakuhachi proper, however, is quite distinct from its continental ancestors, the result of centur...
26: ...re over their heads, a symbol of their detachment from the world.) - Euphonium (3735 bytes)
8: ...- this is called "conical bore", as distinguished from "cylindrical bore" instruments, which maintain ...
10: ... tuning slide attached to it. The order of length from shortest to longest is 2, 1, 3, 4. The 4th valv...
12: ...ard, and is sometimes made with the valves on the front of the instrument. It is as conical in design ...
14: ...nets|Planets Suite]]). The name "euphonium" comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word "euphonion", ... - Trombone (15819 bytes)
6: The word ''trombone'' derives from [[Italian language|Italian]] ''tromba'' —...
9: ...ning adjustment is most often accomplished with a tuning slide that is a short slide between the neckpipe ...
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... - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
1: [[Image:USAFE Band trumpeter.jpg|frame|right|Trumpeter performing with the United Sta...
2: ...[euphonium]], [[trombone]], [[sousaphone]], and [[french horn]]. A person who plays the trumpet is cal...
6: ...pet player can select the [[pitch (music)|pitch]] from a range of [[overtone]]s or [[harmonics]] by ch...
11: ... [[Baroque]] trumpets. The modern trumpet evolved from earlier non-valved instruments, such as the Bar...
16: The B♭ trumpet's typical range extends from the written F♯ (concert E) immediately be... - Tuba (3116 bytes)
15: ...gher (in Bb;) than the BBb; contrabass tuba. The "French tuba" corresponds to the tenor tuba, but is p...
17: Tubas generally can have from three to six valves though some exceptions exis...
19: ...ubas have a compensating system to allow accurate tuning when using several valves in combination to play ...
23: Tubas have been used in [[jazz]] from the music's beginning. In the earliest years, b... - Accordion (10069 bytes)
2: ...ion''' is a small portable [[free reed instrument|free-reed wind instrument]] with a [[musical keyboar...
10: ...etal ribbon, a reed, which is held at one end and free at the other, like a ruler on the edge of a tab...
12: Modern free-reed instruments have several aspects in common...
14: *Metal frame and metal tongue
22: ...which is more similar to a clarinet than a modern free-reed instrument. - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
2: A '''harmonica''' is a [[Free reed instrument|free reed]] musical [[wind instrument]] (also
3: ...n, among other things, as a '''mouth organ''', '''french harp''', simply '''harp''', or
6: dimension into which it can freely vibrate, thus repeatedly
9: Unlike most free-reed instruments (such as [[organ (music)|reed ...
14: is made to vibrate more easily by air from above, reeds accessed by a - Harmonium (4268 bytes)
5: ...e entertainment. It was cheaper than a piano, the tuning was more stable, it was lighter, and it withstood...
22: ... internal reservoir bellows inside the harmonium from which air escapes to vibrate the reeds. This is... - Ukulele (6345 bytes)
1: ...PA|/jukəleɪli/}}), or '''uke''', is a [[fret]]ted [[string instrument]] which is, in its con...
3: ...gs of the raj㯠are the source of the re-entrant tuning of the modern ukulele.
5: ...al home of Madeira Island off the coast of North Africa. Flora Fox, a great grandaughter of Manuel Nun...
7: In [[1879]] three 'ukulele makers arrived from Portugal in Hawai'i. One of these, Manuel Nune...
9: The ukulele comes in four sizes (from smallest to largest): [[soprano]] (the original...
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