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- Musician (3042 bytes)
1: ...can be classified by their role in production, including instrument and genre:
3: * A [[singer]] (also called a [[vocalist]]) uses his or her [[voice]].
4: * An instrumentalist plays a [[musical instrument]].
5: ...mposer]]s and [[songwriter]]s [[composition|make up]] music and write it down.
6: ...ducting|conductor]] coordinates a [[musical ensemble]].
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- November 4 (10686 bytes)
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2: ...ar (309th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
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7: ...ity)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Pozharsky]] - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
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4: ...ani Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (19...
5: ... Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
6: ...ank Abagnale|Abagnale, Frank]], (born 1948), US impostor and cheque fraud
7: *[[Charles d'Abancourt|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
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3: ...ph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: ...Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Constantinople
5: ... 1954), boxer, former world title challenger, now promoter
6: ...rnard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
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5: ...i Hatazo]], (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[New Guinea]]
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior - List of people by name: Af (1105 bytes)
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6: ...an ibn Affan|Affan, Uthman ibn]], (died 656), caliph
7: *[[Ron Affif|Affif, Ron]], (born 1965), musician
8: *[[Ben Affleck|Affleck, Ben]], (born 1972), US actor
9: ...re, Denis Auguste]], (1793-1848), archbishop of [[Paris]] - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
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4: *[[Pope Agapetus I|Agapetus I, Pope]], (pope 535-536)
5: *[[Pope Agapetus II|Agapetus II, Pope]], (pope 946-955)
6: ...apetus|Agapetus, John]], patriarch of Constantinople - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
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3: *[[Ah-Kin]], musician
4: ...[[1951]]), [[Taoiseach|Irish prime minister]] and leader of [[Fianna Fᩬ]]
6: *[[Alf Ahlberg|Ahlberg, Alf]], Swedish writer
7: ...ldt, Karl Gustav]], ([[1910]]-[[1985]]), Danish film actor - Performance (3170 bytes)
1: ...[Image:Street accordion player.jpg|thumb|A street musician with accordion in Bremen]]
2: ...ence members might get involved in the [[theatrical event]].
4: Examples of performance [[genre]]s include:
5: * musical genres:
7: ** [[opera]] - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
1: ...d.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1940]]
2: ...nd "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
4: ...ers, New York]]. She was left on her own as an orphan at age 14.
6: ...e [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Tisket A Tasket]]" that launched her to stardom.
8: ...ntinued touring under the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra." - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ...f portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'']]
3: ...st highly respected [[singer-songwriter]]s of the late [[20th century]].
5: ...ice, which was especially prominent in her later albums.
7: ...st two songs widely adopted by other artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
9: ...re and of the loss of privacy and freedom it entails. - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
1: ...um)|Horses]]'', was a photo by [[Robert Mapplethorpe]].]]
2: ...Jehovah's Witness]] mother, and these opposing influences have informed much of her work since.
4: ... which Smith contributed, including "Career of Evil", "Fire of Unknown Origin", "The Revenge of Vera ...
6: ...dition of a spoken piece about fugitive heiress [[Patty Hearst]].
8: ... although the murky production contributed to its poor reviews. - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
1: ...small>''Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944)''</small></center></div>
3: ...the [[International Church of the Foursquare Gospel|Foursquare Church]].
5: == Early life ==
7: ...l in their small town, prompting the couple to elope to [[Michigan]].)
9: ...ewspaper defending [[evolution]], debating local clergy, etc. - Lucille Ball (12427 bytes)
1: ...age:Lucyheadshot.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Lucille Ball (1911~1989)]]
2: ...[1940s]], she became one of the best and most popular stars in American history.
4: ...th a local bad boy (Johnny), Ball decided to enroll in the
5: ...ided that she needed to escape the traumas of her life.
7: ...queen", sharing the "royalty" honor with [[Macdonald Carey]], who was designated as her "king". - Music (16462 bytes)
1: ... world.[[Image:Music_animation.gif|thumb|200px|Clip Art courtesy of
2: [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
5: [[Image:Music instru2.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
7: ==Types of Musical Instruments==
10: *[[Percussion instruments]] - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...sic actually consists of is something that is still debated today.
3: ==Etymology==
4: ...;)) by way of the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the Greek word for [[mus...
6: ...which may be combined with it in song) is relatively modern.
8: ...st - musica instrumentalis - referred to music as performed sound. - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: ...nets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet.
4: ...l or plastic [[resin]]. The instrument uses a single [[reed (music)|reed]] which vibrates to generate...
6: A person who plays the clarinet is called a [[clarinetist]].
11: ...there are few restrictions to what it is able to play.
12: ...arge orchestras and bands rather than small ensembles. - Flute (11293 bytes)
1: ...s the flute is sometimes called a [[flutist]] or flautist.
2: ...ided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...ery high degree of instantaneous expressive control.
5: ==Categories of flutes==
6: from : www.flute.com.cn[http://www.flute.com.cn] - Oboe (5230 bytes)
1: [[Image:Oboe.jpg|thumbnail|50px|right|Modern Oboe]]
3: ...ouchure]] and air-pressure allows the player to express a huge range of emotions and moods.
7: ...nced oboist can produce a rich, warm, and beautiful tone.
9: ...ed itself. Subtle changes in pitch are also possible by adjusting the [[embouchure]].
11: ...ment in early military bands until ousted by the clarinet. - Pan pipes (2209 bytes)
1: [[Image:Panpipes.png|left|Pan pipes]]
2: ...ation with the rustic Greek god [[Pan (mythology)|Pan]].
4: ...mporary makers of panpipes will use a wax - commonly [[beeswax]] - to tune their new instruments.
6: ...sure of breath and tension of lips, harmonics are produced.
8: ...anflute''' and the [[medieval]] name '''''fistula panis'''''. - Recorder (12954 bytes)
1: ... the ancestors of the recorder, early folk [[whistle]]s.
3: ..., however, that the instrument intended was the sopranino recorder.
5: ...es talent and study to play it at an advanced level.
7: ...tire album of recorder music in which he himself plays recorders.
9: ... most common solo instruments in the recorder family.
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