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  1. Ancient Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
    17: Only four playwrights from this period have complete ...
    21: ...was [[Greek comedy#New Comedy|New Comedy]]. The only extant playwright from the period is [[Menander]...
    37: ...the side of a hill. Greek theatres, then, could only be built on hills that were correctly shaped. A...
    43: ...ndicate objects. The convention of plays having only two or three actors meant that an actor had to p...
    45: ...nce. Both the chorus and the characters spoke or chanted in [[verse]] set to musical [[accompaniment]].
  2. Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
    31: ...pularly elected, she remains [[North America]]'s only female head of a national government to date. Sh...
    47: ...y detested predecessor epitomised in the activist chant, "Kim, Kim, you're just like him."
    61: ...c Society]]. She was cited for her status as the only woman leader of a North American country to date...
    63: ...cy in the world. Its membership is by invitation only and consists of former Heads of State and Govern...
    67: ... she was “deeply honoured” to be the only woman to have her picture in the prime ministers...
  3. Renaissance (14795 bytes)
    10: ...took the view]] that the Renaissance was perhaps only one of many such movements. This is in large par...
    30: ..., particularly in [[Florence]]. This 'Florentine enlightenment' ([[George Holmes (professor)|Holmes]])...
    45: ...t the Medici came to power later. They were certainly great patrons but much later. If anything, the M...
    61: Against this we can say that Baron is comparing unlike things. In a technical sense, Baron has to pro...
    92: ...[music]] since the standardization of [[Gregorian Chant]] in the [[9th century]]. The culmination of the ...
  4. Medieval music (31843 bytes)
    9: ...nd rhythm cannot be specified. The simplicity of chant, with unison voice and natural declamation, is mo...
    24: === Early chant traditions ===
    25: ...ng [[psalms]] was a strong influence on Christian chanting. The eastern traditions of the Byzantine Chur...
    27: ...amed after St. Ambrose, was the standard. Celtic chant was used in Ireland.
    29: ...es. This body of chant became known as Gregorian Chant.
  5. Religion (72319 bytes)
    1: ...[[faith]]''' or '''belief system'''—is commonly defined as [[belief]] concerning the [[supernatu...
    56: ...her together to celebrate holy days, to recite or chant scripture, to [[pray]], to worship, and provide s...
    136: ...make his faith steady. However, their wishes are only granted by Me." (Gita: 7:21-22)
    146: ** The [[Qur'an]] states: "Only argue with the People of the Book in the kindest...
    156: ...ir functions are complementary, that they differ only in the nonessential aspects of their doctrines, ...
  6. Meditation (26064 bytes)
    12: ...ive activities such as deep breathing, humming or chanting to help induce a meditative state.
    26: ...ool), as well as in [[Christianity]] ([[Gregorian chant]], for example), Jewish [[Kabbalah]], and in some...
    32: ...ows the practitioner to tap into the healing and enlightening energy coming from the life-giving womb ...
    34: ...ple words, but invariably the deeper meaning can only be understood through regular practice.
    39: ...nd is instead trained to be acutely aware of not only breathing, but all things that one comes to expe...
  7. Pope Gregory I (3938 bytes)
    55: ... written any chants himself—the majority of chants written during this time were published anonymou...
  8. Culture of Italy (11004 bytes)
    8: ...mportant element of the Italian lifestyle, and mainly reflects the rural culture and history of the ma...
    27: ...fricans, mostly of Berber or Arab origin, came mainly from heavily Islamic [[Morocco]], though they ha...
    55: ===Chant===
    56: ...d these chants, which became known as [[Ambrosian chant]].
    60: ... than that from the north [1][http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/MIE/Part2_chapter08.html].
  9. Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
    24: ...g school, Johnson somehow managed to graduate in only 312 days.
    31: ...d), a young woman who was also from Texas. After only a short period of dating, the two were married o...
    33: ...stituents. He served as the head for two years, only resigning to run for Congress. Johnson was a not...
    57: ...enson]]. Johnson campaigned very hard and won by only 87 votes out of a million cast. (His campaign ma...
    65: After only a few years in the Senate, Johnson was moving up...
  10. List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
    4: [[Dependent area]]s are listed only if they have an anthem separate from or in addit...
    79: ...termeco]], Formerly: [[Jedna i Jedina]] (One and Only)
    101: |[[Cameroon]]||[[Chant de Ralliement]] (Rallying Song)
    196: |[[Finland]]||[[Maamme|Maamme/V岴 land]] (Our Land)
    214: ...[Dideba zetsit kurtheuls]] (Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings)
  11. Dervish (2938 bytes)
    5: ... East]] and the [[Indian subcontinent]] (and not only Muslims).
    12: ...n their beliefs. Other fraternities and subgroups chant verses of the [[Qur'an]], play drums or dance vig...
  12. European-influenced classical music (18917 bytes)
    10: ...450. Chant, also called plainsong or [[Gregorian Chant]], was the dominant form until about 1100.
    35: ...meant to be experienced for its own sake. It is unlike other forms of music that serve merely as a ve...
    47: ...ical music constitutes [[art]] and popular music only light entertainment. However, many popular works...
    51: ...ple', 'accesible', 'facile'. But many pieces commonly thought of as 'art' (Handel's 'Hellelujah Chors'...
    59: One may argue that it is normally only in classical music that very long works (30 minu...
  13. Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
    17: Only four playwrights from this period have complete ...
    21: ...was [[Greek comedy#New Comedy|New Comedy]]. The only extant playwright from the period is [[Menander]...
    37: ...the side of a hill. Greek theatres, then, could only be built on hills that were correctly shaped. A...
    43: ...ndicate objects. The convention of plays having only two or three actors meant that an actor had to p...
    45: ...nce. Both the chorus and the characters spoke or chanted in [[verse]] set to musical [[accompaniment]].
  14. Nation state (6102 bytes)
    4: For some, only [[Iceland]] or [[Japan]] or the [[Republic of Ir...
    10: ...[sovereignty]] of the [[Faroe Islands]] and [[Greenland]] means that the state contains people of oth...
    14: ...ho were sentient in the 1950s recall the rhythmic chant of "[[French rule in Algeria|Alg鲩e fran-''硩se...
  15. Musical notation (19883 bytes)
    1: ... all players together, while '''parts''' contain only the music played by an individual musician. A s...
    10: ...e of a complete composition — indeed the ''only'' surviving complete composition using this nota...
    12: ... develop in monasteries in Europe for [[Gregorian chant]], using symbols known as [[neumes]]; the earlies...
    25: ...s to be held flat or sharp throughout the piece, unless otherwise indicated. The key signature is pre...
    27: ...beat of each bar is generally stressed. Less commonly, music that lacks rigid rhythmic organization is...
  16. Igor Stravinsky (26622 bytes)
    14: ...elf in several of his Paris collaborations. Not only was he the principal composer for [[Sergei Diagh...
    51: ...Stravinsky's concern, during this period, of not only returning to "Classic" music but also returning ...
    59: Only after the death of [[Arnold Schoenberg]], the in...
    73: ...bist]] painting. These passages are notable not only for this pastiche-quality but also for their len...
    82: ...king" even by those who had lauded the new style only three decades earlier.

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