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- Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
16: ...sists of an airtight bag, which can supply a continuous stream of air. Air is supplied either by a blo...
18: ... usually have single tongue reeds but there are a number of important exceptions, including the Italia...
23: ...od are particularly bad in this respect, but continue to be quoted and referenced to the present day)....
42: ...before the [[1700]]s, but in the late [[1800]]s a number of Irish pipers revived it in Ireland with th...
45: ... gracenote is therefore used for this purpose. A number of more complicated ornaments using a series ... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
5: ...ng her time, Queen Mary was known for setting the tone of the [[British Royal Family]], as the model of ...
11: ... Teck was however granted a [[Parliament]]ary [[Annuity]] of [[UKP|?]]4000 plus ?4000 from her mother,...
32: ...Prince John]] <td>[[12 July]] [[1905]] <td>[[18 January]] [[1919]]<td> suffered from epilepsy, raised ...
49: On [[January 22]], [[1901]], [[Queen Victoria]] died, and t...
64: ...However, George was now very ill, leaving Mary to nurse the ailing King. - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
45: ... reputation, which had been badly damaged after a number of scandals during the Mulroney government. W...
47: ...t she had an overly condescending and pretentious tone. During the election campaign, she stated that di...
63: ...o Cardoso]], the former President of Brazil. On January 1st, 2004, Ms. Campbell assumed the role of Se...
65: She continues as a Lecturer of Public Policy at the Kennedy S...
72: ...amentary secretaries to just twenty-three and the number of cabinet committees was reduced from eleven... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
26: ...ural talent), presented under the form of a young nude woman who holds a compass. It is believed that ...
40: ... in search of richer commissions, as she received numerous letters of appreciation from intellectuals ...
42: ... Rome); the "Venere Dormiente" (''"The Sleeping Venus"''), today at [[Princeton]]; the [[Ester e Assue...
46: ...litan debut of Artemisa is represented by the ''Annunciation'' in the [[Capodimonte Museum]]. Later sh...
52: ...temisia had an autonomous activity which she continued to follow for a while even after the her father... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
12: ...n wild. This state of affairs was allowed to continue until June [[1904]] when Marina was despatched t...
24: ... actress [[Sofia Gollidey]], for whom she wrote a number of plays.
62: ...e of the Rich", in which Tsvetaeva's oppositional tone is merged with her proclivity for ruthless satire...
73: ... the vengeful, unearthly energy of workers both manual and creative. In her notebook, Tsvetaeva writes...
77: ...atcatcher's story line emerges indirectly through numerous speaking voices which shift from invective,... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
7: Throughout the 1950s, Callas made numerous appearances at the world's great houses: [[...
18: ...g her dramatic effect at the expense of beauty of tone. - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...ctave vocal range, she is noted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particul...
6: ...ave to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Tisket A Tasket]]" that launch...
8: When Chick Webb died in [[1939]], the band continued touring under the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald an...
20: ...ried Benny Kornegay, but the marriage was later annulled. Her second husband was the famous [[double ... - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
14: ...n [[Harlem]], Holiday began singing informally in numerous clubs. Around [[1932]] she was "discovered"...
16: ...thereafter, Holiday began performing regularly at numerous clubs on [[52nd Street]] in [[Manhattan]].
18: ...this shortcoming, however, with impecable timing, nuanced phrasing, and emotional immediacy.
20: ...s young and singing trivial pop songs, her unique tone and emotional commitment made her performances sp...
26: ...ter recordings youthful spirit is replaced by overtones of regret, but her impact on other artists was u... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
2: ...ope]]. [[Prokaryote]]s do not possess histones or nuclei. In its relaxed state, the DNA can be accesse...
5: ...ltiple linear chromosomes contained in the cell's nucleus. Each chromosome has one [[centromere]], wit...
17: ...'''DNA'''</font> with <font color="#008000">'''histones'''</font>). (3) Chromatin during [[interphase]] ...
19: ...ar functions are often kept close together in the nucleus, even if they are far apart on the chromosom...
23: <caption>'''Table 1:''' Examples of chromosome numbers (diploid).</caption> - Music (16462 bytes)
16: ...ic: [[melody]], [[harmony]], [[rhythm]], [[Timbre|tone color/timbre]], and [[Musical form|form]]. A more...
51: ...c)]], [[modulation (music)|modulation]], [[twelve tone technique]], [[serialism]], and [[process music]]... - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...music literature. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, variety of character, and agil...
10: ...f the bassoon. Increased sophistication both in manufacturing techniques and acoustical knowledge made...
16: ...st but have not been in production by any major manufacturer since 1889. The bore of the instrument is...
37: ...zen keys to be controlled by the thumb (the exact number varies depending on model).
76: ...nual/bassoon/index.html The Orchestra: A User's Manual - Bassoons] - Ocarina (3914 bytes)
11: ... length to produce a particular tone. Instead the tone is dependent on ratio of the total surface area o...
13: ... and is thus incapable of creating harmonic [[overtone]]s. This means that the technique of [[overblowin...
15: ...tone is then produced through the sound hole. The tone can also be varied by changing the strength with ... - Bombarde (846 bytes)
3: Producing a very strident and powerful tone, it is most commonly heard today in [[bagad]]s, t... - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: ...rumpet]]'', as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet.
10: ===Tone===
11: The clarinet has a distinctive liquid [[timbre|tone]], as a result of the shape of the bore, whose ch...
12: The Bass Clarinet has a very deep and loud tone. It is often only used in large orchestras and b...
15: ...chalumeau register, the next few notes the throat tones, the next "over the break" notes are the clarion... - Bass clarinet (3454 bytes)
5: ...his cylindrical bore gives it the clarinet's dark tone and low pitch.
13: ...renser in [[1793]]. [[Adolphe Sax]], a Belgian manufacturer of musical instruments, first designed th...
16: ...s ballet ''[[The Nutcracker]]'', in which its low tones contrast with the tinkling higher pitches of the... - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
11: ...ow range, this is nothing more than a variance of tone quality which can be remediated by appropriate re...
14: ...player or a bassoonist who doubles, as do a large number of [[concert band|symphonic band]]s and wind ... - Cor anglais (2674 bytes)
3: ...erceived to have a more mellow and more plaintive tone than the oboe. Its appearance differs from the o...
22: ...es over the oboe, most likely because its rounder tone quality. - Flute (11293 bytes)
3: ...latively weak upper partials. As a result, flute tones are sweet in character and blend well with other...
11: ... uses a hole on the side of the tube to produce a tone, instead of blowing on an end of the tube.
25: ...e far louder than concert flutes: an organ pipe's tone-hole may be several inches wide, while a concert ...
31: ...er multiple of a lower register, or "fundamental" tone of the flute. When a flute sounds harsh, or whin...
35: ...of harmonics. This effect also explains the good tone of bronze and brass flutes, which are less massiv... - Heckelphone (1998 bytes)
1: ...regular oboe and furnished with an additional semitone taking its range down to A (though [[Richard Stra... - Piccolo heckelphone (2734 bytes)
1: ...n the romantic orchestra: namely, an insufficient number of truly powerful woodwind instruments with v...
3: ...rd Strauss]], who scored for the heckelphone on a number of occasions, seems to have taken some intere...
5: ...iving it a characteristically strong and powerful tone.
7: ..., they were only ever produced in extremely small numbers, with production ceasing altogether in [[195...
9: ...these may have remained 'blanks', assigned serial numbers, but not fitted with keys. Four or five are ...
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