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- Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
18: |'''Place of Birth'''
35: ...sical term "con dolcezza" which is a direction to play "with sweetness". [http://www.wnyc.org/legacy/s...
41: ...h the goal of becoming a concert [[pianist]]. Her plans changed when she attended a course on internat...
77: ...ush named Rice's deputy, [[Stephen Hadley]], to replace her as National Security Advisor. On January 7...
83: ...ervice with the National Security Council. On the plane trip over, she related comments critical of Pu... - Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
7: ...lly completed the study of [[rotating solid]]s, applying the then-new theory of [[Abelian function]]s ...
9: ...s [[Piano Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven)|''Pathetique'' Sonata]], to get his attention, but he was focused on th...
15: ...istorically, and the friend was so impressed he implored Sophia's father to let her take private mathe...
17: ...] and is interred there in the [[Norra begravningsplatsen]]. - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: .... She gave her debut concert at the age of eight, playing a [[piano concerto|concerto]] by [[Wolfgang...
7: ...ver her often exaggerated dynamics and tempi, her playing is characterised by her passionate and uniqu...
9: ...r music]], and accompanying instrumentalists in [[sonata]]s. She is noted especially for her recordings of...
17: ...tnev]] for ''[[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]] (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella Suite for Two Pianos/[[Ravel]]:... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
5: ..., her music was labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. S...
29: *Duo sonata for two bassoons (1977)
42: *''Rejoice!'' (Sonata for violin and cello) - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
5: After completing a few pictures in Sweden and appearing in th...
9: ...8]] she played in [[Ingmar Bergman]]'s ''[[Autumn Sonata]]'' (also known as ''H?onaten'') for which she re...
13: ...art kept to be interred in the [[Norra begravningsplatsen]] in [[Stockholm]].
70: * [[Autumn Sonata]] (1978) - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...cal piece of wood, doubled over onto itself, and split into several sections so it can be disassembled...
6: ...the modern instrument,frequently constructed of maple, with thick walls to allow finger-holes to be dr...
10: ...knowledge made possible great improvements in the playability of the instrument. A Dutch painting, "De...
16: ...he desired tuning. <!--The bocal, made of ... and plated with ... and must be carefully matched to the...
18: ...istance between the widely-spaced holes with a complex system of keywork, which extends throughout nea... - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
4: ...f some student instruments, composite material or plastic [[resin]]. The instrument uses a single [[re...
6: A person who plays the clarinet is called a [[clarinetist]].
11: ... there are few restrictions to what it is able to play.
20: ... (music)|reed]] which is held in the mouth by the player. Vibrating the reed produces the instrument's...
22: The body is equipped with a complicated set of seven tone holes (six front, one bac... - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...ni evolved from [[military]] drums to become a staple of the [[Classical music|classical]] [[orchestra...
5: ...ich the Italian word descends. A [[musician]] who plays the timpani is known as a '''''timpanist'''''....
18: ...mber of tuning [[screw]]s called ''tension rods'' placed regularly along the circumference. The head's...
20: ...tributes to the tone quality of the drum. For example, [[Hemisphere|hemispheric]] bowls produce bright...
22: ...et]] ''La cré¡´ion du monde'', the timpanist must play the F sharp at the bottom of the treble clef! - Johann Sebastian Bach (31106 bytes)
11: ... we can assume J. S. Bach began copying music and playing various instruments at an early age.
13: ... until Johann Christoph heard the young Sebastian playing some of the distinctive tunes from his priva...
17: ... a unique counterpoint to his unequalled skill in playing it; Bach was equally at home talking with or...
19: ...d Latin school when he was 18, an impressive accomplishment in his day, especially considering that he...
22: ... masterful use of [[counterpoint]] but also for exploring, for the first time, the full glory of keys ... - European-influenced classical music (18917 bytes)
8: ...works are best understood in the context of their place in musical history, for many this is essential...
10: ...val]], generally before 1450. Chant, also called plainsong or [[Gregorian Chant]], was the dominant f...
11: ...erized by greater use of instrumentation and multiple melodic lines
18: ...uch as classical, romantic, or modern. So for example, [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]]'s ''Classical Sy...
22: ...he most famous classical composers. For a more complete overview see [[Graphical timeline for classica... - Igor Stravinsky (26622 bytes)
7: ...Time magazine]] as one of the most influential people of the century.
14: ... displayed an inexhaustible desire to learn and explore art, literature, and life. This desire manifes...
23: ... of him as polite, courteous and helpful. For example, [[Otto Klemperer]], who knew [[Arnold Schoenber...
25: ...lectual and professional life in the USA. When he planned to write an opera with [[W. H. Auden]], the ...
35: ...ylistic periods. Most of his compositions can be placed in one of the three.
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