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- Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: .... The term is equally correct in the singular or plural, although pipers most commonly talk of "pipes...
13: 7) Tuning Slide<br>
16: ...ch is tied into the bag and which the pipe itself plugs into. The bag usually consists of leather, but...
23: ...s. [[Nero]] is generally accepted to have been a player; there are Greek depictions of pipers, and th...
25: ...iti", is traditionally said to have been the tune played as [[Robert the Bruce]]'s troops marched to [... - Performance (3170 bytes)
1: [[Image:Street accordion player.jpg|thumb|A street musician with accordion in...
2: ...er and audience may become blurred, as in the example of "[[participatory theatre]]" where audience me...
4: Examples of performance [[genre]]s include:
11: ** [[play]]
20: Performances might take place daily, or at some other regular [[interval (ti... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
5: ...for its exploration of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by [[Dmitri Shost... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
5: ...garette smoker since the age of nine, which may explain the unique texture to her voice, which was esp...
11: ...ses]]'' (1972), whose title track continued her exploration of the themes of "For Free", sold well, su...
13: ..."). The album was stylistically diverse, with complex vocal harmonies set with African drumming (the ...
15: ...dominated by the lengthy part-improvised "Paprika Plains". The album received mixed reviews: some enj...
17: ...rles Mingus]], who died before the project was completed. Mitchell finished the tracks with a band fe... - Lucille Ball (12427 bytes)
7: ...many small movie roles in the 1930s as a contract player for [[RKO]]. She switched to [[MGM]] (after l...
11: ...pressed with the pilot episode produced by the couple's [[Desilu]] production company, so the Arnazes ...
24: ... comedy in front of a live audience demanded discipline, technique, and close choreography. Among oth...
28: ...sode of ''[[The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour]]'', the couple [[divorce]]d. One of television's greatest marri...
32: ...t in production. For instance, she apparently completely misunderstood the premise of one of the comp... - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
1: ... and other ceramic materials. This article will explore the history, techniques, cultural significance...
21: ...ured into molds, making it easier to produce multiple copies of a design.
23: *Glazing and Firing: Glazing involves applying a coating that will turn to glass when the po...
30: ...raku ware, known for its simplistic beauty, is deeply intertwined with the Japanese tea ceremony and Z...
50: == Examples of Ceramic Materials == - Music (16462 bytes)
20: ... no regular pulse;<sup>[[#Notes|5]]</sup> one example is the [[alap]] section of a [[Hindustani music]...
38: ...ovised solo playing for one's enjoyment to highly planned and organized performance rituals such as th...
49: ...not'' preconceived. However, many cultures and people do not have this distinction at all, using a bro...
51: ... a "process" which may create musical sounds, examples of this range from wind chimes, through compute...
55: ..., occurs within some kind of [[time]], and thus employs [[time]] as a musical element. - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
5: ...ass over a curved wooden bridge. The action is simple, with the keys being levers with a small brass '...
7: ...ies of the instrument, since only one note can be played at a time on each string. As a result there a...
11: ...c)|organ]] from the period circa 1400-1800 can be played on the clavichord; however, it is too quiet t...
15: ... uses a magnetic pickup to provide a signal for amplification. - 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... - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
5: ... support is sometimes given by a strap around the player's neck. A wider hand position is also require...
6: ...There is considerably more air volume required in playing, and the instrument does not respond as quic...
7: ...soon has a water key to expel condensation, and a tuning slide for gross pitch adjustments.
8: *The instrument comes in one piece (plus [[bocal]]); it does not disassemble.
11: ...nd small ensemble situations, the sound can be completely obscured in the volume of the full orchestra... - Piccolo (2812 bytes)
6: ...appropriate for the music. Not all flute players play piccolo. Though the fingerings are the same, t...
8: ...[unison]]". Besides being generally sensitive to tuning, the piccolo does require a great deal of breath ...
10: ...ent years the piccolo has also been made out of a plastic composite material. The composite piccolo is...
13: ... said to mimick a piccolo, hence its name. An example of such a singer is [[Minnie Riperton]]. - Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
7: <!-- Please keep both "shakuhachi means" and "shaku-hachi...
8: ...hachi means "1.8 foot", from its size. It is a simple compound of two japanese words:
14: ... shaku. (The longer the shakuhachi, the lower its tuning.) Although the sizes differ, they are all still r...
16: ... [[pentatonic scale]] with no half-tones, but the player can bend each pitch as much as a whole tone o...
18: ...ually any note they wish from the instrument, and play a wide repertoire of original Zen music, ensemb... - Euphonium (3735 bytes)
5: ...ometimes incorrectly call it a tuba. A person who plays euphonium is called a euphoniumist.
8: ...'s total length. Thus, even though the euphonium plays in the same range of pitches as the [[trombone...
10: ...sound in the lower ranges and allow the player to play in those ranges using more conventional fingeri...
12: ...ond, smaller bell and an extra valve allowing the player to use that bell instead of the main bell. T...
14: ...such as in [[Gustav Holst|Holst]]'s [[The Planets|Planets Suite]]). The name "euphonium" comes from th... - Trombone (15819 bytes)
4: ...pet]], and higher than the [[tuba]]. A person who plays the trombone is called a [[trombonist]].
9: ...ning adjustment is most often accomplished with a tuning slide that is a short slide between the neckpipe ...
26: ...ural. However, most professional trombonists can play lower "false tones" and much lower "pedal tones...
28: ...es below the [[bass clef]] staff is impossible to play, unless the F attachment is tuned to E.
33: ...enor trombone. There is usually one bass trombone player in a standard symphony [[orchestra]], and the... - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
2: ...et is called a ''trumpeter'' or simply, ''trumpet player''.
6: ...umpet fully [[chromatic]], allowing the player to play in all keys. The sound is projected outward by...
8: ...cupped "pea-shooter" mouthpieces are used to ease playing of extremely high register passages. Mouthp...
15: ...able. The C trumpet is most common in orchestral playing because it often does not need to transpose ...
19: ... usually but not always by a fourth, to allow the playing of lower notes which are otherwise hard to o... - Tuba (3116 bytes)
1: ...ng in the mid-[[19th century]], when it largely replaced the [[ophicleide]].
17: ...most always has three valves. Among more advanced players, four and five valve tubas are by far the mo...
19: ...veral valves in combination to play low notes, simplifying fingering and removing the need to constant...
23: ...rliest years, bands often used a tuba for outdoor playing and a [[double bass]] for indoor jobs. The r... - Accordion (10069 bytes)
6: Simple metal or wood reed instruments ("Maultrommel", J...
10: ...f a table top. The reed is fitted inside a holder plate, and as air is drawn through the hole in the h...
20: ... used in Europe around [[1800]] AD for organs. People used their knowledge and the standard of the con...
27: ...schmann used it as a tool to have a reference for tuning other instruments. It had free reeds, but no keyb...
28: ...r each note. The instrument was copied by many people, and many variations came into existence in a ve... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
3: ...gs, as a '''mouth organ''', '''french harp''', simply '''harp''', or
4: "'''Mississippi saxophone'''"), having multiple, variably-tuned [[brass]]
24: The harmonica consists of a "comb" made of wood, plastic or metal which
25: creates the holes into which a player blows or draws to make distinct
26: ...e comb. Over the reedplates, there is a metal or plastic cover which projects the sound out of the op... - Harmonium (4268 bytes)
5: ...e entertainment. It was cheaper than a piano, the tuning was more stable, it was lighter, and it withstood...
7: ...ium have largely fallen out of use, having been replaced by the piano, the pipe organ, and electronic ...
15: ..., called [[kirtan]]. In any [[gurdwara]] (sikh temple) around the world there will be at least one har...
20: ...assical music. However, some musicians have began playing the harmonium as a solo instrument. One of t...
22: ...a valve for a note an octave below the note being played. - Ukulele (6345 bytes)
3: ...gs of the raj㯠are the source of the re-entrant tuning of the modern ukulele.
11: ... and tone are a little brighter and louder. This tuning is still used today by some known personalities i...
13: ...ing makes it a small guitar, since the re-entrant tuning is the characteristic that most identified the or...
15: ...ey of E flat). Either of these tunings, and the C tuning above, may be referred to jocularly as "My dog ha...
17: ...[Image:UkuleleZiegfeldGal.jpg|thumb|Ukulele being played by a [[Ziegfeld Follies]] chorus girl, c. [[1...
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