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- Finger (2398 bytes)
1: ...image:Hand.jpg|Human fingers; 15kb ]]<br><small>''Fingers of the human left hand''</small></div>
3: ...s]] such as the [[great ape]]s. The grace of the fingers is not sacrificed to their [[dexterity]] due to ...
5: ...phalanges, and the other fingers have three. The fingers' names in English are shown below, from the most...
8: # [[index finger]], pointer finger, or forefinger
9: # [[middle finger]] or long finger
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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ...ould be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or getting stuck in windless reg...
9: ...pecies (both those harmful to humans, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and benefi...
27: ...in Khios. It is believed that this is where he recruited some of his sailors.
46: ....99 meters or 6,082.66 feet at the equator). The true circumference of the earth is about 40,000 km (2...
52: ...had united the largest kingdoms of Spain and were ruling them together. - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: '''Bagpipes''' are a class of [[musical instrument]], [[aerophone]]s using enclosed [[reed (musi...
16: ...more recent times many other materials, such as [[rubber]] and [[Gore-Tex]] have become popular amongs...
23: ... [[Jacobite Rising|'45 Rising]]. This claim is untrue; there is no mention of the bagpipe in the [[Act...
25: ...aid to have been the tune played as [[Robert the Bruce]]'s troops marched to [[Bannockburn]] in [[1314...
40: ...section, the bombarde and latterly almost any instruments, from model elephants,to small jazz orchestr... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...eth was a short-tempered and sometimes indecisive ruler. This last quality, viewed with impatience by ...
11: The reign was marked by prudence in the granting of [[British honours system|...
18: ...l-being, particularly since a fearful Anne had entrusted her daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker be...
20: ...abeth also inherited her mother's delicate bone structure, physique and facial features. Luckily, she ...
27: ...d; by the end of that year, when Mary was falsely rumoured to be pregnant, Elizabeth was allowed to re... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
17: ...her career was on a downturn and she was near bankruptcy until she was bailed out and given an apartme...
38: ...edem Finger zehn (1954)]'' ... aka ''Ten on Every Finger'' - Small intestine (1643 bytes)
2: ...d in to the duodenum by a muscle called the [[pylorus]], or [[pyloric sphincter]], and is then pushed ...
4: ...ingested food are absorbed. There are microscopic finger-like projections called [[villi]] covering the sm...
9: * small intestine obstruction ("high" mechanic ileus)
11: ** obstruction from external pressure
12: ** obstruction by masses in the lumen (foreign bodies, [[be... - Bone (11388 bytes)
1: ..., found in many [[animal]]s. Bones support body structures, protect internal [[Organ (anatomy)|organ]]...
8: == Forms and structure of bone ==
9: ... area. Cancellous bone is trabecular (honeycomb structure), it has a relatively high surface area, but...
13: ''Long bones'' are tubular in structure (e.g. the [[tibia]]). The central shaft of ...
15: ...hort bones'' (e.g. finger bones) have a similar structure to long bones, except that they have no medu... - Relic (11473 bytes)
11: ...ly remarked that there were enough pieces of the True Cross to build a [[ship]] from. The [[Shroud of...
17: ...n]]s who were conceived of as alien and hostile. Truly holy ''virtus'' would defeat it, but it could a...
26: ...ches and cathederals worldwide must be at least a finger or small bone, etc.
28: ...ed is an item that the saint had, for example, a crucifix, book etc. Again, an item more important in ...
36: ... The bones or ashes of [[Aesculapius]] at [[Epidaurus]], and of [[Perdiccas I]] at Macedon were treate... - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...undle of sticks" due to its construction: the instrument is made of an eight foot long conical piece o...
6: ...slightly at the end. However, there were only six finger-holes and two keys.
8: ...d, the word began to be used to refer to this instrument in particular.
10: ... great improvements in the playability of the instrument. A Dutch painting, "Der Fagottspieler", in th...
12: ==Construction and characteristics== - Ocarina (3914 bytes)
2: ...le exists, most often on the underside of the instrument's body. They are made of [[earthenware]], alt...
5: ...holes or cracks were (un)covered with the hand or fingers. The [[Meissen]] factory in [[Germany]] did not...
8: ... is a '''vessel flute''', not a [[closed-pipe instrument]] contrary to common belief, since the sound ...
11: ...ned holes to the total volume enclosed by the instrument. This means that, unlike a [[flute]] or [[rec...
15: ...the strength with which one blows through the instrument. - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: ...arinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet.
4: ...rument's sound. (See ''Characteristics of the Instrument'')
8: ==Characteristics of the instrument==
11: ...ms of the clarinet over time have enabled the instrument to be very agile; there are few restrictions ...
15: ...larinet are the standard B flat and A Soprano instruments. The main written range for these stretches ... - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
4: *Fingering is slightly different, particularly at the reg...
5: ...er hand position is also required, as the primary finger keys are widely spaced.
6: ... more air volume required in playing, and the instrument does not respond as quickly.
8: *The instrument comes in one piece (plus [[bocal]]); it does ...
11: ...d underpinning to the orchestra. Although the instrument can have a distinct 'buzz', which becomes alm... - Crumhorn (1946 bytes)
1: The '''crumhorn''' is a [[musical instrument]] of the [[woodwind]] family. It was popular ...
2: ...st in [[Early Music]] and people started to play crumhorns again.
4: ... [[English language|English]] in 'crumpled' and 'crumpet' (a curved cake).
6: ...e end is bent upwards in a curve, so that the instrument resembles a banana, or more prosaically, the ...
8: ...t pitches. Such a group is known as a consort of crumhorns. - Flute (11293 bytes)
1: ...of the [[woodwind]] family. Unlike other wind instruments, a flute produces its sound from the flow of...
3: ... sweet in character and blend well with other instruments. The flute's timbre, pitch and attack are fl...
7: ... 37,000 years ago is the oldest known musical instrument. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2004/...
9: ...directs the air onto the edge. This makes the instrument easier to play, but takes a degree of control...
11: ...n concert flute, [[piccolo]], [[fife (musical instrument)|fife]], and [[bansuri]]; and [[end-blown flu... - Nose flute (4426 bytes)
1: The '''nose flute''' is a musical instrument played in [[Polynesia]] and the [[Pacific rim...
5: ...gth of the tube allow covering or uncovering by [[fingering]] so the player can change the pitches of the ...
9: ...layed from either end, and the disposition of the fingerholes differ from node to vent hole so two alterna...
11: ...he rather weak force of the air from one nostril. Finger holes in the side of the tube change the operatin...
15: ...he bowl of the gourd to vary the pitch of the instrument. - Recorder (12954 bytes)
1: ... by finger holes in the front and back of the instrument. Because of the fixed position of the windway...
3: ... is now generally accepted, however, that the instrument intended was the sopranino recorder.
5: ... that mastery is similarly easy -- like other instruments, it requires talent and study to play it at ...
7: ...onard Bernstein]], [[Gordon Jacob]], and [[Edmund Rubbra]]. It is also occasionally used in popular mu...
9: ...soprano and the alto are the most common solo instruments in the recorder family. - Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
16: ...ng the player substantial pitch control. The five finger holes are tuned to a [[pentatonic scale]] with no...
18: ...produce virtually any note they wish from the instrument, and play a wide repertoire of original Zen m...
26: ...n to give them "exclusive rights" to play the instrument! In return, some were required to spy for the...
30: ...e played just as easily on another pentatonic instrument. However, the honkyoku repertoire was known e...
32: ...kuhachi again, it was only as an accompanying instrument to the [[koto]], [[shamisen]], etc. It was no... - Brass instrument (5234 bytes)
1: ...labrosones'', literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments" (Baines, 1993).
3: ...of wood, like the [[cornett]], and [[woodwind instrument]]s made of brass, like the [[saxophone]].
5: === [[Brass instrument]]s ===
10: * [[Bazooka (instrument)|Bazooka]]
25: * [[Serpent_(instrument)|Serpent]] - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
2: ...h this usage is uncommon among players of the instrument.
4: In other languages, the instrument is named ''Horn'' ([[German language|Gr.]]), ...
6: Compared to the other brass instruments commonly found in the [[orchestra]], the typ...
14: ...posers started to write concerti for this new instrument. The [[Mozart Horn Concerti]], for example, ...
21: ...ineteenth century, until the German horn maker [[Kruspe]] produced a prototype of the "'''double horn'... - Concertina (3686 bytes)
2: ... [[Free-reed_instrument|free-reed]] family of instruments. It was first invented in [[1829]] by [[Sir ...
6: ...ifferent system may feel like an entirely new instrument.
10: ...ing on wooden bars. This arrangement leaves four fingers of each hand free for noting and the thumbs free...
13: ...ttle fingers on metal finger rests, leaving three fingers free for noting.
16: ...and the same notes pushing and pulling. The instrument is held in the same manner as an Anglo concer... - Aeolian harp (2264 bytes)
1: Aeolian harps were very popular as household instruments during the [[Romanticism|Romantic Era]], but...
14: ... An impassioned melody is picked out by the fifth finger of the pianist's right hand, over a background of...
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