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- Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
16: ...e has a [[chanter]], upon which the [[melody]] is played, and most have at least one drone [[harmony]], ...
23: ...s. [[Nero]] is generally accepted to have been a player; there are Greek depictions of pipers, and the ...
25: ...iti", is traditionally said to have been the tune played as [[Robert the Bruce]]'s troops marched to [[B...
38: ...[pipe band]]s (civilian and military), and is now played in countries around the world, particularly cou...
42: ... This configuration can also be found having been played in Scotland in the [[1700]]s. In all other res... - Lung (7057 bytes)
28: ...ch control air flow through the lungs, but do not play a direct role in gas exchange. They have a flow-t...
41: ...gs of most [[frog]]s and other [[amphibian]]s are simple balloon-like structures, with gas exchange limite... - Epithelium (4397 bytes)
14: ...irregular flattened shape. The one cell layer of simple squamous epithelium is a minimal barrier to [[dif...
16: ... called goblet cells are scattered throughout the simple columnar epithelial cells and secrete [[mucus]]. ...
19: * '''Simple''': There is a single layer.
27: ...See [[Microvilli]]. These are found in cells that play an absorptive role since they greatly increase th...
31: * '''Simple Squamous''': Found in blood vessels & lymph chann... - Flute (11293 bytes)
1: ...using a [[Reed (music)|reed]]. A [[musician]] who plays the flute is sometimes called a [[flutist]] or f...
9: ...nto the edge. This makes the instrument easier to play, but takes a degree of control away from the musi...
11: ...], [[kaval]], [[shakuhachi]] and [[tonette]]. The player of a side-blown flute uses a hole on the side o...
14: ...more harmonics, and thus more flexibility for the player, and brighter, more pleasing timbres. An organ ...
16: Flutes can be played with several different air sources. Conventiona... - Recorder (12954 bytes)
1: ...the other hand the shape and size of the recorder player's mouth cavity has a discernable effect on the ...
3: ... by leather flanges: one instrument was voiced to play softly, the other loudly. [[Vivaldi]] wrote three...
5: ...ther instruments, it requires talent and study to play it at an advanced level.
7: ...ntire album of recorder music in which he himself plays recorders.
11: ...e note. This note is either absent or can only be played by covering the end of the instrument, typicall... - Saxophone (14311 bytes)
1: ...sters. This baritone saxophone, for example, can play lower notes than a tenor saxophone, and an [[octa...
3: ...[woodwind]] family, usually made of [[brass]] and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet...
14: ...exist, though rare. There is some debate amongst players as to whether the curve affects the tone or no...
16: With a simple fingering system, the modern saxophone is commonl...
23: ... original design and work very well for classical playing. - Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
8: ...akuhachi means "1.8 foot", from its size. It is a simple compound of two japanese words:
16: ... [[pentatonic scale]] with no half-tones, but the player can bend each pitch as much as a whole tone or ...
18: ...ually any note they wish from the instrument, and play a wide repertoire of original Zen music, ensemble...
24: ...alled "[[honkyoku]]") were paced according to the players' breathing and were considered meditation as m...
26: ...ded the Shogun to give them "exclusive rights" to play the instrument! In return, some were required to ... - Didgeridoo (7516 bytes)
9: ...are the preferred pitch of traditional Aboriginal players.
12: == Construction and Play ==
24: ...ed. Recordings exist of modern didgeridoo players playing continuously for more than forty minutes, and ...
32: ...d down for generations upon generations. Only men play the didgeridoo and sing during ceremonial occasio...
39: ...l beginner's instruments. If you want to learn or play on a real instrument, be careful of retailers who... - Accordion (10069 bytes)
6: Simple metal or wood reed instruments ("Maultrommel", Je...
28: ...d its related keys]. Similar accordions are still played today, under various names: Cajun accordions, m...
33: ...e two or three bass harmony keys, which sound the simple chords of the tonic and dominant.
37: ...d plays an arrangement of up to 120 buttons which play bass notes and various chords. The instrument was...
63: ...e packed on the same space. Therefore artists can play intervals of up to two octaves using only one han... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
25: creates the holes into which a player blows or draws to make distinct
33: ... a "harmonica." It has ten holes which offer the player 19 notes
36: designed to allow a player to play chords and melody in a single key.
37: Because they are only designed to be played in a single key at a time,
49: ...d dominant (G major) chords, allowing a player to play these chords underneath a melody by blocking or u... - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ...se musical bows, and very similar instruments are played in the southern parts of Africa. The Berimbau w...
11: To play the berimbau, one holds the berimbau in one hand,...
30: The berimbau, as played for capoeira, basically has three sounds: the o...
32: *Even beginners will have no difficulty in playing the buzz sound, as one holds easily the gourd ...
34: *To play the open string sound, one strikes the string les... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
106: ...ly that even were the Constitution construed as a simple contract, would it not require the agreement of a...
165: ... left to attend a play at [[Ford's Theater]]. The play was ''[[Our American Cousin]]'', a musical comedy... - Greece (54754 bytes)
87: ...", or of "Christian Turks". As a result, religion played an integral part in the formation of the Modern...
100: ...[[Axis Powers|Axis]], the Greek government gave a simple negative response (see [[Oxi Day]]) — there...
133: ...cabinet]], as well as the Vouli (parliament) that play the central role in the political process, while ...
222: ...l tradition. On the island of [[Crete]], the Jews played an important part in the transport trade. Durin... - Football (soccer) (22343 bytes)
5: ...layers allowed to handle the ball in the field of play.
9: ...on television. A very large number of people also play football at an amateur level.
11: ...rica]] — football evokes great passions and plays an important role in the life of individual fans...
15: ...ll with their hands or arms during play. Although players mainly use their feet to move the ball around,...
19: ...mate; and by taking shots at the goal. Opposition players may try to regain control of the ball by inter... - Sun (20830 bytes)
168: ...s the only part of the Sun cool enough to support simple molecules such as [[carbon monoxide]] and [[water...
213: ...and [[cornea]] over periods of decades, and could play a part in the formation of [[cataracts]]. - Flag (13245 bytes)
3: ...ttached, though many flags are recognisable if displayed in other forms.
56: ...usually to sort out the details after the current play from scrimmage has concluded. In American footba...
58: ...ion of the ball that has gone out of the field of play, or, most famously, raise the flag overhead to in...
59: ...al sports, fans will indicate their support for a player by waving the flag of his or her home country.
77: A flagpole, or flagstaff, can be simple supports made of wood or metal. If it is taller ... - Medieval literature (14207 bytes)
22: ...often controlled by local [[guild]]s, and mystery plays would be performed regularly on set feast-days, ...
163: **[[Miracle plays]]
164: **[[Morality plays]]
165: **[[Mystery plays]]
166: **[[Passion plays]] - Tree (23723 bytes)
5: ...g [[orchard]] crops (e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an important role in many of the world's [[mythol...
38: ...uch easier to measure than the height, as it is a simple matter of stretching a tape round the trunk, and ... - Algae (8082 bytes)
2: ...red energy. Algae were traditionally regarded as simple [[plant]]s, and some are closely related to the [...
8: ...however [[Lichen]]s). The various sorts of algae play significant roles in aquatic ecology. Microscopi...
12: ...on years ago ([[Precambrian]]) when they may have played a major role in creating Earth's [[oxygen]] atm...
37: Most of the simpler algae are unicellular [[flagellate]]s or [[amoeb... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
27: ...ved independently on at least four occasions. The simplest pitfall
29: ...s are quite clearly evolutionarily derived from a simple
136: is prevented by the leaf's having a simple memory: for the lobes to shut, two [[stimulus|sti...
180: true carnivores, including both unspecialised and simple traps, like ''Heliamphora'', to extremely special...
202: quite clearly), and flypapers show a simple evolutionary gradient from sticky, non-carnivorou...
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