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- Slide whistle (1974 bytes)
1: ... has an air reed like some [[woodwind]]s, but varies the pitch with a slide. Because the air column is...
3: ...r falling), but it is also possible to play melodies on the slide whistle.
5: ... was occasionally used in [[popular music]] and [[jazz]] as a special effect. [[Louis Armstrong]] switch...
7: ...Berio]]'s ''Passaggio'', which uses five, and pieces by [[Cornelius Cardew]], [[Alberto Ginastera]] an...
9: ... Clangers|Clangers]]''. The instrument also features prominently in the game of "Swanee-[[Kazoo]]" in ... - Bazooka (instrument) (859 bytes)
1: ...0 years earlier. The bazooka was also played by [[jazz]] musician [[Noone Johnson]].
5: ...os have sometimes been referred to as "bazookas", especially in [[British English]]. - Flugelhorn (2315 bytes)
2: ...orn''' or '''fl?rn''') is a [[brass instrument]] resembling a [[cornet]] but with a wider, conical [[b...
4: ...mpet]]s and [[cornet]]s. It usually has three valves and employs the same fingering system as other br...
6: ... band]], though it does get occasional use in orchestral writing.
8: ...s]] was a pioneer in the use of the flugelhorn in jazz on the <i>Quiet Nights</i> project arranged by [[...
10: ... interesting extension to the instrument's abilities. More often, however, the fourth valve is used in... - Trombone (15819 bytes)
6: ...ombone is referred to by its name in other languages, e.g. ''posaune'', ''basun'', ''tromba spezzata''...
9: ...ween .470" (small bore) and .547" (large or ''orchestral'' bore) after the lead pipe and through the h...
12: ...e instrument, commonly used in early music ensembles.
14: ...mbles / concert bands]], [[Orchestra|symphony orchestra]]s, [[marching band]]s, [[Military band]]s, [[...
16: ...nes are also common in [[swing (genre)|swing]], [[jazz]], [[salsa (music)|salsa]], and [[ska]] music. - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
1: ...umpeter performing with the United States Air Forces in Europe Band]]
2: The '''trumpet''' is the highest [[brass instrument]] in register, above the [[tu...
6: ..., lowering the pitch of the instrument. Three valves make the trumpet fully [[chromatic]], allowing th...
8: ...ng of extremely high register passages. Mouthpieces also vary with regard to rim diameter and shape.
11: ...umpet now used by [[original instruments]] ensembles, the [[cornett]] or ''cornetto'' (not to be confu... - Tuba (3116 bytes)
1: ... most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-[[19th century]], ...
3: There is usually only one tuba in an orchestra, and is used as the bass of the brass section,...
9: ...r instance they are referred to as Eb and BBb basses, there being two of each.
13: Tubas are found in various pitches, most commonly in F, Eb, C, or Bb.
15: ...n the BBb; contrabass tuba. The "French tuba" corresponds to the tenor tuba, but is pitched in C. - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
11: ...are used to select one or a few of the several holes
12: ...inearly on a [[mouthpiece]]. Each hole communicates
14: ...o vibrate more easily by air from above, reeds accessed by a
17: depressed, further redirects air blown or drawn through...
19: The harmonica is commonly used in [[blues]] and [[folk music]], but - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2:
6: ==Design==
9: ...gh string, typically a hard shoe lace, acts as a resonator.
10: ...oday, most makers follow the tourist consumer's quest for (pretended) authenticity, and use clear varn...
11: ...eta to produce the sound. The [[caxixi]] accompanies the vaqueta. The dobr㯠is moved back and forth f... - Africa (35389 bytes)
3: ...h over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for about one seventh of the [[world...
8: ...ce of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
11: *the [[Phoenician languages|Phoenician]] ''`afar'', dust;
24: ...om the main mass of the Earth's surface. It includes within its remarkably regular outline an area, of...
26: ... miles), has a coast-line of 32,000 km (19,800 miles). - Australia (39438 bytes)
8: official_languages =[[English language|English]]|
11: largest_city =[[Sydney]]|
13: leader_titles = [[Queen of Australia|Queen]]<br>[[Governor-Gene...
14: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth ...
19: population_estimate = 20,180,878| - United States (58223 bytes)
1: ...USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''America''', '''the States''', and
2: ... possessions around the world. Each of the 50 states has a high level of local autonomy under the [[fe...
5: native_name = United States of America |
6: common_name = the United States |
9: ...ne")<br>''[[In God We Trust]]'' ([[1956]]–present) | - Louisiana (26375 bytes)
8: Seal = Louisianastateseal.jpg |
13: Languages = [[English language|English]] 91.2%, [[Fre...
14: LargestCity = [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]]...
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8: Seal = Utahstateseal.jpg |
12: LargestCity = [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]...
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42: Seal = Utahstateseal.jpg | - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] |
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36: ...reviation of '''NJ'''. It is also the fifth smallest state. The state is named after the island of [...
39: ...and southeastern [[Pennsylvania]]. These territories were taken by the Dutch in 1654 and incorporated ... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
17: *[[Yamamoto Isoroku]] (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
18: *[[Yamamoto Tsunetomo]] (1659-1719), Japanese Author of [[Hagakure]]
19: ...[Akira Yamaoka|Yamaoka, Akira]] (born 1968), Japanese composer
20: ...saki|Yamasaki, Minoru]] (1912-1986), [[United States|US]] [[architect]]
21: ...ant general in Malaya, Singapore and the Philippines - Roaring Twenties (28131 bytes)
1: ...gnificant changes in the [[lifestyle]]; and a series of events, [[national]] as well as the [[internat...
3: ... were also called the "Crazy Years" (''ann饳 folles'').
5: ...First World War, which were still present in peoples minds.
8: ...920]]s were setting the stage for the [[Great Depression]] that would dominate the [[1930]]s.
11: ...rning soldiers entered the labor force and factories were retooled to produce consumer goods. - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
1: ...k of [[almanac|almanacs]], [[dictionary|dictionaries]] and [[encyclopedia]]s (or an index of them, if ...
3: ...ormation for quick reference, not narrative articles.
7: ...our bookmarks toolbar, allowing the link to be accessible in the future from the toolbar.
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16: ...[Special:Allpages/List_of_U|6,]] [[Special:Allpages/List_of_ar|7]] - Timeline of United States history (1900-1929) (8003 bytes)
1: ...xt'''This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1900]] to [[1...
11: *[[1901]] - [[Theodore Roosevelt]] becomes [[President]]
20: *[[1903]] - First [[World Series]]
33: ...sevelt negotiates [[Treaty of Portsmouth]], receives [[Nobel Peace Prize]]
34: ...Roosevelt, the Bull Moose, led American progressives in the early 20th century]] - History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
7: ...ewer farmers were needed to produce a greater harvest of food.
9: ...oo join the new [[League of Nations]] without success, as the mood of the nation rejected Wilson's bra...
11: ==The Roaring Twenties==
12: {{Main|Roaring Twenties}}
14: ...S. presidential election, 1920]] the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]] returned to t... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[India]].
10: ...tate to ratify the [[United States]] [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].
12: *[[1815]] - [[Lord Byron]] marries Anna Isabella Milbanke, [[Seaham]], [[County Durh...
14: *[[1859]] - [[Erastus Beadle]] publishes ''[[The Dime Book of Practical Etiquette]]''.
15: ...nnounced at a meeting of the [[Acad魩e des Sciences]] in [[Paris]].
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