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  1. Shofar (6586 bytes)
    5: ... the voice of a shofar, "exceeding loud," issuing from the thick cloud on [[Mount Sinai]] that made al...
    7: ... praise (Ps. xcviii. 6; comp. ib. xlvii. 5). More frequently it was used as the signal-horn of war, li...
    15: ...[halakha|Jewish law]] women and minors are exempt from the command to hear the shofar-blowing, but the...
    17: ...ce resembling that of a European [[trumpet]] or [[French horn]], but smaller.
    25: Ten appropriate verses from the Bible were recited at each repetition, whic...
  2. Sousaphone (2220 bytes)
    4: ...ially developed as a marching instrument; the bellfront version did not debut until the mid-[[1920s]]....
    6: ...the head, the [[valve]]s are situated directly in front of the musician a few inches above the waist, ...
    12: ... sousaphone's large, flared bell can be also made from fiberglass or brass. In large marching bands, t...
  3. Tenor horn (3923 bytes)
    1: ...rass band]]s and similar ensembles, whereas the [[French horn]] tends to take the corresponding parts ...
    5: ...e transposing instruments. Their typical range is from the A below middle C to the Eb above the C abov...
    9: ...layers should be able to reach the high register (from the F above middle C onwards). Its beautiful me...
    18: ...e D# is used, in this case a G (Bb on the piano). From G to D# is 2 tones or 4 semitones, the pitch to...
  4. Trombone (15819 bytes)
    6: The word ''trombone'' derives from [[Italian language|Italian]] ''tromba'' —...
    12: ...]] in English. This was not a distinct instrument from the trombone, but rather a different name used ...
    14: ...ugh the size of a trombone choir can vary greatly from five or six to 20 or more members).
    18: ...que music|Baroque]]) literature is often borrowed from other instruments, usually [[cello]] or [[basso...
    26: ...s almost completely extended. Extending the slide from one position to the next lowers the pitch by on...
  5. Trumpet (13239 bytes)
    1: [[Image:USAFE Band trumpeter.jpg|frame|right|Trumpeter performing with the United Sta...
    2: ...[euphonium]], [[trombone]], [[sousaphone]], and [[french horn]]. A person who plays the trumpet is cal...
    6: ...pet player can select the [[pitch (music)|pitch]] from a range of [[overtone]]s or [[harmonics]] by ch...
    11: ... [[Baroque]] trumpets. The modern trumpet evolved from earlier non-valved instruments, such as the Bar...
    16: The B♭ trumpet's typical range extends from the written F♯ (concert E) immediately be...
  6. Tuba (3116 bytes)
    15: ...gher (in Bb;) than the BBb; contrabass tuba. The "French tuba" corresponds to the tenor tuba, but is p...
    17: Tubas generally can have from three to six valves though some exceptions exis...
    23: Tubas have been used in [[jazz]] from the music's beginning. In the earliest years, b...
  7. Wagner tuba (1858 bytes)
    2: ...on [[brass instrument]] that resembles both the [[French horn]] and the [[tuba]]. It was originally cr...
    6: ...er than written. The bass tuba's written range is from the F a twelfth below middle C to the D a ninth...
  8. Harmonica (21752 bytes)
    2: A '''harmonica''' is a [[Free reed instrument|free reed]] musical [[wind instrument]] (also
    3: ...n, among other things, as a '''mouth organ''', '''french harp''', simply '''harp''', or
    6: dimension into which it can freely vibrate, thus repeatedly
    9: Unlike most free-reed instruments (such as [[organ (music)|reed ...
    14: is made to vibrate more easily by air from above, reeds accessed by a
  9. Harmonium (4268 bytes)
    5: ... practice instrument by organists, most notably [[Franck]], who composed several collections of works ...
    22: ... internal reservoir bellows inside the harmonium from which air escapes to vibrate the reeds. This is...
  10. Printing press (12986 bytes)
    1: ...Events of the Millennium by LIFE Magazine. Apart from Gutenberg, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Laurens ...
    8: ... using "rag" [[paper]] introduced into [[Europe]] from [[China]] by way of [[Muslims]], who had a pape...
    12: ... books were copied mainly in [[monasteries]], or (from the [[13th century]]) in commercial [[scriptori...
    14: ... printing presses an industry requiring a licence from the Catholic Church (an idea rejected in the en...
    16: ...vention in 1453, towns from Hungary to Spain, and from Italy to Britain had functional printing presse...
  11. Nigeria (19231 bytes)
    1: ...n City]]. The country's name is unrelated to its African heritage; it was proposed by a ''[[The Times|...
    37: | From the United Kingdom<br>[[October 1]] [[1960]]
    57: ...as a terminal of north-south trade between North African [[Berber]]s and forest people. In the early 1...
    67: ... of surrender and the total destruction of the Biafran populace, Philip Effiong, Chief of Staff of the...
    71: ...s natural causes; later this was changed to death from poisonous substance. Court cases since Abiola's...
  12. Ancient Rome (25155 bytes)
    1: ...vilization]] that existed in [[Europe]], [[North Africa]], and the [[Middle East]] between [[753 BC]] ...
    9: [[Image:Lupaegemelli.jpg|framed|right|The female wolf, feeding the baby twins...
    11: ...Palatine Hill]], approximately eighteen [[mile]]s from the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] on the river [[Tiber]]. ...
    25: ... each other for power. Caesar emerged victorious from the resulting Civil War, and was made dictator ...
    27: ...ements ([[27 BC]] and [[23 BC]]) transformed Rome from a Republic to an Empire. His designated success...
  13. Louisiana (26375 bytes)
    12: ...[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]] de facto |
    13: ...glish language|English]] 91.2%, [[French language|French]] 4.8% |
    45: ...the main language of everyday life, but traces of French survive in local dialects.
    60: ...avelier de La Salle]] in honour of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] in [[1682]]. The first permanent...
    62: ...nt-day [[Saint Louis, Missouri]]. ''See also:'' [[French colonization of the Americas]]
  14. Wind instrument (2214 bytes)
  15. Woodwind instrument (3308 bytes)
    43: ...reed]] -- a thinly sliced piece of cane, (or less frequently, plastic) -- that is held against the ape...
    48: ...ips to form the stream of air which goes directly from the players lips to the edge, e.g. the transver...
    51: ... of the sound produced traveling straight outward from the bell. This difference makes it significantl...
  16. String instrument (8163 bytes)
    22: ...n, "breathy" sound, emphasizing the [[fundamental frequency]].
  17. List of musical instruments (9508 bytes)
    8: ...lumn of air is made to vibrate inside them. The [[frequency]] of the wave generated is related to the ...
    12: ...string is plucked, strummed, slapped, etc. The [[frequency]] of the wave generated (and therefore the...
    14: ...cal cord]]s into [[oscillation]]. The fundamental frequency is controlled by the tension of the vocal ...
    75: (not necessarily made from brass)
    90: * [[French horn]]
  18. History of California (38344 bytes)
    5: During that time, the area has gone from a [[Spain|Spanish]] outpost of interest primari...
    13: ...S)|Sierra Nevada]] foothills collected [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] trees, ground them, and leached out the...
    25: ====Francisco de Ulloa====
    26: {{main|Francisco de Ulloa}}, also [[Island of California]]
    28: ...ved by the renewal of those stories, Cortés sent Francisco de Ulloa out with three small vessels. He ...
  19. Seismograph (4037 bytes)
    24: ...inged at a vertical edge. The hinge has very low friction. As the ground moves, the weight stays unm...
    34: ... hinges are sheets of brass, held in clamps. The frame is square aluminum tubing. The device senses ...
  20. Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
    2: {{MLB Orioles franchise}}
    5: ...in sports|1893]], as the [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] franchise in the minor Western League. In [[1900 in...
    16: == From the Browns to the Orioles ==
    18: ...ority owner [[Bill Veeck]] to consider moving his franchise. Just before [[World War II]], the Browns ...
    25: ...les, eventually became baseball's most successful franchise - the [[New York Yankees]].

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