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- Cornett (5160 bytes)
6: ...and, playing the upper holes, and her right hand, playing the lower holes, can more comfortably reach ...
8: ...] system of [[musical instrument classification]] places it alongside instruments such as the [[trumpe...
10: ...o make a compromise--often with the need to go on playing modern brass instruments--may use a much lar...
14: ...e with Gabrieli and was acquainted with Bassano's playing.
16: ... to the bass cornett). Other versions include the mute cornett, which is a straight narrow-bore instrume... - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
2: ...least 1750, although this usage is uncommon among players of the instrument.
4: ...ed ''Horn'' ([[German language|Gr.]]), ''corno'' (plural ''corni'') ([[Italian language|It.]]), ''cor'...
6: ... its characteristic "mellow" tone. The typical [[playing range]] of a French horn goes from the writt...
12: ...cross his arm so that only one hand was needed to play and the other could be free to guide his steed....
14: ...nstrument. The [[Mozart Horn Concerti]], for example, were written for this type of horn, called the ... - Trombone (15819 bytes)
4: ...pet]], and higher than the [[tuba]]. A person who plays the trombone is called a [[trombonist]].
9: ...d back bow. Tuning adjustment is most often accomplished with a tuning slide that is a short slide be...
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... - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
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16: ...ffe is related to [[deer]] and [[cattle]], but is placed in a separate family, the [[Giraffidae]], con...
36: ...he brain against gravity. In the upper neck, a complex pressure-regulation system called the [[rete mi...
40: ...giraffe browses on the twigs of trees, preferring plants of the [[Mimosa]] genus; but it appears that ... - Pirate (23151 bytes)
2: A '''pirate''' is one who [[Robbery|robs]] or plunders at sea without a commission from a recognis...
8: ...eir governor. Buccaneers were also occasionally employed as privateers.
10: ...were known as '''kapers''' or '''vrijbuiters''' ("plunderers"), the latter combining the words ''vrij'...
12: ...f Malacca]]. Originally a culture of seafaring people, their name became synonymous with piracy in the...
40: ...l freedom of the high seas, and violate the principle ''extra territorium jus dicenti impune non paret... - French language (40201 bytes)
19: ...in the world, being spoken by about 77 million people (called [[Francophones]]) as a [[mother tongue]]...
25: ...bited largely by a [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] people that the Romans referred to as [[Gaul|Gauls]], a...
27: ...in Latin were imported into Latin — for example, clothing items such as ''les braies''. Latin q...
46: ...enturies, [[Celtic languages|Celtic]]-speaking peoples from southwestern Britain ([[Wales]], [[Cornwal...
54: The [[Arab]] peoples also supplied many words to French around this time period, ... - Guitar (36953 bytes)
4: ...layed with the [[fingerpicking|fingers]], or a [[plectrum]] ([[guitar pick]]). The sound is produced ...
8: ...lectric guitar|electric]] (i.e. with electrical amplification) or both.
15: [[image:Elam-tar.jpg|thumb|left|Figurines playing the ancestor of the Guitar. Excavated in Sus...
16: ...a carvings and statues recovered from the Iranian Plateau. The name, guitar, is a combination of two w...
20: ... throughout the World. The guitar is a minute example of how Persian culture influenced the world. - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...ni evolved from [[military]] drums to become a staple of the [[Classical music|classical]] [[orchestra...
5: ...ich the Italian word descends. A [[musician]] who plays the timpani is known as a '''''timpanist'''''....
18: ...mber of tuning [[screw]]s called ''tension rods'' placed regularly along the circumference. The head's...
20: ...tributes to the tone quality of the drum. For example, [[Hemisphere|hemispheric]] bowls produce bright...
22: ...et]] ''La cré¡´ion du monde'', the timpanist must play the F sharp at the bottom of the treble clef! - Animal M (850 bytes)
45: *[[Mute Swans]] - Giraffes (7566 bytes)
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16: ...ffe is related to [[deer]] and [[cattle]], but is placed in a separate family, the [[Giraffidae]], con...
36: ...he brain against gravity. In the upper neck, a complex pressure-regulation system called the [[rete mi...
40: ...giraffe browses on the twigs of trees, preferring plants of the [[Mimosa]] genus; but it appears that ... - Storks (8536 bytes)
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18: ...[[fish]] slime. Storks lack a [[pharynx]] and are mute; bill-clattering is an important mode of stork co...
80: ... a difficult subject to approach, especially in reply to a child's query of "Where did I come from?"; ... - Trumpeter Swans (3342 bytes)
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15: ...]. It is rivaled in size only by the introduced [[Mute Swan]], which is native to Eurasia. The Trumpeter...
17: These birds have white plumage with a long neck, a short black bill which e...
19: ...eaver|beaver]] or [[muskrat]] lodge or a floating platform. The same location may be used for several ...
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