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1. String instrument (8163 bytes)
   1: ... used in [[organology]], they are called [[chordophone]]s.
   3: ==Sound production in string instruments==
   4: ...ring bass is often plucked or bowed depending on the genre and piece.]]
   5: ...vibrate. There are three common ways of bringing this about.
   7: ...layed by drawing a [[bow (music)|bow]] across the strings.

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1. Dombra (1417 bytes)
   3: ...banjo]] or a [[lute]], and especially popular in the [[Central Asia]]n nations.
   5: ..., modern dombras are usually produced using nylon strings.
   7: ...y unfretted, while the Kazakh dombra is played with a fret.
   9: ...Soviet Union|Soviet]] nations of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]].
   11: ...Turkmenistan]] has the dutar. [[Tajikistan]] has the dombura.
2. Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
   3: ...ory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963.
   5: ... encouraged her to continue down her "mistaken path".
   7: ...group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyacheslav Artyomov.
   9: ...a homage to [[T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quartets]]...
   11: ...diptych" on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work to date.
3. Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
   1: ...mb|250px|Bessie Smith photographed by Carl Van Vechten]]
   2: ... and a huge influence on the singers who followed her.
   4: ==Biography==
   5: ...e had gained a reputation in the South and along the Eastern Seaboard.
   7: ... [[Joe Smith]], [[Charlie Green]], and [[Fletcher Henderson]].
4. Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
   2: ...s it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.
   4: ...instance, some animals have multi-chambered stomachs.
   7: ...assroomclipart.com/image/category/anatomy-clipart.htm Anatomy Clipart]
   8: ...mclipart.com/image/category/anatomy-illustrations.htm Anatomy Pictures and Illustrations]
   10: == Basic anatomy of the human alimentary canal ==
5. Music (16462 bytes)
   1: ...ultures of the world.[[Image:Music_animation.gif|thumb|200px|Clip Art courtesy of
   2: [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
   5: [[Image:Music instru2.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
   11: *[[String instruments]]
   16: ...included aspects include the spatial location or the movement in space of sounds, gesture, and dance....
6. Clavichord (3295 bytes)
   2: [[Image:Clavichord.jpg|thumb|300px|Clavichord]]
   3: ...t instruments built were up to seven feet long with a six octave range.
   5: ... the force of the tangent against the string, which is known as ''[[bebung]]'', and can be used to gi...
   7: ...fretted'', with a separate pair of strings for each key.
   9: ... fact more accurately written for the pedal clavichord.
7. Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
   1: ...m called music actually consists of is something that is still debated today.
   4: ... to mean any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses.
   6: ... language (but something which may be combined with it in song) is relatively modern.
   8: ...ana]], [[musica instrumentalis]]. Of those, only the last - musica instrumentalis - referred to music...
   10: ...er resulted the romantic idea of a music of the spheres.
8. Science (19868 bytes)
   3: ==What is science?==
   4: There are different theories of what "science" is.
   6: ...dash; they predict empirical results that can be checked and [[Falsifiability|possibly contradicted]]...
   8: ... and the sources of those powers in terms of the thing's structure or internal nature.
   10: ...fication]] is impossible and that scientific hypotheses can only be falsified ([[falsification]]).
9. Bassoon (11661 bytes)
   2: ...s distinctive tone color, wide range, variety of character, and agility.
   4: ==History and development==
   5: <br style="clear:both;">
   6: ...y at the end. However, there were only six finger-holes and two keys.
   8: ...uble reed, the word began to be used to refer to this instrument in particular.
10. Clarinet (18825 bytes)
    2: ...e first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet.
    4: ...he instrument's sound. (See ''Characteristics of the Instrument'')
    6: A person who plays the clarinet is called a [[clarinetist]].
    8: ==Characteristics of the instrument==
    11: ... to be very agile; there are few restrictions to what it is able to play.
11. Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
    1: ...ts technique is similar to its smaller cousin, with a few notable differences:
    3: ...is considerably larger, at 70-75 mm in total length as compared to 53-58 mm for most bassoon reeds.
    4: ...arly at the register change and in the extreme high range.
    5: ...neck. A wider hand position is also required, as the primary finger keys are widely spaced.
    6: ...derably more air volume required in playing, and the instrument does not respond as quickly.
12. Musical instrument (3823 bytes)
    1: ...ression is reserved generally to items that have that specific purpose.
    2: ...mb|right|175px|Picture of a Psaltery provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
    3: The academic study of musical instruments is called ...
    5: ...nstruments are often divided by the way in which they generate sound:
    7: ...of the instrument and method of tone production. The group is typically subdivided into [[Brass instr...
13. Harmonica (21752 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Harmonica-bluejay.jpg|thumb|A harmonica]]
    2: A '''harmonica''' is a [[Free reed instrument|free reed]...
    3: ...a '''mouth organ''', '''french harp''', simply '''harp''', or
    4: "'''Mississippi saxophone'''"), having multiple, variably-tuned [[brass]]
    5: or [[bronze]] [[Reed (music)|reed]]s, each secured at one end over an airway slot of like
14. Pipe organ (24478 bytes)
    1: ...be purely decorative, with the real pipes behind them.]]
    3: ...that makes its [[sound]] by forcing [[air]] through [[wood]] or [[metal]] [[organ pipe|pipes]].
    5: ...al]]s played by the hands plus a [[pedalboard]]. Three, four or five manuals plus pedals is not uncom...
    7: ...d for the performance of [[classical music]]. In the era of [[silent film]]s, large pipe organs were ...
    11: ...he text of the heading in any way, please update the link too.-->
15. Aeolian harp (2264 bytes)
    1: ...e]]s located on the roof of a building or a windy hilltop.
    3: ...) and all be tuned to the same note, or identical strings can be tuned to different notes.
    5: ... one tone is heard and sometimes [[chord (music)|chord]]s.
    7: ...force arising from deflection halts and reverses the motion.
    9: ...n happen in other media; in the anchor line of a ship in a river, for example.
16. Ukulele (6345 bytes)
    1: ...l used in Great Britain. The [[Hawaiian language|Hawai'ian]] spelling ''''ukulele''' is also sometim...
    3: ...raj㯠are the source of the re-entrant tuning of the modern ukulele.
    5: ...coast of North Africa. Flora Fox, a great grandaughter of Manuel Nunes (mentioned below)
    7: ...l Nunes, was Bill Tapia's neighbor. He sold Bill his first instrument for 75[[cent|?]] in [[1915]]. ...
    9: ...ated in the 1920s), and [[baritone]] (created in the 1940s).
17. Banjo (6143 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Banjo.png|thumb|right|100px|Banjo]]
    2: ...[Image:BanjTony.JPG|right|200px|Musician playing the banjo]]
    4: ...a Senegambian term for the bamboo stick used for the instrument's neck.
    6: ...st strumming or arpeggiated right hand, although there are many different playing styles.
    8: ...gh a tube in the neck where it exits near the fifth [[fret]].
18. Appalachian dulcimer (3259 bytes)
    1: ...hianDulcimerLibraryOfCongress.jpg|thumb|An appalachian dulcimer]]
    3: ...t across from each other to perform duets, hence the name.
    5: ... strings with one hand, while fretting with the other. In practice, a wide variety of playing styles ...
    7: ...lay the dulcimer. The Appalachian dulcimer is both easy to learn to play and
    8: ...iding scope for a wide range of professionals and hobbyists.
19. Balalaika (5108 bytes)
    1: ...characteristic [[triangle|triangular]] body and 3 strings (or sometimes 6, in pairs).
    3: ==Structure and technique==
    5: The modern balalaika is found in six sizes:
    14: ...lower [[string]]s being [[tune]]d to the same pitch).
    16: ...string]]s on the lower pegs and a wire string on the top peg.
20. Berimbau (11944 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Berimbau.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Three Berimbaus]]
    2: ...owell]], with lyrics by [[Vinicius de Moraes]]. The instrument is also a part of [[Candombl靝-de-ca...
    8: [[Image:Hn_caxixi_baqueta_vadero.jpg|thumb|right|A caxixi, baqueta, and dobr㯝]
    9: ...erga by a loop of tough string, typically a hard shoe lace, acts as a resonator.
    10: ...for (pretended) authenticity, and use clear varnish and discrete decoration.

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