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- Pan pipes (2209 bytes)
2: ...rho;ιγξ) has long been popular as a folk instrument, and is considered the ancestor of bot...
4: ...emporary makers of panpipes will use a wax - commonly [[beeswax]] - to tune their new instruments. - Recorder (12954 bytes)
1: ...nctioning of the ancestors of the recorder, early folk [[whistle]]s.
3: ...rto]] in G major (though [[Thurston Dart]] mistakenly suggested that it was intended for [[Tin whistle...
11: ...the base note. This note is either absent or can only be played by covering the end of the instrument,... - Musical instrument (3823 bytes)
26: *[[Folk instrument]] - a description and a list - Musician (3042 bytes)
8: ...the [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]ist", "the [[folk music]]ian", "the [[DJ]]", "the [[sarangi]] playe...
12: ... [[Musical keyboard|keyboard]], nor are they the only creatures which respond to (or produce) [[rhythm... - Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
1: ...i]], showing its ''utaguchi'' (blowing edge) and inlay ]]
18: ... Zen music, ensemble music with koto and samisen, folk music, jazz, modern music.
30: ...as officially forbidden for a few years. Non-Fuke folk traditions did not suffer greatly from this, sinc...
32: ...d permit the playing of shakuhachi again, it was only as an accompanying instrument to the [[koto]], [...
48: ...azz]] and rock music, especially after being commonly shipped as a "preset" instrument on various synt... - Brass instrument (5234 bytes)
41: ...tural''' brass instruments, where the player can only play notes in the instrument's [[harmonic series...
57: ... have rotary valves in addition to the slide. The folk instrument the [[Bazooka_(instrument)|bazooka]] i... - Bazooka (instrument) (859 bytes)
1: The '''bazooka''' is a folk musical instrument, a primitive version of a [[tr... - Accordion (10069 bytes)
13: *Reeds sound only if air flows in one direction
27: ... It had free reeds, but no keyboard, and sounded only in one direction.
28: ...cale (music)|scale]], and consequently played in only one key [and its related keys]. Similar accordio...
54: ...hird to eighth column in the picture above), and only has Fundamental Bass and major chords
63: ...ts can play intervals of up to two octaves using only one hand, this is especially important for piece... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
9: Unlike most free-reed instruments (such as [[organ (m...
19: The harmonica is commonly used in [[blues]] and [[folk music]], but
37: Because they are only designed to be played in a single key at a time,
49: ...re are 3 octaves between 1 and 10 blow, there is only one full major scale available on the harmonica,...
165: The bass harmonica has only blow notes. - Appalachian dulcimer (3259 bytes)
14: ...lcimer enthusiasts run the gamut from traditional folk music through experimental forms, although tradit... - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
32: ... use today. He arranged many traditional Russian folk songs and melodies for the orchestra and also com...
45: ...professional orchestra was the vibrant [[folklore|folk]] tradition from whence the balalaika stemmed. Ho... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
3: ... civilization|Hellenistic]] world — second only to [[Rome]] in size and wealth throughout much o...
23: ...e silt thrown out by Nile mouths. An Egyptian townlet, Rhacotis, already stood on the shore and was a...
27: ...age]]; and for some centuries more it was second only to [[Rome]]. Nominally a free Greek city, Alexa...
29: It was not only a center of [[Hellenism]], but was also the grea...
44: ...s, the Soma and Museum, fallen to ruin. On the mainland, life seems to have centred in the vicinity of... - Africa (35389 bytes)
26: ...e is shown by the fact that Europe, which covers only [[1 E12 m2|9,700,000 km<sup>2</sup>]] (3,760,000...
41: ... many [[colony|colonial]] nation states, leaving only two independent nations ([[Liberia]] and [[Ethio...
51: ...themselves crossing "borders" that often existed only on European maps.
65: ...rmed force|military]] was perceived as being the only group that could effectively maintain order and ...
121: ... 30 million people. Nilo-Saharan languages are mainly spoken in [[Chad]], [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[U... - Andorra (11532 bytes)
59: ...isolated, it is currently a prosperous country mainly because of [[tourism]] and its status as a [[tax...
113: ...p]] raising. [[Manufacturing]] output consists mainly of cigarettes, cigars, and furniture.
115: ...een replaced by a single currency, the [[euro]]. Unlike other small European states that use the euro,...
120: ...rans constitute a minority in their own country; only 33% of inhabitants hold Andorran nationality. Th...
122: ...se]] and [[French language|French]] are also commonly spoken. The predominant religion is [[Roman Cath... - Greece (54754 bytes)
23: ...Minister]]''' || [[Costas Caramanlis|Ks Karamanl�]
50: ...e east. The [[Aegean Sea]] lies to the east of mainland Greece while the [[Ionian Sea]] lies to the we...
57:
59: ...]] {{lang|he|יוון}} ({{lang|he|Yavan}}). In only a few languages is the "Hellas" root the basis o...
87: ...were completing the main conquest of the Greek Mainland, two Greek migrations occurred. The first migr... - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
92: ...ed: [[Image:Slovak_folk_costumes.JPG|frame|Slovak folk costumes and music]] -->
103: ...e_Castle.JPG|250px|thumb|[[Bojnice]] Castle, the only one of its design in Eastern Europe]] - Guyana (12153 bytes)
105: ...f the [[Atlantic Ocean]], a white sand belt more inland containing [[rainforest]]s and most of Guyana'...
126: ... is included and accepted as a Caribbean Nation. Only its geographical location separates it from the ...
132: *[[Folk Festival]] - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
132: ...although (because of the [[Pressler amendment]]) only a few were eventually supplied. However, China c...
138: ...r Soviet allies, [[Libya]] and [[Syria]] are the only two middle eastern countries with whom Pakistan ...
140: ...te a [[renaissance]] and [[Age of Enlightenment|enlightenment]] in the Islamic world. Besides the OIC...
142: ...ar states|declared nuclear power]] – the only Islamic nation to have that status – als...
165: ...he structure of the economy, and agriculture now only accounts for roughly one-fifth of the GDP. There... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
158: ...niformly low 10%, with capital equipment charged only 5%. Bolivia's trade deficit was $460 million in ...
178: ...stizo Baroque". The colonial period produced not only the paintings of P鲥z de Holgu� Flores, Bitti...
180: ...annual [[carnival]] of Oruro are one of the great folkloric events of South America, as is the lesser kn... - Honey (11666 bytes)
41: ...ser extent, [[red beech]]. In the early morning sunlight, the droplets of nectar glisten like the morn...
52: Honey is used in traditional folk medicine and is an excellent natural preservative...
71: ...enting nor turning rancid. <!--Not unsurprising, only fats go rancid-->
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