BURKE, Yvonne Brathwaite, a Representative from California; born Perle Yvonne Watson in Los Angeles, Calif., October 5, 1932; attended the public schools in Los Angeles; B.A., University of…
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(Encyclopedia) choralechoralekōrălˈ, –rälˈ [key], any of the traditional hymns of the German Protestant Church. The form was developed after the Reformation to replace the plainsong of the earlier…
(Encyclopedia) Mitropoulos, DimitriMitropoulos, Dimitridēmēˈtrē mētrôˈp&oomacr;lôs [key], 1896–1960, Greek-American conductor. A piano pupil of Busoni, in 1930 he substituted for an indisposed…
(Encyclopedia) toccatatoccatatəkäˈtə, tō– [key] [Ital.,=touched], type of musical composition. Early examples were written for various instruments, but the best-known form of toccata originated about…
(Encyclopedia) Shirley-Quirk, John Stanton, 1931–2014, British bass-baritone. He began his career as a chemistry teacher, turning permanently to music in 1961. Acclaimed for his fine tone, diction,…
(Encyclopedia) suitesuiteswēt [key], in music, instrumental form derived from dance and consisting of a series of movements usually in the same key but contrasting in rhythm and mood. The principle…
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next by Beth Rowen Fantasia (1940) Still considered a technical masterpiece a half century after its premiere, Fantasia…
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