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Montreux Convention
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Montreux Convention (20 July 1936) Following Turkish fears that Mussolini was seeking...extend its colonies in Asia Minor, an international conference was held in Montreux. Turkey obtained revision of the Lausanne Treaty , permitting fortification...
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Montreux
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Montreux a resort town in SW Switzerland, at the east end of Lake Geneva, which since the 1960s has hosted annual festivals of both jazz and television; Golden, Silver, and Bronze Roses are awarded to winners at the light entertainment festival.
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Gagnebin, Élie
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...his Carte g é ologique des Pr é alpes entre Montreux et le Mol é son et du Mt.-P è lerin . On...are Carte g é ologique des Pr é alpes entre Montreux et le Mol é son et
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Davis, Miles
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
...saxophonist Kenny Garrett. He made two major appearances before his death. The first was a one-time-only review at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 8, 1991, when he played big-band charts written by his late friend Gil Evans and conducted by Quincy...
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Eschenbach (Ringmann), Christoph
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
...Breslau, 1940). Ger. pianist and conductor. Won Steinway pf. comp. 1952; first prize in first Clara Haskil comp., Montreux, 1965. London début 1966; Salzburg Fest. 1967; Amer. 1969 (Cleveland Orch.). Gave f.p. of Henze's...
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Nazimova, Alla
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Yalta, Russia (now Ukraine), 4 June 1879; became U.S. citizen, 1927. Education: Attended private Catholic school, Montreux, Switzerland; studied music at Philharmonic Music Academy, Yalta; Academy of Acting, Moscow. Family: Married Paul Orleneff...
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Moór, Emanuel
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Moór, Emanuel ( b Kecskemét, Hung., 1863; d Mont Pèlerin, Montreux, 1931). Hung. composer, pianist, and conductor. Toured Europe and USA 1885–7 as pianist and cond. Wrote 4 operas...
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Bache, Walter
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
...His brother Francis Edward ( b Birmingham, 1833; d Birmingham, 1858) was a composer and pianist of exceptional promise. Their sister Constance ( b Birmingham, 1846; d Montreux, 1903) trans. Bülow's letters (1896).
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Gilliam, Terry
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Awards: British Academy of Film and Television Arts Special Award for Graphics, for Monty Python's Flying Circus, 1969; Montreux Festival Silver Award, for Monty Python's Flying Circus, 1971; Best Director and Best Screenplay, Los Angeles Film Critics...
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Gil, Gilberto
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
...sung with Jimmy Cliff, was a number one hit in Brazil, selling a reported 700,000 copies. He followed up a triumph at the Montreux Jazz Festival with Cliff in 1982, and recorded Raca Humana (1984) with Bob Marley's band, the Wailers. In 1985, Gil...
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