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music
music Sound arranged for instruments or voices, for many purposes, exhibiting a great variety of forms and styles. It can be split into categories, including
rock,
jazz,
blues,
folk music,
soul music,
rap,
house music, and
country and western. Within classical music, there are distinct historical periods –
medieval music (1100–1400),
Renaissance music (1400–1600),
Baroque (1600–1750),
Classical music (1750–
c.1800) and Romantic (
c.1800–1900) (see
Romanticism). In the 20th century, various techniques developed, notably
serial music,
twelve-tone music and
impressionism. Composers also experimented with
electronic music.
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Musical's `return' may be nothing of note Lots of films had music, but still nothing like the extravaganzas of yore
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/5/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...the Woody Allen musical with actors...These new musicals coming out now...a joke about musicals rather than a real movie musical." So what constitutes...choreographers to create musicals for the screen...Balkanization" of musical tastes. "Thirty...
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 "Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)")
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The Musical of Musicals, the Musical! Rising actress Rebekah Jacobs says she's most at home on the stage.(ETC.)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 5/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...kind of job," she said of working on "The Musical of Musicals, the Musical!" - a show that is officially making its New...particularly enjoys working on new material, and "The Musical of Musicals, the Musical!" is a fresh face on the theater...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Musical `Monty Python' in previews.(Arts-Events)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/13/2005; 700+ words
; ...shows listed. "ALL SHOOK UP." A new musical, set in 1950s Tennessee, loosely based...includes puppets - in this very funny, adult musical comedy that has transferred from off...Winner of the 2004 Tony Award for best musical. Golden. Telecharge. "BILLY CRYSTAL...
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Musical Prodigies: Perilous Journeys, Remarkable Lives
Magazine article from: The American Music Teacher; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Musical Prodigies: Perilous Journeys, Remarkable...the fascination behind what we call "the musical prodigy." You spy an adolescent Glenn...How can we explain the extraordinary musical capabilities of these children? What were...
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Artful musical
Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 11/24/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...approached to make a Chinese musical, Chan initially had...Although I enjoy musicals, I am not fanatic about...that Perhaps Love is a musical has is own drawing power...in to choreograph the musical scenes. "Most of the...and I felt Bollywood musicals have the spontaneity...
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MUSICAL `DRACULA' NOW IN PREVIEWS.(ARTS-EVENTS)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...in this very funny, adult musical comedy that has transferred...the 2004 Tony Award for best musical. Golden. Telecharge...celebrates India's Bollywood musicals. Broadway. Telecharge...Tony Kushner-Jeanine Tesori musical, set in 1963 Louisiana, about...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Musicals hitting right note to raise the spirits.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 6/24/2002; 700+ words
; ...grannies. "The musical in its base form...that doesn't mean musicals don't need to...The most popular musicals of our time, the...longest running musical in West End and...has always loved musicals but been frightened...something in the musical genre but Hollywood...
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 "Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)")
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'Musical' hits all its parody notes: Plenty of redundancy to the comedy as well as the title of spoof.
Newspaper article from: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH); 5/30/2007; 700+ words
; ...Clawson May 30--To get an idea of what The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is like, think of the popular musical parody...the familiar in this Midwest premiere. The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) opened off-Broadway in 2004...
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Musical toys play sweet melody. (toy category is one of the industry's top sellers)
Magazine article from: Playthings; 7/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...People expect to find musical toys in a specialty toy store." But musicals also do well year...company had some musical items in its presentation...whole section to musicals, ranging from infant...year-olds. "Musical toys are a big boost...
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The `Musical of Musicals' sends up Broadway faves.(ENTERTAINMENT)(Theater review)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 5/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...Kolas COLUMN: THEATER REVIEW WORCESTER - "The Musical of Musicals the Musical" is to the conventional musical paradigm what...evil landlord" as a repeating premise, "The Musical of Musicals the Musical" spoofs five venerated musical...
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Musical Comedy
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
...strength of the English musical comedy. Viennese musicals, however, reigned...Broadway's leading musical comedy stars. A comparative dearth of musicals during the early 1920s...during which the American musical achieved a lasting supremacy...
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musicals
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
musicals earlier known as musical comedy, plays that...be termed simply musicals. In the late 1960s the "rock musical" came into prominence...The popularity of musicals has created a new...music tent." The musical film has enjoyed...
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Theater: Musicals Take Center Stage
Book article from: American Decades
THEATER: MUSICALS TAKE CENTER STAGE A...recognized as the American musical was beginning to take...title song of his 1909 musical) — and why...seven plays; two new musicals, The Little Millionaire...revival of his 1906 musical Forty-Five Minutes...
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SIC 3931 Musical Instruments
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
SIC 3931 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing musical instruments and parts and accessories for musical instruments. The primary products in this category are...
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Musical Performance and Audiences
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...xA0; MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND AUDIENCES. Musical performance is an organized presentation of musical sounds (and, arguably, controlled silences), usually for the entertainment...
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