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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
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1996
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banjo. Instr. of the same general type as the
guitar, but the resonating body is of parchment strained over a metal hoop and it has an open back. There are from 4 to 9 str. (usually 5 or 6), passing over a low bridge and ‘stopped’ against a fingerboard, which is often without
frets; one is a
melody string (thumb string, or
chanterelle), the others providing a simple chordal acc. Some examples have gut str. (played with the finger-tips) and others wire str. (played with a plectrum). Used by Gershwin in
Porgy and Bess and by Delius in
Koanga. The origin of this instr. is supposed to be Africa, and it was in use among the slaves of S. USA; then, in the 19th cent., it became the accepted instr. of ‘Negro
Minstrels’ and in the 20th found a place in jazz bands. These last sometimes used a
Tenor Banjo, with a different scheme of tuning (resembling that of the vn. family). The
Zither Banjo is of small size and has wire str.
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Banjos in Boston; Exhibit reveals instrument's surprising Hub popularity in the late 19th century.(Scene)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 5/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...once a boomtown for banjos. A century ago, banjo players were hugely...clubs. There were banjo orchestras with everything from piccolo banjos to bass banjos...Boston buzzing with banjo activity. Fairbanks was making banjos on Beach Street...
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Banjo.com and the Atlanta Braves to Host Earl Scruggs at Guinness World Record-Setting Event.
PR Newswire; 8/22/2006; 687 words
; ...ability to strum or pick the song proficiently. About Banjo.com Banjo.com is a banjo and bluegrass instrument retailer, located in Marietta, Georgia. More than 100 different banjos are on display in their showroom, plus a wide selection...
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Banjo bashin'.
Newspaper article from: Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas); 4/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...You'd never know he's a banjo player. Posch, who lives near...banjodog.com. He notes that the banjo is the only instrument in a...it's more difficult to tune banjos than other instruments, and...he sometimes tires of hearing banjo jokes, which he says often...
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Banjo pickers pluck at strings of history; Early instrument was electric guitar of its day.(WASHINGTON WEEKEND)(COVER STORY)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 10/18/2007; 700+ words
; ...large part to the efforts of Mr. Wunderlich and others like him who meet regularly to discuss banjo history, banjo makers and banjo music. Banjos in conference The sense of revival is such that just last month at the Pry House Field Medical...
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DUELING BANJOS IF YOU CARRY A TORCH FOR TWANG, DON'T MISS 'NEW YORK BANJO'.(PREVIEW)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/10/2002; 700+ words
; ...when 10 of the finest banjo players in the country...only celebration of banjos, banjos and more banjos...Keith and Pete ``Dr. Banjo'' Wernick, Eric Weissberg...the classic ``Dueling Banjos'' for the 1972 film...whole new generation of banjo players), Mac Benford...
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Banjo on his knee: Breland Green's love of music led him to an unlikely career as an expert craftsman of stringed instruments.(CULTURE CENTER)
Magazine article from: Mississippi Magazine; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Jed Clampett." The banjo gained even more popularity...Deliverance." "'Dueling Banjos' had just come out, and everybody wanted [a banjo]," Green says. Orders...musical abilities on the banjo to a visitor, Green...renditions of "Dueling Banjos" and "The Ballad of...
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'Banjo' refrain a joyless pick; Preachy texts detract from works.(ARTS & CULTURE)(ART)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 12/24/2005; 700+ words
; ...furniture and a few old banjos. "Picturing the Banjo," organized by Penn...known painting of the banjo is "The Old Plantation...early 1800s, homemade banjos had morphed into the...invention and skill of these banjo-playing pioneers...
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Deering Banjos celebrates 30 years of American craftsmanship.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 7/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...and Goodtime banjos that are popular...there is a Deering banjo to meet all musical...30th Anniversary banjo has the new Kruger...s new Tenbrooks banjos. Standard features...Hartford Deering banjos. John McEuen is a Goodtime banjo enthusiast. Rocker...
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Profile: Deering Banjo Company has become the largest banjo maker in America
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 3/20/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...the Cadillac of banjo makers. It's...Diego company makes banjos priced more than...Diego turns out 26 banjos. (Soundbite of banjo assembly noises...terrible. HORSLEY: Banjo makers are always...along with "Dueling Banjos" to deliver more...
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Banjo's new first string Alison Brown breaks the instrument's stereotypes
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/24/1998; ; 700+ words
; Whatever your stereotype of a banjo player might be, Alison Brown will dash...as one of the country's most inventive banjo players. She has toured with Alison Krauss...Music Association. Perhaps you think of banjo pluckers as stuck-in-the-mud folk...
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banjo
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
banjo. Instr. of the same general type as the...bands. These last sometimes used a Tenor Banjo , with a different scheme of tuning (resembling that of the vn. family). The Zither Banjo is of small size and has wire str.
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banjo catfish
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
banjo catfish See ASPREDINIDAE .
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Fleck, Bela
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...had his first brush with the banjo. Like many Americans, he initially...and I had no idea it was the banjo,” he said...with its “Duelling Banjos” bluegrass theme. “The sound of the banjo just killed me,”...
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Scruggs, Earl
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Earl Scruggs Banjo player, songwriter For the Record...associated with bluegrass music—a banjo picked at furious pace with three fingers...direction it has followed to this day. His banjo virtuosity was an amazing novelty in 1945...
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Fleck, Béla
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...had his first brush with the banjo. Like many Americans, he initially...and I had no idea it was the banjo," he said. "It was Earl...Deliverance, with its "Duelling Banjos" bluegrass theme. "The sound of the banjo just killed me," he remembered...
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