vocalise
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vocalise. A wordless vocal exercise or concert piece sung to one or more vowels. One of first concert pieces was Ravel's
Vocalise en forme d'habanera. There are also
Vocalise, for v. and pf. by Rachmaninov, Op.34, No.14, comp. 1912, rev. 1915, and
3 Vocalises for sop. and cl. by Vaughan Williams (1958).
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Louis XVIII's cult[ural] politics, 1815-1820 *.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Aurora, The Journal of the History of Art; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...difficult ideological terrain than Louis XVIII's direct initiatives in shaping the terrain itself. Louis XVIII was much more shrewd in his political...successor, Charles X. Whereas Louis XVIII used the Catholic Church to achieve...
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Comfort with a royal touch ; (1) The one-time home of King Louis XVIII is a welcoming country retreat, with its palatial decor and first-class service(2) HOTEL REVIEW HARTWELL HOUSE, AYLESBURY
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 11/28/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...the house, an imposing property with sandy-coloured Georgian and Jacobean facades and an important history (King Louis XVIII lived here in exile), lends itself perfectly to the Christmas spirit. Even the most scrooge-like cannot fail to...
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HOTELOF THE WEEK Slap bang in the middle of London's commuter belt is a country pile fit for a king. Literally. For Hartwell House in Buckinghamshire was once home to an exiled Louis XVIII...
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 7/16/2006; ; 700+ words
; Louis XVIII slept here - what more do you need to know? After all, there can be few better recommendations than a royal seal of approval...
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I Volpini, una famiglia di scultori tra Lombardia e Baviera (secoli XVII-XVIII).(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...famiglia di scultori tra Lombardia e Baviera (secoli XVII-XVIII). Annali dell'Istituto storico italo-germanico in Trento...of Spanish Succession (1701-14). Maximilian sided with Louis XIV against the empire, hoping to retain Netherlandish rule...
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Birth of Louis XVI of France: August 23rd, 1754.(Months Past)(Biography)
Magazine article from: History Today; 8/1/2004; ; 700+ words
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Louis XVI's daughter and the Revolution that shaped her.(BOOKS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/30/2008; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 1/1/2000; 700+ words
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La Semaine sainte: la chevauchee du peintre.(holy week in the works of Louis Aragon)(text in French)(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: The Romanic Review; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/2/2009; ; 700+ words
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Editor for Justice: The Life of Louis I. Jaffe
Magazine article from: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
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Louis XVIII
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Louis XVIII Louis XVIII (1755-1824), the restored Bourbon king of France, reigned from 1814 to 1824. By taste and education he was a child of the Enlightenment: skeptical, secular, witty, and steeped in Voltaire. Historians still disagree...
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Louis Philippe
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...he remained apart from the é migr é s while he and his cousin Louis XVIII became reconciled. When Louis Philippe returned to France in 1814, Louis XVIII elevated him to the peerage, appointed him colonel general of Hussars, and...
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Louis XVII
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...him with the royal family in the Temple. After the execution (1793) of Louis XVI, the comte de Provence (later King Louis XVIII) proclaimed the dauphin king as Louis XVII, but he remained in prison until his death. Cruel treatment by his...
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Louis Alexandre Berthier
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...his younger brothers, Charles-Louis, are credited with providing the...he was able to help two aunts of Louis XVI to flee the French Revolution...monarchy, submitting to the cause of Louis XVIII. He was named a peer of France...
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Louis Mathieu Molé, Comte
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Louis Mathieu Molé, Comte , 1781-1855, French politician. He...by Emperor Napoleon I and later served in several cabinets under King Louis XVIII. King Louis Philippe appointed him foreign minister (1830) and premier (1836...
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