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ELLEN HARGIS PAUL O'DETTE, CHITARRONE; ANDREW LAWRENCE-KING, HARP; HILLE PERL, LIRONE IL ZAZZERINO: MUSIC OF JACOPO PERI HARMONIA MUNDI USA
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Ellen Hargis has been a particularly popular guest artist on
recordings by string ensemble, The King's Noyse; now the Boston-
based soprano has made her first solo album, vocal music by Jacopo
Peri, tenor, keyboard player, and composer of the earliest surviving
opera, "Euridice." "Il Zazzerino" was Peri's nickname and referred to
his long, red-blond hair - a rock star born 400 years before the
invention of rock music. The pieces on the disc alternate between
dramatic declamations of a kind that prefigure the situations and
strategies of the baroque cantata and lively dance tunes in a more ...
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Norns, bug-eyed creatures of Internet, finally make way to U.S.
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ...smartest, fastest, biggest, healthiest Norns. The long wait is over. "Creatures...to adulthood and then dies. You breed Norns by bringing together mates of the opposite...from each parent and random mutations. Norns possess a neural network (a "brain...
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Krakens and golems and norns, oh my! The master's magical bestiary is back in a handsome new volume.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; THE BOOK OF IMAGINARY BEINGS By Jorge Luis Borges with Margarita Guerrero Translated from the Spanish by Andrew Hurley Illustrated by Peter Sis Viking. 236 pp. $25.95 Just their names sound magical -- lamia, basilisk, hippogriff, phoenix, manticore, golem, unicorn, kraken, siren, mandrake, sphinx.
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Creatures 2 Hits Stores Worldwide; Sequel to Popular Virtual Life Sim Cements New Category of Entertainment Software.
Business Wire
; ...most realistic virtual pets in the world. Norns(TM) still learn, talk and reproduce...seasonal weather patterns that affect the Norns' health and behavior. New toys and objects...that activates five new features as the Norns pick up a variety of items. These features...
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Creatures Sells 100,000 Copies in Less Than 100 Days, Virtual Life Sim from Mindscape Continues to Fly off the Shelves.
Business Wire
; ...computers) introduces an entire world of Norns(TM) with lives and personalities of their own. Norns hatch from eggs, live and breed inside the...both sexes are absolutely enamored of their Norns," said Mindscape CEO John Moore. "They...
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World's First Commercial Artificial Life Product Hatches on Home Computers; Mindscape to Publish 'Creatures' in North America
PR Newswire
; ...lets users create and breed artificial life forms called Norns. Creatures is already a best seller in Europe and Australia...000 users are now breeding and caring for their own Norns. Norns may look like animated bundles of fluff with big eyes...
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Simulation: Creatures Village.(Game Room)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Macworld
; ...players take care of virtual pets called Norns. These weird, big-eyed creatures hatch...use an item called a Stickle (to tickle Norns--something they like) or a jet sprayer of water (to punish Norns for doing bad things). By successfully...
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I bred a monster on my computer
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...of the furry little creatures called Norns which the game features. At least he got as far as a name. The first two Norns I hatched from eggs starved to death...owner's job is to hatch eggs and raise Norns, teaching them to eat, speak, breed...
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YOU CAN WIN A COMPUTER WORTH pounds 1,200.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England)
; ...raise and teach cute computer pets called Norns. The original version got millions hooked...life software ever - which means the Norns are more intelligent and their planet...game, you have six eggs which hatch into Norns. You are responsible for teaching them...
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ADVICE ETC.;ROMING THE GALAXY.(Metropolitan Times)(Advice Etc.)(Roming The Galaxy)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times
; ...release that introduced the cyberworld of Norns - fuzzy little characters that hatch from...with the species to thrive and evolve. Norns are advanced artificial organisms that...trillions of possible genetic combinations. Norns can be smart and learn to think, developing...
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Mindscape's Creatures brings artificial life to your desktop. (Software Review)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
Magazine article from: Computer Shopper
; ...planet with intelligent life-forms called Norns. Creatures lets you hatch, educate...inquisitively around the screen. Because newborn Norns instinctively follow the motion of your...no," "give," and "take." But Norns are much more than simple collections of...
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