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prelude prelude
prelude , musical composition of no universal style, usually for the keyboard. It was originally used to precede a ceremony and later a second, often larger piece. Early preludes represent the first example of idiomatic keyboard music. During the baroque period the prelude formed the first movement... Read more
Claude Achille Debussy Claude Achille Debussy
Claude Achille Debussy , 1862-1918, French composer, exponent of musical impressionism . He studied for 11 years at the Paris Conservatory, receiving its Grand Prix de Rome in 1884 for his cantata L'Enfant Prodigue. After traveling in Europe and Russia, Debussy settled down in Paris in 1887 and... Read more
symphonic poem symphonic poem
symphonic poem type of orchestral composition created by Liszt, also called tone poem. Discarding classical principles of form, it begins with a poetic or other literary inspiration. Although it is usually considered program music , no literal following of a program was intended by Liszt. His ... Read more
Jorge Manrique Jorge Manrique
Jorge Manrique The Spanish poet and soldier Jorge Manrique (c. 1440-1478) wrote the Coplas, one of the great elegies of all times, and was the poetic voice of his generation. Jorge Manrique was probably born in the family fief of Paredes de Nava (Palencia). He belonged to the powerful and... Read more
Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs
Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs (1837-1895) was Colombia's greatest 19th-century novelist. He also was politically active and one of Colombia's first cultural anthropologists. Jorge Isaacs was born, probably in the city of Cali, on April 1, 1837, the son of a converted English Jew, George Henry... Read more
baroque (music) baroque (music)
baroque in music, a style that prevailed from the last decades of the 16th cent. to the first decades of the 18th cent. Its beginnings were in the late 16th-century revolt against polyphony that gave rise to the accompanied recitative and to opera . With opera and recitative came the figured... Read more
Jorge Alessandri Rodriguez Jorge Alessandri Rodriguez
Jorge Alessandri Rodriguez Jorge Alessandri Rodriguez (1896-1986/1987) was a president of Chile who attempted to restore national prosperity while dealing with problems of reconstruction following the catastrophic earthquake of 1960. Jorge Alessandri, son of the Chilean president Arturo... Read more
Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye , town (1990 pop. 41,710), Yvelines dept., N central France, on the Seine River, a residential suburb W of Paris. It is the last station on the express subway system from Paris. The town, a resort, is known primarily for its 16th-century Renaissance château, built by... Read more
Jorge Ubico Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico , 1878-1946, president of Guatemala (1931-44). An army general, Ubico as president established financial stability and political order. He built an extensive network of roads and modernized local administrations to include increased health and school facilities. His methods, however,... Read more
Lisbon Lisbon
Lisbon , Port. Lisboa, ancient Olisipo, city (1991 pop. 677,790), W Portugal, capital of Portugal and of Lisboa dist., on the Tagus River where it broadens to enter the Atlantic Ocean. Lisbon is Portugal's largest city and its cultural, administrative, commercial, and industrial hub. It has one... Read more

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