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horn
horn in zoology, one of a pair of structures projecting from the head of a hoofed animal, used chiefly as a weapon. In cattle, sheep, Old World antelopes, and related animals the horns are permanent and unbranched and are usually present in both sexes. They are composed of a sheath of keratin&mdash... Read more
cornucopia
cornucopia , in Greek mythology, magnificent horn that filled itself with whatever meat or drink its owner requested. Some legends designate it as a horn of the river god Achelous, others as a horn of the goat Amalthaea. It is often represented as filled with fruits and flowers and has become the sy... Read more
French horn
French horn brass wind musical instrument. Fundamentally a metal tube of narrow conical bore, it is curved into circles because of its great length. The horn ends in a wide flare. It is a development (c.1650) of the small hunting horn. Although sometimes used in a more grandiose manner, it is still... Read more
alphorn
alphorn or alpenhorn [Ger.,=Alps horn], wooden horn from 3 ft to 12 ft (91 cm-3.7 m) long, sometimes curved slightly, with conical bore and a cup-shaped mouthpiece. It produces only the natural harmonics of the tube, slightly modified, however, by the material of the horn and its somewhat irreg... Read more
Cape Horn
Cape Horn headland, 1,391 ft (424 m) high, S Chile, southernmost point of South America, in the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego. It was discovered and first rounded by Willem Schouten, the Dutch navigator, on Jan. 29, 1616, and named for Hoorn in the Netherlands. Lashing storms and strong currents ... Read more
Richard Henry Horne
Richard Henry Horne or Richard Hengist Horne, 1802-84, English author. His chief work was the allegorical poem Orion (1843). A New Spirit of the Age (1844), written with Elizabeth Barrett (later Elizabeth Barrett Browning) and others, contains social and literary studies. His correspondence... Read more
King Horn
King Horn probably the earliest English-language romance, written c.1250 and containing about 1,500 lines. It is by an anonymous author and is based on an earlier work in French. Emphasizing action and adventure, the poem relates the story of a heroic Scottish prince's successful fight to regain hi... Read more
English horn
English horn musical instrument, the alto of the oboe family, pitched a fifth lower than the oboe and treated as a transposing instrument . It has a pear-shaped bell, giving it a soft, melancholy tone. The first important parts for it were written by Rossini in William Tell (1829) and by Meyer... Read more
Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne 1934-, American mezzo-soprano, b. Bradford, Pa. She established herself with her characterization of Marie in Alban Berg's Wozzeck at the San Francisco Opera in 1960. In 1970 she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera singing Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma. Horne is noted for the p... Read more
Dennis Brain
Dennis Brain 1921-57, British horn player. Brain studied with his father, Aubrey, at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He played principal horn with first the Royal Philharmonic and then the Philharmonia orchestras. He was killed in an automobile accident. Brain's extraordinary artistry has bee... Read more

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Horne, Lena
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Lena Horne Born: June 30, 1917 Brooklyn, New York African American singer Lena Horne is known as one of the most popular African...radio and television. Lena's early years Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June...
Lena Horne
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Lena Horne Lena Horne (born 1917) was one of the most popular Black entertainers of the 20th century. A woman of great beauty and commanding stage presence, she performed in nightclubs, concert halls, movies, and on radio and television...
Cab Calloway
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...his day for his jazz orchestra, including Dizzy Gillespie and Milt Hinton; he also promoted singers Pearl Bailey and Lena Horne. Cab Calloway and his band became famous as a result of radio broadcasts (1931-32) from New York City's Cotton...
Harold Arlen
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...seductive "Stormy Weather." "Stormy Weather" became a wildly popular song and eventually a trademark of singer, Lena Horne. It led the creative team to venture into movies, where they experienced their first film success, Let's Fall in...

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LENA HORNE TRIBUTE
Transcript from: ABC Good Morning America; 6/24/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...singer's singer. Next Monday, Lena Horne turns 80 years old, and last night...group for singers in need, gave Lena Horne their Ella Award last night. Actor...Anyone who is not madly in love with Lena Horne, report immediately to your local...
Lena Horne: Dazzling singer and noted civil rights activist
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 10/14/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...been slated to portray celebrated entertainer Lena Horne in an upcoming ABC-TV biopic. And perhaps...as a young person, you've asked, "Who is Lena Horne?" Now well into her 80s, Lena Horne is still one of the most beautiful women to...
lena horne; Dazzling singer and noteworthy civil rights activist
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 2/25/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...25-2003 Now well into her 80s, Lena Horne is still one of the most beautiful...Horne moved in with the couple. Lena Horne expressed ambitions to be a performer...autobiography, called "In Person: Lena Horne," Horne mentioned that Robeson...
Lena Horne Turns 90
Transcript from: NPR Weekend All Things Considered; 6/30/2007; ; 573 words ; ...Things Considered 06-30-2007 Lena Horne Turns 90 Host: DEBBIE ELLIOTT Time...Play Audio DEBBIE ELLIOTT, host: Lena Horne is 90 years old today. We'd like...song, "Stormy Weather") Ms. LENA HORNE (Jazz Singer): (Singing) Don...
Lena Horne, officially retired from showbiz, turns 90 in June.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Magazine article from: Jet; 4/23/2007; ; 700+ words ; Lena Horne is a living legend who continues to capture...Broadway musical, Stormy Weather: Imagining Lena Horne. The play opened to rave reviews in Philadelphia...freestanding stores in Middle East, 60 in Asia Lena Horne: The Lady And Her Music 1917: Born Lena...
Profile: Remembering singer Lena Horne on her 85th birthday
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 6/30/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...0000 Profile: Remembering singer Lena Horne on her 85th birthday Host: KORVA...tones of a singer still with us, Lena Horne. Murray Horwitz has this birthday...America. Today is the 85th birthday of Lena Horne. I know that time is relative...
Lena Horne: Actress, singer, activist - and a walking self- contradiction Review
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 7/20/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...International Herald Tribune 07-20-2009 Lena Horne: Actress, singer, activist - and...FEATURES Stormy Weather. The Life of Lena Horne. By James Gavin. Illustrated...s "Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne" to take up nearly 600 pages. This...
Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice
Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The; 11/27/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...York Beacon, The 11-27-1996 Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice. After more than half a century, Lena Horne's remarkable ca reer has successfully...winning American Masters series, "Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice" features exclusive...
Lena Horne transcends time with the release of "We'll Be Together
Newspaper article from: Call and Post (Cincinnati); 6/30/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...Post (Cincinnati) 06-30-1994 Lena Horne transcends time with the release of "We'll Be Together. Again" When Lena Horne sings "Part is not goodbye/We...recording of her Broadway show "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music," and...
The highs and lows of Miss Lena Horne
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 8/9/2009; ; 700 words ; ...several condescending sobriquets on Lena Horne: "sepian songstress," "beauteous...to nightclub audiences as "Miss Lena Horne." At the age of 34 in 1952, Horne...towering self-regard: all describe Lena Horne, brought to vivid life in 'Stormy...