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pentimento
pentimento , painter's term for the evidence in a work that the original composition has been changed. Often the opaque pigment with which the artist covered a mistake or unwanted beginnings will, with time or injudicious cleaning, become transparent, and a revelation of original intentions will... Read more |
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William Walton
William Walton Composer The Viola Concerto Settled in Italy Returned to Origins Selected compositions Selected discography Sources In the turmoil of twentieth-century styles, schools, movements, and breakthroughs, composer William Walton’s music is thought to be remarkably... Read more |
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Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Harrison Birtwistle Composer For the Record… Selected compositions Sources Sir Harrison Birtwistle is one of the most challenging, original, and controversial musicians of his generation. Though angular and modern, his work nevertheless is indebted to tradition. Birtwistle composes... Read more |
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geology
geology science of the earth's history, composition, and structure, and the associated processes. It draws upon chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, and mathematics (notably statistics) for support of its formulations. Branches of Geology Geology is divided into several fields, which can be... Read more |
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toccata
toccata [Ital.,=touched], type of musical composition. Early examples were written for various instruments, but the best-known form of toccata originated about the beginning of the 17th cent. Free in form, it was one of the first attempts at idiomatic writing for keyboard instruments, in contrast... Read more |
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Elizabeth Maconchy
Elizabeth Maconchy Born and educated during an era that rarely encouraged women to practice the art of musical composition, Elizabeth Maconchy (1907–1994)—British but of Irish descent and upbringing—became, in the words of Martin Anderson of London's Independent newspaper,... Read more |
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key
key 1 In music, term used to indicate the scale from which the tonal material of a given composition is derived. To say, for example, that a composition is in the key of C major means that it uses as its basic tonal material the tones of that scale which is associated with C major, and that its... Read more |
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Composite materials
Composite materials A composite material (or just composite) is a mixture of two or more materials with properties superior to the materials of which it is made. Many common examples of composite materials can be found in the world around us. Wood and bone are examples of natural composites. Wood... Read more |
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Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos , 1887-1959, Brazilian composer, educated in Brazil but self-taught in composition. He developed an interest in Brazilian folk music, which became the strongest influence on his works. A series of compositions which he called Chôros, ranging from an instrumental solo to an... Read more |
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composition of the body
composition of the body By far the largest...the vascular system. The compositions of the intra- and extracellular...ATP).The differing composition of intra- and extracellular...sodium pump restores the original resting condition.The ionic ... |
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pore-water chemistry
...sedimentary rocks. Their chemical composition reflects both the origin of...and also the way in which the original composition has been modified by diagenetic...first revealed in 1879 that the composition of pore waters can change very... |
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ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE
...CHRONICLE [c.891–1154], also Old English Annals, Old English Chronicle. A set of annals, the first extended original composition in English, probably begun in the court of King ALFRED and continued in monasteries, in which the seven surviving... |
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‘Inklings, The’
‘Inklings, The’, a group of friends who gathered round C. S. Lewis at Oxford from the 1930s to the 1960s, and read aloud their original compositions. Members included J. R. R. Tolkien and C. Williams. |
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cliffs and rock slopes
...in progressively smaller fragments without change to the mineral matrix. Chemical disintegration alters the original mineral composition. Biological change includes both physical and chemical alteration and is usually confined to the uppermost... |
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Castle of Otranto, The, a Gothic Story
...Gothic’ novels, this was an immediate success, and has run to over 150 editions since its original publication. Walpole wrote of its composition, ‘I gave rein to my imagination; visions and passions choked me.’ The narrative is filled... |
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assimilation
...chemical change in the composition of the original liquid. The typical...magma of basaltic composition, which indicates...variations in igneous rock compositions was an important topic...modifying major-element compositions, assimilation ... |
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weathering
...of weathering depend on the composition of the original rock. Granite, a plutonic...but nothing else unless the original limestone was impure. Since...quartz veins, retain their original position in the weathered rock... |
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age and early evolution of the Earth and Solar System
...spectrometrically) and the abundances in primitive meteorites (measured analytically) enable us to estimate the composition of the original nebula. Most stony meteorites are composed of rounded microscopic lithic particles (chondrules), made up... |
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major elements
...classify them by their mineralogical composition. In order to characterize volcanic...but may help in determining the original nature of a metamorphic rock by comparing its composition to that of present-day igneous or...assemblages as well as the mineral ... |
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Ellerton, John
Ellerton, John (1826–93), English clergyman. He is remembered for his many hymns, both original compositions and translations. They include ‘The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended’. |
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Owain
...older than the White Book manuscript (c.1325), it is still an open question whether a lost Welsh original preceded Chrétien's composition. The best modern text is Owein, ed. R. L. Thomson (Dublin, 1968, 1975). See also R. L. Thomson... |
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assimilation
...melting may occur at contacts and at depth in detached blocks or xenoliths. Assimilation causing changes in composition of the original magma may lead to hybrid or contaminated rocks. The term does not imply any particular mechanism. See PARTIAL... |
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Lough Corrib
...obscure epithet (denoting inundation) of the sea-deity Manannán mac Lir, and possibly his original name. An oral story of later composition claims that Manannán drowned here. Lug Lámfhota was thought to have a palace under Lough Corrib... |
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Holst, Gustav
...Gustav (1874–1934). Of German/Swedish ancestry, he was one of the most original English composers of his day and an influential teacher. Holst studied composition with Stanford at London's Royal College of Music alongside his lifelong friend... |
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pyrogenetic minerals
...minerals, e.g. olivine, pyroxene, and plagioclase, have anhydrous compositions and are some of the first minerals to crystallize from the magma. If the original magma contained a small amount of water in solution, crystallization of... |
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Psalms
...modern scholarship as mostly anonymous compositions of various dates and for undeclared...and so is probably a post-exilic composition. Another category is that of laments...cautious about the actual occasions for composition and use. Because there were changes...is more on ... |
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Honjisuijaku
Honjisuijaku (Jap., ‘original substance manifests traces...reconciled with Shinto. In its original form, it stated that the kami...and 1281; or again, in the composition of the Five Classics at about the...the Japanese gods were the original substance and the ... |
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Tripiṭaka
...Basket of Higher Teachings’. According to tradition, the composition of the Tripiṭaka was determined at the Council...Indian languages and dialects. Only fragments of these originals remain, although longer extracts have survived in Chinese...the Buddha. New sūtras, śāstras, and finally ... |
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Pramāṇa-vārttika
...exposed in Dignāga's pramāṇa theories. A copy in the original Sanskrit is extant as well as a translation in Tibetan...commentaries and subcommentaries both of Indian and Tibetan composition, the latter due to the immense popularity of pramāṇa studies... |
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caricature
...concentrates on distorting the content of the original work, a travesty retains the subject...parody, and a travesty must have an original to imitate, a burlesque can be an independent creation or composition; it is a comic or satiric imitation... |
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Crusader for original compositions
...Diliup was working on music compositions for two CDs which he will...composing and promoting originals - songs and instrumentals...Success came his way when his original composition won 1st place in Sri Lanka...his surprise his original ... |
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TWO ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS BY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY MUSIC FACULTY...
...movement, high energy composition. It's a really neat sound." The composition, "Dancing With the Light" is one of two original compositions by UNK music faculty that...The second original composition to be performed was ... |
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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AMBASSADOR KYLE DILLINGHAM JOINS UNIVERSITY OF...
...the premiere performance of the original composition "Arogsy Overture" at 7:30...of international affairs. The original piece, "Argosy Overture...Symphony Orchestra performs the original composition, "Argosy Overture... |
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ORIGINAL COMPOSITION CAPTURES MAGIC OF MUSIC
...composed the song for his music composition class, under the direction...received his Ph.D. in composition from Indiana University...was first performed for a composition recital with an ensemble...because it's not in the original text, but it came to me... |
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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA CONCERT TO FEATURE ORIGINAL COMPOSITION BY HIP-HOP...
...Alabama will premiere a composition by nationally-acclaimed...concert on April 10. The original piece commemorates the heroism...Hood. The multi-media composition for soloists and string orchestra will include an original video piece that will be...the fifth ... |
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NOTED COMPOSER SERVES AS MCILROY VISITING PROFESSOR ORIGINAL COMPOSITION TO...
...she is composing an original piece exclusively for...University of Arkansas. The composition will premier on Friday...Thomas's teaching and composition are part of a year...associate professor of composition at the Eastman School... |
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PIANIST HIGHLY COMPOSED FOR SEVENTH-GRADER; NORTH BROOKFIELD MUSICIAN SCORES...
...from North Brookfield had an original composition published in this month's issue...Home," for this year's youth composition contest and received an honorable...world has heard Harrison's original work. It isn't even his... |
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MCILROY FAMILY VISITING PROFESSOR TO UNVEIL ORIGINAL COMPOSITION AUGUSTA READ...
...Visual Arts, will debut an original piece she composed exclusively...The world premier of the composition titled "Floating Temples...Thomas's teaching and composition are part of a year-long...with music students in their composition, conducting and ... |
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Irish Eurovision song is deemed to be an original composition
...year's entries had been deemed original. It means Donegal's Mickey...that the song had been deemed original. It was written by Keith Molloy...that We've Got the World is an original composition. RT Television has stood by... |
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125TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TO PREMIERE ORIGINAL COMPOSITION BY FERRIS STATE...
...three-movement musical pastiche of original melodic ideas written specifically to...The third movement of Dempsey's composition musically tracks the rebirth of the...named for him," Dempsey said. The composition will be the finale of the concert... |
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