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Urbi et Orbi Urbi et Orbi
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Son et Lumiere Son et Lumiere
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Charles Camille Saint-Saens Charles Camille Saint-Saens
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns , 1835-1921, French composer. A child prodigy, he made his debut as a pianist at 10 and entered the Paris Conservatory in 1848. He was a prolific composer, writing in almost every form, and he was organist at the Madeleine for 20 years. Saint-Saëns is best known... Read more
passion music passion music
passion music choral music whose text depicts events immediately surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus. The earliest passions, composed from the 9th to the 14th cent., were monophonic and employed the actual biblical text of one of the four Evangelists. Polyphonic passions originated in England in... Read more
Et Seq Et Seq
ET SEQ. An abbreviation for the Latin et sequentes or et sequentia, meaning "and the following." The phrase et seq. is used in references made to particular pages or sections of cases, articles, regulations, or statutes to indicate that the desired information is continued on the pages or in the... Read more
Maurice Ravel Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel , 1875-1937, French composer, b. in the Pyrenees. He entered the Paris Conservatory in 1889, where he was later a student of Fauré. Ravel became a leading exponent of impressionism . Along with Debussy, with whom he had an affinity of style, he led French music away from... Read more
Tarn-et-Garonne Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne , department (1990 pop. 201,400), SW France. Montauban is the capital.... Read more
Sidney Lanier Sidney Lanier
Sidney Lanier , 1842-81, American poet and musician, b. Macon, Ga., grad. Oglethorpe College 1860. His first work, the novel Tiger-Lilies (1867), was based on his experiences as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. An accomplished musician, Lanier was first flutist of the Peabody Orchestra,... Read more
Conte Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Conte Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Conte , 1463-94, Italian philosopher and humanist. To many in the age of the Renaissance, Pico was the ideal man, whose physical beauty reflected his inner harmony. He appears in Il Cortegiano of Baldassare Castiglione. In 1484 he went to Florence where he soon... Read more
Et Al Et Al
ET AL. An abbreviated form of et alia, Latin for "and others." When affixed after the name of a person, et al. indicates that additional persons are acting in the same manner, such as several plaintiffs or grantors. When et al. is used in a judgment against defendants, it means that the quoted... Read more

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