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Bagpipes
Bagpipes Background The bagpipe is a wind instrument with a number of pipes and a bag. The melody pipe, or chanter, has finger holes that are played to produce the tune. Three other pipes, called drones, have bass and tenor pitches (with one bass and two tenor drones). They... Read more |
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bagpipe
bagpipe musical instrument whose ancient origin was probably in Mesopotamia from which it was carried east and west by Celtic migrations. It was used in ancient Greece and Rome and has been long known in India. Some form of bagpipe was later used in nearly every European country; it was... Read more |
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Danse Macabre
D ANSEM ACABRE The band consists of four skeletons performing on bagpipe, portative organ, harp, and small drum. The dancers move in a low, stately procession. It is clearly a ritualistic rather than a social dance. All the participants are following their... Read more |
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reed
reed name used for several plants of the family Graminae ( grass family). The common American reed, also called reedgrass and canegrass, is a tall perennial grass ( Phragmites australis ), widely distributed in fresh or brackish wet places. It has stout, creeping rootstalks and a large plumelike... Read more |
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Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox Singer She has appeared on stage as a blonde glamour queen, a sideburned Elvis imitator, and a dominatrix Minnie Mouse; but unlike some pop stars who hide a lack of talent behind their controversial costuming, Annie Lennox is also a gifted and powerful singer. The Scottish-born,... Read more |
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Pablo Casals
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Cort Theatre
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Antonio de Mendoza
Antonio de Mendoza , 1490?-1552, Spanish administrator, first viceroy of New Spain (1535-50) and viceroy of Peru (1551-52). Of noble family, Mendoza held high offices before going to Mexico, where his wise rule earned him the appellation "the good viceroy." He alleviated the condition of the... Read more |
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