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    greatest pianists of all time, he was known for his virtuoso technique, timbre, and the public excitement engendered by his playing. Horowitz was born...
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    Nilsson Jessye Norman Anne Sofie von Otter Luciano Pavarotti Leontyne Price Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Joan Sutherland Renata Tebaldi Kiri Te Kanawa Bryn Terfel...
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  • is a method of composition using series of pitches, rhythms, dynamics, timbres or other musical elements. Serialism began primarily with Arnold Schoenberg's...
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    dictation drills, automatically graded keyboard performances, envelope and timbre ear-training, interactive examples or labs in musical acoustics, and composition...
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    Javier Torres Maldonado (category Prize-winners of the Queen Elisabeth Competition)
    his works, Torres Maldonado explores innovative ways of organizing time, timbre and space. For example, in his piece for ensemble and electro-acoustic support...
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    quirky [and] a fine vehicle for projecting personality." Zaleski called her timbre "recognizable, dusky and sultry, like exquisite black velvet," with a wide...
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  • the war. Ten years after his death, on the occasion of the “Journée du timbre” (Stamp Day), the Postal Service paid homage to him by issuing a stamp showing...
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    Helium (section Helium II)
    changes the timbre and quality of the human voice. In scientific research, the behavior of the two fluid phases of helium-4 (helium I and helium II) is important...
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    began working on raising the tessitura of her voice and to lighten its timbre. Trivella recalled Callas as A model student. Fanatical, uncompromising...
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  • into one and the parallel chords are perceived as single tones with a new timbre. This effect is also used in orchestral arrangements; for instance, in Ravel's...
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    house where she lived at 8 Place de la Carrière, Nancy. Marie Félicie Élisabeth Marvingt was born at 6:30 p.m on 20 February 1875, in Aurillac, the prefecture...
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  • based not merely on the singer's vocal range but also on the tessitura and timbre of the voice. For classical and operatic singers, their voice type determines...
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    Singing in vibrato was also introduced, consisting of fluctuations in timbre, pitch and intensity, which provided greater emotionality to the interpretation...
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    ground floor while the French windows on the upper floor are covered with timbre louvred shutters. The home served as the residence of A. S. Desker, a prominent...
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    he replied that it was "the only one there is: nails. Because they bring timbre differences and colour variation and give sonorous volume to the guitar...
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    Lanson Jean de Dunois Albert Viger Oscar Roty La Semeuse d'Oscar Roty sur un timbre de la poste française The town is twinned with: Corsham Reilingen Communes...
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    breakthrough allowed for simple—in terms of process—yet rich sounding timbres, which synthesized 'metal striking' or 'bell like' sounds, and which seemed...
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  • which they are incapable of performing, or roles for which their vocal timbre is dramatically unsuited. Opera companies keep lists of available singers...
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    Original Broadway Cast is also featured in the 2020 film version. Act I Act II King George III – Jonathan Groff Alexander Hamilton – Javier Muñoz, Michael...
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    d'or, aux II et III de Nassau qui est d'azur semé de billettes d'or, au lion couronné d'or, armé et lampassé de gueules. L'écu est timbré d'une couronne...
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    art. In the Ariettes oubliées, subtlety, nuance, rhythm and tone color (timbre) converged to create a mature compositional style for Debussy, which, in...
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    (Zerlina), Joan Sutherland (Donna Anna), Piero Cappuccilli (Masetto), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Donna Elvira), Eberhard Wächter (Don Giovanni), Heinrich...
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    the Third Symphony, Tchaikovsky experimented with an increased range of timbres. Tchaikovsky's scoring was noted and admired by some of his peers. Rimsky-Korsakov...
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    parameters induce changes in the vocal tract formants, which affect the timbre, and a slight change of pitch. Several studies indicate that the loss in...
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    near perfection in every requirement of vocal art—the tone was of superb timbre, the phrasing of utmost refinement, the style pure, discreet, musicianly...
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  • role in I Vespri siciliani was discussed. Moldoveanu's voice had a vibrant timbre, consistent with the characteristics of the lyric tenor that he considered...
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    portrait.... Her farewell aria was fluid and seductive, suggesting in its timbre both sensuous pleasures and death." On February 8, the seventh performance...
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  • ISBN 978-1-4013-0944-2. Kendler, K.S.; Parnas, J. (2012). Philosophical Issues in Psychiatry II: Nosology. International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry. OUP Oxford...
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    poetic… but also the refined melodies. As well as the very individual timbre of his voice, which adds to the melancholy of the whole thing." Their personalities...
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    Jone and Josef Humplik", ed. Josef Polnauer, trans. Cornelius Cardew and Élisabeth Bouillon. Bryn Mawr: Theodore Presser; London, Vienna, and Zürich: Universal...
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