Charles Racquet (1597–1664) was a French organist and composer, best known for his monumental organ Fantaisie. He came from a large family of Parisian...
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The Racquet Club was a resort in Palm Springs, California, founded by actors Charles Farrell and Ralph Bellamy, which opened on December 15, 1934. Originally...
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(1600–1609) Jacques Petitjean [fr] (1609–1610) Charles Thibault [fr] (1610–1616) Charles Racquet (1618–1643) Jean Racquet [fr] (c. 1643–1689) Médéric Corneille [fr]...
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The Racquet and Tennis Club, familiarly known as the R&T, is a private social and athletic club at 370 Park Avenue, between East 52nd and 53rd Streets...
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(1935–2017) Peer Raben (1940–2007) Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) Charles Racquet (1597–1664) Mikołaj Radomski (Nicolaus de Radom) (fl. c. 1400) Jean-Théodore...
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France: Solstice, 1992. SOCD 94/6. 3 CDs. Boléro sur un thème de Charles Racquet for organ and percussion. Improvised in May 1973 at Notre-Dame de Paris...
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fictionalized version of himself as the owner of a Racquet Club. Farrell sold his real-life Racquet club in 1959 for $1.2 million but returned as club...
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The "spaghetti" racquet was a type of double-strung tennis racquet that had a brief spike in popularity in the fall of 1977, revolutionizing the sport...
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1596–1668) Andreas Düben (1597–1662) Virgilio Mazzocchi (1597–1646) Charles Racquet (1597–1664) Luigi Rossi (c. 1597–1653) Giuseppe Galli (fl. 1598) Johann...
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that the chant itself is in the bass). Jean Titelouze (c. 1563–1633) Charles Racquet (1598–1664) Louis Couperin (c. 1626–1661) François Roberday (1624–1680)...
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Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms...
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little is known about Gaultier's career. He may have studied under Charles Racquet, since he commemorated the lutenist's death with a tombeau. Until at...
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teachers, among them Charles Racquet, but no evidence exists of any lessons. Fétis's early claim that Jean Titelouze taught Racquet is now regarded as insubstantial...
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Constantijn Huygens 1596 – 1687 Dutch Mathieu Gascongne fl. 1517–1518 French Charles Racquet 1597 – 1664 French Andreas Düben 1597 – 1662 Swedish Johann Crüger...
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Racket-tail (redirect from Racquet-tails)
(1981) [1973, 1978]. Parrots of the World (corrected second ed.). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London. ISBN 0-7153-7698-5. "Zoological Nomenclature Resource:...
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Française, Gigue ('Compagnons de la Marjolaine'), Bolero sur un theme de Charles Racquet, Entree (Les offices du Dimanche) and Mission Universelle (Improvisations...
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Louis Marchand Christophe Moyreau Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers Charles Piroye Charles Racquet André Raison François Roberday Claude-Bénigne Balbastre Jacques-Marie...
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McHugh. Bellamy opened the Palm Springs Racquet Club in Palm Springs, California, with fellow actor Charles Farrell in 1934. Bellamy was married four...
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authors of the 16th and 17th centuries Works by Eustache du Caurroy, Charles Racquet, Louis Couperin... Various pieces Chamade - organ of Mesnil-Amelot...
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1720) date unknown – Daniel Purcell, composer (died 1717) January 1 – Charles Racquet, organist (born c. 1598) July 16 – Andreas Gryphius, librettist and...
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National Academician in 1907. He belonged to the university, Lambs, and Racquet and Tennis Clubs of New York, and to the St. Botolph and Somerset Clubs...
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1662) date unknown Charles d'Helfer, French baroque composer and maître de musique at Soissons Cathedral (died 1661) Charles Racquet, organist and composer...
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translator (born 1606) Michel Corneille the Elder, painter (born c.1601) Charles Racquet, organist and composer (born 1597) Antoine Singlin, Jansenist Catholic...
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church. She gave him a son in 1642 who was named Charles in honor of his godfather, Charles Racquet, the famous organist of Notre Dame de Paris. With...
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several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of tennis (also called "lawn tennis")...
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in North America: Racquet Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Boston Tennis and Racquet Club, Boston, Massachusetts Detroit Racquet Club, Detroit, Michigan...
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Green racket-tail (redirect from Green-headed Racquet-tail)
the World (corrected second ed.). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London. ISBN 0-7153-7698-5. "Green Racquet-tail". Ebird. Allen, Desmond (2020). Birds...
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Collégiale Saint-Sylvain of Levroux (1979) Organ pieces by Jehan Titelouze, Charles Racquet, Francisco Correa de Arauxo Leipzig chorals by Johann Sebastian Bach...
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Eric G. (2012). Palm Springs Celebrity Homes: Little Tuscany, Racquet Club, Racquet Club Estates and Desert Park Estates Neighborhoods. Horatio Limburger...
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Portland Tennis & Education (formally St. Johns Racquet Center) offers a variety of classes, drills, mixers, & private lessons for tennis & pickleball...
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