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2001 Gramophone Awards
Record of the Year and Orchestral Vaughan Williams, A London Symphonyand Butterworth, The Banks of Green Willow, London Symphony…symphony
(Encyclopedia) symphony [Gr.,=sounding together], a sonata for orchestra. The Italian operatic overture, called sinfonia, was standardized by Alessandro Scarlatti at the end of the 17th cent. into…Josie Natori Biography
Josie Natorifashion designerBorn: 1947Birthplace: Manila, Philippines Natori began her career as an investment banker. She graduated from Manhattanville College in 1968 and went straight to…Eisenach
(Encyclopedia) Eisenach Eisenach īˈzənäkh [key], city, Thuringia, central Germany. It is an industrial center and…canon, in music
(Encyclopedia) canon, in music, a type of counterpoint employing the strictest form of imitation. All the voices of a canon have the same melody, beginning at different times. Successive entrances…Villa-Lobos, Heitor
(Encyclopedia) Villa-Lobos, HeitorVilla-Lobos, Heitorāˈtôr vēˈlä-lôˈbôs [key], 1887–1959, Brazilian composer, educated in Brazil but self-taught in composition. He developed an interest in Brazilian…Bethlehem, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Bethlehem, city (2020 pop. 75,781), Northampton and Lehigh counties, E Pa., on the Lehigh R. near Allentown and Easton; inc. as a city 1917. Local…Schütz, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Schütz, HeinrichSchütz, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh shüts [key], 1585–1672, German composer. A pupil of Giovanni Gabrieli, he later worked with Monteverdi. Often considered the greatest German…Oberlin, Russell Keys
(Encyclopedia) Oberlin, Russell Keys, 1928–2016, American countertenor, b. Akron, Ohio, grad. Juilliard, 1951. A boy soprano, he sang in his church choir and on the radio, and won a nationwide radio…chorus, in music
(Encyclopedia) chorus, in music, large group of singers performing in concert; a group singing liturgical music is a choir. The term chorus may also be used for a group singing or dancing together in…Trending
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