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Sibelius, Jean Julius Christian

(Encyclopedia) Sibelius, Jean Julius ChristianSibelius, Jean Julius Christianzhän y&oomacr;ˈly&oobreve;s krĭsˈtyän sĭbāˈly&oobreve;s [key], 1865–1957, Finnish composer. Sibelius was a…

St. Andrew's Day

In 2008, St. Andrew's Day occurs on Monday 1 December by Liz Olson The National Flag of Scotland, inspired by the cross on which Saint Andrew was crucified Related Links St. Andrew…

Santo Tomás, University of

(Encyclopedia) Santo Tomás, University ofSanto Tomás, University ofsänˈtō tōmäsˈ [key], at Manila, the Philippines; Roman Catholic, coeducational; founded 1611 by Dominican priests. It is the oldest…

American Music Timeline - 1800s

Part II: The 1800s by David Johnson 1814 1842 1861 1880 1891 1897 Next: 1900-1920 1814 Francis Scott Key writes poem The Defense of Fort McHenry, which appears in The Baltimore…

Music to the Eyes

Hollywood composers who changed the sound of film by James Faix and Ricco Siasoco Producers were once afraid that "background" music would appear odd to audiences and interfere with the dialogue…

Madonna (Music)

MusicMaverick/Warner Brothers Too often immersed in image and fashion, films, photo ops and occasional scandals, Madonna had frequently relegated her music to a secondary role prior to 1998.…

Speech (Music)

Hoopla TVT He's a smooth soul man with lyrical finesse, and he all but invented the thoughtful brand of hip-hop later embraced by acts such as Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu. Still, ex-Arrested…

Brewer's: Music

Men of genius averse to music. The following men of genius were actually averse to music: Edmund Burke; Byron had no ear for music, and neither vocal nor instrumental music afforded him…

Garbage (Music)

Version 2.0Almo Sounds Vampy Shirley Manson & Co. return with a sophomore effort that growls and snarls and purrs just as hard as the first. No sensitive, Lilith-Fair-esque stylings here…