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111percussion instrument — a musical instrument, as the drum, cymbal, triangle, xylophone, or piano, that is struck to produce a sound, as distinguished from string or wind instruments. [1870 75] * * * A musical instrument that is struck (or sometimes shaken or scraped) to …
112sonata — /seuh nah teuh/, n. Music. a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys. [1685 95; < It < L sonata, fem. of sonatus (ptp. of sonare to SOUND1). See SONANT, ATE1] * * * I Musical form… …
113African music — Introduction the musical sounds and practices of all indigenous peoples of Africa, including the Berber in the Sahara and the San (Bushmen) and Khoikhoin (Hottentot) in Southern Africa. The music of European settler communities and that of… …
114Cat — For other uses, see Cat (disambiguation) and Cats (disambiguation). Domestic cat[1] …
115Fugue — For other uses, see Fugue (disambiguation). A six part fugue from The Musical Offering, in the hand of Johann Sebastian Bach. In music, a fugue (  …
116Tin whistle — Infobox Instrument color1=#FFD700 color2=#FFEC8B name=Tin whistle names=Pennywhistle classification= *Woodwind *Wind *Aerophone range=Two octaves related= *Simple system flute *Pipe and taborThe tin whistle, also called the tinwhistle, whistle,… …
117Johann Pachelbel — Pachelbel redirects here. For other composers named Pachelbel, see Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel and Charles Theodore Pachelbel. For Johann s daughter, see Amalia Pachelbel. Johann Pachelbel (in German, pronounced|joˈhan ˈpaxɛlbl̩, IPA|… …
118Culture of Bulgaria — A man from Florence, 1888 Renaissance style painting by Konstantin Velichkov A number of ancient civilizations, most notably the Thracians, Ancient Greeks, Romans, Slavs, and especially Bulgars, have left their mark on the culture, history and… …
119Native American music — American Indian music is the music that is used, created or performed by Native North Americans, specifically traditional tribal music. In addition to the traditional music of the Native American groups, there now exist pan tribal and inter… …
120Duma (epic) — Kobzar Ostap Veresai One of the finest exponents of Dumy in the 19th century A Duma (Ukrainian: дума, plural dumy) is a sung epic poem which originated in Ukraine during the Hetmanate Era in the sixteenth century (possibly based on earlier Kievan …
