four-handed musical composition
1four-handed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : having four hands : quadrumanous 2. : designed for execution by four hands a piano duet is a four handed musical composition 3. : requiring the participation of four persons a four handed game …
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3Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
4arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
5performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
6South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
7Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …
8Les Préludes (Liszt) — Les Préludes is the third of Franz Liszt s twelve Symphonic Poems. [ Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe , although as well a Symphonic Poem, was in the 1880s composed not as part of Liszt s former cycle, but as single piece. There is no No. 13 in the… …
9Maurice Ravel — This article is about the late 19th , early 20th century composer. For other uses, see Ravel (disambiguation). Maurice Ravel Maurice Ravel in 1912 Born Joseph Maurice Ravel March 7, 1875 …
10folk music — 1. music, usually of simple character and anonymous authorship, handed down among the common people by oral tradition. 2. music by known composers that has become part of the folk tradition of a country or region. [1885 90] * * * Music held to be …
