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111harpsichord — harpsichordist, n. /hahrp si kawrd /, n. a keyboard instrument, precursor of the piano, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys, in common use from the 16th to the 18th century, and revived in the 20th …
112kithara — /kith euhr euh/, n. a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached. Also, cithara. [1350 1400; ME < Gk kithára lyre; cf.… …
113lute — lute1 /looht/, n., v., luted, luting. n. 1. a stringed musical instrument having a long, fretted neck and a hollow, typically pear shaped body with a vaulted back. v.i. 2. to play a lute. v.t. 3. to perform (music) on a lute: a musician skilled… …
114samisen — /sam euh sen /, n. a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum. [1610 20; < Japn < MChin, equiv. to Chin sanxia three string banjo] * * * ▪ Japanese musical instrument also… …
115sitar — sitarist, n. /si tahr /, n. a lute of India with a small, pear shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck. [1835 45; < Hindi sitar] * * * Long necked stringed instrument of northern India, the dominant instrument in Hindustani music. It is used… …
116Montgomery, Wes — orig. John Leslie Montgomery born March 6, 1923/25, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S. died June 15, 1968, Indianapolis U.S. jazz guitarist. He began playing guitar in his teens, and his principal early inspiration was the late swing guitarist Charlie… …
117arts, 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… …
118heteropteran — ▪ insect order Introduction any member of the insect order Heteroptera, which comprises the so called true bugs. (Some authorities use the name Hemiptera; others consider both the heteropterans and the homopterans to be suborders of the… …
119Charlie Tagawa — Charlie Tagawa, music director of the Peninsula Banjo Band Background information Birth name Zenzo Tagawa Also known as …
120List of musical symbols — Modern musical symbols are the marks and symbols that are widely used in musical scores of all styles and instruments today. This is intended to be a comprehensive guide to the various symbols encountered in modern musical notation. Contents 1… …
