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91sonata — /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… …
92Evans, Bill — orig. William John Evans born Aug. 16, 1929, Plainfield, N.J., U.S. died Sept. 15, 1980, New York, N.Y. U.S. pianist and composer, one of the most influential musicians in modern jazz. Evans was classically trained and influenced by pianists Bud… …
93tuning and temperament — In music, the adjustment of one sound source, such as a voice or string, to produce a desired pitch in relation to a given pitch, and the modification of that tuning to lessen dissonance. Tuning assures a good sound for a given pair of tones;… …
94Thompson, Lucky — ▪ 2006 Eli Thompson American jazz musician (b. June 16, 1924, Columbia, S.C. d. July 30, 2005, Seattle, Wash.), played tenor saxophone solos in a romantic manner that expanded upon Ben Webster s swing era concepts of form and phrasing,… …
95French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
96Stravinsky, Igor — ▪ Russian composer Introduction in full Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky born June 5 [June 17, New Style], 1882, Oranienbaum [now Lomonosov], near St. Petersburg, Russia died April 6, 1971, New York, New York, U.S. Russian born composer whose work …
97Piano music of Gabriel Fauré — Fauré in 1907 The French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) wrote in many genres, including songs, chamber music, orchestral pieces and choral works.[1] Among his best known compositions are those for piano, written between the 1860s and the… …
98Anton Bruckner — Infobox Person name = Anton Bruckner image size = 200px caption = Anton Bruckner (portrait by Josef Büche) birth date = birth date|df=yes|1824|9|4 birth place = Ansfelden, Austria death date = death date and age|df=yes|1896|10|11|1824|9|4 death… …
99Paul Simon — For other people named Paul Simon, see Paul Simon (disambiguation). Paul Simon Paul Simon performing March 8, 2007 Background information Birth name Paul Frederic …
100Autechre — Infobox musical artist Name = Autechre Img capt = Autechre performing at Princeton Img size = Background = group or band Origin = Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England Genre = IDM Glitch Isolationist ambient Experimental Industrial Years active …
