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101sound — sound1 soundable, adj. /sownd/, n. 1. the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium. 2. mechanical vibrations transmitted through an elastic medium, traveling in air at a… …
102zither — zitherist, n. /zith euhr, zidh /, n. a musical instrument, consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings stretched over it, that is placed on a horizontal surface and played with a plectrum and the fingertips. [1840 50; < G < L cithara… …
103Psalms — • The Psalter, or Book of Psalms, is the first book of the Writings , i.e. of the third section of the printed Hebrew Bible of today. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Psalms Psalms …
104MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …
105Chapman Stick — A 10 string Chapman Stick The Chapman Stick (the Stick) is an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s. A member of the guitar family, the Chapman Stick usually has ten or twelve individually tuned strings and has… …
106Music of Madagascar — Malagasy musicians playing valiha and acoustic guitar The highly diverse and distinctive music of Madagascar has been shaped by the musical traditions of Southeast Asia, Africa, Arabia, England, France and the United States as successive waves of …
107Ethnic Russian music — Russian music specifically deals with the folk music traditions of the ethnic Russian people. It does not include art music, which in Russia often contains folk melodies and folk elements.Ethnic stylesThe performance and promulgation of ethnic… …
108Parsifal bell — A Parsifal bell (German: Parsifal Klavier Instrument ) is a stringed musical instrument designed as a substitute for the church bells that are called for in the score of Richard Wagner s opera Parsifal . The instrument was designed by Dr. Felix… …
109Inventions in medieval Islam — A significant number of inventions were developed in the medieval Islamic world, a geopolitical region that has at various times extended from Al Andalus and Africa in the west to the Indian subcontinent and Malay Archipelago in the east.… …
110oboe — oboe1 /oh boh/, n. 1. a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double reed mouthpiece. 2. (in an organ) a reed stop with a sound like that of an oboe. 3. (a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter… …
