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  • 121Short octave — The short octave was a method of assigning notes to keys in early keyboard instruments (harpsichord, clavichord, organ), for the purpose of giving the instrument an extended range in the bass. A closely related system, the broken octave, is… …

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  • 122Santal music — The Santal people love music and dance. Like other Indian people groups, their culture has been influenced by mainstream Indian culture and by Western culture, but traditional music and dance still remain. Santal music differs from Hindustani… …

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  • 123Guitar effects — are electronic devices that modify the tone, pitch, or sound of an electric guitar, or condition or reroute the signal in some fashion. Effects can be housed in small effects pedals ( stomp boxes ), guitar amplifiers, guitar amplifier simulation… …

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  • 124klavier — n. a stringed instrument that has a keyboard, especially a piano, harpsichord, or clavichord; also, the keyboard of such an instrument. Same as {clavier}. Syn: clavier. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 125English words with uncommon properties — For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non standard words and proper names are… …

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  • 126Bayan (accordion) — Infobox Instrument name=Bayan names=HS#:421.221 12 classification=Free reed aerophone range=Right hand manual:The Russian bayan and chromatic button accordions have a much greater right hand range in scientific pitch notation than an accordion… …

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  • 127Mozart the music processor — Original author(s) David Webber Initial release …

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  • 128clavier — [klə vir′; ] for 1 & 3, also [ klā′vē ər, klav′ē ər] n. [Fr, keyboard, orig., a key holder < L clavis, a key: see CLOSE2; CLAVIER sense 2 via Ger klavier] 1. the keyboard of an organ, harpsichord, piano, etc. 2. any stringed instrument that… …

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