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Rinaldo (opera) — Rinaldo (HWV 7) is an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, now a part of the standard operatic repertoire. The Italian libretto was written by Giacomo Rossi based on episodes of Torquato Tasso s Gerusalemme liberata ( Jerusalem Delivered ).… … Wikipedia
Études symphoniques — The Études Symphoniques (French Symphonic Etudes ), opus.13 is a set of etudes for solo piano by Robert Schumann. It began in 1834 as a theme and sixteen variations on a theme by Baron von Fricken, plus a further variation on an entirely… … Wikipedia
John Pickard (composer) — John Pickard (born 11 September, 1963), is a British classical composer.Pickard was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England. He studied music and composition at the University of Wales, under Welsh composer William Mathias, and later in The… … Wikipedia
List of national instruments (music) — National instruments redirects here. For the company, see National Instruments. This list contains musical instruments of symbolic or cultural importance within a nation, state, ethnicity, tribe or other group of people. In some cases, national… … Wikipedia
aria — /ahr ee euh, air ee euh/, n. 1. an air or melody. 2. an elaborate melody sung solo with accompaniment, as in an opera or oratorio. [1735 45; < It; see AIR1] * * * Solo song with instrumental accompaniment in opera, cantata, or oratorio. The… … Universalium
Aria — /ahr ee euh, euh ruy euh/, n. Class. Myth. a nymph, the mother of Miletus, by Apollo. * * * Solo song with instrumental accompaniment in opera, cantata, or oratorio. The strophic or stanzaic aria, in which each new stanza might represent a… … Universalium
concerto — /keuhn cher toh/; It. /kawn cherdd taw/, n., pl. concertos, concerti / tee/. Music. a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form. [1720 30; < It, deriv. of concertare; see… … Universalium
Gregorian chant — 1. the plain song or cantus firmus used in the ritual of the Roman Catholic Church. 2. a melody in this style. [1745 55; named after Pope GREGORY I; see IAN] * * * Liturgical music of the Roman Catholic church consisting of unaccompanied melody… … Universalium
virtuoso — 1. noun /ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ,ˌvɝ.tʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/ A person (especially a musician) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style 2. adjective /ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ,ˌvɝ.tʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/ Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso … Wiktionary
