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jazzlike — adjective see jazz I … New Collegiate Dictionary
bossa nova — noun Etymology: Portuguese, literally, new trend Date: 1962 1. popular music of Brazilian origin that is rhythmically related to the samba but with complex harmonies and improvised jazzlike passages 2. a dance performed to bossa nova music … New Collegiate Dictionary
jazz — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1913 1. a. American music developed especially from ragtime and blues and characterized by propulsive syncopated rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, varying degrees of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Meshuggah — For the Yiddish and Hebrew word meshuga , see List of English words of Yiddish origin and List of English words of Hebrew origin. Meshuggah Meshuggah in Melbourne, Australia, 2008 Background i … Wikipedia
Rumpleteazer — (or Rumpelteazer) is a character in T. S. Eliot s book Old Possum s Book of Practical Cats and Andrew Lloyd Webber s musical Cats . The PoemIn Eliot s original poem Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer, Rumpelteazer is suggested to be a male cat. They… … Wikipedia
Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny — (20 January 1762 – 25 August 1842) was a Belgian/French composer and music theorist. He was born in Philippeville, Belgium, and composed music and wrote books, which he printed himself. He was very good at writing poetry and other types of… … Wikipedia
No Good Deed — This article is about the film. For the song, see No Good Deed (song). For the CSI: NY episode, see No Good Deed (CSI: NY). No Good Deed Theatrical poster for No Good Deed Directed by … Wikipedia
ska — /skah/, n. a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on… … Universalium
Lee, Peggy — orig. Norma Deloris Egstrom born May 26, 1920, Jamestown, N.D., U.S. died Jan. 21, 2002, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. popular singer. She endured a difficult childhood after her mother s early death. Singing with a group in Chicago, she was engaged… … Universalium
arts, 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… … Universalium
