Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (3 February 1525 or 2 February 1526 – 2 February 1594)[1] was an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music and the best known 16th century representative of the Roman Schoo … Wikipedia
Counterpoint — For other uses, see Counterpoint (disambiguation). Extract from Fugue no. 17 in A flat major, BWV 862, from book 1 of The Well Tempered Clavier by Bach, who is widely regarded as the greatest practitioner of counterpoint.[ … Wikipedia
Tritone — For other uses, see Tritone (disambiguation). tritone Inverse tritone Name Other names augmented fourth, diminished fifth Abbreviation TT Size … Wikipedia
Diminution — This article is about the musical term. For other uses, see Diminution (disambiguation). In Western music and music theory, diminution (from Medieval Latin diminutio, alteration of Latin deminutio, decrease) has four distinct meanings. Diminution … Wikipedia
Augmentation (music) — In Western music and music theory, the word augmentation (from Late Latin augmentare, to increase) has three distinct meanings. Augmentation is a compositional device where a melody, theme or motif is presented in longer note values than were… … Wikipedia
Voice crossing — Kyrie, Cunctipotens genitor from Ravenna 453 f. 14r (14th century) showing one note of voice crossing In music, voice crossing is the intersection of melodic lines in a composition, leaving a lower voice on a higher pitch than a higher voice (and … Wikipedia
Biographies of musicians — INCLUDING STUDIES OF SPECIFIC WORKS ■ Bach, Johann Sebastian, and family Boyd, Malcolm, ed. J. S. Bach. Oxford Composer Companions. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. ■ Butt, John. Bach: Mass in B Minor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press … Historical dictionary of sacred music
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer — Edwin Landseer Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (* 7. März 1802 in London; † 1. Oktober 1873 ebenda) war ein englischer Maler der Romantik und Bildhauer. Landseer malte vor allem Tiermotive und schottischen Landschaften. Sein bekanntestes Werk als… … Deutsch Wikipedia
New Zealand national football team results — These are the New Zealand national football team fixtures and results. Contents 1 Results 1.1 1922 1.2 1923 1.3 1927 1.4 1933 … Wikipedia
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