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  • 101Bartók, Béla — Bar·tók (bärʹtŏk , tôk ), Béla. 1881 1945. Hungarian pianist and composer whose works, including the music for the opera Duke Bluebeard s Castle (1911) and Concerto for Orchestra (1943), combine Eastern European folk music with dissonant… …

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  • 102expressiveness — See expressively. * * * …

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  • 103architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… …

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  • 104con espressione — /kon i spres ee oh nee, nay, kohn /; It. /kawn es prddes syaw ne/ with expression; expressively (used as a direction in music). [1890 95; < It: lit., with expression] * * * …

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  • 105espressivo — /es pre see voh/; It. /es prddes see vaw/, Music. adj. 1. expressive. adv. 2. expressively. * * * …

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  • 106symphony — /sim feuh nee/, n., pl. symphonies. 1. Music. a. an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements, similar in form to a sonata but written for an orchestra and usually of far grander proportions and more varied elements. b. an&#8230; …

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  • 107wind instrument — /wind/ a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute. [1575 85] * * * ▪ music Introduction       any musical instrument that uses air as the primary vibrating medium for the&#8230; …

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  • 108Frescobaldi, Girolamo — born September 1583, Ferrara, Papal States died March 1, 1643, Rome Italian composer and organist. In 1608 he became organist at St. Peter s, where, except for a six year sojourn at the Florentine court, he would remain the rest of his life. He&#8230; …

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  • 109Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus — orig. Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart born Jan. 27, 1756, Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg died Dec. 5, 1791, Vienna Austrian composer. Son of the violinist and composer Leopold Mozart (1719–87), he was born the year of the&#8230; …

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  • 110Still, Clyfford — born Nov. 30, 1904, Grandin, N.D., U.S. died June 23, 1980, Baltimore, Md. U.S. painter. He studied at Spokane University and Washington State College. After experimenting with several styles, he became involved in Abstract Expressionism and was&#8230; …

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