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Music is an art form that can be instrumental, vocal or a combination of the two. There are numerous elements, styles, and instruments involved in the making of music, along with a long list of genres. Music is created by writing musical notes on paper, called sheet music. However, the ability to read or write music is not a requirement to compose music. Some performers can listen to a piece of music and then re-create what they just heard. Music lyrics are the words of a song that are paired with the notes to produce the tune. Music can be heard live or in electronic form via compact discs, vinyl records, cassette tapes or, most recently, from music off the internet, some of which is free m...
Music is an art form that can be instrumental, vocal or a combination of the two. There are numerous elements, styles, and instruments involved in the making of music, along with a long list of genres. Music is created by writing musical notes on paper, called sheet music. However, the ability to read or write music is not a requirement to compose music. Some performers can listen to a piece of music and then re-create what they just heard. Music lyrics are the words of a song that are paired with the notes to produce the tune. Music can be heard live or in electronic form via compact discs, vinyl records, cassette tapes or, most recently, from music off the internet, some of which is free music downloads. These computer files are known as mp3 files, an audio encoding format. Music downloads have led to a decrease in sales at music stores. In the 1980s, music videos became popular due to the launch of the Music Television (MTV) cable channel. A music video is a short film that accompanies a piece of music.
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FOR FAMILIES: A guide for parents to Jan. 9 and earlier releases
Tribune NewspapersNEW THIS WEEK 'Bride Wars' Opening: Jan. 9. Rating: PG for suggestive content, language and some rude behavior. What it's about: Best friends become dueling brides when they both book the wedding they've always dreamed of in the same place on the same...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Fiction, Four Christmases (movie), Cartoons, Teen-agers
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'In the Heights' recoups its $10 million Broadway investment
AP Drama WriterNEW YORK (AP) — "In the Heights" is now in the black financially. The Tony-winning musical celebration of Latino life in an upper Manhattan neighborhood has recouped its $10 million production costs, 10 months after it opened on Broadway, the show'...Tags: Music Theater, Television Industry, Theater
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Revved-up 'West Side Story' gets a trial run in Washington
The Broadway-bound revival of West Side Story that opened last night in Washington has dirt on its shins and blood under its fingernails. It is urgent, explosive and revved up with testosterone from the moment the curtain raises and Riff, the leader of...Tags: Gang Activity, Leonard Bernstein, Dancing, Music Theater, Broadway
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Police recover Gregg Allman's silver dollars and recordings after break-in at his Ga. home
Associated Press WriterSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Gregg Allman almost had a few less silver dollars after someone broke into his southeast Georgia home and stole a coin collection, knives and unreleased concert recordings, police said. The Allman Brothers Band singer and...Tags: Gregg Allman, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Richmond Hill, Georgia
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Call me, new 'American Idol' judge DioGuardi says to Chris Daughtry; predicts soulful season
AP Television WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — New "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi has a full schedule but there's someone she'd take a phone call from — Chris Daughtry. "If he's out there and he wants to do a (song) co-write, please call me," DioGuardi told a...Tags: Popular Music, Television, Marc Anthony, Paula Abdul, Maroon 5
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CeCe Winans, others to be honored for contributions to gospel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gospel stars CeCe Winans, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark and Donald Lawrence will be saluted by their peers in a musical tribute in Nashville. Kirk Franklin, Faith Evans, Karen Clark-Sheard and Donnie McClurkin will be among...Tags: Popular Music, Al Green, Faith Evans, Mary J Blige, Music Industry
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Phish announces first summer tour in five years
247-4732Phish, the beloved Vermont-based jam band, announced Thursday that it will play 10 concerts in June. These will be the band's first shows after ending a 4-and-a-half-year hiatus with three concerts at Hampton Coliseum March 6-8. Tickets for the June tour...Tags: Vermont, North Carolina, Comcast Center, Wantagh, Nikon Corp
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Dance band featuring area musicians to play at inaugural ball
When Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency in February 2007, he was viewed as a long shot. Just after Obama's election on Tuesday, Nov.4, when keyboardist James Gerard suggested that his Philadelphia-based dance band, featuring four...Tags: Popular Music, Democratic National Conventions, Government, North Dakota, Wedding Services
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Pontiac G8: It came from a land down under
Consumer ReportsSometimes a car seems to embody the very stereotype of national character. Think of elegant but temperamental Italian sports cars or the unique but eccentric French Citroens. Now consider the Pontiac G8, an Australian ex-patriot that started life as the... -
Tonight: Calvert Hall marching band at the BCS Championship game
baltimoresun.comFor those of you watching tonight's BCS National Championship football game between the Florida Gators and Oklahoma Sooners, pay extra special attention at the start and during halftime.On the field will be Calvert Hall's competition marching band,... -
'Rob Roy The Musical' is off
"Rob Roy The Musical" will no longer have its world premiere in Chicago. The producers of the Canadian endeavor said Wednesday that David Warrack's new musical will now premiere at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto. A spokesman said the reasons for bypassing...Tags: Rob Roy
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Mich. band drops Chiefs name for inaugural parade
Members of the Wyandotte Marching Chiefs high school band plan to perform in the inaugural parade in Washington, but they won't be known by the name they've had since the 1950s. The Detroit Free Press reports Thursday that the band from Roosevelt High...Tags: Detroit, Festive Event, Schools, Freedom of the Press, The White House
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