Here in these little rooms -- or stages arched open to the sky and river -- they choose a few lines out of the hundreds they may know and sing them according to one of the modes into which Persian music is divided.

The music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg, has molded his group into a prominent musical organization, which is his life.

`` As my wife puts it '', he said, again with a twinkle in his eyes, `` all you know is your music.

`` Both children are musical and my wife is a music lover of unfailing instinct and judgement ''.

And the life they lead is undisciplined and for the most part unproductive, even though they make a fetish of devoting themselves to some creative pursuit -- writing, painting, music.

The music which Lautner has composed for this episode is for the most part `` rather pretty and perfectly banal ''.

) The stated goal of the CJS is the synthesis of jazz and `` serious '' music.

His approach to music is highly individualistic ; ;

A low-power, `` carrier-current '' broadcasting station, KARL, heard only in the campus dormitories, is owned and operated by the students to provide an outlet for student dramatic, musical, literary, technical, and other talents, and to furnish information, music, and entertainment for campus listeners.

The music is always allowed the living space needed to attain its full sonority ; ;

It is this sort of experience that makes the concept of high fidelity of real musical significance for the home music listener.

Your invitation to write about Serge Prokofieff to honor his 70th Anniversary for the April issue of Sovietskaya Muzyka is accepted with pleasure, because I admire the music of Prokofieff ; ;

This is precisely what makes lucid, straightforward music so difficult to compose -- the clarity must be new, not old ''.

Certainly, it is the traditional clarity of his music which has endeared him to the Western World -- not his experimentations.

and perhaps of even greater significance -- his music is strong 20th-Century evidence of the effectiveness of Evolution, based on a broad Traditionalism for the creative art of music.

I took a deep breath and an even deeper swallow of my drink, and said, `` I admit that going back to Ralph Waldo Emerson for humor is like going to a modern musical comedy for music and comedy ''.

If one characteristic distinguishes Boris Godunov, it is the consistency with which every person on the stage -- including the chorus -- comes alive in the music.

The music becomes ethereal as he calls up a vision of her own sainthood: it is she, he tells her, who can bring the truth to Russia and convert the heretics.

I think all this could apply to Parker just as well, although, because of the nature of music, it is not demonstrable -- at least not conclusively.

This is exactly what happened in the transition from baroque to rococo music.

Continuity exits, but like the neo-swing music developed from Lester Young, it is a continuity sustained by popular demand.

( `` It is always of sorrow to me when I find people who neither know nor understand music '', he declared not long ago in proposing that White House prizes be awarded for music and art.

The Louisiana city is known, of course, for its fine food, good music and its colorful hospitality `` and, when guests arrive at Philmont that night '', says Mrs. Grinsfelder, `` that is exactly what we expect to offer them.

Arrangements of popular music for small a cappella ensembles typically include one voice singing the lead melody, one singing a rhythmic bass line, and the remaining voices contributing chordal or polyphonic accompaniment.

The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher.

The island is known for its Mantinades-based music ( typically performed with the Cretan lyra and the laouto ) and has many indigenous dances, the most noted of which is the Pentozali.

In the early radio age, content typically included comedy, drama, news, music, and sports reporting.

Other notational traditions do exist ; Italian solo music is typically written at the sounding pitch, and the " old " German method sounded an octave below where notation except in the treble clef, where the music was written at pitch.

When writing solo passages for the bass in orchestral or chamber music, composers typically ensure the orchestration is light so it doesn't obscure the bass.

Classical guitars also known as Spanish guitars are typically strung with nylon strings, plucked with the fingers, played in a seated position and are used to play a diversity of musical styles including classical music.

They are typically rare and uncommon in the popular music scene.

One of the hallmarks of Palestrina's music is that dissonances are typically relegated to the " weak " beats in a measure.

The music of John Adams is usually categorized as minimalist or post-minimalist although in interview he has categorised himself in typically witty fashion as a ' post-style ' composer.

The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal.

A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music, typically known by a distinct name.

These motets typically set a Latin text in praise of a monarch, commemorating some public triumph, or even praising music itself.

Most music is written for two hands ; typically the right hand plays the melody in the treble range, while the left plays an accompaniment of bass notes and chords in the bass range.

In the United States, public radio is typically confined to three formats: news / talk, classical music, or jazz, the last of which is declining rapidly as of the late 2000s.

Punk bands created fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics.

Punk rock lyrics are typically frank and confrontational ; compared to the lyrics of other popular music genres, they frequently comment on social and political issues.

After that, Postmodernism was applied to a whole host of movements, many in art, music, and literature, that reacted against tendencies in the imperialist phase of capitalism called " modernism ," and are typically marked by revival of historical elements and techniques.

A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well.

In music, the term production team typically refers to a group of individuals filling the role of " record producer " usually reserved for one individual.

The sound of the electric guitar in rock music is typically supported by the electric bass guitar pioneered in jazz music in the same era, and percussion produced from a drum kit that combines drums and cymbals.