The U. S. Library of Congress has a collection of 3, 000 versions of and songs inspired by " Amazing Grace ", some of which were first-time recordings by folklorists Alan and John Lomax, a father and son team who in 1932 traveled thousands of miles across the South to capture the different regional styles of the song.

He also was impressed with the buildings he saw, and later incorporated some of the German styles into his own constructions.

Meanwhile, in 1868, tombs at Ialysus in Rhodes had yielded to Alfred Biliotti many fine painted vases of styles which were called later the third and fourth " Mycenaean "; but these, bought by John Ruskin, and presented to the British Museum, excited less attention than they deserved, being supposed to be of some local Asiatic fabric of uncertain date.

It is used as a soloing instrument in jazz, fusion, Latin, funk, and in some rock and metal styles.

Norwegian-inspired black metal scenes emerged throughout Europe and North America, although some other scenes developed their own styles with no connection to the Norwegian one.

For some this marks the beginning of the " mature " Classical style, where the period of reaction against the complexity of the late Baroque began to be replaced with a period of integration of elements of both Baroque and Classical styles.

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While many cities ( as in Gaul ) had a double-headed chief magistracy, often another title was used, such as Duumvir or native styles such as Meddix, but Consul was used in some.

Chinese cuisine is any of several styles originating from regions of China, some of which have become increasingly popular in other parts of the world – from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa.

In some styles of Lindy Hop, the tension may become quite high without initiating movement.

Guitarists of all styles came to admire various Atkins albums for their unique musical ideas and in some cases experimental electronic ideas.

Various styles dictate the curve of the fingers and thumb, as do the style of piece ; a more pronounced curve and lighter hold on the bow is used for virtuoso or more delicate pieces, while a flatter curve and sturdier grip on the bow sacrifices some power for easier control in strokes such as detaché, spiccato, and staccato.

In some styles of music, such as jazz-oriented stage bands, bassists may be asked to sight read printed music or perform standard pieces ( e. g., a jazz standard such as Now's the Time ) with an ensemble.

A person auditioning for a role as a bassist in some styles of pop or rock music may be expected to be able to demonstrate the ability to perform harmony vocals as a backup singer.

In some regions there may not be enough work in music to make a living, even if a bassist can play several styles and he or she does recordings and teaching.

In some styles of music particular extensions are normal, for example double bass drums in heavy metal music.

In some styles of music, drummers use electronic effects on drums, such as individual noise gates that mute the attached microphone when the signal is below a threshold volume.

In some styles or settings, such as country music clubs or churches, the drummer may use a perspex or plexiglass screen to dampen the onstage volume of the drums.

In performance, a solo fiddler, or one fiddler or two with a group of other instrumentalists, is the norm, though twin fiddling is represented in some North American, Scandinavian, Scottish and Irish styles.

In the case of some fortified wine styles ( such as late harvest and botrytized wines ), a naturally high level of sugar will inhibit the yeast.

The minor mode is restricted to the Farruca, the milongas ( among cantes de ida y vuelta ), and some styles of tangos, bulerías, etc.

There are also free-form styles including, among others, the tonás, saetas, malagueñas, tarantos, and some types of fandangos.

The harp was adopted as a symbol of the Kingdom of Ireland on the coinage from 1542, and in the Royal Standard of King James ( VI of Scotland / I of England ) in 1603 and continued to feature on all English and United Kingdom Royal Standards ever since, though the styles of the harps depicted differed in some respects.

The physical education program for men recognizes the value of participation in competitive sports in the development of the individual student and aims to give every man an opportunity to enter some form of athletic competition, either intercollegiate or intramural.

Some distribution costs are kept up by competitive pressure, some by the fact that the customers have come to expect certain niceties and flourishes.

In cooked and edible forms, amaranth is competitive with wheat germ and oats-higher in some nutrients, lower in others.

Due to the Machiavellian and competitive nature within both industries, a vast amount of aspiring entertainers and athletes in the world, even some of the most talented may never be recognized and won't ever receive the opportunity to carve a name for themselves.

The main competitive season runs from February to July, although some competitions may be held in January or December, and many divers ( particularly international level athletes ) will train and compete year round.

Many diving clubs have masters teams in addition to their primary competitive ones, and while some masters dive only for fun and fitness, there are also masters competitions, which range from the local to world championship level.

More controversially, some people define folk dancing as dancing for which there is no governing body or dancing for which there are no competitive or professional performances.

A certain amount of socializing might typically be expected during game play, as opposed to the relative silence sometimes expected during some strategy games like chess and go or restrictions on allowable conversations or actions found in some highly competitive games such as contract bridge.

A pure monopoly has the same economic rationality of perfectly competitive companies, i. e. to optimise a profit function given some constraints.

The entrance process is voluntary for each country and is being monitored by multi-stakeholders involving government, private companies and civil society representatives, responsible for disclosure and dissemination of the reconciliation report ; however, the competitive disadvantage of company-by company public report is for some of the businesses in Ghana, the main constraint.

The association between the St Mary's Church of England Cricket Club and the establishment of the North Melbourne Football Club is believed not to be formal, rather a general gathering to play some competitive sport.

Entrance is extremely competitive and some schools promote themselves based on their achievement of Oxbridge offers.

This may ultimately lead to a competitive advantage for some groups, however it is inaccurate to adopt this as the only determinant of classification in organised crime.

In the absence of externalities and public goods, perfectly competitive equilibria are Pareto-efficient, i. e. no improvement in the utility of a consumer is possible without a worsening of the utility of some other consumer.

While transforming the country to a market-oriented economy during 1992 – 1997, the government privatized some banks, recapitalized the rest and introduced legal reforms that made the sector competitive.

He removed the SLPP party from competitive politics in general elections, some believed, through the use of violence and intimidation.

By the Late Republican era, increasing competition among the competitive military-political adventurers who ran Rome's nascent empire ensured that triumphs became more frequent, drawn out and extravagant, prolonged in some cases by several days of public games and entertainments.

Other bands can practice a single show upwards of 20 hours per week ( or more, for some competitive drum and bugle corps, who have been known to practice as much as 16 hours a day ) for an entire season.

These documents acknowledged that free software products such as Linux were technologically competitive with some of Microsoft's products, and set out a strategy to combat them.

In the 1987 and 1988 regional tournaments, College Bowl was accused of recycling questions from previous tournaments, thereby possibly compromising the integrity of results ( questions for tournaments need to be new for all teams involved, or certain teams could have a competitive advantage from having heard some questions previously ).

Unfortunately the 406 coupe was at the end of its product life-cycle and was not competitive, despite some promise towards the end of the year, notably when Peugeot's Steve Soper led a race only to suffer engine failure in the last few laps.

Today few glovers, tanners and leather dressers still exist in the area, although some companies have adapted to the changes in the market and kept themselves competitive.

However the last decades have started to see some incentive on national and local government levels to encourage formation of new " mainland " industries that are competitive internationally.