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 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.

In some styles of competitive grappling a pin is an instant victory, and in other styles it is considered a dominant position that is rewarded with points.

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.

Those three other great activities of the Persians, the bath, the teahouse, and the zur khaneh ( the latter a kind of club in which a leader and a group of men in an octagonal pit move through a rite of calisthenics, dance, chanted poetry, and music ), do not take place in buildings to which entrance tickets are sold, but some of them occupy splendid examples of Persian domestic architecture: long, domed, chalk-white rooms with daises of turquoise tile, their end walls cut through to the orchards and the sky by open arches.

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.

Patchen does read some of his earlier works to music, but he has written an entire book of short poems which seem to be especially suited for reading with jazz.

Instead of her old confidence in the simplest, purest, most moving musical expression, Miss Schwarzkopf is letting herself be tempted by the classic sin of artistic pride -- that subtle vanity that sometimes misleads a great artist into thinking that he or she can somehow better the music by bringing to it something extra, some personal dramatic touch imposed from the outside.

Excell altered some of Walker's music, making it more contemporary and European, giving " New Britain " some distance from its rural folk-music origins.

His music today has regained some modest popularity via recordings.

This rumour has been attributed by some to a rivalry between the German and the Italian schools of music.

By this time Naples seems to have become tired of his music ; the Romans, however, appreciated it better, and it was at the Teatro Capranica in Rome that he produced some of his finest operas ( Telemaco, 1718 ; Marco Attilio Regolò, 1719 ; La Griselda, 1721 ), as well as some noble specimens of church music, including a mass for chorus and orchestra, composed in honor of Saint Cecilia for Cardinal Acquaviva in 1721.

There also remains a strong a cappella presence within Christian music, as some denominations purposefully do not use instruments during

The words are selected from Holy Scripture or in some cases from the Liturgy, and the music is generally more elaborate and varied than that of psalm or hymn tunes.

Not satisfied, the reporter continued asking them leading questions until they mentioned that they had watched some rock music videos earlier in the day.

Among critics, it is almost universally considered to be among Beethoven's greatest works, and is considered by some to be the greatest piece of music ever written.

The prices vary according to the type of the ride, and some feature loud popular music for the duration of the trip.

The Allmusic review by Marc Gilman awarded the album 4½ stars noting that " While some compositions retain their original structure and sound, some are expanded and probed by Zorn's arrangements, and resemble avant-garde classical music more than jazz.

Frank Gaebelein observes that " Greek mercenaries and slaves served in the Babylonian and Assyrian periods, some of whom were undoubtedly versed in Greek music and musical instruments.

Additionally, there is some chamber music for strings.

He retained elements of the original, but threw some country music aspects in to the song ( specifically, Western Swing ) and cleaned up the lyrics.

At the same time in Germany Goethe cooperated with Schiller on a series of ballads, some of which were later set to music by Schubert.

Undoubtedly helpful was that some of the university ’ s strongest programs were in the areas of music, speech, and art, disciplines in which ability could be measured by audition or portfolio rather than through paper qualifications.

Wills not only learned traditional music from his family, he learned some Negro songs directly from African Americans in the cotton fields near Lakeview, Texas and said that he did not play with many white children other than his siblings, until he was seven or eight years old.