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tune and traditional
Each madrāšâ had its qālâ (), a traditional tune identified by its opening line.
Learning to tune a traditional kora is arguably as difficult as learning to play it, and many people entranced by the sound while in Africa buy a kora and then find themselves unable to keep it in tune once they are home, relegating it to the status of ornament.
In the traditional monolithic operating systems the authors had direct experience with which parts of the kernel called which others, allowing them to fine tune their pager to avoid paging out code that was about to be used.
* Yod-coalescence in words such as tune or reduce ( compare traditional RP ).
While he was there his hosts played him a traditional Celtic folk tune called " The Craigeelee " and Paterson decided that it would be a good piece to set lyrics to, producing them during the rest of his stay.
Since the majority of popular tin whistle music is traditional and out of copyright, it is common to share tune collections on the Internet.
In the past, a cliffhanger involving a death of a major character or disaster was marked by the traditional closing theme being replaced by the final dramatic section of Barwick Green involving trombones, cymbals and the closing bars of the signature tune.
*" Edelweiss ", " Ländler " ( Rodgers ' adaption of a traditional Austrian folk dance tune ), and " Do-Re-Mi ", all from The Sound of Music, frequently go unrecognized as Rodgers ' tunes.
Charles's subsequent flight has become the stuff of legend and is commemorated in the popular folk song " The Skye Boat Song " ( lyrics 1884, tune traditional ) and also the old Irish song Mo Ghile Mear by Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill.
It is sung to a traditional Basque tune.
The music is a traditional Basque tune from Araba, named Atzo Bilbon nengoan.
He also used the Scottish hymn tune Crimond, a traditional French cradle song, an Irish version of the fertility dance-tune " All Around My Hat " and a reference to the English folksong " Early One Morning ".
" The 8th of January " became a traditional American fiddle tune the melody of which was used by Jimmie Driftwood to write the song " The Battle of New Orleans ", which in a lighthearted tone details the battle from the perspective of an American volunteer fighting alongside Andrew Jackson.
The British had asked for the traditional Honors of War ( marching out with dignity, flags waving, muskets shouldered, and playing an enemy tune as a tribute to the victors ), but remembering that the British, on taking Charleston earlier in the war, had refused the Americans ( under Benjamin Lincoln ) the same privilege, Washington firmly denied their request.
Over the next decade, he popularized several traditional folk songs, such as “ Foggy, Foggy Dew ” ( an English / Irish folk song ), “ Blue Tail Fly ” ( an old Civil War tune ), and “ Big Rock Candy Mountain ” ( an old hobo ditty ).
He was playing in a rock band at the time, inspired by Jimi Hendrix and Deep Purple, where he used the vibrato bar a lot but failed to be able to keep his guitars in tune using traditional approaches like lubricating the nut, or winding the strings as little as possible around the tuning pegs.
The album opens with her rendition of the traditional tune Morning Has Broken popularized by Cat Stevens.
For the music, Jangwang Tua Patayakosol composed another tune in a more traditional style called " Phleng Maha Nimit " for making the decision to the government but they still selected Phra Jenduriyang's melody because it sounded more modern.
* Portsmouth ( Mike Oldfield single ), 1976 version of a traditional tune
" Wildwood Flower " in both vocal and instrumental forms has endured as a signature tune for traditional country and bluegrass artists.
This tune borrows some melodic riffs from traditional songs.
For one, today a western equal temperament is used to tune traditional instruments, seemingly less harsh and more harmonious according to modern ears but which robs the instruments of their traditional voices, to ears now used to hearing modern tunings, even Chinese ones, traditional tunings sound out of tune and discordant.

tune and tango
The signature tune Alley Cat quickly won international success in the same class as Gade's tango.
Two songs appear in the film: " La Paloma ", a Spanish – Cuban – Mexican tune sung by popular Chilean singer Rosita Serrano ; and " La Cumparsita ", a classic Uruguayan tango tune performed by German bandleader Adalbert Lutter and his orchestra.
" Hernando's Hideaway " is a tango show tune, largely in Long Metre, from the musical The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross and published in 1954.

tune and generally
Ward was generally considered the best music as early as 1910 and is still the popular tune today.
In countries not previously part of the British Empire, the tune of " God Save the Queen " has provided the basis for various patriotic songs, though still generally connected with royal ceremony.
Thus, power output of a Wankel engine is generally higher than that of a four-stroke piston engine of similar engine displacement in a similar state of tune ; and higher than that of a four-stroke piston engine of similar physical dimensions and weight.
Multiple variants of the lyrics exist, generally sung as four-line verses to the tune of the " Colonel Bogey March ".
The version of the melody that is generally sung today differs slightly ( particularly in the final strain ) from Gruber's original, which was a sprightly, dance-like tune in 6 / 8 time, as opposed to the slow, meditative lullaby version generally sung today.
The exact version of this theme tune varied in some episodes / series-for example, the drum beats in the music in some episodes / series were more emphasised, as was the synthesizer melody, but generally it remained the same.
" The segments were serialized, generally ending with a cliffhanging peril ; the announcer would urge the viewer to " tune in next time " for the next adventure, featuring two puns in the titles, like " Mine Eyes Have Seen the Gory, or, Moose's in the Cold, Cold Ground " and " When a Felon Needs a Friend, or, Pantomime Quisling ," or " Portrait of a Moose, or, Bullwinkle Gets Framed.
When playing with fixed-pitch instruments such as the piano, the orchestra will generally tune to them — a piano will normally have been tuned to the orchestra's normal pitch.
The tune " Tom Hark " is often played at many stadiums following a goal by the home team and for chants such as " Thursday Nights, Channel 5 ", whilst " Que Sera, Sera ( Whatever Will Be, Will Be )" by Doris Day is generally reserved for matches where the venue of the final is Wembley Stadium.
The remainder of Lazarsfeld and Merton ’ s paper discusses structure of ownership and operation of the mass media specific to the U. S .— especially the fact that in the case of magazines, newspapers, and radio advertising ‘ supports the enterprise ’: ‘ Big business finances the production and distribution of mass media … he who pays the piper generally calls the tune.
During the Baroque period in Europe, the chorale prelude ( for organ ) was widely used, generally composed by using a popular hymn tune thematically, and a wide corpus of other solo organ music began to develop across Europe.
The name " Antioch " is generally used for the tune.
Jerry constantly increases the speed of his playing, plays two false endings, and generally taunts him, such that Tom is left with raggedy clothes and collapses at the end of the tune.
* The tune by George Frederick Handel generally used for the Christmas carol Joy to the World
All three versions had a fuel economy ranging from 18-22 mpg, and the engine was generally reliable though it had a reputation as the " Hay Baler ", a derogatory label applied by dealer mechanics ( ostensibly from farm states ) who experienced the violent kicks it could produce when out of tune.
As soon as he has finished a regular tune, or part of a tune, or played some little fancy notes of his own, he stops, and has some of the pranks of a wanton boy ; some of the company then generally give him a cake, an apple, or an orange, to induce him to play again ...
There were also Renault 5 ( 1. 4, 1. 7 ), Clio 1 ( 1. 4 ) and Clio 1A ( 1. 4 / 1. 8 / 1. 8 RSI tune ) Baccara models, all with extremely high specifications generally including leather interior and full electrics packages.
It is now generally regarded as Reed's signature tune.
Another key difference is that the hurdy gurdy player is free to play any tune he or she desires, while the barrel organist is generally confined to pre-programmed tunes.
Dogs generally try to avoid conflict ; their vocalizations are part of what allows other dogs to tune into their emotions, i. e., whether they're aggressive or are in a playful mood.
Rhythm, tempo and beat are subordinate to the melody line or tune, which is generally easily memorable, and followed without great difficulty.
Flamini enjoyed a generally good rapport with Arsenal's fans, who provided him with his own song, an adaptation of the theme tune to British television programme The Sweeney.

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