Search results for "Native American music" - New World Encyclopedia
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- chant. Chant may be considered speech, music, or a heightened or stylized ... When performing a chant, the singer usually uses music and sacred ...5 KB (821 words) - 01:44, 4 December 2023
- master composer of European classical music as well as a prolific nationalistic ... integrating existing folk melodies into his music, but was far more elemental ...8 KB (1,090 words) - 05:03, 17 June 2023
- 1895 – December 3, 1978) was an African-American classical composer who wrote ... towards the mathematical, formulaic music of the Second Viennese School ...8 KB (1,154 words) - 12:14, 8 May 2023
- 14, 1946) was a Spanish composer of classical music. Manuel de Falla was born in Cádiz. His early teacher in music was ...10 KB (1,487 words) - 02:58, 6 November 2022
- May 8, 1829 – December 18, 1869) was an American composer and pianist, best ... Starr wrote, "He was the first American composer to be hailed ...9 KB (1,339 words) - 07:55, 9 March 2023
- collecting, studying and documenting folk music of indigenous cultures. This ... He also studied at the Academy of Music where he received his Diploma ...8 KB (1,191 words) - 06:09, 13 June 2023
- lavender, and mugwort, none of which are native to the Americas. Smudge sticks ... While smudging is not exclusive to Native Americans, and it has been ...12 KB (1,808 words) - 21:20, 30 January 2023
- Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 - April 1, 1991), an American dancer and ... style, but one that was quintessentially American. Her philosophy, which helped ...12 KB (1,810 words) - 16:26, 6 November 2022
- The Yoeme or Yaqui are a border Native American people who originally ... generation to generation. Mexican and American Yaqui maintain strong cultural ...14 KB (2,202 words) - 10:14, 22 May 2023
- in wonderfully realized arrangements of music from cultures that might ... interest in the folk songs of his native Norway, and Grainger developed ...9 KB (1,396 words) - 00:35, 24 November 2022
- scout, and defender of the rights of Native Americans. She was notable ... Sarah Winnemucca lived in two worlds; the world of Native Americans ...10 KB (1,568 words) - 03:26, 23 December 2022
- operas, oratorios, symphonies, chamber music, and concertos. Dvořák ... music such as spirituals and Native American music in this work, but ...18 KB (2,917 words) - 12:12, 30 October 2021
- Liturgical music is a form of music originating as a part of religious ... Native American music plays a vital part in ceremonies and stories ...20 KB (3,074 words) - 20:52, 3 November 2022
- Old-time music is a form of North American folk music, with roots ... traditional music other than Native American music, and thus the term ...26 KB (3,894 words) - 00:03, 18 November 2022
- his social influence. He envisioned an American ballet where young native ... on the dream of creating an official American ballet. Balanchine was classically ...8 KB (1,196 words) - 19:31, 14 November 2022
- and pianists, used a working man's music to influence the kings and ... Gershwin's music exudes the power of spring-like hope. Unlike ...15 KB (2,281 words) - 13:20, 30 December 2022
- 19, 1945), known as N. C. Wyeth, was an American artist and illustrator. ... Wyeth brought to life American stories and themes, from carpetbaggers ...11 KB (1,677 words) - 22:57, 10 November 2022
- Historically, flutes have often been used in the playing of sacred ... other instruments or vocals both in Native American music and in other styles ...19 KB (2,947 words) - 17:48, 28 March 2024
- The Omaha tribe is a Native American tribe that currently reside in ... future generations. Many Omaha speak their native language, which is taught ...12 KB (1,854 words) - 00:35, 18 November 2022
- 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, and literary ... an article in Life magazine on the American Civil Rights Movement and ...8 KB (1,091 words) - 02:13, 16 December 2022