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  • 21Alto — Al to, n.; pl. {Altos}. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf. {Alt}.] 1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In… …

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  • 22Alto clef — Alto Al to, n.; pl. {Altos}. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf. {Alt}.] 1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In… …

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  • 23Altos — Alto Al to, n.; pl. {Altos}. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf. {Alt}.] 1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In… …

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  • 24Michael Finnissy — (born 17 March 1946) is an English composer and pianist. His music is characterised by the range of extremes often found in his work; opposing binary structures are found commonly, often seen as juxtaposing textures, register and tempi. Many of… …

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  • 25Cox and Box — Not to be confused with Box and Cox. Playbill for the 1869 production at the Royal Gallery of Illustration Cox and Box; or, The Long Lost Brothers, is a one act comic opera with a libretto by F. C. Burnand and music by Arthur Sullivan, based on… …

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  • 26Victorian Opera (Melbourne) — Victorian Opera is an opera company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The company was founded in 2005 and commenced operations in January 2006 with funding from the Victorian government, and Richard Gill as Artistic Director. The long… …

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  • 27Voces8 — is the international award winning a cappella octet from the United Kingdom. Formed in 2005, Voces8 has a diverse repertoire ranging from early English and European Renaissance choral work, such as Orlando Gibbons to their own arrangements of… …

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  • 28Phaedra (opera) — Phaedra is a concert opera in two acts by Hans Werner Henze. Its first performance was given at the Berlin State Opera on Date|2007 09 06. The work is a co commission and co production with the Berliner Festspiele, Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels …

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  • 29Alfred Shnitke — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ALFRED GARYEVICH SHNITKE Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке Archivo:Alfred Shnitke April 6 1989 Moscow.jpg Alfred Shnitke, foto del 6 de abril de 1989, Moscú …

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  • 30Alfred Schnittke — ALFRED GÁRIEVICH SCHNITTKE Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке Alfred Schnittke, foto del 6 de abril de 1989, Moscú …

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