Ornament (music) ... A number of standard ornaments (described below) are indicated with standard symbols in music notation, while other ornamentations may be appended to the staff in small notes, or simply written out normally...
Trill (music) ... Sometimes it is expected that the trill will end with a turn (by sounding the note below rather than the note above the principal note, immediately before the last sounding of the principal note), or some other variation. Such variations are often marked with a few appoggiaturas following the note that bears the trill indication...
DVD-Audio ... (The ".1" denotes a Low-frequency effects channel (LFE) for bass and/or special audio effects.) Compared to the Compact Disc, the much higher capacity DVD format enables the inclusion of either: Considerably more music (with respect to total running time and quantity of songs) or Far higher audio quality, reflected by higher linear sampling rates and higher bit-per-sample resolution, and/or Additional channels for spatial sound reproduction... Audio on a DVD-Audio disc can be stored in many different bit depth/sampling rate/channel combinations: 16-, 20- or 24-bit depth 44.1 kHz 48 kHz 88.2 kHz 96 kHz 176.4 kHz 192 kHz Mono (1.0) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Stereo (2.0) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Stereo (2.1) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Stereo + mono surround (3.0 or 3.1) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Quad (4.0 or 4.1) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 3-stereo (3.0 or 3.1) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 3-ster...
Child Labour In The Diamond Industry ... There are organizations and people who try to create a public awareness about the issue, including Janine Roberts, The Anti-Slavery Society, Survival International, IndianNGO, Child Labour News Service (CLNS) managed by the Global March Against Child Labor, and IHS Child Slave Labor News. Reports India Further information: Child labour in India#Diamond industry In 1997, the International Labour Organization published a report titled Child Labour in the Diamond Industry claiming that child labour is highly prevalent in the Indian diamond industry...
Slide (musical Ornament) ... In The Interpretation of Early Music, Robert Donington surveys many treatises to ascertain the history of the slide. Writing in 1654, John Playford noted that the slide can be used in ascending (he called it "elevation") or in descending (he called it "double backfall") forms...
Glissando ... Maurice Ravel's piece Alborada del Gracioso contains notable piano glissando passages in thirds executed by the right hand. 'Continuous glissando' or portamento Musical instruments with continuously variable pitch can effect a portamento over a substantial range...
Diamonds From Sierra Leone ... The song peaked at number forty-three on the Billboard Hot 100, was moderately successful on the iTunes music service, and peaked in the eight spot on the UK Top 40...
Recorder ... Purcell, Bach, Telemann and Vivaldi used the recorder to suggest shepherds and imitate birds in their music, a theme that continued in 20th century music... The recorder was revived in the 20th century, partly in the pursuit of historically informed performance of early music, but also because of its suitability as a simple instrument for teaching music and its appeal to amateur players...