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Sony Music Entertainment is one of the largest recorded music companies in the world, headquartered in NYC with offices worldwide. Labels include Burgundy Victor, Columbia, Epic, J-Records, Legacy, Masterworks, Nashville, Provident, RCA Records, Sony Latin, Zomba/Jive.
The string quartet was one of the most common chamber ensembles. Its makeup is two violins, viola and cello.
Industry:Music
A substyle of bebop, characterized by a restrained, unemotional performance with lush harmonies, moderate volume levels and tempos, and a new lyricism; often associated with Miles Davis.
Industry:Music
Keyboard instrument whose strings are struck with hammers controlled by a keyboard mechanism; pedals control dampers in the strings that stop the sound when the finger releases the key.
Industry:Music
A religious choral composition in English; performed liturgically, the Protestant equivalent of the motet.
Industry:Music
Literally "adding flowers"; an embellishment style in Chinese music using various ornamental figures.
Industry:Music
Standard chamber ensemble made up of either two violins, two violas and cello, or two violins, viola and two cellos.
Industry:Music
Performance style in which an ensemble is divided into two or more groups, performing in alternation and then together.
Industry:Music
A vigorous dance developed in the British Isles, usually in compound meter; became fashionable on the Continent as the gigue; still popular as an Irish traditional dance genre.
Industry:Music
Standard chamber ensemble made up two violins and cello, or violin, viola and cello.
Industry:Music
