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Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Eric Saylor
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Ralph Vaughan Williams Introduction Ralph Vaughan Williams, O.M. (b. 1872–d. 1958), was the leading English composer of his generation and one ...
Verdi, Giuseppe
Francesco Izzo
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
Giuseppe Verdi Introduction Giuseppe Verdi (b. 1813–d. 1901) was the leading opera composer of 19th-century Italy. During his long and sensati...
Vivaldi, Antonio
Nicholas Lockey
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Antonio Vivaldi Introduction Antonio Vivaldi (b. 1678–d. 1741) was a prolific composer and celebrated violinist whose reputation and stylistic ...
Wagner, Richard
Thomas S. Grey
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
Richard Wagner Introduction Richard Wagner (b. 1813–d. 1883) was one of the most significant composers of the 19th century—or any era for that...
West Asia
Eliot Bates
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
West Asia Introduction There is no single accepted way to define the boundaries of a region referred to alternatively as West Asia, the Middle ...
Women in Music
Heather Hadlock
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Women in Music Introduction Our current understanding of women in music began to take shape within the context of second-wave feminist activism...
Woodwind Instruments
Albert R. Rice
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Woodwind Instruments Introduction Western woodwind instruments are wind instruments (aerophanes) made of wood or metal and include the recorder...
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