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| | Dolmetsch Online - Music Dictionary A - Ad |
 | | the music of the indigenous peoples of Australia is diverse and complex, and depending on the region, may or may not include vocalization (hissing, grunting, shouting, shrieking, falsettos, growlings as well as enunciated syllabic and melismatic singing of words), nonsense syllables, chanting, vibrato, tremelo, continuous singing and bitonality. |
 | | Its role was to produce light entertainment in French for the Court, to arouse public interest in music and to ensure a high standard of music teaching. |
 | | a portable, box-shaped musical instrument, developed in Saxony (Germany) and Bohemia (Czech Republic), with metal reeds set in motion by air from a bellows operated by the player; the notes are operated either by playing on a piano-like keyboard or buttons, or a combination of the two. |
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