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 Circus World Museum
The destruction of their 1939 steam calliope in a winter quarters fire caused the Cole Bros. Circus owners to select the “America” tableau to be altered into a steam calliope vehicle.
The calliope is comprised of a set of musically-tuned steam whistles, controlled by a set of valves operated by regular piano-style keyboard.
The time required to heat the water in the boiler into steam probably explains why the calliope was the last wagon to leave the circus lot for the daily march through the city.
www.circusworldmuseum.com /wagons/wagon-steamcalliope.html   (253 words)

  
 Calliope   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Calliope is a troupe of six women singers who have become known in the D.C. metropolitan area for their spirited and soulful performances of contemporary and traditional Jewish music.
Calliope’s repertoire includes songs both secular and religious, a cappella and acoustic, in Hebrew, English and Yiddish.
Among the selections is Calliope’s medley of songs for Havdalah, which marks the close of Shabbat and the beginning of the new week.
www.harmonyhearth.com /calliope/home.htm   (287 words)

  
 Calliope - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
Formed in February 1994 in East Lansing Michigan, CALLIOPE were borne from the remnants of the popular Sixth With Violet.
Encouraged by the Idful aesthetic, Calliope ended up buying a lot of the same gear (effects, synth, delay) that Casey used on the record, for their own home studio.
Released in 2001 Braille is Calliope's fourth full length, a beautiful and airy record with a distinct pop ambiance.
music.download.com /calliope/3600-8606_32-100009742.html   (780 words)

  
 Calliope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Greek mythology, Calliope (Kaliope or Kalliope) (Greek: Καλλιόπη, beautiful-voiced) was the muse of epic poetry, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and is now best known as Homer's muse, the inspiration for The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Calliope is a character in the graphic novel Sandman, by Neil Gaiman.
In another deviation from the traditional myths, Calliope is stated as being the youngest of the nine muses, rather than the eldest.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calliope   (311 words)

  
 Calliope Style   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Although there are no written guidelines for calliope music, there are several traditional standards that govern how songs are played.
Much of the calliope music that exists today has its roots in old barbershop, ragtime, and bluegrass songs.
Although modern calliopes employ electronic switches to open the valves, alleviating the need for brute force to play the notes, calliope music today is generally still played at a slow tempo.
personal.stthomas.edu /jdtschiggfri/calliope/style.html   (136 words)

  
 indieworkshop.com | music: Calliope - Braille
Calliope has some how slipped under the radar of "indies' cool list" for years now.
Calliope's forth album continues down the road the band has been heading for the past few albums.
Calliope has raised the bar they have set themselves with this effort.
www.indieworkshop.com /music.php?id=73   (385 words)

  
 The Carousel Store™ Clown and Midway Calliope Music Volume 2 CD
The calliope (not to be confused with the carousel organ) in the form we know it today is an American invention, (in 1855) and the original and those made for the next half-century use live steam to blow the whistles.
The calliope could be heard all over town, and the wagon was always the last in the parade - to make certain that the kids of all ages in town would follow it to the big tent on the circus ground.
Calliopes were ideal for the paddle-wheel steamers that plied America's inland waterways bringing entertainment to the towns along the rivers, for steam was right at hand from the same boilers that made it for the vessel's powerful engines.
carouselstore.com /product_info.php?products_id=120   (704 words)

  
 Calliope - Biography - AOL Music
Formed to recreate the style of progressive music that was so popular in 1970s Italy, Turin's Calliope was noted for its analog keyboard sound and intense modern lyrics mixed with a hard rock rhythm section.
Calliope was formed in May of 1989 by keyboardist Rinaldo Doro and producer Beppe Crovella, the former keyboardist of Arti & Mestieri.
Get Calliope biography information, download, listen and watch Calliope music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and use the music search function to find information on other new and established recording artists.
music.aol.com /artist/calliope/375971/biography   (448 words)

  
 calliope - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
calliope in music, an instrument also called steam organ or steam piano in which steam is forced through a series of whistles controlled by a keyboard.
It is usually played mechanically, and its shrill music is a familiar accompaniment of circus parades.
Calliope Systems Announces Solaris(TM) Unix(R) Curriculum; On-site sessions offer training for IT professionals.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-calliope.html   (228 words)

  
 Calliope Fair
Since then they have been hunting old and new tunes and songs from lands near and far as well as composing their own music that captures the diversity that has characterized their repertoire from the beginning.
They play music their own way with a collection of instruments including acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, upright and electric bass, violin, keyboards, doumbek, and accordion.
Playing a repertoire of both traditional and original work, Calliope Fair has performed at venues throughout the East Coast ranging from storied cafes and weddings to regional festivals and statewide radio.
www.calliopefair.com   (146 words)

  
 THE HISTORY
Calliope left scenes and Rinaldo Doro wrote the music for a solo album.
The music style is more far from rock, more symphonic and orchestrated, like the style of B.M.S. or Griphon, using the sound of ancient acoustic instruments.
The new musicans are young but very good at music, so we are back ready to play: in these days we will record a Demo-CD for gigs, and we are working to the project of the new album.
www.calliopeonline.it /calhisto.htm   (1067 words)

  
 Carousel Organ Association of America "The Happiest Music on Earth"
The purpose of the preceding paragraph is to illustrate the effect of music on the mood.
With music being the most emotional-stirring of the senses, the ability to immediately connect with its impact perhaps is intensified.
He felt that "music videos seem to 'euphorize' the recipient." Ron Smuck noted that effect in his response to me: "I know the music made by these amazing instruments is definitely the happiest music known to man or woman simply by watching their faces as they approach a band organ.
www.stinsonbandorgans.com /music/TheHappiestMusicOnEarth.htm   (3826 words)

  
 Calliope (music) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Circus calliope, lithograph by Gibson and Co., 1872.
While Stoddard had originally intended the calliope to replace bells at churches, it found its way to riverboats during the paddlewheel era.
All the surviving calliopes were built by Thomas J. Nichol, Cincinnati, Ohio, who built calliopes from 1890 until 1932.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calliope_(music)   (495 words)

  
 The Classic Blues
Africa survived in the music of early fl Americans and was passed down to the blues in distinctive ways that set it apart from European musical traditions.
Beyond the music of work and worship, there was "the devil's music" -- the fiddle songs, juba dances, and corn songs of harvest season.
It was this "devil's music" -- the secular music of pleasure and entertainment -- that carried the blues beyond the plantation culture and into the larger community during the years following Emancipation.
www.calliope.org /blues/blues1.html   (1773 words)

  
 Delta Lady Riverboat Excursions (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The beautiful, happy music produced by the calliope can be heard from a great distance – a quarter-mile or more from the boat.
Our calliope, manufactured for us by the Tangley company in Donnellson, Iowa, is nearly identical to the original Tangley produced in the 1920s, with solid brass for the voiced and tuned whistles, valves and trim.
The calliope music is brought to you by kind permission of Steamboats.org: Steamboating the Rivers.
www.deltalady.com.cob-web.org:8888 /calliope.htm   (148 words)

  
 Calliope Cairn Terrier Rescue
Calliope came into existence when we learned that the township we live in was contemplating a "three dog limit", to help with the problem of nuisance or barking dogs (you know, the ones tied to dog houses 24/7?).
For a little background: a calliope is a musical instrument, like a nickelodeon; a combination of many different instruments making up one concerted sound of beautiful music.
Calliope kennels is certified with the state of Pennsylvania as a non profit kennel (rescue/foster/adoption/placement), dedicated to finding the perfect forever homes for all dogs, especially Cairn Terriers
www.calliopecairn.com   (395 words)

  
 Calliope Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Tracy Heaston has been involved with music and the circus since he was a small child.
Calliopes were originally steam-pressured instruments in which each valve released steam to a different sounding pipe.
Tracy's Calliope was first purchased for a river boat.
www.cfcircus.com /CALLIOPE.htm   (302 words)

  
 Mechanical Music Digest: Calliope Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Steamboat Delta Queen Calliope (whistles by Thomas J. Nichol)
Calliope and "Lady Godiva" Are Hits At Parades
Indiana University Perdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Calliope (whistles by Thomas J. Nichol)
mmd.foxtail.com /Calliope   (331 words)

  
 CD Baby: CLASSIC CARNIVAL CIRCUS CALLIOPE MUSIC: Circus Calliope
Brought back are the smell of the hot popcorn, the feel of gooey candy apples, the distinctive odor of the Menagerie and tanbark, the menacing crack of the whip, the Ringmaster's spiel, and the waves of happy laughter rippling throughout the tent, along with the oh's and ah's heard during some spectacular aerial act.
This wonderful CIRCUS CALLIOPE (CALYOPE) is a Wurlitzer Caliola with 44 wood pipes and is ideal for Circuses as it has a beautiful tone and remarkable volume.
Along with another calliope belonging to Eakins, it was shown and furnished the music for an hour-long spectacular on "PT Barnum and the Circus" on NBC-TV.
cdbaby.com /cd/ccccm   (644 words)

  
 Calliope: Pittsburgh Folk Music Society (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Calliope is funded in part with grants from Allegheny Regional Asset District, A.W. Mellon Educational Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Vira I. Heinz Endowment and the financial support of many individuals.
Since 1976, Calliope has been a nonprofit educational and presenting organization that promotes and preserves traditional and contemporary folk music and its allied arts.
Calliope Legends Concerts - Calliope collaborates with the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh to present great music in a superb venue.
www.calliopehouse.org.cob-web.org:8888 /about.htm   (290 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Clown and Midway Calliope Music Vol. 1: Music: Tangley Calliaphone Air Calliope   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Calliopes were used by circus sideshows and in their street parade, carnival midways, or by many businesse including Nehi Soda who wanted to promote their product.
The loud, happy music drew the attention of all within earshot and the name emblazoned on the wagon or truck containing the calliope was etched forever in the mind of the onlooker.
With all the votes in, Amazon.com's music editors have selected the best CDs of the year in all your favorite categories.
www.amazon.com /Clown-Midway-Calliope-Music-Vol/dp/B00005UJ75   (697 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - calliope, in music (Music: Theory, Forms, And Instruments) - Encyclopedia
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reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/calliope.html   (177 words)

  
 Calliope Hummingbird Music Box
Floral splendor as well as the delicate beauty of hummingbirds are wondrous talents for which artist Lena Liu is widely admired.
This talent is evident in "Calliope Hummingbird," the fifth issue in the Liu's Jeweled Hummingbird Heirloom Porcelain Music Box Collection.
The joyful melody of Canon In D plays on an 18-note musical movement.
www.collectiblestoday.com /ss/0707389005.html   (193 words)

  
 Clown Antics: Music
Calliope Music * Piano Music * Band Music * Singalong and Activity Music * Bargain Bin Music
The music rolls featured on these recordings were carefully selected to show the player piano at its best, and to bring you some of the greatest tunes of the 20's and 30's.
Join us for this musical celebration of the seasons that will have you movin', groovin' singing and dancing.
www.clownantics.com /music.shtml   (1252 words)

  
 Sahib Shrine Calliope - Happy Music for Everyone
donated the new Dodge mini-van and the Calliope unit to Sahib Shriners.
The same Calliope unit was installed in a Volkswagon mini-van, but it proved unable to cope with the heat of parades.
The Calliope unit gets another new home in the current Dodge mini-van, it went into service in 1996.
sahibshrine.org /perform/calliope.htm   (126 words)

  
 Rent Circus Wagon Calliope Band Organ Music for Festivals Parties Rentals, Party Outfitters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Or, add this custom-made circus wagon calliope to your outdoor picnic or parade to create a truly nostalgic and memorable event.
The orchestrion plays popular tunes from roll music and has several instruments including a 42 note pipe organ, 26 note xylophone, snare drum, base drum, tambourine, triangle and cymbal.
The circus wagon calliope can be placed in a stationary location or it can be pulled by a tractor or horses.
www.partyoutfitters.com /circus_wagon_calliope.htm   (190 words)

  
 calliope - OneLook Dictionary Search
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Calliope, calliope : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
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 Calliope: Pittsburgh Folk Music Society
Calliope moves to the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts--
Calliope's Presentation of the Andy Statman Trio is named best jazz concert of 2005--
For information or to receive weekly, up-to-date, email announcements, call the Calliope office at 412-361-1915 or send us an e-mail
www.calliopehouse.org   (81 words)

  
 purevolume™ | calliope
The fifth album in ten years from this Michigan outfit does that, and much more.
Calliope nuzzle contentedly against post-rock and dream-pop, and flirt with electronica, showing remarkable restraint and good taste in their dalliances with each."
"Michigan's Calliope deftly combine the retro-futurism of Tortoise and Stereolab with '60s folk psychedelia riding waves of warm sound into a jazzy pop wonderland...."
www.purevolume.com /calliope   (117 words)

  
 Calliope: Pittsburgh Folk Music Society (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
All concerts are held on Saturday nights (except Friday, November 10) at 8:00 PM at the Carnegie Lecture Hall, in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Some call them the Dixie Chicks of folk music as they offer a fresh blend of country, celtic, and folk.
Straddling the line between country and folk, these two Texas-bred musical storytellers are some of the best songwriters around.
calliopehouse.org.cob-web.org:8888 /concert.htm   (407 words)

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