StrapworkIn the history of art and design, strapwork is the use of stylised representations in ornament of ribbon-like forms. These may loosely imitate leather straps, parchment or metal…View analysis →
ByzarByzar is an American experimental electronic music ensemble, considered one of the founders of the Illbient genre, along with DJ Spooky, Sub Dub, We, and the Soundlab collective…View analysis →
SembahSembah (Javanese: ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ, Sundanese: ᮞᮨᮙᮘᮃᮠ, Balinese: ᬲᭂᬫ᭄ᬩᬄ) is an Indonesian greeting and gesture of respect and reverence performed by clasping the palms together solemnly in…View analysis →
The Cross MovementThe Cross Movement was a Christian hip hop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.View analysis →
Sequence (musical form)A sequence (Latin: sequentia, plural: sequentiae) is a chant or hymn sung or recited during the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, before…View analysis →
AntigonaeAntigonae (Antigone), written by Carl Orff, was first presented on 9 August 1949 under the direction of Ferenc Fricsay in the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, Austria, as part of the…View analysis →
SalletThe sallet (also called celata, salade and schaller) was a combat helmet that replaced the bascinet in Italy, western and northern Europe and Hungary during the mid-15th century…View analysis →
DingwallsDingwalls Dancehall (original name at time of opening) is a live music and comedy venue adjacent to Camden Lock, Camden in London. The building itself is one of many industrial…View analysis →
MaximiteMaximite Microcomputer is a Microchip PIC32 microcontroller-based microcomputer. This series of chips uses the MIPS 32-bit RISC MIPS architecture and was neither an ARM nor PIC…View analysis →
AudiocubesAudioCubes are a collection of wireless intelligent light-emitting objects, capable of detecting each other's location, orientation, and user gestures. They were created by Bert…View analysis →
Naumburg CathedralNaumburg Cathedral (German: Naumburger Dom St. Peter und St. Paul, pronounced [ˈnaʊ̯mˌbʊʁɡɐ doːm] ⓘ), located in Naumburg, Germany, is the former cathedral of the Bishopric of…View analysis →
BokehIn photography, bokeh (/ˈboʊkə/ ⓘ BOH-kə or /ˈboʊkeɪ/ ⓘ BOH-kay; Japanese: ) is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image, whether foreground…View analysis →
BBC Third ProgrammeThe BBC Third Programme was a national radio station produced and broadcast from 1946 until 1967, when it was replaced by BBC Radio 3. It first went on the air on 29 September…View analysis →
ImprovisationImprovisation or improvization (often shortened to improv[citation needed]) is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. The…View analysis →
R4200The R4200 is a microprocessor designed by MIPS Technologies that implemented the MIPS III instruction set architecture, and was initially referred to as the VRX during…View analysis →
DoinaThe doina (Romanian pronunciation: ) is a Romanian musical tune style, possibly with ancient Middle Eastern roots, customary in Romanian peasant music, as well as in lăutărească…View analysis →
NintendocoreNintendocore is a broadly defined style of music that most commonly fuses chiptune and video game music with hardcore punk and/or heavy metal. The genre is sometimes considered a…View analysis →
String sectionThe string section of an orchestra is composed of bowed instruments belonging to the violin family. It normally consists of first and second violins, violas, cellos, and double…View analysis →
Cycladic artThe ancient Cycladic culture flourished in the islands of the Aegean Sea from c. 3300 to 1100 BCE. Along with the Minoan civilization and Mycenaean Greece, the Cycladic people…View analysis →
Nocton HallNocton Hall is a historic Grade II listed building in the village of Nocton, in Lincolnshire, England. The plaque on the north face of the Hall (see below) indicates that the…View analysis →
LaeviThe Laevi were a Celto-Ligurian people of Gallia Transpadana, in northern Italy, settled near the river Ticino. According to the literary tradition they founded, together with…View analysis →
Sid CatlettSidney "Big Sid" Catlett (January 17, 1910 – March 25, 1951) was an American jazz drummer. Catlett was one of the most versatile drummers of his era, adapting with the changing…View analysis →
DentilA dentil (from Lat. dens, a tooth) is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice. Dentils are found in ancient Greek and Roman architecture, and also…View analysis →
Frieze groupIn mathematics, a frieze or frieze pattern is a two-dimensional design that repeats in one direction. The term is derived from friezes in architecture and decorative arts, where…View analysis →
Orchestral percussionOrchestral percussion refers to the various percussion instruments used in an orchestral setting. It may also refer to the act of playing such instruments in an orchestral style…View analysis →
ArcasIn Greek mythology, Arcas (/ˈɑːrkəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀρκάς, lit. 'Arcadian' or 'from Arcadia') was a hunter who became king of Arcadia. He was remembered for having taught people…View analysis →
SeekersThe Seekers, or Legatine-Arians as they were sometimes known, were an English dissenting group that emerged around the 1620s, probably inspired by the preaching of three brothers…View analysis →
Bindon AbbeyBindon Abbey (Bindonium) was a Cistercian monastery, of which only ruins remain, on the River Frome about half a mile east of Wool in Dorset, England.View analysis →
DJ mixA DJ mix, DJ mixset or DJ set is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together by a DJ to appear as one continuous track. DJ mixes are usually performed using a DJ mixer…View analysis →
Vogue (dance)Vogue, or voguing, is a highly stylized, modern house dance originating in the late 1980s that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene of the 1960s. It is inspired by the poses…View analysis →
KnuthenborgKnuthenborg is a manor house located six kilometres (3+1⁄2 miles) north of Maribo on the Danish island of Lolland. Originally known as Årsmarke, it was first mentioned in 1372…View analysis →
Moses WisnerMoses Wisner (June 3, 1815 – January 5, 1863) was the 12th governor of Michigan, a Colonel during the Civil War, and an active supporter of the anti-slavery movement.View analysis →
OrchidometerAn orchidometer (or orchiometer) is a medical instrument used to measure the volume of the testicles.View analysis →
Bars radarThe N011 Bars (Russian: Барс, lit. 'Leopard') is a family of Russian (former USSR) all-weather multimode airborne radars developed by the Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute…View analysis →
Severe styleThe Severe style, or Early Classical style, was the dominant idiom of Greek sculpture in the period ca. 490 to 450 BCE. It marks the breakdown of the canonical forms of archaic…View analysis →
Gamelan gong kebyarGamelan gong kebyar is a style or genre of Balinese gamelan music of Indonesia. Kebyar means "to flare up or burst open", and refers to the explosive changes in tempo and…View analysis →
