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  2. Minnesang - Wikipedia

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    Minnesang (German: [ˈmɪnəzaŋ] ⓘ; "love song") was a tradition of German lyric- and song-writing that flourished in the Middle High German period (12th to 14th centuries). The name derives from minne, the Middle High German word for love, as that was Minnesang's main subject.

  3. Timpani - Wikipedia

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    Although the word timpani has been widely adopted in the English language, some English speakers choose to use the word kettledrums. [6] The German word for timpani is Pauken; the Swedish word is pukor in plural (from the word puka), the French and Spanish is timbales, not to be confused with the latin percussion instrument, which would ...

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Meaning respectively "measured song" or "figured song". Originally used by medieval music theorists, it refers to polyphonic song with exactly measured notes and is used in contrast to cantus planus. [3] [4] capo 1. capo (short for capotasto: "nut") : A key-changing device for stringed instruments (e.g. guitars and banjos)

  5. Key signature names and translations - Wikipedia

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    In the German notation scheme, a hyphen is added between the pitch and the alteration (D-Dur). In German, Dutch, and Lithuanian, the minor key signatures are written with a lower case letter (d-Moll, d klein, d kleine terts). For example, to describe a song composed in the key of F-sharp major, one could say: F-sharp major (English)

  6. Du, du liegst mir im Herzen - Wikipedia

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    Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs (1961). German-American jazz keyboardist Clare Fischer recorded two dramatically contrasting versions in 1975 and 1980, a solo piano performance on Alone Together and his arrangement for a Latin jazz ensemble supplemented by the vocal quartet 2+2 on the eponymous album 2+2.

  7. Meine Liebe (song) - Wikipedia

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    A German and Albanian language pop song, the lyrics features the theme of love and missing somebody. The official music video for the song was shot in Germany and was uploaded on 1 August 2019 onto YouTube in order to accompany the single's release.

  8. Evolution of timpani in the 18th and 19th centuries - Wikipedia

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    The timpani is considerably older than other melodic percussion instruments, such as the marimba and xylophone. [citation needed] Music historians trace the instrument's history to ancient times when the drums were used in religious ceremonies. During the 13th century, timpani began to be used in pairs and were called Nakers, or Nakirs.

  9. I'm Waiting for the Day - Wikipedia

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    The song opens and ends with the heavy sounds of a timpani being struck, which reduces in intensity during other sections. [13] Lambert says that the timpani is evocative of "a throbbing, aching heart" and is "soon joined by other instruments and a brief statement of an inverted arch figure in the flute" which recurs later in the piece. [2]