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  2. List of original names of bands - Wikipedia

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    Many notable bands originally went by different names before becoming successful. [1] This list of original names of bands lists former official band names, some of them are significantly different from the eventual current names. This list does not include former band names that have only minor differences, such as stylisation changes, with ...

  3. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

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    tribute band. A group which plays cover songs from a single famous band, with the show serving as a tribute to this band. Tribute bands' names may be puns or wordplays that clearly show the famous band they are based on (e.g., Zed Leppelin could be the name for a Led Zeppelin tribute group). tremolo

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    The solo part is often played in a rhythmically free manner, until the player performs a pickup or lead-in line, at which time the band recommences playing in the original tempo. sommo (masc.), somma (fem.) Highest, maximum; con somma passione: with the greatest passion sonata A piece played as opposed to sung sonatina A little sonata sonatine

  5. Community band - Wikipedia

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    The earliest amateur bands in the United States did occasionally include woodwind instruments but band and band music emphasized primarily the brass instruments. The popularity of early community bands can be attributed to the participation of thousands of ordinary citizens in these ensembles and the patriotic appeal of the music and performance.

  6. Category:Lists of bands - Wikipedia

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    List of bands from Los Angeles; List of bands from the San Francisco Bay Area; List of Belarusian musical groups; List of music artists and bands from England; List of biker metal bands; List of bluegrass bands; List of bands from British Columbia; List of British Invasion artists

  7. Musical ensemble - Wikipedia

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    Music ensembles typically have a leader. In jazz bands, rock and pop groups, and similar ensembles, this is the band leader. In classical music, orchestras, concert bands, and choirs are led by a conductor. In orchestra, the concertmaster (principal first violin player) is the instrumentalist leader of the orchestra. In orchestras, the ...

  8. Historical Thesaurus of English - Wikipedia

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    The Historical Thesaurus of English (HTE) is the largest thesaurus in the world. It is called a historical thesaurus as it arranges the whole vocabulary of English, from the earliest written records in Old English to the present, according to the first documented occurrence of a word in the entire history of the English language.

  9. Band society - Wikipedia

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    Territories with band society 4000 year BP (yellow) Sphere of the band societies changing with the time. A band society, sometimes called a camp, or in older usage, a horde, is the simplest form of human society. A band generally consists of a small kin group, no larger than an extended family or clan. The general consensus of modern ...