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  2. Orchestra pit - Wikipedia

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    An orchestra pit is an area in a theatre (usually located in a lowered area in front of the stage) in which musicians perform. The orchestra plays mostly out of sight in the pit, rather than on the stage as for a concert, when providing music for forms of theatre that require it (such as opera and ballet) or when incidental music is required

  3. Political economy - Wikipedia

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    Originating in the 18th century, it is the precursor to the modern discipline of economics. [5] [6] Political economy in its modern form is considered an interdisciplinary field, drawing on theory from both political science and modern economics. [4]

  4. Anarchism and violence - Wikipedia

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    The influential publishing collective CrimethInc. notes that "violence" and "nonviolence" are politicized terms that are used inconsistently in discourse, depending on whether or not a writer seeks to legitimize the actor in question. They argue that "[i]t's not strategic [for anarchists] to focus on delegitimizing each other's efforts rather ...

  5. Slava! A Political Overture - Wikipedia

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    Mid-way into the work, a pre-recorded tape of political speeches plays over an orchestral vamp. The pre-recorded tape features the voices of Bernstein, Michael Wager, Adolph Green, and Patrick O'Neal giving the political speeches. [3] Cheering crowd noises are also used. The piece has been transcribed for symphonic band by Clare Grundman. The ...

  6. Pit orchestra - Wikipedia

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    A pit orchestra is a type of orchestra that accompanies performers in musicals, operas, ballets, and other shows involving music. The term was also used for orchestras accompanying silent movies when more than a piano was used. [ 1 ]

  7. Philip Glass - Wikipedia

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    At the time of the commission, the Stuttgart Opera House was undergoing renovation, necessitating the use of a nearby playhouse with a smaller orchestra pit. Upon learning this, Glass and conductor Dennis Russell Davies visited the playhouse, placing music stands around the pit to determine how many players the pit could accommodate.

  8. Philosophy, politics and economics - Wikipedia

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    Philosophy, politics and economics was established as a degree course at the University of Oxford in the 1920s, [20] as a modern alternative to classics (known as "literae humaniores" or "greats" at Oxford) for those entering the civil service.

  9. Virginia school of political economy - Wikipedia

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    Chicago believes that politics tends towards efficiency due to the fact that free-riders provoke stiffening resistance in risk takers, because of the exponentially increasing deadweight loss imposed by free-riding. Chicago also believes that, because political markets tend towards efficiency, policy advice by scholars is irrelevant. [6]