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The music of Milan has ancient roots. The Ambrosian chants are among the first codified music in Western culture, which fact led to the later development of its concept of scales, for example. In more recent history, the city of Milan has been an important social, cultural, political and commercial center not just in Italy, but in all of Europe.
Football is the most popular sport in Italy, and Milan is home to two world-famous football teams: A.C. Milan and Internazionale. The former is normally referred to as "Mìlan" (notice the stress on the first syllable, unlike the English and Milanese name of the city), the latter as "Inter".
The following is a partial list of musicians from Denton, Texas, a city in North Texas in the United States.Musicians and musical groups that began their careers in Denton, Texas—where the University of North Texas College of Music, 35 Denton, Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, and the Thin Line Fest are located—include:
Texas in the United States. The U.S. state of Texas has long been a center for musical innovation and is the birthplace of many notable musicians. Texans have pioneered developments in Tejano and Conjunto music, Rock 'n Roll, Western swing, jazz, Piano, punk rock, country, hip-hop, electronic music, gothic industrial music, religious music, mariachi, psychedelic rock, zydeco and the blues.
The College of Music is a comprehensive institution of international rank. [3] [4] Its heritage dates back one hundred and thirty-four years, when North Texas was founded.. The college has one of the largest enrollment of any music institution accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, [5] of which it has been a member for 85 years
The Museum of Musical Instruments of Milan exhibits over 700 musical instruments from the fifteenth to twentieth centuries with particular attention to Lombard instruments. . The collection contains plucked instruments, Lombard and Cremonese violins, hunting horns, numerous wood instruments (e.g. flutes, oboes, clarinets, English horns), bassoons, pianos and some ancient orga
Milam was the first female Texas Ranger (Honorary), and in 1961, was given the Distinguished Service Award by the American Legion, Post No. 33. [4] The Melody Maids and Milam have an article in the Handbook of Texas Music, by Laurie E. Jasinski (published in 2012). Several former Melody Maids went on to have careers in the arts (as teachers and ...
The Milan Conservatory, ... Today it is the largest institute of musical education in Italy. [1]