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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.
Nicknames for Lexington and Louisville celebrate the Bluegrass Region's horse farms and the state's most famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby, held at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Bardstown – Bourbon Capital of the World [3] Bellevue – B-town; Benham – The Little Town That International Harvester, Coal Miners, and Their Families Built [4]
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
The article states: "A big reason for Athens's emergence from UGA's shadow in recent years is because this 130,000-person Southern college town (which includes 40,000 students) has blossomed into ...
Athens, recently recognized as one of the world's top 30 underrated cities, is known for its music scene, rich history, and local culture. Athens, recently recognized as one of the world's top 30 ...
The headquarters of the Greek National Conservatoire, located in Athens. The Greek National Conservatoire (Greek: Εθνικό Ωδείο) was founded in Athens in 1926 by the composer Manolis Kalomiris and notable artists like Charikleia Kalomoiri, Marika Kotopouli, Dionysios Lavrangas, and Sophia Spanoudi.
The Coca-Cola bottle's contour bottle was not designed by famous industrial designer Raymond Loewy. [6] [7] The common image of Santa Claus (Father Christmas) as a jolly large man in red garments was not created by the Coca-Cola Company as an advertising tool. Santa Claus had already taken this form in American popular culture by the late 19th ...
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".