Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The housefly (Musca domestica) is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It possibly originated in the Middle East, and spread around the world as a commensal of humans. It is the most common fly species found in houses. Adults are gray to black, with four dark, longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies, and a single pair of ...
Label. Capitol. Composer (s) Les Baxter. " Quiet Village " is an orchestral pop instrumental that was written and originally performed by Les Baxter in 1951 and an instrumental album from 1959 by Martin Denny. In the liner notes to his album, Ritual of the Savage (Le sacre du sauvage), Baxter described the themes he was conveying in the work: [1]
The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), is a small passerine bird which is best known for its powerful and beautiful song.It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. [2]
In June 1852, the boat Pop Goes The Weasel competed in the Durham Regatta. [7] By December 1852, "Pop Goes The Weasel" was a popular social dance in England. [8] A ball held in Ipswich on 13 December 1852 ended with "a country dance, entitled 'Pop Goes the Weasel', one of the most mirth inspiring dances which can well be imagined."
The whole album, Songs for Swining Larvae, is inspired by insects. [9] There Ain't No Bugs On Me: Insects-general (Traditional folk song) (Traditional folk song) Unknown: Folk: There is a popular recording of this song by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman on the album, Not for Kids Only. Dog and Butterfly: Lepidoptera: Ann Wilson N/ancy Wilson ...
Owl City singles chronology. " Fireflies ". (2009) "Vanilla Twilight". (2010) Music video. "Fireflies" on YouTube. " Fireflies " is the debut single from American electronica project Owl City 's album Ocean Eyes. Frontman Adam Young wrote the track about seeing fireflies in his hometown of Owatonna, Minnesota while he was awake with insomnia.
George Martin. " Flying " is an instrumental recorded by the English rock band The Beatles which first appeared on the 1967 Magical Mystery Tour release (two EP discs in the United Kingdom, an LP in the United States). It is one of the few songs credited to all four members of the band: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
Musicologists such as Matthew Head and Suzannah Clark believe that birdsong has had a large though admittedly unquantifiable influence on the development of music. [2] [3] Birdsong has influenced composers in several ways: they can be inspired by birdsong; [4] they can intentionally imitate bird song in a composition; [4] they can incorporate recordings of birds into their works; [5] or they ...