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In popular music, the whistle register is used with more variety and to produce much higher pitches than are called for in classical music.It has mostly been used by female singers, with notable examples being Minnie Riperton, [4] Betty Wright, [5] Mariah Carey, [6] Christina Aguilera, [7] Ariana Grande [8] and Chante Moore.
On February 2, 1976, Gregory C. Minor, Richard B. Hubbard, and Dale G. Bridenbaugh (known as the GE Three) "blew the whistle" on safety problems at nuclear power plants, and their action has been called "an exemplary instance of whistleblowing". [27]
Assobio a játo (1950), requires the flute to play "imitando fischi in toni ascendenti" (imitating whistles in rising tones), accomplished by blowing into the embouchure fff "as if one were warming up the instrument on a cold day" (Villa-Lobos 1953, 12, and an instruction slip inserted in the score).
One famous leaker, Bradley Manning, who handed over classified videos, cables and other documents to Wikileaks, is currently standing trial for the charge of aiding the enemy. He faces life in prison.
Many expert musical palatal whistlers will substantially alter the position of the tongue to ensure a good quality tone. Venetian gondoliers are famous for moving the tongue while they whistle in a way that can look like singing. A good example of a palatal whistler is Luke Janssen, winner of the 2009 World Whistling Competition. [2]
One of the few compositions made for it is a baroque-style double concerto in C major for vuvuzela, organ (or harpsichord) and string orchestra, written by Timo Kiiskinen, Professor of Church Music at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki; an organ version of this concerto was premiered, on 21 October 2010, at the Organ Hall of Sibelius Academy, and a ...
"Duquesne Whistle" (/ dj uː ˈ k eɪ n / dew-KAYN) is a song written by Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter that appears as the opening track on Dylan's 2012 studio album Tempest. It was first released as a digital single on August 27, 2012 [ 1 ] through Columbia Records then as a music video two days later.
Slide whistle Diagram of a slide whistle. Sections: 1: mouthpiece, 2: fipple, 3: resonant cavity, 4: slide, 5: pull rod, 6: pipe. A slide whistle (variously known as a swanee or swannee whistle, lotus flute, [1] piston flute, or jazz flute) is a wind instrument consisting of a fipple like a recorder's and a tube with a piston in it.