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Incense being sold in a market in Bangalore. India is the world's main incense producing country, [1] [2] and is also a major exporter to other countries. [3] In India, incense sticks are called Agarbatti (Agar: from Dravidian [4] [5] Tamil agil, agir, [6] Sanskrit varti, meaning "stick". [7]
Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...
The belt is fastened by threading through the ring(s). This is used with braided, webbing, and canvas belts. [2] Snap/Side release buckles use male and female ends to snap together. They are more functional and often used for outdoor activities. [2] Earlier, military-style buckles often use friction and are designed for use with cloth belts or ...
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The Opies have argued for an identification of the original Bobby Shafto with a resident of Hollybrook, County Wicklow, Ireland, who died in 1737. [1] However, the tune derives from the earlier "Brave Willie Forster", found in the Henry Atkinson manuscript from the 1690s, [3] and the William Dixon manuscript, from the 1730s, both from north-east England; besides these early versions, there are ...
Belting can be found all over the world in music from many different cultures. Some prominent examples of this include Mexican, African and Middle Eastern musical traditions. Belting, as it is commonly referred to in a modern American sense, can trace its origins back to the minstrel shows and the Vaudeville circuit of the Mid to Late 19th century.
A silent pause in a piece of music Ossia: from o ("or") + sia ("that it be") A secondary passage of music which may be played in place of the original Ostinato: stubborn, obstinate: A repeated motif or phrase in a piece of music Pensato: thought out: A composed imaginary note Ritornello: little return: A recurring passage in a piece of Baroque ...
Kaiserstandarte (Emperor's standard) of 1871. Gott mit uns ('God [is] with us') is a phrase commonly used in heraldry in Prussia (from 1701) and later by the German military during the periods spanning the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945) and until the 1970s on the belt buckles of the West German police forces.