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  2. Canon (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, a canon is a contrapuntal ( counterpoint -based) compositional technique that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration (e.g., quarter rest, one measure, etc.). The initial melody is called the leader (or dux ), while the imitative melody, which is played in a different voice, is called ...

  3. Pavane - Wikipedia

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    The pavane [a] ( / pəˈvɑːn, pəˈvæn / pə-VA (H)N; Italian: pavana, padovana; German: Paduana) is a slow processional dance common in Europe during the 16th century ( Renaissance ). The pavane, the earliest-known music for which was published in Venice by Ottaviano Petrucci, in Joan Ambrosio Dalza 's Intabolatura de lauto libro quarto in ...

  4. Symphony - Wikipedia

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    Etymology and origins. The word symphony is derived from the Greek word συμφωνία ( symphōnía ), meaning "agreement or concord of sound", "concert of vocal or instrumental music", from σύμφωνος ( sýmphōnos ), "harmonious". [1] The word referred to a variety of different concepts before ultimately settling on its current ...

  5. Music - Wikipedia

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    Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. [1] [2] [3] However, definitions of music vary depending on culture, [4] though it is an aspect of all human societies and a cultural universal. [5]

  6. Death in Jainism - Wikipedia

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    According to Jainism, this person is often one who is willingly or unwillingly ignorant to the concepts of rebirth, other worlds, and liberation of the soul. Sakama Marana which refers to someone who is not afraid of death and who accepts it willingly and at ease. They understand that there is no way to avoid death and that it is a natural process.

  7. Marina (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Marinus, Marius, Marnie. Marina is a feminine given name. It is the female version of the Roman family name Marinus, which is a form of the Latin name Marius. The meaning of Marius might be connected to Mars, the Roman god of war, or with the Latin word maris, meaning virile. It also later became associated with the Latin word marinus, meaning ...

  8. Bubblegum Bitch - Wikipedia

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    Bubblegum Bitch. " Bubblegum Bitch " is a song by Welsh singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis, professionally known as Marina and formerly as Marina and the Diamonds. An opening track on her second studio album, Electra Heart (2012), it was released on 27 April 2012 along with the record. While the production was handled by Rick Nowels and Dean ...

  9. Marina Diamandis - Wikipedia

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    Marina Lambrini Diamandis was born on 10 October 1985 [6] [7] in Brynmawr, [8] [9] and grew up near Abergavenny. [10] She has one sibling, an elder sister named Lafina. [10] Her Welsh mother and Greek father met at Newcastle University and separated when Diamandis was four years old. [7] Following the separation, her father returned to Greece ...