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Ivor Novello. Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies; 15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. He was born into a musical family, and his first successes were as a songwriter. His first big hit was "Keep the ...
King Kolax: King Kolax. King of the Clarinet: Artie Shaw. King of Cool: Dean Martin. King of Jazz: Paul Whiteman. King of the Jazz Guitar: Django Reinhardt. King of the Jukebox: Louis Jordan. King of Swing: Benny Goodman a.k.a. "the Patriarch of the Clarinet", "the Professor", "Swing's Senior Statesman". Klook-Mop or Klook: Kenny Clarke.
Crooner. A crooner is a singer that performs with a smooth, intimate style that originated in the 1920s. The style was made possible by better microphones that picked up quieter sounds and a wider range of frequencies, allowing the singer to access a more dynamic range. This suggestion of intimacy was supposedly wildly attractive to women ...
literally "with the voice". An instruction, in a choral or orchestral part, that a vocal part should be followed, e.g., play the same notes as the vocal part and accommodate the tempo, expression, etc. of the vocalist coloratura Coloration (i.e. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal line, or a soprano voice that is well-suited to such elaboration)
The hip hop artwork and "slang" of U.S. urban communities quickly found its way to Europe, as the culture's global appeal took root. This was especially notable in the United Kingdom, where British hip hop grew its own voice and style from the 1980s, with rappers such as She Rockers , MC Duke , and Derek B , followed by Silver Bullet , Monie ...
Vocal jazz or jazz singing is a genre within jazz music where the voice is used as an instrument. Vocal jazz began in the early twentieth century. Jazz music has its roots in blues and ragtime and can also traced back to the New Orleans jazz tradition. [1] Jazz music is characterized by syncopated rhythms, improvisation, and unique tonality and ...
Addled – 1. spoilt, rotten 2. empty, cracked or broken; e.g. addled eggs. Ager – ugly ( Zennor, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language hager) [4] Agerever – pollack ( Marazion, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language hager euver, meaning 'ugly useless') [4] Aglets – hawthorn berries.
Bass. v. t. e. A voice type is a group of voices with similar vocal ranges, capable of singing in a similar tessitura, and with similar vocal transition points ( passaggi ). [1] Voice classification is most strongly associated with European classical music, though it, and the terms it utilizes, are used in other styles of music as well.