Muse of Dancing and Choral Singing

Muse of Dancing and Choral Singing
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  • muse — muser, n. /myoohz/, v., mused, musing. v.i. 1. to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject. 2. Archaic. to gaze meditatively or wonderingly. v.t. 3. to meditate on. 4. to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon. [1300 50; ME musen to mutter …   Universalium

  • Muse — /myoohz/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a. any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various… …   Universalium

  • Muse — This article is about the goddesses. For the English band, see Muse (band). For other uses, see Muse (disambiguation). The nine muses: Clio, Thalia, Erato, Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Terpsichore, Urania, Melpomene Greek deities …   Wikipedia

  • Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter — Mark Herman Ronnie Apter Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter translate operas, operettas, and choral works into performable …   Wikipedia

  • Terp|sich|o|re — «turp SIHK uh ree», noun. Greek Mythology. the Muse of dancing and choral singing …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bibliography: Byzantine and Orthodox — ■ Arhipov, Sergei. The Apostol: Epistle Readings, Prokimena, Alleluia Verses and Antiphons for the Entire Liturgical Year. South Canaan, Pa.: St. Tikhon’s Seminary Press, 1996. ■ Biezen, J. van. The Middle Byzantine Kanon notation of Manuscript H …   Historical dictionary of sacred music

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

  • Folk music of England — Pentangle performing in 2007 Folk music of England refers to various types of traditionally based music, often contrasted with courtly, classical and later commercial music, for which evidence exists from the later medieval period. It has been… …   Wikipedia

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