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Short melodies used to identify characters are called motives.

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Where can you find violin scores?

Violin scores can be found in many different places. The following are some resourcces where music scores can be found:The Public Library - most, if not all, public libraries carry some music books. The selection may not be very extensive, but it is still worthwhile to check it out.Music Databases - there are a number of different databases that contain music scores. Your local public library may subscribe to one of these databases (Music Online and Classical Scores Library are two examples), which would allow you to have access to it - though you will likely need to have a valid library card in order to do so.IMSLP (the International Music Score Library Project - see related links), which contains free access to music in the public domain.Online Music Stores - there are many different places online where violin scores can be purchased. Some sites allow users to simply download a score once they pay for it, while others only provide hardcopies. A simple google search will yield a vast selection of merchants to choose from.Music stores - depending on where you live, you might be able to visit a non-virtual store to browse the music scores in person. Some stores, like Mr. Entertainment, have a limited selection, especially when it comes to music that is more advanced and/or isn't of a popular genre.


Why is Aaron Copland famous?

Aaron Copland is famous for his ballet scores like Billy the Kid, Rodeo, and Appalachian Spring.


What kind of music did Aaron Copland write?

He was a composer who inspired many young American composers. He wrote songs with ballet and orchestral music to choral music and movie scores.


Where could Aaron Coplands music be heard?

Just about everywhere in the U.S. Aaron Copland is one of America's most popular classical composers, judging by the continued popularity of his music.His Fanfare for the Common Man has been played at sporting events and in sports broadcasting for decades (especially in the 1970s Emerson, Lake & Palmer art-rock version), and figures prominently at political events on both sides of the aisle (Obama's 2009 Inaugural Concert at the Lincoln Memorial, Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally at the Capitol mall). It was also featured in the soundtrack of Saving Private Ryan. The final variation on the Shaker hymn tune "Simple gifts," from Appalachian Spring, seems to be especially emblematic of U.S. national pride, and used to be played behind a visual of a waving U.S. flag as the sign-off for some TV stations.Copland's music has also been used in commercials: the "Hoedown" section of his Rodeo is archetypical Western/cowboy music, used in the background of the 1990s ad campaign, "Beef. It's what's for dinner," and the cut from Appalachian Spring mentioned previously accompanied the 1996 TV ad campaign introducing Oldsmobile's Aurora, which was heralded as the return of the unabashedly big American car.Copland himself was known to branch out into non-traditional venues for classical music. He wrote on commission for radio orchestras during the live-studio era, and was a film composer as well. His scores for Our Town (1939) and Of Mice and Men (1940) are particularly notable, and he won an Oscar for his score of The Heiress (1949). Two of his popular ballets, Billy the Kid and Rodeo, were even adapted for TV on the 1952-53 Omnibus program.Finally, you might also consider the impact of Copland on other composers. His "Western" sound in Billy the Kid and Rodeo turns up in classic Western-movie scores such as The Magnificent Seven and TV themes such as The Big Valley. The "wide open spaces" sound of Fanfare for the Common Man can be heard in the trumpet fanfare intros of such space-themed fare as the original Star Trek series, Superman (1978), and especially Apollo 13, which also references the "national pride" trope that grew out of Appalachian Spring.


Lyrics and music to peace shalom pax aroha song?

'Peace Song' by New Zealand composer Dorothy Buchanan, composed in 1972. For you my friend I have one wish, I wish that you will find The way to know and love your friend, Which comes from peace of mind. No more of warring hate or doubt, No talk or thought of gain, Time now for sowing seeds of joy: La paix, la joie, l'amour. Peace, shalom, Pax, aroha, La paix, la joie, l'amour Peace to men who search for truth, Peace and joy and love. If we would buy with effort peace, The cost to us would be Our search for fortune, petty needs, We'd find tranquility. To find your true self seek for peace With head and hand and mind, With friends and lovers unite for peace, Peace and joy and love. Peace, shalom, Pax, aroha, La paix, la joie, l'amour. Peace to men who search for truth, Peace and joy and love The score is available in the collection Kowhai: an album of songs by New Zealand women composers or at http://sounz.org.nz/works/availability/16916#scores

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This is called a blank end.


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When a person scores 3 under par it can also be called?

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Is the different between an individual score and mean of the group of scores is called deviation?

No, it is called the absolute deviation.


What are z scores?

See related link. Also called standard score.


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a device called the score board


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