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Sills, Beverly
(Encyclopedia)Sills, Beverly, 1929–2007, American coloratura soprano, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Belle Silverman. Her childhood career as a radio singer (when she was first nicknamed “Bubbles”) led to voice studie...romanticism
(Encyclopedia)romanticism, term loosely applied to literary and artistic movements of the late 18th and 19th cent. Romanticism in music was characterized by an emphasis on emotion and great freedom of form. It...Amnon
(Encyclopedia)Amnon. In the Bible, David's eldest son. He raped his half-sister Tamar and was killed for it by her brother Absalom.Menevia
(Encyclopedia)Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's. ...milu
(Encyclopedia)milu: see Père David's deer.Davit, Gerard
(Encyclopedia)Davit, Gerard: see David, Gerard.elaphure
(Encyclopedia)elaphure: see Père David's deer. ...Rei
(Encyclopedia)Rei rēˈī [key], loyal adherent of David.Adamson, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Adamson, Robert: see Hill, David Octavius. ...Walden Pond
(Encyclopedia)Walden Pond, Mass.: see Thoreau, Henry David. ...Browse by Subject
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