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DJ Hollywood
(Encyclopedia)DJ Hollywood: see Rap music.hip-hop
(Encyclopedia)hip-hop: see rap music.Dr. Dre
(Encyclopedia) Dr. Dre : see Rap music.Sugarhill Gang
(Encyclopedia)Sugarhill Gang: see Rap music.Afrika Bambaataa
(Encyclopedia)Afrika Bambaataa: see Rap music. ...carillon
(Encyclopedia)carillon, in music: see bell.Leonhardt, Gustav
(Encyclopedia)Leonhardt, Gustav, 1928–2012, Dutch harpsicordist, organist, and conductor, studied Schola Cantorum, Basel, Switzerland (1947–50). Leonhardt researched Baroque performing styles and was a key figu...Minnesota Orchestra
(Encyclopedia)Minnesota Orchestra, founded 1903. Since 1974 its home has been Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis. The orchestra was one of the first to be recorded (early 1920s) and featured in a radio broadcas...Leinsdorf, Erich
(Encyclopedia)Leinsdorf, Erich ĕrˈĭkh līzˈdôrf, līntsˈ– [key], 1912–93, American conductor, b. Vienna. Leinsdorf studied at the Vienna state academy of music and in 1934 began his conducting career, ser...banjo
(Encyclopedia)banjo, stringed musical instrument, with a body resembling a tambourine. The banjo consists of a hoop over which a skin membrane is stretched; it has a long, often fretted neck and four to nine string...Browse by Subject
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