BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music

Paper · Semantic Scholar

This article analyzes one of the less-studied issues in Alisher Navoi’s biography—biographical information related to his mother. The study comparatively examines references to parents in Navoi’s works, indirect information found in tazkiras, and later historical sources. In particular, based on information provided in Nasoyim ul-muhabbat about Mavlono Lutfiy, the study substantiates the need to reconsider certain i…

Reference · Wikidata

art using sound

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. While scholars agree that music is defined by a small number of specific elements, there is no consensus as to what these necessary elemen…

Book · DOAB

Jones, Barry Owen (1932– ). Australian politician, writer and lawyer, born in Geelong. Educated at Melbourne High School and Melbourne University, he was a public servant, high school teacher, television and radio performer, university lecturer and lawyer before serving as a Labor MP in the Victorian Parliament 1972–77 and the Australian House of Representatives 1977–98. He took a leading role in reviving the Austra…

Full text · Open Library

The composer of symphonies, operas, and film scores examines his own life and career.

Image · DPLA

Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (October 6, 1866-July 22, 1932) was an American inventor and physicist whose career was varied and colorful. Born in Quebec, Canada, he was educated in schools in Canada and the United States. After two years as principal of Whitney Institute in Bermuda, he went to New York to develop his scientific interest through practical experience. After a year's work as tester for Edison Machine Work…