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  2. Bass guitar tuning - Wikipedia

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    Five strings usually tuned B 0 –E 1 –A 1 –D 2 –G 2, providing extended lower range. The earliest commercial five-string bass was created by Fender in 1965. The Fender Bass V used the E–A–D–G–C tuning, but was unpopular and discontinued in 1970. This tenor tuning is still used by some jazz and soloing bassists.

  3. Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her"

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    Johann Sebastian Bach in 1746, holding his canon triplex a 6 voci, BWV 1076.Oil painting by Elias Gottlob Haussmann.. The Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her" ("From Heaven above to Earth I come"), BWV 769, are a set of five variations in canon for organ with two manuals and pedals by Johann Sebastian Bach on the Christmas hymn by Martin Luther of the same name.

  4. Free-bass system - Wikipedia

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    A free-bass system is a system of left-hand bass buttons on an accordion, arranged to give the performer greater ability to play melodies with the left-hand and form one's own chords. The left-hand buttonboard consists of single-note buttons with a range of three octaves or more, in contrast to the standard Stradella bass system, which offers a ...

  5. Locrian mode - Wikipedia

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    Locrian mode. The Locrian mode is the seventh mode of the major scale. It is either a musical mode or simply a diatonic scale. On the piano, it is the scale that starts with B and only uses the white keys from there. Its ascending form consists of the key note, then: half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step.

  6. Music Man StingRay - Wikipedia

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    Since Music Man was purchased by Ernie Ball Inc. in 1984, many significant introductions have been made into the StingRay range, with double Humbucking pickups being introduced in the early 2000's and has become a popular choice today. A 5 string variant of the StingRay has become common in modern times, in some spaces even outselling the ...

  7. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Glossary of music terminology. A variety of musical terms are encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian, in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes, the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings.

  8. The Beach Boys Band Members: Where Are They Now? - AOL

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    The band came together in California in 1961 with founding members and brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine. They performed catchy, youthful tunes ...

  9. Realization (figured bass) - Wikipedia

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    Ex. 1 is a short figured bass followed by one possible realization, by the composer Thomas Mace.. Execution. The realizer, while usually following the harmonic scheme indicated in the figuring, has a choice on such matters as rhythmic effect, chordal spacing, ornamentation, arpeggiation, imitation and counterpoint, limited only by sound judgement and good taste, and adherence to the genre's ...