The word "composition" can also mean learning the skill of how to compose. Music students may go to music college to study composition. They will do this by looking at famous pieces of music to see how the composers of the past wrote music. They will study musical form, harmony, orchestration, counterpoint and learn about all the instruments and how to write well for them so that it sounds nice.
H. Price McGrath
H. Price McGrath (1813-July 1881) was a "sporting-man" who opened the first gambling house in the American South, and bred the race horse, Aristides, the winner of the first Kentucky Derby in 1875.
McGrath was born in Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky. His father was a tailor and taught his son the trade, but McGrath sought something more to his taste and became a card sharp.
He travelled about the American South and West. In 1852, he opened the first gambling house in the South, at New Orleans, Louisiana. He and his partners conducted pools, finally having to charge $10 a head to enter the house. With the wealth he accumulated, McGrath bought 500 acres near Lexington, Kentucky.
This land became one of the great stock farms in the United States and was called "McGrathiana". McGrath bred the race horse, Aristides, the winner of the first Kentucky Derby in 1875. McGrath lived like a lord, conducted his business honestly and openly, always backed his own horses, and died with an estate worth $200,000.
Piano Sonata No. 13 (Beethoven)
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major """", Op. 27, No. 1, is a sonata which was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1800–1801.
Beethoven House
The Beethoven House (German: Beethoven-Haus) in Bonn, Germany, is a memorial site, museum and cultural institution serving various purposes. Founded in 1889 by the Beethoven-Haus association, it studies the life and work of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
Francis Xavier
Saint Francis Xavier, S.J. (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta, 7 April 15063 December 1552) was a Spanish Jesuit. He was made a saint by the Catholic church. He is known for his travels to Asia, including Goa and Japan.
Mutopia Project
The Mutopia Project is a volunteer-run effort to create a library of free content sheet music, in a way similar to Project Gutenberg's library of public-domain books.
Muirfield
Muirfield is a golf course in East Lothian, Scotland, near Edinburgh. It is often used for The Open Championship. As of 2013, it costs £195 for one round for visitors.
Northern Catalonia
Northern Catalonia (, ) is a name that sometimes is used, mainly in Catalan writings, to refer to the territory given to France by Spain in 1659. The area corresponds approximately to the modern French "département" of the Pyrénées-Orientales.
The French name, "Catalogne Nord", is used nowadays, although less often than the more politically neutral Roussillon (in reference to the pre-Revolutionary province). Sometimes French Catalonia is also used.
Northern Catalonia forms a triangle between the Pyrenees to the south, the Corbières to the north-west and the Mediterranean Sea to the east. The Plain of Roussillon in the east, by far the area where more people live, is formed by the floodplains of the Tech, Têt and Agly rivers (). The districts of Vallespir and Conflent cover the upper valleys of the Tech and the Têt respectively. The mountain Le Canigou (), , dominates much of the territory.
The climate is of the Mediterranean type, with hot, dry summers and winters which are relatively mild, at least on the Roussillon plain where snow is rare.
More of a quarter of the population of Northern Catalonia is in the city of Perpignan (). Perpignan is the only important administrative and service centre. Roads and trains run north–south through Northern Catalonia between France and Spain.
French is the only official language in France as whole and in these municipalities. Catalan, in its Northern Catalan variety, is recognized as a regional language only by the region of Languedoc-Roussilon. It is estimated to be spoken by a quarter of the population, but understood by a higher percentage.
In 1700, the government of Louis XIV prohibited the use of the Catalan language in official documents.
In the 1950s, after centuries of being forbidden in education, the Catalan language was permitted to be studied for one hour per week in secondary school. In the 1970s, the Arrels Association and Bressola network of private schools started to offer complete bilingual French/Catalan classes from nursery up to secondary education.
On December 10, 2007, the General Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales recognized Catalan as one of the languages of the department, alongside French and Occitan (in Fenouillèdes), with the goal to further promote it in public life and education.
Coach (carriage)
A coach is a carriage pulled by two or more horses as a "team". It is driven by a coachman and/or one or more postilions. The carriage is usually closed (with a roof) and has four wheels.
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, released in Japan as Made in Wario and in European regions as WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania, is an action video game for the Game Boy Advance. It was developed and published by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2003, in Europe on May 23, 2003, in North America on May 26, 2003, and in Australia on June 6, 2003. It is the first game in the "WarioWare" series.
In this game, players play "microgames", small minigames that last for only a few seconds. In these games, the player has to figure out what to do to complete them. They are helped by a word or phrase that appears at the beginning of the game. Games can be things such as shooting targets, selecting a multiple choice answer, or surviving until the end. Players are given four lives. If the player runs out of lives, the game ends.
A remake, "WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!", was released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2003.
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are an American rock band formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983.
Daniel Llambrich Gabriel
Daniel Llambrich Gabriel (born March 14, 1975 in Barcelona) is a swimmer from Spain. He has a disability: he has vision problems and is an S12/B2 type swimmer. His job in 2008 was working as a coupon seller. He raced at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. He raced at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He raced at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. He finished second in the 4 x 100 meter 49 points medley relay. He raced at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
Hector Lopéz Alonso
Hector Lopéz Alonso (born August 19, 1979 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a swimmer from Spain. He has a physical disability: he is an S2 type swimmer. He raced at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He finished first in the 50 meter backstroke race.
Miguel Luque Avila
Miguel Luque Avila (born September 21, 1976 in Granollers, Barcelona) is a swimmer from Spain. He has a physical disability: he is an S5 type swimmer. He raced at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He finished first in the SB3 50 meter breaststroke. He raced at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. He finished first in the SB3 50 meter breaststroke. He finished third in the 4 x 50 meter men's 20 point medley relay. He raced at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He finished third in the SB3 50 meter breaststroke. He raced at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He finished second in the SB3 50 meter breaststroke.
Stacy
Stacy (also Stacey) is a mostly female given name, but is used sometimes on males. Several celebrities use this name. They include Stacy Ferguson, Stacey Dash and Stacy London. Fictional people include Stacey Colbert, a character in the television show "Ned & Stacey". The meanings of this name are disputed. For girls, "Stacy" means "princess" in Greek.
Wilhelm Kempff