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Illumination Device
Illumination may refer to: Science and technology * Illumination, an observable property and effect of light * Illumination (lighting), the use of light sources * Global illumination, algorithms used in 3D computer graphics Spirituality and religion * Divine illumination, the process of human thought needs to be aided by divine grace * Divine light, an aspect of divine presence * Illuminationism, philosophical doctrine according to which the process of human thought needs to be aided by divine grace Arts and media * Illuminated manuscript, the artistic decoration of hand-written texts * ''Illumination'', British title of the 1896 novel '' The Damnation of Theron Ware'' by Harold Frederic * Illumination (decoration), a popular Moravian decoration used throughout Advent and Christmastide * Illumination (image), the use of light and shadow in art * ''Illuminations'' (poetry collection), by French poet Arthur Rimbaud * ''Illuminations'' (short story collection), a 2022 collecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light
Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be visual perception, perceived by the human eye. Visible light spans the visible spectrum and is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), corresponding to frequency, frequencies of 750–420 terahertz (unit), terahertz. The visible band sits adjacent to the infrared (with longer wavelengths and lower frequencies) and the ultraviolet (with shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies), called collectively ''optical radiation''. In physics, the term "light" may refer more broadly to electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength, whether visible or not. In this sense, gamma rays, X-rays, microwaves and radio waves are also light. The primary properties of light are intensity (physics), intensity, propagation direction, frequency or wavelength spectrum, and polarization (waves), polarization. Its speed of light, speed in vacuum, , is one of the fundamental physi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illumination (The Pastels Album)
''Illumination'' is the fourth studio album by the Scottish band The Pastels, originally released via Domino Recording Company in 1997. The album shows the group honing in on a warmer, gentler and more subdued sound compared to their previous work. It is their last studio album to feature longtime member Annabel "Aggi" Wright as a full member before she left to concentrate on her career as an illustrator in 2000. Whilst The Pastels continued to release music, ''Illumination'' would be their last proper studio album for 16 years, until the release of '' Slow Summits'' in 2013. Reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Scaling back the snappy production and crisp guitars of their earlier releases, the group crafts a collection of subdued, lovely melodies in the vein of the Velvet Underground's third album." He added, "While the Pastels lack Lou Reed's lyricism or the Velvets' assured experimentalism, the hushed ambience and sighing me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven 17
Heaven 17 are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1980. The band were a trio for most of their career, composed of founding Human League members Martyn Ware (keyboards, drum machine, vocals) and Ian Craig Marsh (keyboards) with vocalist Glenn Gregory. Although most of their music was recorded in the 1980s, they have occasionally reformed, and played their first live concerts in 1997. History 1980s Origin and formation Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware were the founding members of pioneering Sheffield synthpop group the Human League; Glenn Gregory (who had previously been in a punk band called Musical Vomit with Marsh) had been their original choice when seeking a lead singer for the band but as he had moved to London to work as a photographer at the time, they chose Ware's school friend Philip Oakey instead. When personal and creative tensions within the group reached a breaking point in late 1980, Marsh and Ware left the band, ceding the Human League name to Oake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Illuminations (Britten)
' (''The Illuminations''), Opus number, Op. 18, is a song cycle by Benjamin Britten, first performed in 1940. It is composed for soprano or tenor soloist and string orchestra, and sets verse and prose poems written in 1872–1873 by Arthur Rimbaud, part of his collection ''Illuminations (poems), Les Illuminations''. History Britten began writing the cycle in Suffolk in March 1939 and completed it a few months later in the United States. It was the first of his song cycles to gain widespread popularity. The cycle was originally written for a soprano; Britten's biographer David Matthews comments that the work is "so much more sensuous when sung by the soprano voice for which the songs were conceived".Matthews, p. 56 Nevertheless the work can be, and more often is, sung by a tenor: Britten conducted the piece with Peter Pears as soloist within two years of the premiere. The first performance of the cycle was given on 30 January 1940 at the Aeolian Hall, London, Aeolian Hall, London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeds We Sow
''Seeds We Sow'' is the sixth solo album by American musician and Fleetwood Mac vocalist-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, released on September 6, 2011. It is his first to be self-released. Background Work on the album began after the completion of Fleetwood Mac's Unleashed tour. Unlike his previous two albums, Buckingham entered the recording studio without many fully fleshed out songs and lacked an overarching agenda on how to approach the material. He spent roughly one year working on the album. With the exception of "She Smiled Sweetly", a Rolling Stones cover, every song on the album was either written or co-written by Buckingham. "I wrote them out as snippets of ideas right before I went in to start the actual recording. 'She Smiled Sweetly' was the only thing I had recorded previously; it had been sitting around for a while, waiting to find a home. It seemed somehow appropriate to end the album with it." Another song on the album, "In Our Own Time", was written about Bucking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underdog World Strike
An underdog is a person or group in a competition, usually in sports and creative works, who is largely expected to lose. The party, team, or individual expected to win is called the favorite or top dog. In the case where an underdog wins, the outcome is an upset. An "underdog bet" is a bet on the underdog or outsider for which the odds are generally higher. The first recorded uses of the term occurred in the second half of the 19th century; its first meaning was "the beaten dog in a fight". In British and American culture, underdogs are highly regarded. This harkens back to core Judeo-Christian stories, such as that of David and Goliath, and also ancient British legends such as Robin Hood and King Arthur. This is also reflected in the idea of the American dream, where someone from a low social class can achieve success through hard work. Sports are another instance where underdogs are highly valorized, reflected in both real events, such as the Miracle on Ice, and in popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Thomas (pianist)
Jennifer Thomas is an American pianist, violinist, composer, performing artist, and recording artist. She was classically trained starting at the age of 5, and began composing in 2003, later releasing her debut album in 2007. Thomas has issued eight albums, ''Oceans'', was released in June 2024, and debuted at number 3 in the ''Billboard'' Classical Crossover music charts. Her 2018 album ''The Fire Within'' also debuted at number 3 in the ''Billboard'' Classical music charts, number 2 in their Classical Crossover music charts, and number 25 in the Top Heatseekers. Several of her original compositions and arrangements have been used in routines by International Skating Union Ice skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics and by 2020 Summer Olympics gymnasts. Thomas's YouTube video recordings have achieved a total of over 18 million views, with over 4 million viewing a live concert performance of her arrangement of "Carol of the Bells" from her 2015 Christmas album, Winter Symphony. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Rich (musician)
Robert Rich (born August 23, 1963) is an ambient musician and composer based in California, United States. With a discography spanning over 40 years, he has been called a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient music, New-age music, and even intelligent dance music, IDM. Biography 1980s: Sleep concerts and Early Career When Rich was a freshman at Stanford University in the 1980s, he gave free sleep concerts from the lounge of his dormitory. After positive results, he began performing around the San Francisco Bay Area. These performances were experiments to influence Rapid eye movement sleep, REM cycle sleep with auditory stimulus. They were usually nine hours long and lasted from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. During these performances, he would generate abstract drones and atmospheres while the audience dozed in sleeping bags that they brought themselves. In the morning, he ended the concert with piano solos and served tea. During this time, he released four albums on cass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illumination (Miami Horror Album)
''Illumination'' is the debut studio album by Australian electronic music band Miami Horror. It was released on 20 August 2010 by EMI. It features guest appearances from Neon Indian and Kimbra. The album was nominated for Best Dance Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, but lost out to Cut Copy's '' Zonoscope''. Track listing Notes * "Holidays" contains a sample from "Sugar and Spice (I Found Me a Girl)" by Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American Soul music, soul and Contemporary R&B, R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. Over his career, he achieved eleven consecutive RIAA certification, RIAA-certified .... Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Release history References 2010 debut albums EMI Records albums Miami Horror albums {{2010s-electronic-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illumination (Tristania Album)
''Illumination'' is the fifth full-length album by the Norwegian band Tristania. It is the last album to feature Vibeke Stene on vocals, Rune Østerhus on bass, Svein Terje Solvang on guitar, and Kenneth Olsson on drums. This is also the final album to feature Østen Bergøy as an official member of the band, although he performed some vocal work on the band's next studio album as a session member. Track listing Charts Personnel Tristania * Vibeke Stene – Vocals * Østen Bergøy – Vocals * Anders Høyvik Hidle – Guitars * Einar Moen – Synths & Programming * Svein Terje Solvang – Guitars, Vocals on "In the Wake" * Rune Østerhus – Bass * Kenneth Olsson – Drums Session Members * Vorph – harsh vocals on "Mercyside", "The Ravens" & "In The Wake" * Petra Stalz – violin * Heike Haushalter – violin * Monika Malek – viola * Gesa Hangen – cello Production * Produced by Waldemar Sorychta Waldemar Sorychta (born 30 October 1967) is a Polish heavy meta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illumination (Earth, Wind & Fire Album)
''Illumination'' is the nineteenth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in September 2005 on Sanctuary. The album rose to No. 8 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 32 on the Billboard 200 chart. ''Illumination'' was also Grammy nominated within the category of Best R&B Album. It is the final Earth, Wind & Fire album to feature their founder and co-lead vocalist Maurice White. Overview Guest artists Big Boi, Kenny G, Kelly Rowland, will.i.am, Floetry and Brian McKnight are featured on ''Illumination''. Singles A track titled " Pure Gold" rose to No. 23 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary singles chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. Another single titled "The Way You Move" feat. Kenny G reached No. 12 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary Songs chart. A song called " Show Me the Way" feat. Raphael Saadiq rose to No. 16 upon the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. "Show Me the Way" was also Grammy nominated in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illumination (Paul Weller Album)
''Illumination'' is the sixth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released on 16 September 2002. "Call Me No.5" is a duet with Kelly Jones of Stereophonics, and "One X One" features Gem Archer on acoustic guitar and Noel Gallagher of Oasis on drums, percussion and bass. Reception Initial critical response to ''Illumination'' was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 79, based on 12 reviews. Track listing All songs written by Paul Weller, unless stated otherwise: #"Going Places" – 3:34 #"A Bullet for Everyone" – 4:11 #"Leafy Mysteries" – 3:07 #"It's Written in the Stars" – 3:11 #"Who Brings Joy" – 3:30 #"Now the Night Is Here" (Simon Dine, Paul Weller) – 3:53 #"Spring (At Last)" – 2:28 #"One X One" – 5:35 #"Bag Man" – 3:22 #"All Good Books" – 3:25 #"Call Me No.5" (Kelly Jones, Paul Weller) – 3:28 #"Standing Out in the Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
