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Melodia (other)
Melodia may refer to: Music * Luiz Melodia (1951–2017), a Brazilian singer and songwriter * ''Melodía'', an album by Spanish singer Melody (2004) * ''Melodia'' (album), an album by the Vines (2008) * Melodia (label), a Soviet music label *"Melodia", an Italian song, adapted into English as "The Way It Used to Be" (Engelbert Humperdinck song) *Melodia Women's Choir of New York City, a choral organization Other uses * Melodia (personification), the personification of Melody in medieval Byzantine iconography * Melodia, a fictional music-based villain from the animated television series '' SilverHawks'' * Cadena Melodía, a Colombian radio network ** Melodía FM Estéreo, a radio station in Bogotá, Colombia, part of the Cadena Melodía network See also * * Melodica, a musical instrument * '' Melospiza melodia'', or song sparrow * Melody (other) A melody is a series or progression of musical notes over time. Melody or Melodies may also refer to: People People w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luiz Melodia
Luiz Carlos dos Santos (7 January 1951 – 4 August 2017), widely known by his stage name Luiz Melodia, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter whose music was a characteristic crossover of multiple Music genres including Música popular brasileira (MPB), rock music, blues, soul music and samba. He has been described as 'one of the most important Brazilian-born musicians.' Son of samba music dilettante Oswaldo 'Melodia' (whose epithet he took on as a stage name), Melodia grew up on a ''morro'' (a slum that stretches over a hillside, typical of Rio de Janeiro) in the Estácio district—often referred to as the 'Birthplace r cradleof Samba'. Melodia's first LP record, ''Pérola negra'' (''Black Pearl''), was released in 1973. He married fellow singer-songwriter and record producer Jane Reis, a Bahia native, in 1977; their only son, rapper Mahal Reis, was born in 1980. Melodia had another son, Iran, from a previous relationship. Over the course of his career, Melodia released several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodía
''Melodía'' is the fourth album by Spanish singer Melody. She released it on October 18, 2004, at the age of 14. The album saw her move towards a more teenage demographic. The album was produced by Danilo Ballo and a team led by Emanuele Ruffinengo, who had previously worked with Alejandro Sanz, Ana Belén, Ketama, Malú and Armando Manzanero. Two music videos, for the first single titled "Y ese niño" (composed by Lucas González Gómez from the duo Andy y Lucas Andy & Lucas is a popular Spanish Flamenco-inspired pop duo originally from the province of Cádiz in Spain. The band consists of Andrés Morales and Lucas González, who first knew each other as neighbours and friends in their Cádiz neighborhoo ...), and for the second single titled "La novia es chiquita", were shot. The album debuted at number 15 in Spain. Track listing Charts References External links * {{Authority control 2004 albums Melody (Spanish singer) albums Sony Music albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodia (album)
''Melodia'' is the fourth studio album by Australian alternative rock band The Vines. The album was produced by Rob Schnapf, and subsequently released by Ivy League Records in Australia on 12 July 2008, and through retailer Insound, in the United States on 22 July 2008. The album peaked at number 12 on the Australian ARIA Charts. Background Recording of the album was completed during the week of 3–10 March 2008, with a release occurring in July 2008. Originally thought to be called ''Braindead'', the title of the album was confirmed via their MySpace website on 22 May 2008 to be ''Melodia'' and an official track listing was also announced. The band demoed 25 songs, only 14 of which made the final cut. This is The Vines' first album for record label Ivy League Records, after parting ways with EMI and Capitol Records in 2007. The band began recording in Los Angeles in November 2007 with producer Rob Schnapf, who has also worked on their albums ''Highly Evolved'' and '' Winning Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodia (label)
Melodiya () is a Russian record label. It was the state-owned major record company of the Soviet Union. History Melodiya was established in 1964 as the "All-Union Gramophone Record Firm of the USSR Ministry of Culture Melodiya" in accordance with a resolution issued by the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. It utilized numerous recording studios and manufacturing facilities throughout the USSR as well as powerful centres of distribution and promotional strategies. The best selling format at the time was 33⅓ and 78 rpm vinyl records. By 1973, Melodiya released some 1,200 gramophone records with a total circulation of 190-200 million per year, in addition to 1 million compact cassettes per year, was exporting its production to more than 70 countries.Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd edition, volume 16, p. 54, Moscow, Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya publisher, 1974 The label's production was dominated by classical music, music by Soviet composers and musicians, perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way It Used To Be (Engelbert Humperdinck Song)
"The Way It Used to Be" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was released on the album ''Engelbert'' and as a single in 1969.Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way it Used to Be . Accessed July 4, 2016. It is an English language adaptation of the song "Melodia", which was originally released by Isabella Iannetti in 1968. The song was a top ten hit in multiple countries, and spent 14 weeks on the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodia Women's Choir
Melodia Women's Choir NYC is a women's choir in Manhattan dedicated to exploring, creating and performing classical and contemporary music composed for women's voices. An ensemble of 30 singers, Melodia performs concerts in New York City, and supports emerging women composers through commissions and performances. History Melodia Women's Choir was founded in 2003 by Jenny Clarke, an arts administrator and the Executive Director of the group. She is also the Executive Director of the National Flute Association (NFA). Cynthia Powell, the founding conductor, has served as the Artistic Director of Melodia Women's Choir since its inception. She is also the Artistic Director of The Stonewall Chorale. An ensemble of 30 singers, Melodia Women's Choir presents two unique concerts each year. It has featured more than 230 choral works, including 12 world premieres and nine commissioned selections. Melodia Women's Choir has performed at Symphony Space, Merkin Concert Hall, Church of Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodia (personification)
Melodia (Greek: Μελῳδία, ''Melōidíā'': 'singing, chanting; chant, choral song') is the personification of Melody in medieval Byzantine iconography. The motif is most associated with the "aristocratic" Psalters of the Middle Byzantine period, so-called because of the wealthy patrons for whom they were produced. History Sacred Melodia is typically shown as a companion of David the musician. In several illuminated Psalter manuscripts, such as the 10th-century Paris Psalter, she appears in the guise of a Muse seated on a rock beside the Psalmist, her arm upon his shoulder, and appearing to inspire him to compose the Psalms while he serenades his flock and various other animals. Here and elsewhere, David the shepherd and musician appears as Orpheus, inspired by the personification of Melodia.Kazhdan 2005. Accessed 5 April 2022. Another example is in the British Library. Dated to about 1090 and produced in the Monastery of St. Sabba, near Jerusalem, it contains t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadena Melodía
Cadena Melodía is a Colombian radio network, founded in 1971 by Liberal politician Efraín Páez Espitia, who owned Radio Melodía of Bogotá since 1959. Stations * Melodía Estéreo: AM station in Bogotá, devoted to easy listening music. Until July 2012, when Cadena Melodía leased it to Caracol TV (Bluradio), it was located in the FM band. * Radio Líder: AM stations devoted to news and general programming (the Bogotá station is defunct since July 2012) *Bogotá Estéreo (defunct): tropical music. In the 1980s was sold to an evangelical group, which later would make an exchange agreement with RCN Radio. Under RCN, it would become a bolero Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It h ... station, and then youth-oriented station La Mega. References External links Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodía FM Estéreo
HJCU ( AM 730 kHz) is a radio station in Bogotá, Colombia, part of the Cadena Melodía network. Since its inception, it has been focused on the easy listening genre, with some news on mornings and afternoons on weekdays. The radio station ceased to broadcast on FM because the owners of the frequency decided to lease it to Grupo Valorem, a Colombian group that owns Caracol Televisión, which created Bluradio Blu Radio is a radio station in Bogotá, Colombia, owned by Caracol TV. In July 2012, Caracol TV leased HJMD (the frequency of Melodía FM Estéreo, an easy listening station) from Cadena Melodía, in order to create a news radio station. Test .... It currently broadcasts its programming on AM 730 and it streams acadenamelodia.com References External links Melodía FM Estéreo Live streaming Radio stations established in 1967 Radio stations in Colombia Mass media in Bogotá {{Colombia-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodica
The melodica is a handheld free-reed instrument similar to a pump organ or harmonica. It features a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. The keyboard usually covers two or three octaves. Melodicas are small, lightweight, and portable, and many are designed for children to play. They are popular in music education programs, especially in Asia. The modern form of the instrument was invented by Hohner in the late 1950s, though similar instruments have been known in Italy since the 19th century. Description The mouthpiece can be a short rigid or semi-flexible plastic piece or a long flexible plastic tube (designed to allow the player to either hold the keyboard so the keys can be seen or lay the keyboard horizontally on a flat surface for two-handed playing). A foot pump can also be used as an alternative to breathing into the instrument. Melodica keyboards typically ascend from a low F not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melospiza Melodia
The song sparrow (''Melospiza melodia'') is a medium-sized New World sparrow. Among the native sparrows in North America, it is easily one of the most abundant, variable and adaptable species. Description Adult song sparrows have brown upperparts with dark streaks on the back and are white underneath with dark streaking and a dark brown spot in the middle of the breast. They have a brown cap and a long brown rounded tail. Their face is gray with a brown streak through each eye. They are highly variable in size across numerous subspecies (for subspecies details, see below). The body length ranges from and wingspan can range from . Body mass ranges from . The average of all races is but the widespread nominate subspecies (''M. m. melodia'') weighs only about on average. The maximum lifespan in the wild is 11.3 years. The eggs of the song sparrow are brown with greenish-white spots. Females lay three to five eggs per clutch, with an average incubation time of 13–15 days before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
