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   Conga (comparsa)

   Conga oriental refers to conga santiaguera and similar types of ensembles in other cities of the former Oriente Province of Cuba. ... Also, the word bokú means “drum” in Kikongo (Orovio 1981:58).
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   Chamber music

   Ensemble, blend and balance ... Balance refers to the relative volume of each of the instruments.
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   List of gamelan ensembles in the United States

   Winona State University ensemble in partnership with the Schubert Club of Saint Paul (loan of instruments made by John and Ferry Banks). ... Chandra Wyoga ("Chandra" refers to the beauty of the full moon, and "Wyoga" has a double meaning indicating both "Wyoming Gamelan" and "meditation on the beauty of the full moon.")
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   Claves

   The word "clave" is Spanish, and is derived from the small wooden dowels used in various types of construction, also called "clavijas." ... The term claves also refers to particular choral ensembles developed in nineteenth century Cuba (in Havana, specifically), which performed various styles of ambulatory street music (for carnival and other popular festivals) in which the clave instrument was also used.
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   Glossary of ballet

   French word for "balance". ... Ballabile (from the Italian Ballabile meaning "danceable") In ballet the term refers to a dance performed by the corps de ballet.
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   Music of Nigeria

   Ensembles using the dundun play a type of music that is also called dundun. ... Fuji was named after Mount Fuji in Japan, purely for the sound of the word, according to Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister.
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   Culture of Argentina

   It should be noted that foreigners usually think of tango as the dance music, whilst for Argentines the word refers to both the music and the lyrics (often containing words and phrases in lunfardo, a local slang), which are a form of poetry. ... Most of the nation's larger cities and a number of smaller ones maintain concert halls, philharmonic orchestras and chamber music ensembles; among the best-known of these is Camerata Bariloche, founded in 1967 by Alberto Lysy.
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   Gamelan

   The term refers more to the set of instruments than the players of those instruments. ... Certain styles may also be shared by nearby ensembles, leading to a regional style.
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   Esoteric Christianity

   Esoteric Christianity is a term which refers to an ensemble of spiritual currents which regard Christianity as a mystery religion, and profess the existence and possession of certain esoteric doctrines or practices, hidden from the public but accessible only to a narrow circle of "enlightened", "initiated", or highly educated people. ... The word used by Early Christians to indicate the Christian Mystery is μυστήριον (mysterion).
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    Music of Cuba

    In Lukumí ceremonies, consecrated batá drums are played at ceremonies, and gourd ensembles called abwe. ... In Cuba the word comparsa is equivalent to carnival: correctly, it refers to the neighbourhood groups that take part in carnival.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Conga (comparsa),
• Chamber music,
• List of gamelan ensembles in the United States,
• Claves,
• Glossary of ballet,
• Music of Nigeria,
• Culture of Argentina,
• Gamelan,
• Esoteric Christianity,
• Music of Cuba