Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Phrygian Gates — is a piano piece written by minimalist composer John Coolidge Adams in 1977 1978.The piece, together with its smaller companion China Gates is what is considered Adams opus one . They are, according to his own claims, his first compositions… … Wikipedia
Phrygian Sibyl — In the extended complement of sibyls of the Gothic and Renaissance imagination, the Phrygian Sibyl was the priestess presiding over an Apollonian oracle at Phrygia, a historical kingdom in the west central part of the Anatolian highlands. The… … Wikipedia
The Morall Fabillis of Esope the Phrygian — The Preiching of the Swallow The Morall Fabillis of Esope the Phrygian is a cycle of connected poems by the Scottish makar Robert Henryson. In the accepted text it consists of thirteen versions of fables, seven modelled on stories from Aesop… … Wikipedia
frieze — sculptured horizontal band in architecture, 1560s, from M.Fr. frise, originally a ruff, from M.L. frisium embroidered border, variant of frigium, probably from L. Phrygium Phrygian, Phrygian work, from Phrygia, the ancient country in Asia Minor… … Etymology dictionary
frieze — I. /friz / (say freez) noun 1. that part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice, commonly ornamented with sculpture. 2. any similar decorative band or feature, as on a wall. {French frise, ? from Medieval Latin frisium, frigium… …
Anatolia — /an euh toh lee euh/, n. a vast plateau between the Black and the Mediterranean seas: in ancient usage, synonymous with the peninsula of Asia Minor; in modern usage, applied to Turkey in Asia. Cf. Asia Minor. * * * or Asia Minor Turkish Anadolu… … Universalium
Clavier-Übung III — Johann Sebastian Bach, 1746 The Clavier Übung III, sometimes referred to as the German Organ Mass, is a collection of compositions for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach, started in 1735–6 and published in 1739. It is considered to be Bach s most… … Wikipedia
Mithraic mysteries — Double faced Mithraic relief. Rome, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Louvre Museum The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The name of the Persian god Mithra, adapted into Greek… … Wikipedia
Dacian language — Dacian Spoken in Romania, northern Bulgaria, eastern Serbia; also (possibly): Moldova, SW Ukraine, eastern Hungary, southern Bulgaria, northern Greece, European Turkey, NW Anatolia (Turkey) Extinct probably by the 6th century AD … Wikipedia
John Adams (composer) — John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer with strong roots in minimalism. He is best known for his opera Nixon in China (1985 ndash;87), recounting Richard Nixon s 1972 visit to China. His choral piece On the… … Wikipedia
Andalusian cadence — Andalusian cadences are common in Flamenco music. The Andalusian cadence is a term adopted from flamenco music for a chord progression comprising four chords descending stepwise.[1] It is otherwise known as the minor descending tetrachord … Wikipedia
