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Music (9521 words) |
 | Curtis Institute of Music The Curtis Institute of Music is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
 | Dominant (music) In music, the dominant\ is the music theory, the dominant chord in its root position is symbolized with... |
 | Dutch School (music) Somewhat imprecisely, the polyphonic vocal music of Europe of the 15th and 16th century is often ca... |
| Music History (4207 words) |
 | Their music, however, enters recorded history only with early 17th-century European observers such as Marc LESCARBOT, Father Paul LE JEUNE and Father Gabriel Sagard, who were as fascinated by the exotic sounds and sights of native music-making as they were ill equipped to describe and analyse it. |
 | Music was introduced as an activity in many public schools after the middle of the 19th century; Alexander T. Cringan was one of its principal pioneers, and the Petit Séminaire de Québec had a school orchestra as early as 1833. |
 | The improvement of music education after WWII began with the establishment of the CONSERVATOIRE DE MUSIQUE DU QUÉBEC by the province of Québec in 1942, first in Montréal and later in 7 centres, and the creation of courses at the U of T for professional performers and school music educators (1946). |