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HISTORY (4763 words) |
 | Music was developed by the different permutations of pitch and rhythmic values. |
 | Mechanical invention for composing "Free Music" used eight oscillators and synchronizing equipment in conjunction with photo-sensitive graph paper with the intention that the projected notation could be converted into sound. |
 | Music V variants include MUSIC360 and MUSIC11 for the IBM360 and the PDP11 computers, these were written by Barry Vercoe, Roger Hale, and Carl Howe at MIT, respectively. |
| Essentials of Music - Composers (456 words) |
 | In 1866 his first opera was premiered with great success, and he was appointed to conduct at the national theater. |
 | Smetana's music is typical for the time, full of melody and with direct appeal to his audience. |
 | Smetana's creation of a national music (carried on by composers such as Antonín Dvorák) marks an important chapter in the Romantic movement of the nineteenth century. |