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Air (french for: Aria; also: Ayr, Ayre), a variant of the musical song form, is the name of various song-like vocal or instrumental compositions. Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the musical term aria. ... Jump to: navigation, search A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ...


Popular examples include the Air (on the G String) from the 3rd Orchestral Suite, BWV 1068, or the Air with variations, BWV 991, a baroque clavier work, both composed by J. S. Bach. Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (Bach Works Catalogue) is the numbering system used to identify musical works by Johann Sebastian Bach. ... Jump to: navigation, search Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint In arts, the Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the style that... Clavier is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ... For other people named Bach and other meanings of the word, see Bach (disambiguation). ...


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Biography - AIR (1729 words)
And in February 98 Air was invited to appear on the famous British TV music show Top of the Pops (The ultimate accolade for a French pop group!).
Later that year Air, recognised as one of the leading bands in the new French electro movement, were contacted by the American director Sofia Coppola who invited the duo to record the soundtrack for her new film "The Virgin Suicides" (due for release in April 2000).
Air played one live gig in Paris just before the onset of summer 2001 and, in the autumn, the duo's French fans were treated to an extensive tour.
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