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  2. Wikipedia:Naming conventions (music) - Wikipedia

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    Use "(music producer)" when the person is mostly known for producing music, especially electronic dance music (e.g. Alan Walker (music producer)) Disambiguation for musical groups should be done by using an appropriate disambiguation term. The most common is "(band)", but it can also be done through other methods:

  3. Satiric misspelling - Wikipedia

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    A common satiric usage of the letters KKK is the spelling of America as Amerikkka, alluding to the Ku Klux Klan, referring to underlying racism in American society. The earliest known usage of Amerikkka recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary is in July 1970, in an African-American magazine called Black World. [7]

  4. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  5. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Symbol at the very end of a staff of music which indicates the pitch for the first note of the next line as a warning of what is to come. The custos was commonly used in handwritten Renaissance and typeset Baroque music. cut time Same as the meter 2 2: two half-note (minim) beats per measure. Notated and executed like common time (4

  6. List of musician and band name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    They intentionally misspelled the name to ensure correct pronunciation by announcers. The Lemonheads - Named after the Lemonhead candy produced by the Ferrara Candy Company. Letters to Cleo – The name refers to lead singer Kay Hanley's childhood pen pal Cleo. [204] Level 42 – From the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy series of books by ...

  7. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

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    Analogous to a vanity press book, which a person pays to have produced, a vanity record is financed by the musical performer. 'verb. An abbreviation for "reverb" which typically refers to the electronic reverb effect. virtuoso (noun or adjective) performing with exceptional ability, technique, or artistry. vocal score or piano-vocal score

  8. Commonly misspelled English words - Wikipedia

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    The following list, of about 350 words, is based on documented lists [4] [10] of the top 100, 200, or 400 [3] most commonly misspelled words in all variants of the English language, rather than listing every conceivable misspelled word. Some words are followed by examples of misspellings:

  9. Honorific nicknames in popular music - Wikipedia

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    When describing popular music artists, honorific nicknames are used, most often in the media or by fans, to indicate the significance of an artist, and are often religious, familial, or most frequently royal and aristocratic titles, used metaphorically.