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Bell T. Ritchie
Bell Thompson Ritchie (1893 – December 10, 1970) was a musician and vocalist. Reviewers praised her "full toned, resonant and powerful" voice, her "keen sense of dramatic", and her "unusual musical intelligence". Early life Bell Thompson Ritchie was born in 1873 in Glasgow, Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland, the daughter of John Ritchie and Mary Russell. The family moved from Scotland to California when her father decided to become a farmer in the valley. She graduated from University of California in 1897 majoring, she said "in things I didn't want to major in at all – English and Latin". In 1912, she studied in San Francisco under Wallace Sabin who encouraged her to try singing soprano. She studied in San Francisco and New York City, and from 1922 to 1934, went nearly every two years to London to study with Plunkett Greene, the greatest teacher she ever had. Career Bell T. Ritchie taught high school English and History for several years in Colton, California. She travele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A bell is a struck idiophone, directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an internal "clapper" or "uvula", an external hammer, or—in small bells—by a small loose sphere enclosed within the body of the bell (jingle bell). Bells are usually cast from bell metal (a type of bronze) for its resonant properties, but can also be made from other hard materials. This depends on the function. Some small bells such as ornamental bells or cowbells can be made from cast or pressed metal, glass or ceramic, but large bells such as a church, clock and tower bells are normally cast from bell metal. Bells intended to be heard over a wide area can range from a single bell hung in a turret or bell-gable, to a musical ensemble such as an English ring of bells, a carillon or a Russian Russian Orthodox bell ringing, zvon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
