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Mr. Doctor
Mr. Doctor (Mario Panciera) is an Italian singer, musician and composer. He is the leader of the rock music, rock band Devil Doll (band), Devil Doll. For 20 years, from forming the band in 1987, he kept his identity a secret – revealing little more than that he was born in Slovenia, of Italian extraction, and lived in Venice. After 1992, when he was heavily censored in the introduction of a television showing of ''Sacrilegium'', he long refused to give interviews. His legal name, Mario Panciera, was only made public with the 2007 release of his book ''45 Revolutions (A definitive discography of UK punk, mod, powerpop, new wave, NWOBHM, and indie singles 1976–1979, Volume I)''. Discography *''The Mark of the Beast'' (1988) (only one copy exists) *''The Girl Who Was... Death'' (1989) *''Eliogabalus'' (1990) *''Sacrilegium'' (1992) *''The Sacrilege of Fatal Arms'' (1993) *''Dies Irae (Devil Doll album), Dies Irae'' (1996) Bibliography *''45 Revolutions (A definitive dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celesta
The celesta or celeste , also called a bell-piano, is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard. It looks similar to an upright piano (four- or five-octave), albeit with smaller keys and a much smaller cabinet, or a large wooden music box (three-octave). The keys connect to hammers that strike a graduated set of metal (usually steel) plates or bars suspended over wooden resonators. Four- or five-octave models usually have a damper pedal that sustains or damps the sound. The three-octave instruments do not have a pedal because of their small "table-top" design. One of the best-known works that uses the celesta is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from ''The Nutcracker''. The sound of the celesta is similar to that of the glockenspiel, but with a much softer and more subtle timbre. This quality gave the instrument its name, ''celeste'', meaning "heavenly" in French. The celesta is often used to enhance a melody line played by another instrument or sect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
