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The Hot Canary
''The Hot Canary'' is a musical composition written for violin and piano by Paul Nero and published in 1948.Nero, P.; Walters, H. (1948). The Hot Canary core Leeds Music: ew York/ref> Ray Gilbert added lyrics in 1949. It was a 1951 hit for violinist Florian ZaBach, selling over a million copies and spending 10 weeks on the Billboard charts, reaching number 13 on The Billboard Best Selling Pop Singles. The composition has been recorded by many artists, including: *Paul Weston (1949) * Joe Venuti (1949) * Maynard Ferguson (1951) * Max Pollikoff (1951) *Percy Faith (1951) *Ella Fitzgerald (1956) *Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ... (1963) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hot Canary 1948 compositions Compositions for violin and piano 1951 singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violin
The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular use. The violin typically has four strings (music), strings (some can have five-string violin, five), usually tuned in perfect fifths with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and is most commonly played by drawing a bow (music), bow across its strings. It can also be played by plucking the strings with the fingers (pizzicato) and, in specialized cases, by striking the strings with the wooden side of the bow (col legno). Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres. They are most prominent in the Western classical music, Western classical tradition, both in ensembles (from chamber music to orchestras) and as solo instruments. Violins are also important in many varieties of folk music, including country music, bluegrass music, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
