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Violet
Violet may refer to: Common meanings * Violet (color), a spectral color with wavelengths shorter than blue * One of a list of plants known as violet, particularly: ** ''Viola'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants Places United States * Violet, Louisiana * Violet, Missouri * Violet, Texas * Violet, West Virginia Elsewhere * Violet, Ontario, Canada Media and entertainment Film * ''Violet'' (1921 film), a German silent film * ''Violet'' (1978 film), a Croatian feature film * ''Violet'' (1981 film), a short film * ''Violet'' (2021 film), an American drama film Music Albums * ''Violet'' (The Birthday Massacre album), 2004 * ''Violet'' (Closterkeller album), 1993 * ''Violet'', a 2018 EP by Pentagon Songs * "Violet" (Daniel Caesar song), 2015 * "Violet" (Hole song), 1995 * "Violet" (Seal song), 1992 * "Violet", a 2017 song by Pentagon from '' Demo_02'' Other uses * ''Violet'' (opera), a 2005 opera by Roger Scruton * ''Violet'' (musical), by Jeanine Tesori * ''Viol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet (musical)
''Violet'' is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by Brian Crawley based on the short story "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts. It tells the story of a young disfigured woman who embarks on a journey by bus from her farm in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, all the way to Tulsa, Oklahoma in order to be healed. The musical premiered Off-Broadway in 1997 and won the Drama Critics' Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award as Best Musical. Productions ''Violet'' was developed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Music Theater Conference in 1994. It premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons on March 11, 1997, and closed on April 6, 1997. Directed by Susan H. Schulman with choreography by Kathleen Marshall, the cast featured Lauren Ward as Violet, Michael McElroy as Flick and Michael Park as Monty. Other cast members included Michael Medeiros, Stephen Lee Anderson, Amanda Posner and Robert Westenberg. It won the Drama Critics' Circle Award and Lucille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NYU Violets
NYU Violets is the nickname of the sports teams and other competitive teams at New York University. The school colors are purple and white. Although officially known as the Violets, the school mascot is a bobcat. The Violets compete as a member of NCAA Division III in the University Athletic Association conference. The university sponsors 23 varsity sports, as well as club teams and intramural sports. Sports Sponsored Nickname and mascot For more than a century, NYU athletes have worn violet and white colors in competition, which is the root of the nickname Violets. In the 1980s, after briefly using a student dressed as a violet for a mascot, the school instead adopted the bobcat as its mascot, from the abbreviation then being used by NYU's Bobst Library computerized catalog. History NYU long offered a full athletic program, and was in fact a pioneer in the area of intercollegiate sports. When NYU began playing college football in 1873 it was one of the first football te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet (Closterkeller Album)
''Violet'' is the third studio album by Polish gothic rock band Closterkeller. It was released on September, 1993 in Poland through Izabelin Studio. The album was recorded at Izabelin Studio from April to September, 1993. The cover art was created by Marta Dziubalska and Łukasz Dziubalski. Track listing Bonus Tracks Personnel * Anja Orthodox - vocal, lyrics * Paweł Pieczyński - guitar * Krzysztof Najman - bass * Piotr Pawłowski - drums * Michał Rollinger - keyboards *Zbigniew Bieniak - backing vocals *Violetta "Fiolka" Najdenowicz - backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are ... Music - Closterkeller. Music videos * "Agnieszka" (1993) * "W moim kraju" (1993) * "Babeluu" (1994) * "Supernova" (1994) Release history References {{Authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet (color)
Violet is the color of light at the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum, between blue and invisible ultraviolet. It is one of the seven colors that Isaac Newton labeled when dividing the spectrum of visible light in 1672. Violet light has a wavelength between approximately 380 and 435 nanometers. The color's name is derived from the violet flower. In the RGB color model used in computer and television screens, violet is produced by mixing red and blue light, with more blue than red. In the RYB color model historically used by painters, violet is created with a combination of red and blue pigments and is located between blue and purple on the color wheel. In the CMYK color model used in printing, violet is created with a combination of magenta and cyan pigments, with more magenta than cyan. Violet is closely associated with purple. In optics, violet is a spectral color (referring to the color of different single wavelengths of light), whereas purple is the color of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet (Seal Song)
"Violet" is a song by Seal. "Violet" was released as the fifth and final single from his debut album ''Seal Seal may refer to any of the following: Common uses * Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly: ** Earless seal, or "true seal" ** Fur seal * Seal (emblem), a device to impr ...'' – although the version on the single is actually an acoustic, live version, recorded (among five other tracks from the album) for inclusion on the video version of the album. The acoustic version is a simple arrangement, half the length of the original version. The video, also titled ''Seal'', opens with the six-track live segment (which was also released as a promo CD "The Acoustic Session" in the US) and is followed by promo video clips of the first four singles taken from the album. The random dialogue that appears in the song is from the 1987 movie "The Sicilian" which Seal watched & became inspired by, & was the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violetta (other)
Violetta may refer to: *Violetta (given name) Violetta is a female given name. Notable people with the name include: * Violetta (performer) (1907–1973), real name Aloisia Wagner, German performer born without arms and legs *Violetta Blue, a name previously used by the American pornographic ..., a female given name *Violetta (instrument), 16th-century musical instrument similar to a violin, but with only three strings *Violetta (performer) (born circa 1906/07), an American sideshow performer, born Aloisla Wagner *Violetta (singer) (5 April 1995), full name Violetta Zironi, Italian singer-songwriter *Violetta (TV series), ''Violetta'' (TV series), a Disney Channel original TV series **Violetta (season 1), ''Violetta'' (season 1) **Violetta (soundtrack), ''Violetta'' (soundtrack), soundtrack album to the eponymous series *Violetta (typeface) *557 Violetta, a main-belt asteroid *''La traviata'' or ''Violetta'', an opera by Giuseppe Verdi See also * * Violeta (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violeta (other)
Violeta is the form of the female given name Violet in use in several languages. It can mean: People * Violeta (given name), female given name Movies * Violeta Went to Heaven (Spanish: ''Violeta se fue a los cielos''), a 2011 Chilean film Music * Azul Violeta, a Mexican Latin rock band * Ornatos Violeta, a Portuguese alternative rock group * ''Violeta Violeta'', a series of studio albums by Norwegian alternative rock group Kaizers Orchestra * "Violeta", a song by Iz*One, 2019 * "Violeta", a song by Puerto Rican singer Chayanne from his 1987 album ''Chayanne'' Places * Violeta, Cuba (officially Primero de Enero), a Cuban town of Ciego de Ávila Province Books * ''Violeta'' (novel), a 2022 novel by Isabel Allende See also * Violet (colour) * Violetta (other) * Violette (other) * Violet (other) * Viola (other) * Viorica Viorica is a Romanian female given name, derived from Romanian ''vioară'', a violet (flower). Notable people with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microcosmus Sabatieri
''Microcosmus sabatieri'', commonly called the grooved sea squirt, sea fig, or violet, is a species of tunicates (sea squirts). The species has a rocky-shape appearance. It is mainly found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is used as food in parts of Europe. Uses Three species of Microcosmus are edible presently, M. sabatieri, M. vulgaris, and M. polymorphus (Vafidis 2008). In the Mediterranean Basin, it is eaten raw, often with an acidic condiment such as lemon juice or vinegar with shallots. It has a strong iodine taste which not all appreciate. Names The specific epithet ''sabatieri'' is in honor of zoologist Armand Sabatier. The name 'violet' is from the distinguishing violet stripes on the siphon. The species has many common names. In Dutch it is ( lit. ''violet pocket-pipe'') or (''overgrown pocket-pipe''). In French it's , (lit. ''sea fig''), and in Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessa Violet
Tessa Violet Williams, previously known as Meekakitty, is a singer-songwriter, video blogger, actress, music video director, and former model. Originally a vlogger, over the years Tessa Violet's online content became devoted to her musical career with Violet having released two studio albums, '' Maybe Trapped Mostly Troubled'' in 2014 and '' Bad Ideas'' in 2019. Early life and career Violet grew up in Ashland, Oregon and performed in theatre productions while in high school. She began her YouTube channel in July 2006 and started daily vlogging in 2007 for a school project under the username Meekakitty when working in Hong Kong and Thailand as a fashion model. After moving to New York City in 2009, Violet gained attention after winning $100,000 in a YouTube competition by receiving the most comments on her video entry. In 2011, Violet was featured in fellow YouTube creator Nanalew's music video for the song "Sail" by Awolnation. The video went viral and has since amassed over 37 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Noël Violet
Pierre-Noël Violet (1749–1819) was a Flemish-French miniature-painter, who spent the latter part of his life in London. Life Born in Flanders, Violet was an artist in Lille, moving to Paris in 1782. He left Paris during the French Revolution, but not before etching portraits of some of the members of the National Assembly in 1789. In that or the following year he settled in London, and in 1790 he exhibited 11 miniatures at the Royal Academy, including a portrait of Marie-Antoinette. He continued to exhibit miniatures. Violet died in London on 9 December 1819. Works Violet from 1798 showed drawings of domestic and fancy subjects at the Royal Academy, every year from 1798 to 1819. His portraits of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, 1790, and George, Prince of Wales, 1791, and other works, were engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi. Other portraits engraved from Violet's miniatures are those Hester Piozzi by Mariano Bovi, and Gaetano Bartolozzi by Thomas Tomkins Thomas Tomkins (15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlene Violet
Arlene Violet (born 1943) was a religious sister in the Sisters of Mercy and Attorney General of Rhode Island 1985–1987. She was the first female Attorney General elected in the United States.Rutgers, Center for American Women And Politics (accessed 5/23/2007) Biography Arlene Violet was born into a middle class Republican–voting family in . After attending |
Violet (given Name)
Violet is a female given name which comes from the eponymous flower. As with other such names, its popularity has varied dramatically over time. Flower names were commonly used from about 1880 through about 1910 in the United States, with usage dropping throughout the next 80 years or so; ''Violet'' was the 88th most frequent girls' given name in 1900, dropping below position 1000 by 1960. In 1990, the name appeared again in the top 1000 at position 289 and subsequently increased in popularity; it was the 69th most popular girls' name in 2013. The cognates in other languages are ''Viola'', ''Violeta, Violetta'', or ''Violette''. These are common girls' given names, whose popularity varies by time and country. Name variants *Violet – English * Violette – French, English * Violetta – Italian, Belgian, Dutch *Viola – Latin, English, Italian, German, Swedish * Violeta – Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Lithuanian, Albanian *Виолета / Violeta – Serbian *В ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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