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Virtuoso (other)
A virtuoso is an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability in a particular art. Virtuoso may also refer to: Arts and entertainment *Virtuoso (comics), a fictional supervillain *Virtuoso (Joe Pass album), ''Virtuoso'' (Joe Pass album), 1973 *Virtuoso (David Garrett album), ''Virtuoso'' (David Garrett album), 2007 *Virtuoso (Star Trek: Voyager), "Virtuoso" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), a 2000 episode *Virtuoso Quartet, a British music group founded in 1924 *Virtuoso (video game), ''Virtuoso'' (video game), 1994 *The Virtuoso (play), ''The Virtuoso'' (play), a Restoration comedy *The Virtuoso (film), ''The Virtuoso'' (film), a 2021 film *Virtuoso (sculpture), ''Virtuoso'' (sculpture), a concrete sculpture by David Adickes in downtown Houston, 1988 Other uses *Deonna Purrazzo (born 1994), an American professional wrestler nicknamed "The Virtuosa" *Virtuoso Universal Server, middleware and database engine hybrid *Aeros Virtuoso, a Ukrainian paraglider *Ricardo Virtuoso (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtuoso
A virtuoso (from Italian ''virtuoso'' or , "virtuous", Late Latin ''virtuosus'', Latin ''virtus'', "virtue", "excellence" or "skill") is an individual who possesses outstanding talent and technical ability in a particular art or field such as fine arts, music, singing, playing a musical instrument, or composition. Meaning This word also refers to a person who has cultivated appreciation of artistic excellence, either as a connoisseur or collector. The plural form of ''virtuoso'' is either ''virtuosi'' or the Anglicisation ''virtuosos'', and the feminine forms are ''virtuosa'' and ''virtuose''. According to ''Music in the Western civilization'' by Piero Weiss and Richard Taruskin: ...a virtuoso was, originally, a highly accomplished musician, but by the nineteenth century the term had become restricted to performers, both vocal and instrumental, whose technical accomplishments were so pronounced as to dazzle the public. The defining element of virtuosity is the perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtuoso (comics)
The Suicide Squad's roster has always been one of reformed and/or incarcerated felons promised commuted sentences in return for participation in high-risk missions. The Squad's lineup has changed many times over the years, since its creation in 1959,''The Brave and the Bold'' (vol. 1) #25 and this list groups membership by the team's various eras and incarnations. Bolded names indicate current Suicide Squad members. First appearance is the issue where the character first appeared as a member of a particular Suicide Squad incarnation. It is not necessarily the first appearance of the character in print, nor the story depicting how the character joined the Squad. The Squad was made up by five members. World War II Era ( Star Spangled War Stories #110-111) *Skipper Allan *The Professor (Star Spangled War Stories #116-118, 120) *Vic Morgan *Andy (Barry) Mace *Baby Dino (first appears in #117) *Caveboy (first appears in #120) (Star Spangled War Stories #119) *Wild One *The Sheriff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtuoso (Joe Pass Album)
''Virtuoso'' is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1973. Despite having only one original composition ("Blues for Alican"), it is widely considered to be his best album, as well as one of the best jazz guitar albums. The remastered version used 20-bit K2 Super Coding System technology and included liner notes by Benny Green. Reception Contemporaneous reviews were positive. For example, ''The Guardian'' commented on Pass's "staggering dexterity, ..matched by his fluency of ideas and the originality of his voicing", and ''The Irish Times'' stated that, "Apart from a certain fallibility with regard to time, Pass is without significant fault, a fact borne out by the quite incredible performances here". Looking back from 2005, ''All About Jazz'' described the album as "the recording to announce that Joe Pass had arrived", and said that he had "accomplished, using standard guitar performance techniques, to play lead melody lines, chords, and bass rhythm simul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtuoso (David Garrett Album)
''Virtuoso'' is a 2007 album by violinist David Garrett, released in Europe. Its tracks, listed below, are mostly borrowed from his earlier album, '' Free'': Track listing # "La Califfa" ( Ennio Morricone) – 2:46 # "Carmen Fantasie" ( Georges Bizet) featuring Paco Peña, guitar – 4:15 # "Nothing Else Matters" ( Metallica) – 3:32 # "Csardas Gypsy Dance" (Vittorio Monti) – 3:27 # " Duelling Banjos" (from the film ''Deliverance'') – 2:11 # "Pachelbel's Canon" – 3:16 # "Paganini Rhapsody" (on Caprice 24) – 4:08 # " Somewhere" (from Leonard Bernstein's musical ''West Side Story'') – 3:01 # " The Flight of the Bumble Bee" ( Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) – 1:20 # "Serenade" (David Garrett, Franck van der Heijden) – 3:38 # "Toccata" (David Garrett, Franck van der Heijden) – 3:50 # "You Raise Me Up" ( Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland) – 4:15 # "Eliza's Song" (David Garrett David Christian Bongartz (born 4 September 1980), known by his stage name David Garrett, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtuoso Quartet
The Virtuoso String Quartet was a British quartet, founded by the Gramophone Company (better known as HMV) in 1924, being the first such quartet established specifically for recording. In effect they displaced the Catterall Quartet from their position recording for HMV. Marjorie Hayward led them for the 15 years of their life. Raymond Jeremy and Cedric Sharpe previously performed in the Philharmonic Quartet. Personnel * Marjorie Hayward, first violin * Edwin Virgo, second violin * Raymond Jeremy, viola * Cedric Sharpe, cello Concerts 1926/10: The first Bradford Festival of Chamber Music. Brahms sextet op36; Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht 1926/12/11: St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Debussy quartet G minor; Mozart quartet in E flat (K.v. 428) 1927/6: Wigmore Hall, London. John B. McEwen: Three quartets 1927/10: Second Bradford Festival 1927/9/28, 1927/10/12&26: Aeolian Hall, London 1927: Wigmore Hall, London. Bax: Quartet 2, Oboe quintet, Piano quintet 1928/3/13, Town Hall, Chelsea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtuoso (video Game)
''Virtuoso'' is a third-person shooter video game developed by MotiveTime and originally published by Nova Spring and Elite Systems in North American and Europe for the DOS in 1994. Gameplay ''Virtuoso'' is a game where the player is a rock musician in the year 2055, who spends his time battling in Virtual Reality. Ports A port of ''Virtuoso'' for the Atari Jaguar CD was announced in the January 1995 issue of online magazine Atari Explorer Online and was in development by Williams Brothers Developments and planned to be published by Telegames. It was originally slated for a Spring/Summer 1995 release and later planned for a Q2 1995 release. However, Telegames UK president Pete Mortimer stated in an email exchange with website CyberRoach that work on the port and other upcoming titles from the company for the Atari Jaguar platform were suspended after sales of previous titles published by them were not profitable. Reception '' Next Generation'' reviewed the PC version of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virtuoso (play)
''The Virtuoso'' is a Restoration comedy by Thomas Shadwell, first produced at Dorset Garden Theatre in 1676 by The Duke's Company.Nicolson, Marjorie Hope and David Stuart Rodes. Introduction. The Virtuoso. By Thomas Shadwell. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1966. xi–xxvi. Well received in its original production, it was revived several times over the next thirty years and "always found Success." The original cast included Anthony Leigh as Sir Formal Trifle, Cave Underhill as Sir Samuel Hearty, Thomas Betterton as Longvill, Thomas Jevon as Hazard, Thomas Percival (actor), Thomas Percival as Sir Nicholas Gimcrack, Anne Shadwell as Lady Gimcrack, Elizabeth Currer as Clarinda and Mary Betterton as Miranda. Shadwell is acknowledged as the most topical of the major Restoration (1660), Restoration playwrightsAlssid, Michael W. Thomas Shadwell. New York: Twayne, 1967.McBride, M. F. "Thomas Shadwell on Music and Dance in Restoration England." English Miscellany: A Symposium o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virtuoso (film)
''The Virtuoso'' is a 2021 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed and produced by Nick Stagliano. The film stars Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish, Eddie Marsan, Richard Brake, David Morse, and Anthony Hopkins. It follows a professional assassin who must track down and kill his latest target to satisfy an outstanding debt to his mentor. Summary An assassin is given a strange assignment by his mentor wherein he must kill a hitman. He is armed just with time and location of hitman, he must find, who really is his target. Cast Production Filming occurred in January 2019 in Santa Ynez, California. Filming also occurred in Scranton, Pennsylvania in late March and early April 2019. Release In March 2021, Lionsgate Films acquired the North American and U.K. distribution rights to the film, which was simultaneously released in theaters and on VOD and digital on April 30, 2021. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 4, 2021, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Recepti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtuoso (sculpture)
''Virtuoso'' is a 36-foot-tall, 21-ton outdoor concrete sculptural group by David Adickes. It was installed in 1983 on the outskirts of the Theater District in downtown Houston next to the Lyric Centre building. It was commissioned as a work that "paid homage to music, dance and performing arts". Description Viewed from the intersection of Prairie and Smith Streets, the sculpture is a gigantic cello being played by a virtuoso who is invisible except for his head and hands. Behind the sculpture adjacent to the Lyric Centre, a life-sized trio of abstract musicians including a violinist, bass, and flute player accompany the giant cellist. The work is equipped with an integrated sound system that plays classical music for passing pedestrians. History ''Virtuoso'', the artist's favorite work, was his first large-scale sculpture to garner major public exposure. It initially was controversial with critics and many residents panning the sculpture; however, with time, it has been embrace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Adickes
David Pryor Adickes ( ; born 1927, Huntsville, Texas) is a modernist sculptor and painter. His most famous work is the 67-foot tall '' A Tribute to Courage'' statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas. Life and career Adickes was born in Huntsville, Texas in 1927. In 1949, Adickes travelled to France to study under Fernand Léger. After two years, he returned to Texas and began presenting his work. In 1955, Adickes was commissioned to paint a large historical mural of the city for the then-new Houston Club. That fall, he was hired to teach in the Art Department of the University of Texas at Austin. In 1983, after being a fulltime painter and art instructor for more than two decades, Adickes was commissioned to make his first monumental sculpture. He created the ''Virtuoso'', a 36-foot steel and concrete statue of a string trio. It is displayed in Houston. In 1986, he created '' Cornet'' as a stage prop for the New Orleans World Fair. In 1994, he created ''A Tribute to Courage' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle. Comprising a land area of , Houston is the ninth-most expansive city in the United States (including consolidated city-counties). It is the largest city in the United States by total area whose government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough. Though primarily in Harris County, small portions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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