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Illumination
Illumination may refer to: Science and technology * Illumination, an observable property and effect of light * Illumination (lighting), the use of light sources * Global illumination, algorithms used in 3D computer graphics Spirituality and religion * Divine illumination, the process of human thought needs to be aided by divine grace * Divine light, an aspect of divine presence * Illuminationism, philosophical doctrine according to which the process of human thought needs to be aided by divine grace Arts and media * Illuminated manuscript, the artistic decoration of hand-written texts * ''Illumination'', British title of the 1896 novel ''The Damnation of Theron Ware'' by Harold Frederic * Illumination (decoration), a popular Moravian decoration used throughout Advent and Christmastide * Illumination (image), the use of light and shadow in art * ''Illuminations'' (poetry collection), by French poet Arthur Rimbaud * ''Illuminations'' (short story collection), a 2022 collection o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Illumination
Global illumination (GI), or indirect illumination, is a group of algorithms used in 3D computer graphics that are meant to add more realistic lighting to 3D scenes. Such algorithms take into account not only the light that comes directly from a light source (''direct illumination''), but also subsequent cases in which light rays from the same source are reflected by other surfaces in the scene, whether reflective or not (''indirect illumination''). Theoretically, reflections, refractions, and shadows are all examples of global illumination, because when simulating them, one object affects the rendering of another (as opposed to an object being affected only by a direct source of light). In practice, however, only the simulation of diffuse inter-reflection or caustics is called global illumination. Algorithms Images rendered using global illumination algorithms often appear more photorealistic than those using only direct illumination algorithms. However, such images are co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light
Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye. Visible light is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), corresponding to frequencies of 750–420 terahertz, between the infrared (with longer wavelengths) and the ultraviolet (with shorter wavelengths). In physics, the term "light" may refer more broadly to electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength, whether visible or not. In this sense, gamma rays, X-rays, microwaves and radio waves are also light. The primary properties of light are intensity, propagation direction, frequency or wavelength spectrum and polarization. Its speed in a vacuum, 299 792 458 metres a second (m/s), is one of the fundamental constants of nature. Like all types of electromagnetic radiation, visible light propagates by massless elementary particles called photons that represents the quanta of electromagnetic field, and can be analyzed as both waves and par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illumination (The Pastels Album)
''Illumination'' is the fourth studio album by the Scottish band The Pastels, originally released via Domino Recording Company in 1997. The album shows the group honing in on a warmer, gentler and more subdued sound compared to their previous work. It is their last studio album to feature longtime member Annabel "Aggi" Wright as a full member before she left to concentrate on her career as an illustrator in 2000. Whilst The Pastels continued to release music, ''Illumination'' would be their last proper studio album for 16 years, until the release of ''Slow Summits'' in 2013. Reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Scaling back the snappy production and crisp guitars of their earlier releases, the group crafts a collection of subdued, lovely melodies in the vein of the Velvet Underground's third album." He added, "While the Pastels lack Lou Reed's lyricism or the Velvets' assured experimentalism, the hushed ambience and sighing mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven 17
Heaven 17 are an English new wave and synth-pop band that formed in Sheffield in 1980. The band were a trio for most of their career, composed of Martyn Ware (keyboards) and Ian Craig Marsh (keyboards) (both previously of the Human League), and Glenn Gregory (vocals, keyboards). Although most of the band's music was recorded in the 1980s, they have occasionally reformed to record and perform, playing their first ever live concerts in 1997. Marsh left the band in 2007 and Ware and Gregory continued to perform as Heaven 17. History 1980s Origin and Formation Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware were the founding members of pioneering Sheffield electro-pop or synthpop group the Human League; Glenn Gregory (who had previously been in a punk band called Musical Vomit with Marsh) had been their original choice when seeking a lead singer for the band but as he had moved to London to work as a photographer at the time, they chose Ware's school friend Philip Oakey instead. When personal and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Illuminations (Britten)
' (''The Illuminations''), Opus number, Op. 18, is a song cycle by Benjamin Britten, first performed in 1940. It is composed for soprano or tenor soloist and string orchestra, and sets verse and prose poems written in 1872–1873 by Arthur Rimbaud, part of his collection ''Illuminations (poems), Les Illuminations''. History Britten began writing the cycle in Suffolk in March 1939 and completed it a few months later in the United States. It was the first of his song cycles to gain widespread popularity. The cycle was originally written for a soprano; Britten's biographer David Matthews comments that the work is "so much more sensuous when sung by the soprano voice for which the songs were conceived".Matthews, p. 56 Nevertheless the work can be, and more often is, sung by a tenor: Britten conducted the piece with Peter Pears as soloist within two years of the premiere. The first performance of the cycle was given on 30 January 1940 at the Aeolian Hall, London, Aeolian Hall, Londo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeds We Sow
''Seeds We Sow'' is the sixth solo album by American musician and Fleetwood Mac vocalist-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, released on September 6, 2011. It is his first to be self-released. With the exception of She Smiled Sweetly, a Rolling Stones cover, every song on the album was either written or co-written by Buckingham. "I wrote them out as snippets of ideas right before I went in to start the actual recording. She Smiled Sweetly was the only thing I had recorded previously; it had been sitting around for a while, waiting to find a home. It seemed somehow appropriate to end the album with it." The album entered the ''Billboard'' 200 in the week of September 24, 2011. By reaching number 45, ''Seeds We Sow'' ties with 1984's '' Go Insane'' as Buckingham's second most successful album after his 1981 debut ''Law and Order''. It also reached number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Rock Album Chart and number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Independent Albums Chart. The title track was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underdog World Strike
An underdog is a person or group in a competition, usually in sports and creative works, who is largely expected to lose. The party, team, or individual expected to win is called the favorite or top dog. In the case where an underdog wins, the outcome is an upset. An "underdog bet" is a bet on the underdog or outsider for which the odds are generally higher. The first recorded uses of the term occurred in the second half of the 19th century; its first meaning was "the beaten dog in a fight". In British and American culture, underdogs are highly regarded. This harkens to core Judeo-Christian stories, such as that of David and Goliath, and also ancient British legends such as Robin Hood and King Arthur, and reflects the ideal behind the American dream, where someone who is poor and/or weak can use hard work to achieve victory. Underdogs are most valorized in sporting culture, both in real events, such as the Miracle on Ice, and in popular culture depictions of sports, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Thomas (pianist)
Jennifer Thomas (born June 23, 1977) is an American pianist, violinist, composer, performing artist, and recording artist. She was classically trained starting at the age of 5, and began composing in 2003, later releasing her debut album in 2007. Thomas has issued six albums, the latest, ''The Fire Within'', was released in October 2018, and debuted at number 3 in the ''Billboard'' Classical music charts, number 2 in their Classical Crossover music charts, and number 25 in the Top Heatseekers. Several of her original compositions and arrangements have been used in routines by International Skating Union Ice skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics and by 2020 Summer Olympics gymnasts. Thomas's YouTube video recordings have achieved a total of over 10 million views, with over 1.7 million viewing a live concert performance of her arrangement of "Carol of the Bells" from her 2015 Christmas album, Winter Symphony. This performance was in December 2015 at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illumination (Miami Horror Album)
''Illumination'' is the debut studio album by Australian electronic music band Miami Horror. It was released on 20 August 2010 by EMI. It features guest appearances from Neon Indian and Kimbra. The album was nominated for Best Dance Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, but lost out to Cut Copy's '' Zonoscope''. Track listing Notes * "Holidays" contains a sample from "Sugar and Spice (I Found Me a Girl)" by Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his sweet and soulful vocals, Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He achieved eleven consecutive P .... Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Release history References {{Authority control 2010 debut albums EMI Records albums Miami Horror albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illumination (Tristania Album)
''Illumination'' is the fifth full-length album by the Norwegian band Tristania. It is the last album to feature Vibeke Stene on vocals, Rune Østerhus on bass, Svein Terje Solvang on guitar, and Kenneth Olsson on drums. This is also the final album to feature Østen Bergøy as an official member of the band, although he performed some vocal work on the band's next studio album as a session member. Track listing Charts Personnel Tristania * Vibeke Stene – Vocals * Østen Bergøy – Vocals * Anders Høyvik Hidle – Guitars * Einar Moen – Synths & Programming * Svein Terje Solvang – Guitars, Vocals on "In the Wake" * Rune Østerhus – Bass * Kenneth Olsson – Drums Session Members * Vorph Michael Locher (born 7 January 1969), also known as Vorphalack or simply Vorph, is a Swiss musician who provides vocals and is a guitarist for the industrial/black metal band Samael. Biography Locher was born in Sion. He co-founded Samael in ... – harsh vocals on "Mercy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illumination (Robert Rich Album)
Robert Rich (born 23 August 1963) is an ambient musician and composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ... based in California, United States. With a discography spanning over 30 years, he has been called a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient music, New-age music, and even intelligent dance music, IDM. Biography Early life At an early age, Rich thought he disliked music. Around age 12, he began growing succulent plants as a hobby. He would leave a radio tuned to classical music for his plants. This experience influenced his interest in avant-garde and Minimalist music, minimal composition. In the 5th grade, he began studying viola and voice. He never completed his formal training because he became uncomfortable with reading musical notation. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illumination (Earth, Wind & Fire Album)
''Illumination'' is the nineteenth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in September 2005 on Sanctuary Records. The album rose to No. 8 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 32 on the Billboard 200 chart. ''Illumination'' was also Grammy nominated within the category of Best R&B Album. It is the last of Earth, Wind & Fire album to feature their founder and co-lead vocalist Maurice White. Overview Artists such as Big Boi, Kenny G, Kelly Rowland, will.i.am, Floetry and Brian McKnight featured on ''Illumination''. Singles A track titled " Pure Gold" rose to No. 23 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary singles chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. Another single titled "The Way You Move" feat. Kenny G reached No. 12 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary Songs chart. A song called " Show Me the Way" feat. Raphael Saadiq rose to No. 16 upon the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. "Show Me the Way" was also Grammy nominated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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