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Longa may refer to: Music * Longa (music), a musical note twice as long in duration as a breve, appearing primarily in Early music * Longa (Middle Eastern music), a genre in Turkish and Arabic music People * Francisco de Longa (1783–1842), Spanish general of the Napoleonic Wars * Steve Longa (born 1994), American football player * Ronal Longa (born 2004), Colombian athlete Places * Longa, Angola, a town in Angola * Longa River (Angola) a river in Angola * Longa-Mavinga National Park, a national park in Angola * Longa (Greek: Λογγά), a place in Messinia, Greece, in the municipality of Aipeia * Longa Island, an island near Gairloch in Scotland * Longa Stacks, small islets off the west coast of Unst, Shetland, Scotland Food * Linga (cookie), also known as longa cookies, a sesame seed cookie from the Philippines {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longa (music)
A longa (pl. ''longae'', or sometimes ''longe''), long, quadruple note (Am.), or quadruple whole note is a musical note that could be either twice or three times as long as a breve (Am.: double whole note, or double note), four or six times as long as a semibreve (Am.: whole note), that appears in early music. The number of breves in a long was determined by the "modus" or "mode" of a passage. Sections in perfect mode used three breves to the long while sections in imperfect mode used two breves to the long. Imperfect longs, worth two breves, existed in perfect mode from the earliest sources (late 12th century), while the fourteenth century saw the introduction of perfect longs, worth three breves, in imperfect mode through the use of dots of addition (''puncti additiones''). Prior to the innovations of Franco of Cologne in the mid-thirteenth century, the value of the longa was in common usage in both theoretical and practical sources but appeared primarily in pre-mensural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longa (Middle Eastern Music)
A ''longa'' () is a Turkish / Eastern European dance, that was later introduced into Arabic music and is often performed at the end of a ''muwashshah''. It generally uses an '' iqa''' equivalent to 2/4, with several sections called ''khanat'' (singular ''khana''), each followed by a ''taslim'' (refrain). The last ''khana'' is generally in 3/4. A common form of ''longa'' is ''longa Riad in Nahawand scale'' (لونجا نهاوند) which is composed by the Egyptian composer Riad Al Sunbati in the ''maqam Nahawand''. See also * Syrtos *Fasıl *Pop-folk Folk-pop is a broad musical fusion genre that includes contemporary folk songs with pop arrangements, and pop songs with intimate, acoustic-based folk arrangements. Folk-pop has been popularized by mainstream media in recent years. Music ... External links''Longa'' page Arabic music Middle Eastern music Forms of Ottoman classical music Forms of Turkish makam music {{Arabic-music-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco De Longa
Francisco Tomás de Anchia y Urquiza (1783–1831) was a Spanish military commander. Better known as Francisco de Longa,The confusion regarding the name Longa, which he himself used, is due to the fact that Longa was the name of the '' caserio'' (farmhouse) at which he was born. As for the discrepancies regarding his place of birth, Longa is in the municipality of Bolívar and, although he was baptised at the parish church of Bolívar, Mallavia appears on his birth certificate as the place of residence of his parents, as well as his place of birth on his marriage certificate. (Cassinello Pérez.) he first saw action during the Peninsular War as a guerrilla leader, eventually becoming incorporated into the regular army, promoted to lieutenant general and being appointed captain general of Old Castile (1825) and captain general of Valencia and Murcia (1827). Peninsular War Although nothing is known of his early life, at the outbreak of the war, he had recently married and was runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Longa
Steven Longa (born September 29, 1994) is a Cameroonian-American former professional football linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played high school football at Saddle Brook High School in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, where he earned All-State honors his senior year. He played college football at Rutgers, where he was a three-year letterman. In 2013, Longa was named a Freshman All-American after leading NCAA Division I in tackles by a freshman with 123. He was named third-team All-Big Ten Conference in 2015. He started 37 games during his college career and recorded 342 tackles, which was the third most in school history. Longa forwent his final year of college eligibility to enter the 2016 NFL draft. After going undrafted, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks. He was released by the Seahawks before the start of the 2016 season and was then signed by the Lions, with whom he played for until 2019. Longa was primarily a special teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronal Longa
Ronal Longa (born 30 June 2004) is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is the Colombian U20 and U23 national record holder over 100 metres. Career Longa became only the fifth junior athlete to break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres, and set a new national senior record time of 9.99 seconds to win the bronze medal at the South American Athletics Championships, in São Paulo in July 2023. Longa competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships but suffered an injury in the 100 metres and did not qualify from his heat. He competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P .... International competitions References 2004 births Living people Colombian male sprinters 21st-century Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longa, Angola
Longa is a municipality in Angola's Cubango Province. It contains two communes, Longa and Baixo Longa. Prior to Angola's 2024 administrative reforms, it was a commune in the municipality of Cuito Cuanavale Cuito Cuanavale, occasionally spelt Kuito Kuanavale or Kwito Kwanavale, is a municipality in Cuando province in Angola. The area around the town was the scene of heavy fighting during various campaigns during the Angolan Civil War and the South ... in the province of Cuando Cubango. As of 2014, the commune had a population of 15,104 people over an area of . References Populated places in Cubango Province Municipalities of Angola {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longa River (Angola)
The Longa is a river in central Angola. The river forms the southern border of Kissama National Park and the border of Bengo Province and Cuanza Sul Province. Its mouth is protected by a long sand spit at the Atlantic Ocean. It has two major tributaries, Nhia and Mugige. The floodplain in the lower reaches of the river includes Lake Hengue and Lake Toto. An eco-tourist fishing lodge is at the mouth of the river. A mercenary base was located on the Longa River during the Angola Civil War The Angolan Civil War () was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002. The war began immediately after Angola became independent from Portugal in November 1975. It was a power struggle between two for .... The ''Chiloglanis sardinhai'' (a catfish) is known only from the Longa and Caimbambo Rivers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longa-Mavinga National Park
Mavinga is a national park in Cuando Province in south-eastern Angola. It covers an area of . The Park was proclaimed in 2011 along with the neighbouring Luengue-Luiana National Park, which measures . The two parks are contiguous and managed as a single unit. The parks were created to conserve the areas’ high ecological and biological value. Mavinga forms the western border of Africa's largest conservation area, the Kavango-Zambezi Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (KaZa TFCA). History Wildlife populations were drastically reduced during the Angolan Civil War (1975 to 2002). The Park was proclaimed in 2011 along with Luengue-Luiana National Park. Climate The region has a Tropical Savanna Climate. Average annual rainfall varies from about 600 to 1000 mm. Geography and access The road network within the park is fairly well developed, though many of these roads are either in poor condition, or inaccessible because of landmines remaining from the Angolan Civil War. Bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aipeia
Aipeia () is a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Messini, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 55.572 km2. Population 1,319 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Longa. Modern Aipeia is named after Aepeia, a town on the Messenian Gulf mentioned in Homer's ''Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; , ; ) is one of two major Ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odyssey'', the poem is divided into 24 books and ...'' as . References Populated places in Messenia Messini {{Peloponnese-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longa Island
Longa Island (Gaelic: ''Longa'') is a small uninhabited island at the mouth of Loch Gairloch, on the west coast of Scotland. Longa is nearly in length with an area of and a maximum elevation of above sea level. Geology The island is mainly sandstone Sandstone is a Clastic rock#Sedimentary clastic rocks, clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of grain size, sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate mineral, silicate grains, Cementation (geology), cemented together by another mineral. Sand ... covered with grass and heather. Economy In the early nineteenth century, there was a small fishing community, but by the late nineteenth century, the island had become deserted. Today only sheep graze the island in the summer months. File:Longaview.jpg, Longa Island, across the Caolas Beag File:Longashags.jpg, Shags on Sron na Caillich File:Longacave.jpg, Unmapped Sea Cave Below An Raon File:Longabeach.jpg, Camus na Rainich Notes and references Former populated pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unst
Unst (; ) is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after Shetland Mainland, Mainland and Yell (island), Yell. It has an area of . Unst is largely grassland, with coastal cliffs. Its main village is Baltasound, formerly the second-largest herring fishing port after Lerwick and now the location of a leisure centre and the Unst Airport, island's airport. Other settlements include Uyeasound, home to Greenwell's Booth (a Hanseatic League, Hanseatic warehouse) and Muness Castle (built in 1598 and sacked by pirates in 1627); and Haroldswick, location of a boat museum and a heritage centre. Etymology There are three island names in Shetland of unknown and possibly pre-Celtic origin: Unst, Fetlar and Yell, Shetland, Yell. The earliest recorded forms of these three names do carry Norse meanings: is the plural of and means 'shoulder-straps', is 'corn-stack' and is fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
