Instrumental
hideAn instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. This term is used when referring to popular music rather than to other musical genres such as European classical music. In commercial music, instrumental tracks are sometimes renditions of a corresponding release that features vocals, but may also be compositions originally conceived without vocals. An instrumental version of a song which otherwise features vocals is also known as a -1 (pronounced minus one).
Instrumentals that have reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 include
Since the release of "Sandstorm", no instrumental has reached the top of the Billboard chart.
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News tagged with instrument
Double engine for a nebula
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The new image, showing a very rich field of stars towards the Carina arm of the Milky Way, is centred on the star HD 87643, a member of the exotic class of B[e] stars [1]. It is part of a ...
Stellar family in crowded, violent neighborhood proves to be surprisingly normal
Jun 04, 2009 |
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The massive Arches Cluster is a rather peculiar star cluster. It is located 25 000 light-years away towards the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer), and contains about a thousand young, massive stars, ...
Stuck bolt, dead battery bedevil Hubble repairs
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May 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Spacewalkers' specially designed tools couldn't dislodge a balky bolt interfering with repairs Sunday at the Hubble Space Telescope, so they took an approach more familiar to people puttering around ...
Let there be light: Camera hooked up for Hubble
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May 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts overpowered a stubborn bolt and successfully installed a new piano-sized camera in the Hubble Space Telescope on Thursday, the first step to making the observatory ...
'Chameleon Guitar' blends old-world and high-tech
Feb 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Natural wood, with its unique grain patterns, is what gives traditional acoustic instruments warm and distinctive sounds, while the power of modern electronic processing provides an unlimited ...
Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking
Nov 08, 2009 |
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Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice.
Experts meet to hash out web privacy rules
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Hundreds of privacy experts from around the world met in Madrid on Wednesday for a three-day conference which aims to arrive at a global standard for the protection of personal data.
Opening up a colorful cosmic jewel box
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Star clusters are among the most visually alluring and astrophysically fascinating objects in the sky. One of the most spectacular nestles deep in the southern skies near the Southern Cross ...
Music makes you smarter
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Regularly playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain and may be used in therapy to improve cognitive skills.
First Test of New X-ray Laser Strips Neon Bare
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It takes a lot of energy to strip all ten electrons from an atom of neon. Doing it from the inside out, knocking away the most-closely-held, innermost electrons first, is an even rarer feat. ...
Carbon copying the 'Stradivarius' sound
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's every violinmaker's dream to produce an instrument to rival the sound of a Stradivarius but now researchers at The University of Nottingham are trying to do just that… using acoustic physics and carbon ...
Lost sounds of the past brought to life (w/ Video, Audio)
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Salpinx, barbiton, aulos, syrinx. Never heard them? Never heard of them? Neither had anyone else, for centuries. Until now.
Mars Orbiter Puts Itself in Safe Mode Again
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a safe mode Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, for the fourth time this year, while maintaining spacecraft health and communications. While in safe ...
A Look into the Hellish Cradles of Suns and Solar Systems
Aug 19, 2009 |
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The dense star cluster RCW 38 glistens about 5500 light years away in the direction of the constellation Vela (the Sails). Like the Orion Nebula Cluster, RCW 38 is an "embedded cluster", in that the nascent ...
GOES-O Releases First Solar Image
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2009 |
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GOES-14, formerly GOES-O, has achieved another significant milestone with the release of the first formal Solar Image from the Solar X-Ray Imager (SXI).
