That's something that's equally cool with jeans as it is as a party piece.
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Cue a party piece: Bach's Concerto for Three Pianos, played by Thomas Adès, Kirill Gerstein and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
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It can work as a table lamp, interesting party piece, or just add some light to an outlet-deprived corner of a room.
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His dazzling party piece—now imitated by other virtuosi—is to play "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov on the valveless, and much more difficult, ney.
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It's only once you walk around the side that you see the GT's party piece: an enormous glass door that sits atop the engine compartment and changes the entire look of the car.
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There are frameworks like PyTorch and Caffe2, and having a kind of third-party piece of equipment that works across a number of different developer frameworks may end up being attractive to some companies.
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That resulted in a failure, but it was due to a third-party piece of the process, according to Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck, and didn't require any significant changes to the Electron launch vehicle before future flight attempts.
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In British and Irish culture, a party piece is something done at a gathering in order to entertain the company such as the recitation of a poem, performing a dance, singing a song, performing a trick,party piece. Cambridge Dictionary.
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The party piece relates to the tradition of oral storytelling but has literary connections. Berners Jackson writes that the party piece had a "long and honourable career in the English- speaking world rising to its height, perhaps, under [Queen] Victoria". Adding that there are many instances in the diary of Samuel Pepys and even speculating that William Shakespeare had a party piece that he performed for the entertainment of his fellows when he was a boy.Jackson, B.A.W. (1962) Stratford Papers on Shakespeare.
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In 1717, the actor and playwright Colley Cibber wrote The Nonjuror as a party piece for King George II who paid Cibber £2,000 and appointed him poet laureate as a result. The poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge's party piece was the recitation of his poem "Christabel" which he performed for others many times before it was published in 1816."Coleridge's Literary Influence" by Seamus Perry in In the twentieth-century, the novelist D. H. Lawrence was said to recite the poetry of Swinburne as his party piece. Alan Friedman has described the special place of the party piece in Irish literary culture in his book that explored their role in the output of James Joyce and Samuel Beckett.
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The term is sometimes used to describe a virtuoso performance by someone in the normal course of their profession such as solos by the members of the rock group Cream, who have been described as each having one party piece during a concert: Jack Bruce with a harmonica solo, Ginger Baker with a drum solo and Eric Clapton with a vocal and guitar solo; and, in sport, the elimination race as ridden by the cyclist Laura Trott, which has been described as a "dramatic high speed event which has become her party piece".
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Cliff Eisen, Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians online, Sung by six voices as a three-part round, it is thought to be a party piece for his friends. The main theme is derived from the final movement of Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 3 in G-Major.
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Party Piece - A ten-year-old Pakistani boy. He is the victim prepared for the Party Guest. Lola - 19-years-old, Lola is skilled in using make-up and designing costumes, which is utilised for the parties. Lola wears feminine clothing and is physically male in appearance.
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He chats with the director's mother. Overjoyed by the success he is making, he offers to do his party piece, just as people are leaving. Unfortunately, it is a mocking imitation of an independent producer, Dave Silverstein. You don't mock producers in Hollywood, and the audience, including a famous actress, disassociate themselves silently from his act.
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Retrieved 28 February 2019.party piece. Longman. Retrieved 28 February 2019. or giving a display of memory or strength. It is usually the specialism of the performer.party piece. Collins. Retrieved 28 February 2019. The practice relates to the tradition of oral storytelling and has been described as reaching a peak in the Victorian era before the development of broadcast entertainment.
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Williams has had a recurring role in the TV series Born and Bred. She has also worked in the theatre in such plays as Party Piece, with Richard Harris. She has also appeared in a number of British films, many always alongside her mother, Judi Dench. In addition, Williams has done extensive voice work, including for the titular character in the animated children's series Angelina Ballerina.
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Away from the field of play, he was a lover of music, especially famous tenors such as Athlone's John McCormack and Mario Lanza. His party piece was "The West's Awake" and the song became the title of a charity CD he produced in 2003 - a recording debutant at the age of 85.Jimmy himself inspired a tune ("Famous Jimmy Murray")recorded by Welsh folk band Allan Yn Y Fan.
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The other children ask Cathy if they can go and see The Man and, using the distraction caused by DAD'S PARTY PIECE (Ione On A Moor), they quietly slip out. At the Barn the twelve children sit around The Man and eat their party cakes. The Man is moved by the love and faith that the children have for him. At that moment there is a loud banging on the door — it is Raymond.
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Because of their use as a party piece, Prince Rupert's drops became widely known in the late 17th century—far more than today. It can be seen that educated people (or those in "society") were expected to be familiar with them, from their use in the literature of the day. Samuel Butler used them as a metaphor in his poem Hudibras in 1663,Butler, S., Hudibras (Zachary Grey edition, London, 1799), vol. 1, p.
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They saw Das Rheingold and Die Walküre at the Cologne Opera; the complete Ring cycle at the Hofoper in Munich and at Her Majesty's Theatre in London; and Die Meistersinger in Munich and at Bayreuth, where they also saw Parsifal.Jones, p. 51 They frequently performed as a party piece their joint composition, the irreverent Souvenirs de Bayreuth. This short, up-tempo piano work for four hands sends up themes from The Ring.
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They saw Das Rheingold and Die Walküre at Cologne Opera; the complete Ring cycle in Munich and London; and Die Meistersinger in Munich and at Bayreuth, where they also saw Parsifal. They frequently performed as a party piece their joint composition, the irreverent Souvenirs de Bayreuth, written in about 1888. This short, skittish piano work for four hands sends up themes from The Ring. It consists of five short sections in which Wagner's themes are transformed into dance rhythms.
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To perform willingly, or after > minimal persuasion, is a sign of generosity; refusal may be deemed > churlish."Party Pieces in Joyce's 'Dubliners'" by Alan Warren Friedman, > James Joyce Quarterly, Vol. 36, No. 3 (Spring, 1999), pp. 471–484. The need to perform a party piece may occur at a seasonal holiday such as Christmas or New Year when family and friends are gathered and there is an expectation that everyone will contribute what they can to the entertainment.
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Chirag Pehchan was a 1980s Bhangra band in the UK, formed by Amarjit Sidhu and Mangal Singh by merging the two Punjabi bhangra groups Chirag and Pehchan, best remembered for the 1987 classic album Rail Gaddi, composed by Kuljit Bhamra. Their song Rail Gaddi was sung by Mangal Singh and became a popular party piece at the end of Indian weddings, synonymous with Do The Conga, where wedding guests form lines, pretending to be a train, dancing around the wedding hall.
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In December 1949, The Times wrote of the burden felt by children obliged to learn something by heart or of the adult who felt that he or she had little to offer, not being able to perform a card trick, bend a poker in half, or tear a telephone directory in two."Party Piece", The Times, 13 December 1949, p. 5. In 2019, Rob Rawson wrote that although sometimes considered outdated, party pieces may provide opportunities for hidden talents to be revealed.
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According to Shelley's great friend, former BBC radio and TV producer and presenter, Trevor Hill, Shelley did indeed stand in for Churchill on at least three occasions, specifically when Churchill was ill or out of the country. This would never have been divulged at the time. Shelley's party piece, often requested apparently, was for everyone to close their eyes while he impersonated Churchill when, according to Hill, it was impossible to tell the difference. Churchill did re-record most of his speeches at Chartwell in 1949.
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Bob Mills locks the doors and lets down the shutters to entertain his pals with another selection of top video clips and mementoes of his incredible life. Tonight, a man who likes to discuss shaving on first dates, and another who likes to discuss salt. There's also rare footage of Bob's sister's wedding, including his mum's party piece and a small contretemps at the reception. The repossession of Rod Hull's house is recreated, with 'Emu' playing a starring role, and Ulrika Jonsson meets Bob for a high-powered TV dinner.
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As a child, Edwards was fascinated by the wildlife he found in his local area, and by the age of 12 was accomplished enough at imitating many of them that this became his "party piece". In 1930 he debuted on the BBC radio series Vaudeville, the start of a career that would last the best part of 60 years. During World War II, Edwards worked at Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies in Ipswich. Edwards became a household name after his animal imitations in the radio shows Ray's a Laugh with Ted Ray, and playing Psyche the dog in the radio series A Life of Bliss.
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After its rejection by American television, an extended version of Spectre was released in the UK as a theatrical film with additional footage that includes nudity.As noted by Joel Eisner in the TV party piece on Roddenberry's 70s attempts to produce new series The version currently in television syndication is a heavily edited version of the UK theatrical release, which retains some of the less explicit nudity in the Black Mass finale.Per Eisner A novelization of Spectre by the author Robert Weverka was published in 1979. John Cameron was selected as the composer for the film's musical score.
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David Clelland married Maureen Potts on 31 March 1965 in Gateshead, with whom he had two children and four grandchildren. In 1998 they separated after Clelland had an affair with his secretary, Brenda Graham,BBC News - Whip admits affair with secretary who he later married in 2005. Maureen Clelland died in May 2007. He also recorded the Alex Glasgow song "The Socialist ABC" on the CD From Tees to Tyne, saying "I've been singing this song as a party piece for years, but I was surprised and delighted when the people from The Northumbria Anthology asked me to record it".
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Pozzo's "party piece" on the sky is a clear example: as his memory crumbles, he finds himself unable to continue under his own steam. Little is learned about Pozzo besides the fact that he is on his way to the fair to sell his slave, Lucky. He presents himself very much as the Ascendancy landlord, bullying and conceited. His pipe is made by Kapp and Peterson, Dublin's best-known tobacconists (their slogan was "The thinking man's pipe") which he refers to as a "briar" but which Estragon calls a "dudeen" emphasising the differences in their social standing.
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W. J. Gage. pp. 58–60. Alan Warren Friedman has defined the party piece as follows: > "Party pieces" are a peculiar kind of public self-representation. Neither > formal recitals within a prepared program nor wholly spontaneous (like > bursting into a drunken song), "party pieces" are something in between. > Performed at festive gatherings to entertain the assembled group temporarily > configuring itself as an audience, they are intended to create an atmosphere > of conviviality, fulfill social expectations or requirements, and express or > repay hospitality within a reciprocal economy in which host and guest may > perform welcoming and after-dinner speeches.
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Finally, a collection of 367 waka by the Empress was published in 1997 under the title , and 53 of them have been translated into French and published in France by Signatura under the title Sé-oto, song of the ford. Présentation du livre Sé-oto, Le chant du gué de l'impératrice Michiko sur le site shunkin.net In 1991, she wrote a children's book, illustrated by Wako Takeda: Hajimete no Yamanobori ("My First Mountain Climb"). She is a hibernophile with an interest in Children of Lir, recites I See His Blood Upon The Rose by Joseph Plunkett as a party piece, and even speaks passable Irish.
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In the book Nothing but the Best. Outstanding Leeds Rugby Players 1928–1988, the former Leeds secretary Ken Dalby paid the following tribute to Jubb: > Highest today, Jubby! Resilient as an India-rubber ball, restless as a > panther patrolling its patch, Ken Jubb was a rattling good forward, whose > 'party piece' was a massive punt, occasionally way off target, that soared > into outer space to the accompaniment of good-natured banter from Headingley > Rugby Stadium's South Stand. Moreover, from time to time, as an encore to > one of his pile driving touchline cover tackles, he would slip in an > acrobatic extra, cartwheels and flips being his speciality.
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In 2013, Spymonkey created 'Spookshow', a site-specific commission at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, for the Showzam Festival, a celebration of circus, magic and new variety. The show was reviewed by David Upton in the British Theatre Guide: 'Using back-projected imagery they descend into a mummy's vault, not forgetting to include a sand dance sequence; bloodily impale themselves, or sever limbs—with audience participation naturally—and wind it all up with an even more horrific Abigail's Party piece than the original play. Not all of it works, but that is part of its shlock-horror appeal. The real star of the show has to be the gloriously-kitsch setting which has probably never before been used to such fine effect.
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Nectoux, p. 262 Fauré and Messager quickly moved from being master and pupil to being firm friends and occasional collaborators.Jones, pp. 51–63 In 1874 Messager succeeded Fauré as organiste du chœur (choir organist) at Saint-Sulpice, Paris, under the principal organist, Charles-Marie Widor.Nectoux, p. 19 In 1876 he won the gold medal of the Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique with a symphony, the work being warmly received when performed by the Concerts Colonne at the Théâtre du Châtelet in January 1878. He won further prizes for his cantatas Don Juan et Haydée and Prométhée enchaîné. In 1879 Fauré and Messager travelled to Cologne to see Wagner's Das Rheingold and Die Walküre, and later to Munich for the complete Ring cycle, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Tannhäuser; in 1888 they went to Bayreuth for Die Meistersinger and Parsifal.Nectoux, p. 39 They frequently performed as a party piece their joint composition, the irreverent Souvenirs de Bayreuth (c. 1888). This short, skittish piano work for four hands burlesques motifs from The Ring.Blanche, Jacques-Emile in La Revue musicale, December 1938, pp.
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