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Ellie Mannette, the Glossary

Elliott Anthony "Ellie" Mannette (5 November 1927 – 29 August 2018) was a Trinidadian musical instrument maker and steel pan musician, also known as the "father of the modern steel drum".^[1]

23 relations: A440 (pitch standard), Andy Narell, Chaconia Medal, Concert pitch, Electronic tuner, Hertz, Honorary degree, Hummingbird Medal, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Morgantown, West Virginia, National Endowment for the Arts, National Heritage Fellowship, New York City, Percussive Arts Society, Port of Spain, Smithsonian Institution, Steelpan, Trinidad, Trinidad All-Steel Pan Percussion Orchestra, Trinidad and Tobago, University of the West Indies, West Virginia University, Whole-tone scale.
Steelpan musicians
Trinidad and Tobago musicians

A440 (pitch standard)

A440 (also known as Stuttgart pitch) is the musical pitch corresponding to an audio frequency of 440 Hz, which serves as a tuning standard for the musical note of A above middle C, or A4 in scientific pitch notation.

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Andy Narell

Andy Narell (born March 18, 1954) is an American jazz steel pannist, composer and producer. Ellie Mannette and andy Narell are steelpan musicians.

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Chaconia Medal

The Chaconia Medal (abbreviated C.M. or CM) is the second highest state decoration of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Ellie Mannette and Chaconia Medal are Recipients of the Chaconia Medal.

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Concert pitch

Concert pitch is the pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance.

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Electronic tuner

In music, an electronic tuner is a device that detects and displays the pitch of musical notes played on a musical instrument.

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Hertz

The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements.

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Hummingbird Medal

The Hummingbird Medal (abbreviated HBM or H.B.M.) is a state decoration of Trinidad and Tobago, instituted in 1969.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City.

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Morgantown, West Virginia

Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Monongahela River.

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National Endowment for the Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence.

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National Heritage Fellowship

The National Heritage Fellowship is a lifetime honor presented to master folk and traditional artists by the National Endowment for the Arts. Ellie Mannette and National Heritage Fellowship are National Heritage Fellowship winners.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Percussive Arts Society

The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) is a non-profit organization for professional percussionists and percussion educators.

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Port of Spain

Port of Spain, officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.

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Steelpan

The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

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Trinidad All-Steel Pan Percussion Orchestra

The Trinidad All-Steel Pan Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) was formed to participate in the Festival of Britain in 1951.

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Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean region of North America.

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University of the West Indies

The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 18 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

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