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=== Draft of the Week <font size=1>[ [[CZ:Article of the Week|about]] ]</font> === | === Draft of the Week <font size=1>[ [[CZ:Article of the Week|about]] ]</font> === | ||
[[Image:Roger_Federer.jpg|130px|right|[[Roger Federer]], today's best player, hitting a forehand against [[James Blake]] in the quarterfinals of the 2006 [[U.S. Open]].]] | [[Image:Roger_Federer.jpg|130px|right|[[Roger Federer]], today's best player, hitting a forehand against [[James Blake]] in the quarterfinals of the 2006 [[U.S. Open]].]] | ||
'''[[Tennis]]''' is a [[Sports|sport]] played between either two players ("singles") or two teams of two players ("doubles"). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is still called '''lawn tennis''' to distinguish it from ''real tennis'' (also known as ''royal tennis'' or ''court tennis''), an older form of the game that originated in France in the Middle Ages and is played indoors on a very different court. Originating in England in the late 19th century | '''[[Tennis]]''' is a [[Sports|sport]] played between either two players ("singles") or two teams of two players ("doubles"). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is still called '''lawn tennis''' to distinguish it from ''real tennis'' (also known as ''royal tennis'' or ''court tennis''), an older form of the game that originated in France in the Middle Ages and is played indoors on a very different court. Originating in England in the late 19th century... <font size=1>[[Tennis|['''more...''']]]</font> | ||
=== New Draft of the Week <font size=1>[ [[ | === New Draft of the Week <font size=1>[ [[Archive:New Draft of the Week|about]] ]</font> === | ||
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A '''[[symphony]]''' is a large-scale musical composition for an [[orchestra]]. Since the late eighteenth century, composers have regarded the symphony as “the central form of orchestral composition”, similar to how writers of fiction regard the novel, and filmmakers the feature film. According to music historian Michael Kennedy, the symphony “is reserved by composers for their most weighty and profound orchestral thoughts, but of course there are many light-hearted, witty, and entertaining symphonies.” <font size=1>[[Symphony|['''more...''']]]</font> | A '''[[symphony]]''' is a large-scale musical composition for an [[orchestra]]. Since the late eighteenth century, composers have regarded the symphony as “the central form of orchestral composition”, similar to how writers of fiction regard the novel, and filmmakers the feature film. According to music historian Michael Kennedy, the symphony “is reserved by composers for their most weighty and profound orchestral thoughts, but of course there are many light-hearted, witty, and entertaining symphonies.” <font size=1>[[Symphony|['''more...''']]]</font> | ||
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Draft of the Week [ about ] Tennis is a sport played between either two players ("singles") or two teams of two players ("doubles"). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is still called lawn tennis to distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis or court tennis), an older form of the game that originated in France in the Middle Ages and is played indoors on a very different court. Originating in England in the late 19th century... [more...] New Draft of the Week [ about ]A symphony is a large-scale musical composition for an orchestra. Since the late eighteenth century, composers have regarded the symphony as “the central form of orchestral composition”, similar to how writers of fiction regard the novel, and filmmakers the feature film. According to music historian Michael Kennedy, the symphony “is reserved by composers for their most weighty and profound orchestral thoughts, but of course there are many light-hearted, witty, and entertaining symphonies.” [more...] New Picture of the Week [ about ]
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