Amy Lowell: Poems Glossary

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Amy Lowell: Poems Glossary

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Stravinsky (from "Stravinsky's Three Pieces")

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky, an influential Russian composer, living in the 20th century

sabot (from "Stravinsky's Three Pieces")

shoes made from wood, worn in France by the lower classes in the 16th-17th century

organ (from "Stravinsky's Three Pieces")

a pipe instrument in a church, usually very large, being played on a keyboard

incense (from "Stravinsky's Three Pieces")

smoke that carries a strong odor, usually by burning specific plants, often for ritualic purposes

'Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine' (from "Stravinsky's Three Pieces")

Latin for "Grant them eternal rest, O Lord"

censer (from "Stravinsky's Three Pieces")

the container in which incenses are burned, usually swung back and forth on a small chain to spread the smoke

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