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Italian cruiser Alberico da Barbiano

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Cruiser Alberico da Barbiano in Venice History Italy Name: Alberico da Barbiano Namesake: Alberico da Barbiano Laid down: 16 April 1928 Launched: 23 August 1930 Commissioned: 9 June 1931 Fate: Sunk at the Battle of Cape Bon, 13 December 1941 General characteristics Class and type: Giussano -class cruiser Displacement: 6,571 tonnes (6,467 long tons) (standard) 6,954 tonnes (6,844 long tons) (full load) Length: 169.3 m (555 ft 5 in) Beam: 15.5 m (50 ft 10 in) Draught: 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) Propulsion: 6 boilers 2 shafts 95,000 hp (71,000 kW) Speed: 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) Range: 3,800 nmi (7,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) Complement: 507 Armament: 8 × 152 mm (6 in) /53 guns in 4 twin mountings 6 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns in 3 twin mountings 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) 54-cal. guns 8 × 13.2 mm machine-guns 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes Armour: Decks: 20 mm (0.79 in...

Italian cruiser Luigi Cadorna

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Luigi Cadorna surrendering at Malta on 9 September 1943 History Italy Name: Luigi Cadorna Ordered: 29 October 1929 Laid down: 19 September 1930 Launched: 30 September 1931 Commissioned: 11 August 1933 Struck: May 1951 Fate: Scrapped, 1951 General characteristics Class and type: Condottieri-class cruiser Displacement: 5,323 t (5,239 long tons) standard 7,113 t (7,001 long tons) full load Length: 169.3 m (555 ft 5 in) Beam: 15.5 m (50 ft 10 in) Draught: 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) Propulsion: 2 Parsons geared turbines 6 Yarrow boilers 95,000 hp (70,841 kW) Speed: 37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h) Range: 2,930 nmi (5,430 km) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h) Complement: 507 Armament: 8 × 152 mm (6 in) /53 guns (4×2) 6 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns (3×2) 2 × 37 mm (1.5 in)/54 guns (2×1) 8 × 13.2 mm guns (4×2) 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes Armour: Deck: 20 mm (0.79 in) Main belt: 24...

Verlag Dohr

Verlag Dohr is a publishing house for music in Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in 1990 by Christoph Dohr in Bickendorf  [de] , which moved to Rheinkassel  [de] in 1992 and to Haus Eller  [de] in Bergheim in 2010. It publishes a quarterly magazine of music, fermate , sheet music mostly of composers of the 20th century but also works of the 19th and 18th century in critical editions, books and recordings. The publisher provides around 100 new editions per year. It received prizes such as the Deutscher Musikeditionspreis  [de] for the edition of Robert Schumann's letters. Dohr runs in Haus Eller also a museum of historic keyboard instruments. They are presented to the public in concerts and often used for recordings. The museum also contains a library focused on topics such as pianos, keyboard instruments and pianists. External links Official website Piano-Museum Coordinates: 50°55′38″N 6°39′36″E  /  50.927324°N 6.660119°E  / 50.927324...

Klais Orgelbau

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Johannes Klais Orgelbau GmbH & Co. KG Type GmbH, Kommanditgesellschaft Industry Pipe organ design and building. Pipe organ restoration Founded 1882 Headquarters Kölnstraße 148 • D 53111 Bonn, Germany Key people Hans Gerd Klais, Philipp Klais Products Pipe organs Number of employees 64 (2006) Website Orgelbau Klais Johannes Klais - Orgelbau, Kölnstr. 148 in Bonn Orgelbau Klais is a German firm that designs, builds and restores pipe organs. It is a family run company, founded in 1882 by Johannes Klais senior and is now run by his great-grandson Philipp Klais. The firm is based in Bonn, Germany, and has completed many large-scale building and restoration projects around the globe in more than a century of organ building. [1] Contents 1 History of the company 2 Klais instruments around the world 3 References 4 Sources 5 External links History of the company Johannes Klais studied organ building in Alsa...

Hochschule für Musik Freiburg

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Hochschule für Musik Freiburg Type Public Established 1946 Principal Ludwig Holtmeier Academic staff 75 Students c. 550 Address Schwarzwaldstraße 141, Freiburg im Breisgau , Freiburg im Breisgau , Baden-Württemberg , Germany Website www.mh-freiburg.de The Hochschule für Musik Freiburg Art at the main entrance of the Hochschule für Musik The Hochschule für Musik Freiburg (University of Music Freiburg or Freiburg Conservatory of Music) is a public music academy subsidized by the State of Baden-Württemberg for academic research and artistic and pedagogical training in music. Contents 1 History 2 Notable teachers and students 3 Courses of study 4 References 5 External links History The Hochschule was initially founded as a municipal institution in 1946 under the direction of Gustav Scheck, [1] [2] [3] but two years later became an institution of the State of Baden (part of Baden-Württemberg since 1952). The...

Folkwang University of the Arts

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The Folkwang University of the Arts is a leading university for music, theater, dance, design, and academic studies, located in 4 German cities of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1927, its traditional main location has been in the former Werden Abbey in Essen in the Ruhr Area, with additional facilities in Duisburg, Bochum, and Dortmund, and, since 2010, at the Zeche Zollverein, a World Heritage Site also in Essen. [1] The Folkwang University is home to the international dance company Folkwang Tanz Studio (FTS). Founded as Folkwangschule , its name was Folkwang Hochschule (Folkwang Academy) from 1963 until 2009. Main building of the Folkwang University in Essen-Werden Contents 1 History 2 Activities 3 Faculty 4 Alumni 5 See also 6 References 7 External links 7.1 Further reading History Folkwang-Hochschule The university shares its unusual name with the Museum Folkwang founded in 1902 by arts patron Karl Ernst Osthaus. The ter...