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cir·cu·lar breath·ing

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  1. circular breathingnoun

    A particular breathing technique: it includes inhaling via the nose while pushing air, that was stored in the cheeks, out through the lips, so allows for continuous playing of a wind instrument.

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  1. Circular Breathing

    Circular Breathing is the third Extended play by Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke. It was her first to be released with a major music company, Sony BMG. The EP was supported by The Apartment Tour throughout 2006.

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  1. Circular breathing

    Circular breathing is a technique used by players of some wind instruments to produce a continuous tone without interruption. This is accomplished by breathing in through the nose while simultaneously pushing air out through the mouth using air stored in the cheeks. It is used extensively in playing the Australian didgeridoo, the Sardinian launeddas and Egyptian arghul, as well as many traditional oboes and flutes of Asia and the Middle East. A few jazz and classical wind and brass players also utilize some form of circular breathing. Although many professional wind players find circular breathing highly useful, few pieces of European orchestral music composed before the 20th century actually require its use. However, the advent of circular breathing among professional wind players has allowed for the transcription of pieces originally composed for string instruments which would be unperformable on a wind instrument without the aid of circular breathing. A notable example of this phenomenon is "Moto Perpetuo", transcribed for trumpet by Rafael Méndez from the original work for violin by Paganini. In 1997, a Guinness World Record was set for longest held musical note. Kenny G used circular breathing to sustain an E-flat on a saxophone for 45 minutes and 47 seconds. In February 2000, Vann Burchfield set a new Guinness world record for circular breathing, holding one continuous note for 47 minutes, 6 seconds, surpassing Kenny G’s record.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of circular breathing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of circular breathing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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