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| <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Rehearsal''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Rehearsal this link].</center> | | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Rehearsal''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Rehearsal this link].</center> |
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| *c1386 CHAUCER Can. Yeom. Prol. & T. 299 Forgat I to maken rehersaille Of watres corosif, and of lymaille. | | *c1386 CHAUCER Can. Yeom. Prol. & T. 299 Forgat I to maken rehersaille Of watres corosif, and of lymaille. |
| *c1430 LYDG. Min. Poems (Percy Soc.) 181 Whilom ther was in a smal village, As myn autor makethe rehersayle [etc.]. | | *c1430 LYDG. Min. Poems (Percy Soc.) 181 Whilom ther was in a smal village, As myn autor makethe rehersayle [etc.]. |
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| *1708 DODWELL in Hearne Collect. 23 Nov. (O.H.S.) II. 152 His Rehearsals are full of excellent reasoning as well as wit. | | *1708 DODWELL in Hearne Collect. 23 Nov. (O.H.S.) II. 152 His Rehearsals are full of excellent reasoning as well as wit. |
| *1839 J. YEOWELL Anc. Brit. Ch. iii. (1847) 24 His rehearsals of their sayings, and of their accounts of the discourses and miracles of the Lord. *1842 S. KNOWLES Rose of Arragon II. i, Many..made it a pretext for rehearsal of old grievances. 1870 in Anderson Missions Amer. Bd. II. xxiii. 192 The rehearsal of the tragedy of Captain Cook's death. | | *1839 J. YEOWELL Anc. Brit. Ch. iii. (1847) 24 His rehearsals of their sayings, and of their accounts of the discourses and miracles of the Lord. *1842 S. KNOWLES Rose of Arragon II. i, Many..made it a pretext for rehearsal of old grievances. 1870 in Anderson Missions Amer. Bd. II. xxiii. 192 The rehearsal of the tragedy of Captain Cook's death. |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| A rehearsal is a preparatory event in music and theatre (and in other contexts) that is performed before the official public performance, as a form of practice, and to ensure that all details of the performance are adequate for professional presentation. | | A rehearsal is a preparatory event in music and theatre (and in other contexts) that is performed before the official public performance, as a form of practice, and to ensure that all details of the performance are adequate for professional presentation. |