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33-474: [REDACTED] Look up caravan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Caravan or caravans may refer to: Transport and travel [ edit ] Campervan , a type of vehicle also known as a motor caravan Caravan (travellers) , a group of travellers journeying together Caravanserai , a place where a caravan could stop Caravan (trailer) ,

66-523: A 1970 song written by Van Morrison Caravan , a 2000 album by Kronos Quartet "Caravan", a song by Blur from their 2003 album Think Tank "Caravan", a song by Susumu Hirasawa from his 1995 album Sim City "Caravan", a song by Inspiral Carpets from their 1991 album The Beast Inside "Caravan", a song by Sakanaction from their 2022 album Adapt "Caravan", a song by Utopia from their 1980 album Adventures in Utopia "Caravan Song",

99-470: A 1970 song written by Van Morrison Caravan , a 2000 album by Kronos Quartet "Caravan", a song by Blur from their 2003 album Think Tank "Caravan", a song by Susumu Hirasawa from his 1995 album Sim City "Caravan", a song by Inspiral Carpets from their 1991 album The Beast Inside "Caravan", a song by Sakanaction from their 2022 album Adapt "Caravan", a song by Utopia from their 1980 album Adventures in Utopia "Caravan Song",

132-646: A British drama starring Stewart Granger Caravan (1971 film) , an Indian film directed by Nasir Hussain Caravan , working title for the 2019 film Roads , directed by Sebastian Schipper Caravan (TV series) , a Canadian children's television series Caravans (film) , a 1978 film based on the James A. Michener novel Himalaya (film) , a 1999 Nepalese film also known as Caravan Karwaan ( lit.   ' Caravan ' ), 2018 Indian film by Akash Khurana Music [ edit ] Caravan (band) ,

165-542: A Pack of Hungry Cannibals", and Bob Dylan 's " Don't Think Twice, It's All Right ". Kronos has also worked with a variety of global musicians, including Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle ; Mexican-American painter Gronk ; American soprano Dawn Upshaw ; jazz composer/performer Pat Metheny ; Mexican rockers Café Tacuba ; Azerbaijani mugam singer Alim Qasimov ; and the Romanian gypsy band Taraf de Haïdouks among others. Kronos has performed live with

198-587: A diversity of countries— Kaija Saariaho from Finland, Pēteris Vasks from Latvia, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh from Azerbaijan, Homayun Sakhi from Afghanistan, Hamza El Din from Egypt , Victoria Vita Polevá from Ukraine and Fernando Otero , Astor Piazzolla , and Osvaldo Golijov from Argentina. Some of Kronos's string-quartet arrangements were published in 2007. I've always wanted the string quartet to be vital, and energetic, and alive, and cool, and not afraid to kick ass and be absolutely beautiful and ugly if it has to be. But it has to be expressive of life. To tell

231-515: A fleet vehicle or cargo vehicle Nissan Caravan Elgrand , a minivan sold by Nissan Aeroplane models [ edit ] Cessna 208 Caravan , a turboprop, high wing, utility airplane produced by Cessna Aircraft Company Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan , an American 1940s medium military transport aircraft Entertainment [ edit ] Film and television [ edit ] Caravan (1934 film) , an American musical starring Charles Boyer and Loretta Young Caravan (1946 film) ,

264-469: A group of travellers journeying together Caravanserai , a place where a caravan could stop Caravan (trailer) , a self-contained travel trailer camper or RV containing beds, a kitchenette, dining and storage areas; chiefly British usage Camel train , a convoy using camels as pack animals Convoy , a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support Caravan Tours , an escorted tour company Vardo (Romani wagon) , or caravan,

297-417: A horse-drawn wagon used by British Romanichal Travellers as their home. Automobile models [ edit ] Caravan, (originally Car-A-Van), a term used by German automaker Opel to describe its station wagon bodystyle Chevrolet Caravan , a two-door station wagon sold by GM do Brasil Dodge Caravan , a series of minivans manufactured by Chrysler Nissan Caravan , a light commercial van used as

330-704: A piece named after Kronos, "The Kronos Wartet", as a part of the soundtrack to Star Trek Into Darkness for a scene that takes place on the fictional planet "Kronos". (also spelled " Qo'noS "). Over 1,000 pieces have been created for the Kronos Quartet, which has a long history of commissioning new works. It has worked with many minimalist composers, including John Adams , Arvo Pärt , George Crumb , Henryk Górecki , Steve Reich , John Luther Adams , Roberto Paci Dalò , Philip Glass , Terry Riley , Peter Sculthorpe and Kevin Volans ; collaborators hail from

363-461: A progressive rock band and part of the Canterbury scene Caravan (Thai band) , a Thai folk-rock band Caravan (Caravan album) , the 1968 debut album by Caravan Caravan (Art Blakey album) , a 1962 album by jazz musician Art Blakey "Caravan" (Rush song) , a 2010 song by Rush "Caravan" (Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington song) , a 1936 jazz standard "Caravan" (Van Morrison song) ,

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396-402: A progressive rock band and part of the Canterbury scene Caravan (Thai band) , a Thai folk-rock band Caravan (Caravan album) , the 1968 debut album by Caravan Caravan (Art Blakey album) , a 1962 album by jazz musician Art Blakey "Caravan" (Rush song) , a 2010 song by Rush "Caravan" (Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington song) , a 1936 jazz standard "Caravan" (Van Morrison song) ,

429-724: A rendition of the track "Another Version of the Truth"". The group performed Lee Brooks 's score for the short film 2081 , based on the Kurt Vonnegut short story " Harrison Bergeron ". In 2009, Kronos contributed an acoustic version of Blind Willie Johnson 's "Dark Was the Night" for the AIDS benefit album Dark Was the Night produced by the Red Hot Organization . In 2017, the quartet performed as featured artists on

462-497: A self-contained travel trailer camper or RV containing beds, a kitchenette, dining and storage areas; chiefly British usage Camel train , a convoy using camels as pack animals Convoy , a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support Caravan Tours , an escorted tour company Vardo (Romani wagon) , or caravan, a horse-drawn wagon used by British Romanichal Travellers as their home. Automobile models [ edit ] Caravan, (originally Car-A-Van),

495-461: A song by Mike Batt recorded by Barbara Dickson The Caravans , an American gospel music group, founded in 1947 Publishing [ edit ] Caravan (magazine) , a UK monthly consumer magazine for the touring caravan community Caravan (novel) , a 1942 novel by Lady Eleanor Smith Caravans (novel) , a 1963 novel by James A. Michener Caravan (publishing) , an Iranian publishing house Caravans (Al-Qadim) , an accessory for

528-461: A song by Mike Batt recorded by Barbara Dickson The Caravans , an American gospel music group, founded in 1947 Publishing [ edit ] Caravan (magazine) , a UK monthly consumer magazine for the touring caravan community Caravan (novel) , a 1942 novel by Lady Eleanor Smith Caravans (novel) , a 1963 novel by James A. Michener Caravan (publishing) , an Iranian publishing house Caravans (Al-Qadim) , an accessory for

561-422: A term used by German automaker Opel to describe its station wagon bodystyle Chevrolet Caravan , a two-door station wagon sold by GM do Brasil Dodge Caravan , a series of minivans manufactured by Chrysler Nissan Caravan , a light commercial van used as a fleet vehicle or cargo vehicle Nissan Caravan Elgrand , a minivan sold by Nissan Aeroplane models [ edit ] Cessna 208 Caravan ,

594-501: A turboprop, high wing, utility airplane produced by Cessna Aircraft Company Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan , an American 1940s medium military transport aircraft Entertainment [ edit ] Film and television [ edit ] Caravan (1934 film) , an American musical starring Charles Boyer and Loretta Young Caravan (1946 film) , a British drama starring Stewart Granger Caravan (1971 film) , an Indian film directed by Nasir Hussain Caravan , working title for

627-551: A type of dog breed See also [ edit ] Karvan (disambiguation) Camping and Caravanning Club Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Caravan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caravan&oldid=1248857546 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

660-551: A type of dog breed See also [ edit ] Karvan (disambiguation) Camping and Caravanning Club Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Caravan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caravan&oldid=1248857546 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

693-410: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages caravan [REDACTED] Look up caravan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Caravan or caravans may refer to: Transport and travel [ edit ] Campervan , a type of vehicle also known as a motor caravan Caravan (travellers) ,

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726-506: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kronos Quartet The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco. It has been in existence with a rotating membership of musicians for 50 years. The quartet covers a very broad range of musical genres, including contemporary classical music . More than 1,000 works have been written for it . The quartet

759-401: The 2019 film Roads , directed by Sebastian Schipper Caravan (TV series) , a Canadian children's television series Caravans (film) , a 1978 film based on the James A. Michener novel Himalaya (film) , a 1999 Nepalese film also known as Caravan Karwaan ( lit.   ' Caravan ' ), 2018 Indian film by Akash Khurana Music [ edit ] Caravan (band) ,

792-659: The Kronos Quartet has been called "probably the most famous ' new music ' group in the world" and been praised in philosophical studies of music for the inclusiveness of its repertoire. By the time the quartet celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1999, it had a repertoire of over 600 works, including 400 quartets written for it, more than 3,000 performances, seven first-prize ASCAP awards, Edison Awards in classical and popular music, and had more than 1.5 million record sales. When Kronos turned 30, in 2003, it decided to commission new pieces from composers under age 30, in hopes of encouraging talented young composers. The program, called

825-739: The Under 30 Project, is now run in cooperation with Carnegie Hall , Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley , and the Montalvo Arts Center . The first recipient was Alexandra du Bois (at the time a student at Indiana University , later a Juilliard School graduate), followed by Felipe Perez Santiago (born in Mexico in 1973), and Dan Visconti (born in Illinois in 1982); in 2007, Israeli composer Aviya Kopelman became

858-410: The first movement in the 2020 documentary Zappa , directed by Alex Winter. Kronos's artistic director, founder, and violinist David Harrington is also interviewed in the film. On the 1998 Dave Matthews Band album Before These Crowded Streets , Kronos Quartet performed on the tracks "Halloween" and "The Stone". It also recorded for the 2007 Nine Inch Nails remix album, Year Zero Remixed doing

891-523: The fourth. To celebrate its 40th year, the Kronos Quartet returned to Seattle, the city in which it first played, and worked in collaboration with Seattle's Degenerate Art Ensemble to create a piece incorporating music, dance and video. It celebrated its 40th anniversary with a sold-out performance at Zellerbach Hall , UC Berkeley , in December 2013. The same year, Michael Giacchino , a soundtrack composer who often names his pieces with puns, published

924-556: The poet Allen Ginsberg , Astor Piazzolla , The National , the Modern Jazz Quartet , Tom Waits , David Bowie , Paul McCartney and Björk , and has recorded with Nelly Furtado , Rokia Traoré , Joan Armatrading , Brazilian electronica artist Amon Tobin , Texas yodeler Don Walser , Faith No More , Tiger Lillies and David Grisman . In 1984, Frank Zappa wrote "None of the Above" for Kronos, of which it performs

957-695: The second edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game Caravan , a 1975 novel by Stephen Goldin Video games [ edit ] Caravan , a playable card game in Fallout: New Vegas Other [ edit ] Caravan (Israel) , an Israeli term referring to a portable building Caravan (scouting) , a Scout-like organization in the United States Caravan or Mudhol Hound ,

990-433: The second edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game Caravan , a 1975 novel by Stephen Goldin Video games [ edit ] Caravan , a playable card game in Fallout: New Vegas Other [ edit ] Caravan (Israel) , an Israeli term referring to a portable building Caravan (scouting) , a Scout-like organization in the United States Caravan or Mudhol Hound ,

1023-494: The story with grace and humor and depth. And to tell the whole story, if possible. —David Harrington Kronos covers a very broad range of musical genres : Mexican folk , experimental , pre-classical early music , movie soundtracks ( Requiem for a Dream , Heat , The Fountain ), jazz and tango . Kronos has also recorded adaptations of Jimi Hendrix 's " Purple Haze ", Sigur Rós 's "Flugufrelsarinn", Television 's " Marquee Moon ", Raymond Scott 's "Dinner Music for

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1056-564: Was "eager for something new"; she was replaced by Jennifer Culp, who, in turn, left in 2005 and was replaced by Jeffrey Zeigler. In June 2013, Zeigler was replaced by Sunny Yang. In February 2023, cellist and composer Paul Wiancko became the quartet's newest cellist. In March 2024, Kronos Quartet announced that Sherba and Dutt will retire in June of that year, being replaced by violinist Gabriela Díaz and violist Ayane Kosaza. With over 40 studio albums to its credit and having performed worldwide,

1089-571: Was founded by violinist David Harrington in Seattle , Washington . Its first performance was in November 1973. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in San Francisco , California . The longest-running combination of performers (from 1978 to 1999) had Harrington and John Sherba on violin , Hank Dutt on viola , and Joan Jeanrenaud on cello . In 1999, Jeanrenaud left Kronos because she

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