Encyclopedia - Albedo 0.39: Encyclopedia Ii - Albedo 0.39 - Overview
"Pulstar" (supposedly a contraction of "pulsar" and "star") was to be the most popular track, building on a synthesizer pulse sequence, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vangelis: Encyclopedia - Vangelis
Vangelis (pronounced /van-ge-liss/, with a hard "g" as in "get") is a world-renowned new age and electronic composer and musician. He was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mare Tranquillitatis: Encyclopedia Ii - Mare Tranquillitatis - Bays
Along the periphery of the mare are several bay-shaped features that have been given names. Mare Tranquillitatis - Sinus Amoris. The "B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orion Constellation: Encyclopedia Ii - Orion Constellation - Notable Features
The constellation is extremely rich in bright stars and in deep-sky objects. Here are some of its stars: λ Ori (Meissa) is Orion's head...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven And Hell Vangelis Album: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven And Hell Vangelis Album - Track Listing
"Heaven and Hell" has two tracks: Heaven and Hell (part one) – 21:58 (including the 4:58 So Long Ago, So Clear) Heaven and Hell (part ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vangelis: Encyclopedia Ii - Vangelis - History
Vangelis - 1943-1960 Formative years. In 1943 March 29 Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou [in Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέα...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orion Constellation: Encyclopedia Ii - Orion Constellation - In Music
The Sword of Orion is the name of a composition of music by composer Vangelis on his 1976 album, Albedo 0.39. "The Arms of Orion" is the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orion Constellation: Encyclopedia Ii - Orion Constellation - In Literature
The constellation is mentioned in Horace's Odes, Homer's Odyssey and Iliad, and Virgil's Aeneid. The constellation of Orion also appears ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven And Hell Vangelis Album: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven And Hell Vangelis Album - Personnel
Vangelis plays synthesizers, grand piano (Bösendorfer), percussion and several other instruments. The choirs are by the English Chamber ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orion Constellation: Encyclopedia Ii - Orion Constellation - Mythology
Main article: Orion (mythology) It is not very surprising to see such a prominent constellation to have more than one version of a story ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orion Constellation: Encyclopedia Ii - Orion Constellation - Notable Deep Sky Objects
Hanging from Orion's belt is his sword, consisting of the multiple stars θ1 and θ2 Orionis, called Trapezium and the nearby Orion Nebul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orion Constellation: Encyclopedia Ii - Orion Constellation - History
The configurations of the constellation Orion roughly formed about 1.5 million years ago, because of relative slow movements of stars wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albedo 0.39: Encyclopedia Ii - Albedo 0.39 - Instruments
Vangelis plays all instruments. Although it is uncertain which synthesizers Vangelis employs on this album, other instruments include aco...   » Read the article