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A composer ( Latin " compn "; literally " one who puts together ") is a person who creates or writes music , which can be vocal music ( for a singer or choir ), instrumental music ( e . g ., for solo piano , string quartet , wind quintet or orchestra ) or music which combines both instruments and voices ( e . g ., opera or art song , which is a singer accompanied by a pianist ). The core meaning ___MASK50___ the term refers to individuals who have contributed to the tradition ___MASK50___ Western classical music through creation ___MASK50___ works expressed in written musical notation ( e . g ., sheet music scores ). Alyssa Jayne Milano ( born December 19 , 1972 ) is an American actress , producer and former singer . She is ___MASK83___ known for her roles in " Who ' s the Boss ?", " ___MASK82___ Place ", " Charmed " and " Mistresses ". Country music is a genre ___MASK50___ United States popular music that originated in the southern United States in the 1920s . It takes its roots from the southeastern genre ___MASK50___ United States , such as folk music ( especially Appalachian folk music ), and blues music . Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history . Country music often consists ___MASK50___ ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms and harmonies accompanied by mostly string instruments such as banjos , electric and acoustic guitars , dobros and fiddles as well as harmonicas . According to ___MASK34___ Starnes , the term " country music " gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to the earlier term " hillbilly music "; it came to encompass Western music , which evolved parallel to hillbilly music from similar roots , in the mid - 20th century . The term " country music " is used today to describe many styles and subgenres . The origins ___MASK50___ country music are the folk music ___MASK50___ working - class Americans , who blended popular songs , Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes , traditional English ballads , and cowboy songs , and various musical traditions from European immigrant communities . In 2009 country music was the most listened to rush hour radio genre during the evening commute , and second most popular in the morning commute in the United States . Modern Standard Hindi ( Devanagari :         , " Mnak Hind ") or simply Hindi ( Devanagari :      , " Hind "), is an Indian language and a standardised and Sanskritised register ___MASK50___ the Hindustani language . Hindi is one ___MASK50___ the official languages ___MASK50___ ___MASK93___ , and is the " lingua franca " ___MASK50___ the Hindi belt languages . Outside ___MASK93___ , Hindi is an official language in Fiji , and is a recognised regional language in Mauritius , Suriname , Guyana , and ___MASK72___ and Tobago . A song , ___MASK44___ broadly , is a single ( and often standalone ) work of music that is typically intended to be sung by the human voice with distinct and fixed pitches and patterns using sound and silence and a variety of forms that often include the repetition of sections . Written words created specifically for music or for which music is specifically created , are called lyrics . If a pre - existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song . Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants . Songs in a simple style that are learned informally are often referred to as folk songs . Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs . These songs , which have broad appeal , are often composed by professional songwriters , composers and lyricists . Art songs are composed by trained classical composers for concert or recital performances . Songs are performed live and recorded on audio or video ( or in some , cases , a song may be performed live and simultaneously recorded ). Songs may also appear in plays , musical theatre , stage shows of any form , and within operas . Dishwalla is an American alternative rock ___MASK32___ from ___MASK5___ , California . The ___MASK32___ ' s name comes from a Hindi term for a person providing satellite TV to a neighborhood . In a " Vox " interview , lead guitarist Rodney Browning Cravens claimed the ___MASK32___ took the name out of a " Wired " magazine article . The ___MASK32___ is best known for their 1996 hit song " Counting Blue Cars ." Post - punk ( originally " new musick ") is a broad type ___MASK50___ rock music that emerged from the punk movement ___MASK50___ the 1970s , in which artists departed from punk rock ' s raw , accessible style to pursue a variety ___MASK50___ avant - ___MASK43___ sensibilities . Attempting to break from rock tradition , post - punk artists experimented with sources such as electronic music , black dance music and the avant - ___MASK43___ , as well as novel recording technology and production techniques . The movement also saw the frequent intersection ___MASK50___ music with art and politics , as artists incorporated ideas from sources such as modernist literature , critical theory , cinema , and performance art . Accompanying these musical developments were communities that produced independent record labels , visual art , multimedia performances and fanzines in conjunction with the music . Constance " Connie " M . Burge is the creator ___MASK50___ the " Charmed " television series and short - lived " ___MASK24___ " series . Burge was also a writer for " Judging Amy ", " Ally McBeal " and " Boston Public ", and has produced several other shows . Burge left her executive producer position on " Charmed " because ___MASK50___ disagreements with fellow executive producer ___MASK41___ Kern , although she stayed as an executive consultant until season 4 when she left to produce other shows . She recently worked as a consulting producer and writer for the USA Network series " Royal Pains ". Paige Matthews is a fictional character from the American television series " Charmed ", played by ___MASK17___ McGowan from October 4 , 2001 until May 21 , 2006 . The character was created by executive producer ___MASK41___ Kern as a replacement for lead character Prue Halliwell , following the departure of actress Shannen Doherty . Paige is introduced in season four as the fiercely independent younger half - sister of the show ' s remaining female leads , sisters Piper ( ___MASK22___ Marie Combs ) and Phoebe Halliwell ( Alyssa Milano ). Like her sisters , Paige is a witch , and more specifically , one of the " Charmed Ones " three of the most powerful witches of all time . Paige is introduced as the secret love child of the Halliwell sisters ' mother Patty ( Finola Hughes ) and her " whitelighter " ( guardian angel ) Sam Wilder ( Scott Jaeck ), making Paige both a witch and whitelighter . She was given up at birth and raised by her adoptive parents . San ___MASK53___ ( SF ) ( Spanish for Saint Francis ) officially the City and County of San ___MASK53___ , is the cultural , commercial , and financial center of Northern California . It is the birthplace of the United Nations . Located at the north end of the San ___MASK53___ Peninsula , San ___MASK53___ is about in area , making it the smallest county  and the only consolidated city - county  within the state of California . With a density of about 18 , 451 people per square mile ( 7 , 124 people per km ), San ___MASK53___ is the most densely settled large city ( population greater than 200 , 000 ) in California and the second - most densely populated major city in the United States after New York City . San ___MASK53___ is the fourth - most populous city in California , after Los Angeles , San Diego , and San Jose , and the 13th - most populous city in the United States  with a census - estimated 2015 population of 864 , 816 . The city and its surrounding areas are known as the San ___MASK53___ Bay Area , and are a part of the larger OMB - designated San Jose - San ___MASK53___ - Oakland combined statistical area , the fifth most populous in the nation with an estimated population of 8 . 7 million . Rock music is a genre ___MASK50___ popular music that originated as " rock and roll " in the United States in the 1950s , and developed into a range ___MASK50___ different styles in the 1960s and later , particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States . It has its roots in 1940s ' and 1950s ' rock and roll , itself heavily influenced by blues , rhythm and blues and country music . Rock music also drew strongly on a number ___MASK50___ other genres such as electric blues and folk , and incorporated influences from jazz , classical and other musical sources . Alternative rock ( also called alternative music , alt - rock or simply alternative ) is a genre ___MASK50___ rock music that emerged from the independent music underground ___MASK50___ the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream rock music . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation ___MASK50___ musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos ___MASK50___ punk rock , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether rock or not , that is seen to be descended from punk rock ( including some examples ___MASK50___ punk itself , as well as new wave , and post - punk ). ___MASK69___ guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines , instrumental fill passages , guitar solos , and occasionally , some riffs within a song structure . The ___MASK69___ is the featured guitar , which usually plays single - note - based lines or double - stops . In rock , heavy metal , blues , jazz , punk , fusion , some pop , and other music styles , ___MASK69___ guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar , which consists of accompaniment chords and riffs . ___MASK5___ ( Spanish for " Saint Barbara ") is the county seat of ___MASK5___ County in the U . S . state of California . Situated on a south - facing section of coastline , the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States , the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean . ___MASK5___ ' s climate is often described as Mediterranean , and the city has been promoted as the " American Riviera ". As of 2014 , the city had an estimated population of 91 , 196 , up from 88 , 410 in 2010 , making it the second most populous city in the county after Santa Maria while the contiguous urban area , which includes the cities of Goleta and Carpinteria , along with the unincorporated regions of Isla Vista , Montecito , Mission Canyon , Hope Ranch , Summerland , and others , has an approximate population of 220 , 000 . The population of the entire county in 2010 was 423 , 895 . The WB Television Network ( commonly shortened to The WB and short for ___MASK89___ Bros .) was an American television network that was first launched on broadcast television on January 11 , 1995 as a joint venture between the ___MASK89___ Bros . Entertainment division of ___MASK8___ ___MASK89___ and the Tribune Broadcasting subsidiary of the Tribune Company , with the former acting as controlling partner . The network principally aired programs targeting teenagers and young adults between the ages of 13 and 34 , with the exception of its weekday daytime and Saturday morning program block , Kids ' WB , which was geared toward children ages 7 to 12 . A chord progression or harmonic progression is a succession ___MASK50___ musical chords . Chord progressions are the foundation ___MASK50___ ___MASK77___ in Western musical tradition . Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions ___MASK50___ Western music , including both liturgical ( religious ) and secular music . While a more accurate term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820 ( the Classical period ), this article is about the broad span ___MASK50___ ___MASK8___ from roughly the 11th century to the present day , which includes the Classical period and various other periods . The central norms ___MASK50___ this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900 , which is known as the common - practice period . The major ___MASK8___ divisions ___MASK50___ Western art music are as follows : European art music is largely distinguished from many other non - European and some popular musical forms by its system ___MASK50___ staff notation , in use since about the 16th century . Western staff notation is used by composers to indicate to the performer the pitches ( e . g ., melodies , basslines , chords ), tempo , meter and rhythms for a piece ___MASK50___ music . This can leave less room for practices such as improvisation and " ad libitum " ornamentation , which are frequently heard in non - European art music and in popular - music styles such as jazz and blues . Another difference is that whereas most popular styles adopt the song ( strophic ) form , classical music has been noted for its development ___MASK50___ highly sophisticated forms ___MASK50___ instrumental music such as the concerto , symphony , sonata , and mixed vocal and instrumental styles such as opera which , since they are written down , can sustain larger forms and attain a high level ___MASK50___ complexity . Spelling Television Inc . was a television production company that went through several name changes . It was originally called Aaron Spelling Productions , then Spelling Entertainment Inc . and eventually part ___MASK50___ Spelling Entertainment Group . The company produced popular shows such as " The Love Boat ", " Dynasty ", " ___MASK7___ , 90210 ", " 7th Heaven ", " Melrose Place " and " Charmed ". The company was founded by television producer Aaron Spelling in 1969 . The company is currently an in - name - only unit ___MASK50___ CBS Television Studios . A related company Spelling - Goldberg Productions co - existed during a portion ___MASK50___ the same ___MASK8___ period and produced other well - known shows such as " Charlie ' s Angels ", " Starsky & Hutch ", and " Fantasy Island " but these series are not part ___MASK50___ the modern day library now owned by CBS . The music ___MASK49___ consists of the companies and individuals that earn money by creating new songs and pieces and selling live concerts and shows , audio and video recordings , compositions and sheet music , and the organizations and associations that aid and represent creators . Among the many individuals and organizations that operate in the ___MASK49___ are : the songwriters and composers who create new songs and musical pieces ; the singers , musicians , conductors and bandleaders who perform the music ; the companies and professionals who create and sell recorded music and / or sheet music ( e . g ., music publishers , music producers , recording studios , engineers , record labels , retail and online music stores , performance rights organizations ); and those that help organize and present live music performances ( sound engineers , booking agents , promoters , music venues , road crew ). Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music ___MASK49___ . These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training . It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional or " folk " music . Art music was historically disseminated through the performances of written music , although since the beginning of the recording ___MASK49___ , it is also disseminated through recordings . Traditional music forms such as early blues songs or hymns were passed along orally , or to smaller , local audiences . In the parlance ___MASK50___ the Hollywood television ___MASK49___ , a showrunner is a television series ' executive producer who is also the head writer . ___MASK22___ Marie Combs ( born December 3 , 1973 ) is an American actress and television producer . She is known for her roles as Kimberly Brock in the CBS series " Picket Fences " ( 1992  1996 ), Piper Halliwell in The WB series " Charmed " ( 1998  2006 ), and Ella Montgomery in the Freeform series " Pretty Little Liars " ( 2010  2017 ). Charmed is an American television series created by Constance M . Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television , with ___MASK41___ Kern serving as showrunner . The series was originally broadcast by The WB for eight seasons from October 7 , 1998 , until May 21 , 2006 . The series narrative follows a trio of sisters , known as The Charmed Ones , the most powerful good witches of all time , who use their combined " Power of Three " to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks . Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve , while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern - day San ___MASK53___ . Keeping their supernatural identities separate and secret from their ordinary lives often becomes a challenge for them , with the exposure of magic having far - reaching consequences on their various relationships and resulting in a number of police and FBI investigations throughout the series . The series initially focuses on the three Halliwell sisters , Prue ( Shannen Doherty ), Piper ( Holly Marie Combs ) and Phoebe ( Alyssa Milano ). However , following Prue ' s death in the third - season finale , their long - lost half sister Paige Matthews ( Rose McGowan ) assumes her place within the " Power of Three " from season four onwards . Independent music ( often shortened to indie music or indie ) is music produced independently from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries , a process that may include an autonomous , do - it - yourself approach to recording and publishing . The term " indie " is sometimes also used to describe a genre ( such as indie rock and indie pop ); as a genre term , " indie " may include music that is not independently produced , and ___MASK44___ independent music artists do not fall into a single , defined musical style or genre , and usually create music that can be categorized into other genres . " Counting Blue Cars " is a song by American alternative rock ___MASK32___ Dishwalla that appears on their 1995 album " Pet Your Friends ". It was written by the bands ___MASK69___ linger JR Richards whose slightly controversial lyric , " Tell me all your thoughts on God , I ' d really like to meet her " helped with the song ' s popularity on radio . It is Dishwalla ' s only number 1 hit song , making it onto the " Billboard " Hot 100 in 1996 through A & M Records . Dishwalla also received two ASCAP awards ( 1997 & 1998 ) for ___MASK44___ played song of the year on radio in the United States . ___MASK41___ Kern is a television producer and writer . He served as head writer and executive producer on the hit supernatural drama " Charmed ", on which he was showrunner for all eight seasons . Before that , he was showrunner and executive producer of the award - winning Fox series " ___MASK99___ Undercover ". Other previous credits include "", " The Adventures of Brisco County , Jr .", and " Hill Street Blues ". He began in television as a staff writer on " Remington Steele " in 1985 . He was one of the executive producers of the Fox action adventure drama " Human Target ". He worked as an executive producer on the second season of " Beauty & the Beast ". Punk rock ( or simply " punk ") is a rock music genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States , ___MASK57___ , and ___MASK61___ . Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as " proto - punk " music , punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock . Punk bands typically use short or fast - paced songs , with ___MASK46___ - edged melodies and singing styles , stripped - down instrumentation , and often political , anti - establishment lyrics . Punk embraces a DIY ethic ; many bands self - produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels . John Robert `` J . R . '' Richards ( born April 30 , 1967 ) is an American musician ___MASK83___ known as the original ___MASK69___ singer / songwriter for alternative rock band Dishwalla . J . R . is now working as a Music Producer - Singer - Songwriter and is the Co - Founder of Music & Film Production Company Reid Richards Productions . He has appeared in the films Almost Anything , 2 : 13 and Morning ( which he also scored ) and he guest starred on Charmed as himself . Dishwalla had a No . 1 hit in 1996 & 1997 with the Richards - penned Counting Blue Cars , famous for its `` Tell me all your thoughts on God , ' cause I ' d really like to meet Her '' lyrics . J . R won a Billboard Music Award for Top Mainstream Rock Track of the Year . In addition to this he won two ASCAP Awards for both having the ___MASK44___ Performed Song of The Year . In 2013 The City of Los Angeles awarded J . R . a Proclamation for Dedication to Enhancing Lives of Families Living in Extreme Poverty for his work in El Salvador with 20k Watts ( details below ) . Dishwalla produced four other albums with J . R . Richards as ___MASK69___ singer and main songwriter , including the 2002 hit , `` Opaline '' . J . R left the band officially in 2008 but had played his last show with Dishwalla in 2005 . Dishwalla has yet to release a record under the Dishwalla moniker since J . R . Richards left . He has four children and is married to British Director / Producer Min Reid - Richards . His debut solo album A Beautiful End was released in 2009 , and debuted in the Top 50 on iTunes worldwide . J . R . is currently recording a new album due for release in Summer 2015 . In January 2011 , J . R . created the 20k Watts project along with Leo and Ryan Rossi . 20k Watts is an Artist Eco Alliance which aims to bring sustainable clean energy to developing communities in need . To empower communities in impoverished areas using the sun , wind , and battery for storing and supplying electricity and enhancing the current and future quality of life . J . R . has been producing since the 90 ' s and along with Dishwalla has gone on to produce other artists : Dom AD / Amy Grant / BritRoyal and Vanaka amongst others , as well as his own Solo Record in 2009 , 2013 and 2014 . J . R . produce British group ' Britroyal ' s Debut EP ( along with producer Mikal Blue ) and recently attended the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London , England . J . R . has just finished producing an album for ' Vanaka ' . He is also writing , producing and performing songs ( including the theme song `` White Light '' ) , for a newly released TV series SAF3 airing in United States in September 2013 . J . R . co - wrote ' Precious Stone ' with Jason Koiter for Criminal Minds in December 2013 . J . R is co - founder of Reid Richards Production ( a Music & Film Production company ) along with his wife , Min Reid - Richards in California , USA . Reid Richards Productions also specializes in high end Music Video production . AWARDS : R & R No . 1 Record of the Year 1996 . R & R No . 1 Top 50 Active Rock Chart 5 Weeks in a row . R & R No . 1 Top 50 Alternative Rock Chart 2 Weeks in a row . R & R No . 1 Top 50 Rock Chart 2 Weeks in a row . R & R Top 5 Hot AC Chart . Billboard Award for ROCK TRACK OF THE YEAR 1997 . Billboard No . 1 Heatseeker Album Track . Billboard No . 1 Modern Rock Track . Billboard No . 4 Top 40 Mainstream Track . Billboard No . 5 Hot AC Track . Billboard No . 15 Hot 100 Track . RIAA Certified Gold Records - Pet Your Friends . ASCAP Pop Music Award 1997 . ASCAP Pop Music Award 1998 . City of Los Angeles Proclamation for Dedication to Enhancing Lives of Families living in Extreme Poverty 2013 . MUSIC PLACEMENT : Criminal Minds , how i met your mother , SAF3 , One Tree Hill ( TV Series ) , Smallville , Charmed , American Pie , The Avengers , Back to the Future , Stir of Echos , The Banger Sisters , NCIS . Aaron Spelling ( April 22 , 1923  June 23 , 2006 ) was an American film and television producer . Some ___MASK50___ his successes include the TV programs " Charlie ' s Angels " ( 1976  81 ), " The Love Boat " ( 1977  86 ), " Dynasty " ( 1981  89 ), and " ___MASK7___ , 90210 " ( 1990  2000 ). ___MASK17___ Arianna McGowan ( born September 5 , 1973 ) is an American actress , film producer , director and singer . She is best known for playing Paige Matthews in The WB supernatural ___MASK3___ series " Charmed " from 2001 to 2006 . Lyrics are words that make up a song usually consisting ___MASK50___ verses and choruses . The writer ___MASK50___ lyrics is a lyricist . The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are , however , usually known as a " libretto " and their writer , as a " librettist ". The meaning ___MASK50___ lyrics can either be explicit or implicit . Some lyrics are abstract , almost unintelligible , and , in such cases , their explication emphasizes form , articulation , meter , and symmetry ___MASK50___ expression . Rappers can also create lyrics with a variation ___MASK50___ rhyming words or words that create and tell a story or song . Shannen ___MASK26___ Doherty ( born April 12 , 1971 ) is an American actress , producer , author , and television director . She is known for her roles as Heather Duke in " Heathers " ( 1989 ), ___MASK10___ Walsh in " Beverly Hills , 90210 " ( 1990  1994 ) and as Prue Halliwell in " Charmed " ( 1998  2001 ). A songwriter is an individual who writes the lyrics , melodies and chord progressions for songs , typically for a popular music genre such as rock or country music . A songwriter can also be called a composer , although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre . The pressure from the music ___MASK49___ to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people . For example , a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with a gift for creating original melodies . Pop songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers  songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers , while others have outside publishers .