Catherine wheel
Catherine wheel may refer to:
- The Catherine Wheel (album), a recording of David Byrne's musical score commissioned by Twyla Tharp for her dance project of the same name
- The Catherine Wheel (film), a film of the dance, produced by the BBC
Catherine wheel (firework)
The Catherine wheel or pinwheel is a type of firework consisting of a powder-filled spiral tube, or an angled rocket mounted with a pin through its center. When ignited, it rotates quickly, producing a display of sparks and coloured flame.
The firework is named after Catherine of Alexandria who, according to Christian legend, was condemned to death by “breaking on the wheel”. When she touched the wheel it miraculously flew to pieces.
The largest Catherine wheel ever made was designed by the Lily Fireworks Factory of Mqabba, Malta. The Catherine wheel had a diameter of 32.044 m (105 ft 1.6 in), and was lit on 18 June 2011, the eve of the annual feast of Our Lady of the Lilies.
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Rose window
A rose window or Catherine window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and being divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery. The name “rose window” was not used before the 17th century and according to the Oxford English Dictionary, among other authorities, comes from the English flower name rose.
The term “wheel window” is often applied to a window divided by simple spokes radiating from a central boss or opening, while the term “rose window” is reserved for those windows, sometimes of a highly complex design, which can be seen to bear similarity to a multi-petalled rose. Rose windows are also called Catherine windows after Saint Catherine of Alexandria who was sentenced to be executed on a spiked wheel. A circular window without tracery such as are found in many Italian churches, is referred to as an ocular window or oculus.
Rose windows are particularly characteristic of Gothic architecture and may be seen in all the major Gothic Cathedrals of Northern France. Their origins are much earlier and rose windows may be seen in various forms throughout the Medieval period. Their popularity was revived, with other medieval features, during the Gothic revival of the 19th century so that they are seen in Christian churches all over the world.
Catherine Wheel
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Catherine Wheel were an English alternative rock band from Great Yarmouth. The band was active from 1990 to 2000, experiencing fluctuating levels of commercial success, and embarking on many lengthy tours.
Biography
Catherine Wheel formed in 1990, comprising singer/guitarist Rob Dickinson (cousin of Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson), guitarist Brian Futter, bassist Dave Hawes, and drummer Neil Sims. Hawes had previously played in a Joy Division-influenced band called Eternal. They took their moniker from the firework known as the Catherine wheel, which in turn had taken its name from the medieval torture device of the same name. The band was sometimes included in the shoegazing scene, characterized by bands that made extensive use of guitar feedback and droning washes of noise, as well as their continuous interaction with extensive amounts of effects pedals on the stage floor. However, Catherine Wheel had a more song-oriented style than their peers.
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ALBUMS
- Sparks Are Gonna Fly released: 2000
- Wishville released: 2000
- Adam and Eve released: 1997
- Happy Days released: 1995
- Chrome released: 1993
- Ferment released: 1992
- 1991-11-05: BBC Radio One, The Marquee Club, London, UK released:
- 1995-11-09: Los Angeles, CA, USA released:
- Like Cats and Dogs released:
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Backwards Guitar
by: Catherine WheelI'm riding in your car, a hundred miles an hour- ooh
Grin from ear to ear, i'm feeling happy here- ooh
I don't wanna park tonight, pass by those traffic lights
It's such a simple plan, a trip in your sedan- ooh
Hill climb for morning views, sun-up in your saloon
Oh lets go further down the road
Don't ask me what it is or where to go
Because I don't know- I don't know
I just wonder if you fell desire?
I'm riding in your car, a good friend you are- ooh
So take me where I please see Los Angeles
A bad idea to try you look so horrified
And I didn't think that you could tell
I'm a psyco speeding road machine from hell
You know me so well
It's just a simple trip by car
A sleeping passenger you are
But boy what a picture of relif
that your skin is just as smooth and just as sweet
And it's warm beyond belief
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