Te Deum laudamus [Lat.,=we praise Thee, O God], early chant of the Western Church beginning, We praise Thee, O God, we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. Legend ascribes it to an ecstatic outbur...

Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri, 1944–, New Zealand opera and concert singer. Since the early 1970s she has been one of the most acclaimed and popular lyric sopranos and has appeared with London's Royal ...

Periodic Table of the Elements: TelluriumAtomic Number:52Atomic Symbol:TeTelluriumAtomic Weight:127.60ElectronConfiguration:2 · 8 · 1818 · 6

Festa, Costanzo, c.1490–1545, Italian composer. An early madrigalist, Festa combined Flemish and Italian influences in his works and in turn influenced Palestrina. His Te Deum (1516) is still ...

Sabaoth, Hebrew term used in the New Testament (Rom. 9.29; James 5.4) and in Christian hymns (e.g., Sanctus and Te Deum) in the title of God, translated in the Bible as Lord of Hosts (Isa. 1.9...

Tiy, fl. 1385 B.C., queen of ancient Egypt, wife of Amenhotep III (see under Amenhotep I). Of humble origin, she was remarkable for her influence in state affairs in the reigns of her husband ...

Gossec, François Joseph, 1734–1829, Belgian composer; pupil of Rameau. In 1784 he organized the École Royale de Chant and taught (1795–1816) composition at its successor school, the Paris Cons...

Potgieter, Everhardus Johannes, 1808–75, Dutch critic, essayist, and poet. He was the first editor (1837–65) of and a major contributor to De Gids, the most influential Dutch literary periodic...

Primaticcio, Francesco, 1504–70, Italian painter, called Le Primatice by the French. He was influenced by Correggio and by Michelangelo. As assistant to Giulio Romano in the frescoing of the P...

Tellurium [Lat.,=earth], semimetallic chemical element; symbol Te; at. no. 52; at. wt. 127.60; m.p. 450°C; b.p. 990°C; sp. gr. 6.24 at 20°C; valence -2, +4, or +6. Tellurium is a lustrous, bri...