Sexual reproduction in Eukaryotes. In most eukaryotes, especially higher animals, individuals normally exhibit one or two sex phenotypes; female or male. In such species, females produce the female gametes-eggs, ovules or macrospores and males produce the male gamets-sperm, pollen or microsproes.
Nationalist Composers. The nineteenth century was a time in which passionate nationalism was prevalent and which saw many political upheavals. Influenced by such nationalistic works as the Hungarian Rhapsodies of Franz Liszt, composers from many European countries became determined to develop a national style of music for their homeland.
Bela Viktor Janos Bartok was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. Bartok is considered one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of the field of ethnomusicology, the study and ethnography of folk music.