Jankd

(yan'-ko), Paul von, inventor. b. Totis, Hungary, June 2, 1856. Studied at Vienna Polytechnic and at Cons., with Bruckner, etc invented pf keyboard 1882, with 6 rows of keys, so arranged that any note can be struck in 3 different plaices; keys are also narrower so that greater range is acquired; it is an adaptation of an earher chromatic keyboard, and, though adopted by some psts., has not become popular succe ; J. lived in Constantinople after 1892. Jannequin (zha-n6-kan), Cl , compr., living m either Germany or France m 16th century; nothing is known of life, as apparently he was not attached to any court circles, or to any church; pupil of Josquin Depr£s; follower of Gombert in descriptive or program music; composed very few ma es and motets, but several hundred secular songs (La bataflle, descriptive of the battle ot Marignan, and a song on street cries of Paris very popular).