Firebird
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Music
- The FirebirdThe FirebirdThe Firebird is a 1910 ballet created by the composer Igor Stravinsky and choreographer Michel Fokine. The ballet is based on Russian folk tales of the magical glowing bird of the same name that is both a blessing and a curse to its captor....
, ballet for which Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) composed the music - Firebird (band)Firebird (band)Firebird is a British blues-rock power trio founded by Bill Steer in 1999. The music style, reminiscent of seventies rock bands such as Cream, is a radical departure from Steer's previous work with grindcore pioneers Napalm Death and death metal band Carcass....
, late 1990s/2000s blues-based power trio - The FirebirdsThe FirebirdsThe Firebirds are a UK band, founded in 1981 by their former frontman John Plummer. The band now consists of four musicians; Jim Plummer, Pagan Gould, Dan Plummer and Jason Bryant...
, a rock and roll band from Bristol - Firebird (trumpet)Firebird (trumpet)The Firebird is a type of trumpet with the standard three valves and the addition of a trombone-style slide. It was invented by Maynard Ferguson and Larry Ramirez and remains an exceptionally rare, specialist instrument. They are occasionally produced by Holton.-History:Instruments equipped with...
, trumpet with valves and slide invented by Maynard Ferguson - Gibson FirebirdGibson FirebirdThe Gibson Firebird is a solid-body electric guitar manufactured by Gibson from 1963 to the present.-History:The Gibson Guitar Corporation released several new styles during the 1950s to compete with Fender's instruments, such as the Telecaster and Stratocaster. After success with the Les Paul in...
, solid-body electric guitar from the early 1960s - Firebirds (album)Firebirds (album)Firebirds is a 1968 album by two American Jazz musicians, Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons . Other participating musicians in this album were bassist Buster Williams, drummer Charles Moffett and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson...
, a jazz album by Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons
Folklore
- BennuBennuThe Bennu bird serves as the Egyptian correspondence to the phoenix, and is said to be the soul of the Sun-God Ra.-Egyptian description:...
, Egyptian firebird - Huma (mythology)Huma (mythology)The Huma , also Homa, is a legendary bird especially of the Persian branch of Iranian mythology and Sufi fable. It is said to never come to rest, living its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth, and never alighting on the ground .-Etymology:The word Huma which has a Persian origin is...
, Persian firebird - SimurghSimurghSimurgh , also spelled simorgh, simurg, simoorg or simourv, also known as Angha , is the modern Persian name for a benevolent, mythical flying creature...
, Persian phoenix - Phoenix (mythology)Phoenix (mythology)The phoenix or phenix is a mythical sacred firebird that can be found in the mythologies of the Arabian, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, Indian and Phoenicians....
, sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures - Firebird (Russian folklore)Firebird (Russian folklore)In Slavic folklore, the Firebird is a magical glowing bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a bringer of doom to its captor....
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Fiction
- Firebirds (anthology), a collection of short stories for young adults by Firebird Books
- Firebird (Marvel Comics), character in Marvel Comics publications
- Firebird (Amalgam Comics), amalgamated character appearing in the Amalgam comic books jointly published by both DC and Marvel Comics
- Firebird (Tyers novel), a science fiction novel by Kathy Tyers
- Firebird (Lackey novel), a novel retelling the Russian folk tale, by Mercedes Lackey
- Fire BirdsFire BirdsFire Birds is a 1990 action-thriller film directed by David Green and produced by William Badalato, Keith Barish and Arnold Kopelson. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Paul F. Edwards, Nick Thiel and David Taylor. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones and Sean Young...
, a 1990 action film directed by David Green - Firebird BooksFirebird BooksFirebird Books is an imprint of Penguin Group Inc., publishing mainly paperback reprint editions of science fiction and fantasy for teenagers and adults....
, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., launched January 2002
Software
- Firebird (database server)Firebird (database server)Firebird is an open source SQL relational database management system that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix. The database forked from Borland's open source edition of InterBase in 2000, but since Firebird 1.5 the code has been largely rewritten ....
, database management system forked from the open sources of InterBase from Borland - Firebird, defunct games software label owned by Telecomsoft
- Hino ToriHino ToriHino Tori, also unofficially called Firebird, is a game developed by Konami. It is in essence a Knightmare-like vertical scrolling shooter with the player viewing his character on the back and enemies and obstacles entering from the top of the screen. In addition, the game's six stages are laid out...
, computer game known as Firebird in Europe, developed by Konami, Japan in 1987 - Mozilla Firebird, former name of the Mozilla FirefoxMozilla FirefoxMozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. , Firefox is the second most widely used browser, with approximately 25% of worldwide usage share of web browsers...
browser - Firebird BBSFirebird BBSFirebird BBS is one of two main telnet-based Bulletin board systems developed in Taiwan. It is also popular in Hong Kong and mainland China. Many derived BBS systems are based on its source code. Some popular sites like SMTH BBS and HKiBBS are using the derived system of the Firebird....
, one of two main telnet-based systems developed in Taiwan - Firebirds (computer game)Firebirds (computer game)Firebirds is a ZX Spectrum video game developed and released by Softek in 1983. It is a Phoenix / Galaxian clone.-Reception:Reviews can be found in the following magazines.......
, computer game for the ZX Spectrum released in 1983 - Firebird (chess engine), open source software
Sport
- Albany Firebirds, American Arena Football team
- Indiana FirebirdsIndiana FirebirdsThe Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League.The team was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at the Conseco Fieldhouse, also the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball...
, former Arena Football team - Queensland FirebirdsQueensland FirebirdsThe Queensland Firebirds are an Australian netball team based in Brisbane that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Firebirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was contested...
, Australian netball team based in Brisbane, Queensland - UDC Firebirds, University of the District of ColumbiaUniversity of the District of ColumbiaThe University of the District of Columbia is a historically black, public university located in Washington, D.C. UDC is one of only a few urban land-grant universities in the country and a member of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...
Athletics program - Wellington FirebirdsWellington FirebirdsThe Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket.It is based in Wellington. It competes in the State Championship first class competition, the State Shield domestic one day competition and the State Twenty20 Cricket Tournament.The...
, New Zealand First-Class cricket team based in Wellington - Firebird International RacewayFirebird International RacewayFirebird International Raceway is a quarter-mile dragstrip and road course in Chandler, Arizona.-History:The facility opened in 1983 and hosts the NHRA's Arizona Nationals. It held one IMSA GT race, in 1987. Due to its warm climate, it is a popular winter testing spot for NHRA and IndyCar...
, dragstrip and motorsports park in Phoenix, Arizona
Birds
Various species with brilliant red or orange plumage:- Scarlet TanagerScarlet TanagerThe Scarlet Tanager is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family , it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family . The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.-Description:Adults have pale...
- Baltimore OrioleBaltimore OrioleThe Baltimore Oriole is a small icterid blackbird that averages 18 cm long and weighs 34 g. This bird received its name from the fact that the male's colors resemble those on the coat-of-arms of Lord Baltimore...
- Vermilion FlycatcherVermilion FlycatcherThe Vermilion Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Tyrannidae, or tyrant flycatcher family. Most flycatchers are rather drab, but the Vermilion Flycatcher is a striking exception...
Automobiles
- Pontiac FirebirdPontiac FirebirdThe Pontiac Firebird was built by the Pontiac division of General Motors between 1967 and 2002. The Firebird was introduced the same year as the automaker's platform-sharing model, the Chevrolet Camaro...
, American muscle car - General Motors FirebirdGeneral Motors FirebirdThe General Motors Firebird is a series of three concept cars designed by Harley Earl, and built by General Motors for the 1953, 1956 and 1959 Motorama auto shows. They were very much inspired by innovations in fighter aircraft design at the time...
, series of concept cars
Aircraft
- Northrop Grumman FirebirdNorthrop Grumman FirebirdThe Northrop Grumman Firebird is an intelligence gathering aircraft designed by Northrop Grumman's Scaled Composites design shop which can be flown remotely or by a pilot. It was unveiled on May 9, 2011...
, a reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft developed by Northrop Grumman