Conversion from the sql_variant data type to the large-value data types is an explicit conversion. Large-value data types cannot be converted to the sql_variant data type. For more information about how to convert from the xml data type, see Create Instances of XML Data.
Modulation is a device in music that allows a transition from one key to another. There are many types of modulation: Common chord modulation pivots on a chord common to both keys. Parallel modulation moves between major and minor keys of the same tonic.
In music, segue is a direction to the performer. It means continue (the next section) without a pause. The term attacca is used synonymously. For written music it implies a transition from one section to the next without any break.