The Irish Tenor Banjo - Blarney Star Productions
... Early banjos were not standardized instruments but typically had a soundbox made from a dried gourd with one end cut off. A small drumhead made from the skin of a raccoon, groundhog or other animal was tied or tacked in place over this opening. The neck was fretless, sometimes little more than a sti ...
... Early banjos were not standardized instruments but typically had a soundbox made from a dried gourd with one end cut off. A small drumhead made from the skin of a raccoon, groundhog or other animal was tied or tacked in place over this opening. The neck was fretless, sometimes little more than a sti ...
The Irish Tenor Banjo - Blarney Star Productions
... Early banjos were not standardized instruments but typically had a soundbox made from a dried gourd with one end cut off. A small drumhead made from the skin of a raccoon, groundhog or other animal was tied or tacked in place over this opening. The neck was fretless, sometimes little more than a sti ...
... Early banjos were not standardized instruments but typically had a soundbox made from a dried gourd with one end cut off. A small drumhead made from the skin of a raccoon, groundhog or other animal was tied or tacked in place over this opening. The neck was fretless, sometimes little more than a sti ...
The Irish Tenor Banjo - Blarney Star Productions
... neck, American banjos were, from an early point in their evolution, tuned with violin-style pegs. The banjo in its classic form has a short, highpitched string (“chanterelle”) that terminates at a peg on the side of the neck, as well as several full-length strings. The high string is the one closest ...
... neck, American banjos were, from an early point in their evolution, tuned with violin-style pegs. The banjo in its classic form has a short, highpitched string (“chanterelle”) that terminates at a peg on the side of the neck, as well as several full-length strings. The high string is the one closest ...
Introduction to the Ukulele
... King Kalakaua (the ruler of Hawaii at the time) helped to make the ukulele popular. King Kalakaua was a supporter of the arts and used the ukulele in performances at royal events. ...
... King Kalakaua (the ruler of Hawaii at the time) helped to make the ukulele popular. King Kalakaua was a supporter of the arts and used the ukulele in performances at royal events. ...
Chapter-3 Stringed Instruments Violin - Historical Facts
... In the modern world the lute enjoyed a revival with the awakening of interest in historical music around 1900 and throughout the century. That revival was further boosted by the early music movement in the twentieth century. Important pioneers in lute revival were Julian Bream, Hans Neemann, Walter ...
... In the modern world the lute enjoyed a revival with the awakening of interest in historical music around 1900 and throughout the century. That revival was further boosted by the early music movement in the twentieth century. Important pioneers in lute revival were Julian Bream, Hans Neemann, Walter ...
The Six-Stringed Bowl Lyre Krar of Ethiopia and its Function as a
... In many East African music traditions, instrumental melodies are usually not abstracted from vocal melodies, regardless whether they accompany songs or not. For instance, among the Baganda of Uganda the close link of instrumental and vocal music and other forms of speech considers nearly all types o ...
... In many East African music traditions, instrumental melodies are usually not abstracted from vocal melodies, regardless whether they accompany songs or not. For instance, among the Baganda of Uganda the close link of instrumental and vocal music and other forms of speech considers nearly all types o ...
Listening Notes
... electronic keyboard, synthesizer and the church organ. In the 1600s and 1700s, another keyboard instrument called the harpsichord was very popular. All of these instruments have a keyboard made of black and white keys. The church organ also has a pedal-board – a set of notes that are played with the ...
... electronic keyboard, synthesizer and the church organ. In the 1600s and 1700s, another keyboard instrument called the harpsichord was very popular. All of these instruments have a keyboard made of black and white keys. The church organ also has a pedal-board – a set of notes that are played with the ...
Instrumentation in Baroque solo instrumental concerto from the late
... orchestra. The 1767 review of J. G. Müthel harpsichord concertos by Leipzig writer J. A. Hiller states that the solo part could also be played on clavichord. It is hard to imagine that this soft instrument would get through the orchestra even with single strings but bigger set up would definitely no ...
... orchestra. The 1767 review of J. G. Müthel harpsichord concertos by Leipzig writer J. A. Hiller states that the solo part could also be played on clavichord. It is hard to imagine that this soft instrument would get through the orchestra even with single strings but bigger set up would definitely no ...
The Electromagnetically-Prepared Piano and its Compositional
... course this is also true to some degree of all acoustic musical instruments. The number of available pitches, though fairly wide when overtones are utilized, provides another compositional limitation. Other limitations include attack time and overall volume. In general, the sound quality tends to be ...
... course this is also true to some degree of all acoustic musical instruments. The number of available pitches, though fairly wide when overtones are utilized, provides another compositional limitation. Other limitations include attack time and overall volume. In general, the sound quality tends to be ...
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... decorated in fancy flower inkings, or that it was topped with a fierce dragonhead instead of a scroll. What totally captivated and mesmerized me about this instrument were the sounds it produced in the hands of a master, freeing the resonance of sympathetic vibration. In 1979, I had done a research ...
... decorated in fancy flower inkings, or that it was topped with a fierce dragonhead instead of a scroll. What totally captivated and mesmerized me about this instrument were the sounds it produced in the hands of a master, freeing the resonance of sympathetic vibration. In 1979, I had done a research ...
Jacques Champion de Chambonnires (ca
... very lightly to preserve it; our instrument conforms more to 17th century stringing practices which makes it suitable for earlier harpsichord repertory since its tonal palette is both dark and transparent with clear articulation. 2x8’ 1x4’ FF-ff’’’ A=392. Every technical effort was made in this reco ...
... very lightly to preserve it; our instrument conforms more to 17th century stringing practices which makes it suitable for earlier harpsichord repertory since its tonal palette is both dark and transparent with clear articulation. 2x8’ 1x4’ FF-ff’’’ A=392. Every technical effort was made in this reco ...
Survey of French Harpsichord Music
... The first important composer in France for the harpsichord was Jacques Champion Chambonnières. Nearly 150 of his pieces survive, some of which appeared in his 1670 publication. One stylistic trait of the French composers that is found from the beginning is stile brisé, or “broken style”. This arp ...
... The first important composer in France for the harpsichord was Jacques Champion Chambonnières. Nearly 150 of his pieces survive, some of which appeared in his 1670 publication. One stylistic trait of the French composers that is found from the beginning is stile brisé, or “broken style”. This arp ...
Santoor, the sole sample of Struck Polychord - Manjari
... instance, that is to pass unbroken from one note to another as opposed to staccato. Thus Santoor was criticized as an incomplete instrument incapable of expressing crucial classical nuances. Gradually stalwarts like Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma made innovations in the form and technique of Santoor and esta ...
... instance, that is to pass unbroken from one note to another as opposed to staccato. Thus Santoor was criticized as an incomplete instrument incapable of expressing crucial classical nuances. Gradually stalwarts like Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma made innovations in the form and technique of Santoor and esta ...
BMC 8 - DOMENICO SCARLATTI (1685-1757)
... There Scarlatti met Handel, who had been born in the same year. At the time of their meeting, in 1708, they were both twenty-three, and were prevailed upon to compete together at the instigation and under the refereeship of Ottoboni; they were adjudged equal on the harpsichord, but Handel was consid ...
... There Scarlatti met Handel, who had been born in the same year. At the time of their meeting, in 1708, they were both twenty-three, and were prevailed upon to compete together at the instigation and under the refereeship of Ottoboni; they were adjudged equal on the harpsichord, but Handel was consid ...
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... The operas and ballets of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) are replete with colorful instrumental music which depicts the many dramatic scenes and situations therein. His Pièces de clavecin en concerts (1741) are the the composer's only example of chamber music not intended for the stage. Stylistic ...
... The operas and ballets of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) are replete with colorful instrumental music which depicts the many dramatic scenes and situations therein. His Pièces de clavecin en concerts (1741) are the the composer's only example of chamber music not intended for the stage. Stylistic ...
Adapted from the Country Music Hall of Fame ® and Museum`s
... Clements, and Kenny Baker, have toured or recorded as members of Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. Other fiddlers, such as Paul Warren, Clarence "Tater" Tate, Jimmy Buchanan, Scott Stoneman, Stuart Duncan, and Blaine Sprouse, have also made an impact on bluegrass music. Mainstream country artists such as Ha ...
... Clements, and Kenny Baker, have toured or recorded as members of Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. Other fiddlers, such as Paul Warren, Clarence "Tater" Tate, Jimmy Buchanan, Scott Stoneman, Stuart Duncan, and Blaine Sprouse, have also made an impact on bluegrass music. Mainstream country artists such as Ha ...
Domenico Scarlatti
... royal. Two years later he and his father left Naples and went to Rome. He later even visited Venice, his father sending him there. Scarlatti lived during the Baroque Era, in which the musical “style” was very ornamented or exaggerated. Even the furniture of this time period reflects the music with i ...
... royal. Two years later he and his father left Naples and went to Rome. He later even visited Venice, his father sending him there. Scarlatti lived during the Baroque Era, in which the musical “style” was very ornamented or exaggerated. Even the furniture of this time period reflects the music with i ...
A Brief History of the Psaltery
... around his neck if movement was needed. The plucked psaltery began in the Middle East, around the Mesopotamia area, where Iran and Iraq are today. It is thought to be about three thousand years old, only slightly younger than the oldest stringed instrument, the harp. Crusaders are believed to have b ...
... around his neck if movement was needed. The plucked psaltery began in the Middle East, around the Mesopotamia area, where Iran and Iraq are today. It is thought to be about three thousand years old, only slightly younger than the oldest stringed instrument, the harp. Crusaders are believed to have b ...
Baroque music performance: “authentic” or “traditional”
... indeed he was equally dubious as to his choir’s reception of it. If they didn’t like it they would slowly drift away. Would he be left with a “choir” of four voices by the end of rehearsals?! And would anybody be at the concert to hear it? In fact the opposite was the case. Such was the choir’s enjo ...
... indeed he was equally dubious as to his choir’s reception of it. If they didn’t like it they would slowly drift away. Would he be left with a “choir” of four voices by the end of rehearsals?! And would anybody be at the concert to hear it? In fact the opposite was the case. Such was the choir’s enjo ...
A short history of the mandolin.
... A short history of the mandolin. Invoked by the Baroque, The Angel of the Odd hovered over the Arts. During the baroque period a new, stylistically complex mode of expression came into being. New sounds were produced. The baroque musicians’ curiosity for the most refined sounds, among them the mando ...
... A short history of the mandolin. Invoked by the Baroque, The Angel of the Odd hovered over the Arts. During the baroque period a new, stylistically complex mode of expression came into being. New sounds were produced. The baroque musicians’ curiosity for the most refined sounds, among them the mando ...
Concerto for harpsichord (piano) and string orchestra op 40, by
... perception of the musical course the two is quite different. In the first part, the values of the notes played by the orchestra are mainly large and very large, while the harpsichord line consists mainly of eight notes, which creates the feeling of a staider tempo than that set in the score. The mus ...
... perception of the musical course the two is quite different. In the first part, the values of the notes played by the orchestra are mainly large and very large, while the harpsichord line consists mainly of eight notes, which creates the feeling of a staider tempo than that set in the score. The mus ...
Program Notes CESAR Symposium Williams College
... The French harpsichord tradition spans a period of almost 200 years, from the first decades of the seventeenth century to the last years of the eighteenth. Although the music evolved and changed dramatically, the essential core of the French harpsichord style remained remarkably constant throughout ...
... The French harpsichord tradition spans a period of almost 200 years, from the first decades of the seventeenth century to the last years of the eighteenth. Although the music evolved and changed dramatically, the essential core of the French harpsichord style remained remarkably constant throughout ...
john dowland
... Multiple versions of the most popular pieces such as Lachrymae Pavan, Piper’s Galliard, the Frog Galliard and Can she excuse permit comparison between contemporary arrangers and their techniques; other favourite numbers include the Battle Galliard, the pavan ‘Solus cum sola’ and Lady Layton’s Allmai ...
... Multiple versions of the most popular pieces such as Lachrymae Pavan, Piper’s Galliard, the Frog Galliard and Can she excuse permit comparison between contemporary arrangers and their techniques; other favourite numbers include the Battle Galliard, the pavan ‘Solus cum sola’ and Lady Layton’s Allmai ...
renaissance info and worksheet
... shoulders. They were played with a bow. The smaller instruments were played upright on the player’s knees. The larger ones were played upright between the player’s knees, a little like the modern cello. ...
... shoulders. They were played with a bow. The smaller instruments were played upright on the player’s knees. The larger ones were played upright between the player’s knees, a little like the modern cello. ...
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.""Harpsichord"" designates the whole family of similar plucked keyboard instruments, including the smaller virginals, muselar, and spinet.The harpsichord was widely used in Renaissance and Baroque music. During the late 18th century, it gradually disappeared from the musical scene with the rise of the piano. But in the 20th century, it made a resurgence, being used in historically informed performance of older music, in new (contemporary) compositions, and in popular culture.