Appendix I: Microtonality in 20 Century Western Art Music: A
... Quartet No.2 op.7 in which the quarter-tones are used as part of a highly chromatic lateromantic tonal pitch language (the piece was premiered in Berlin in 1922). Hába continued to write quarter-tone music (though not exclusively) throughout his life – as in Carrillo´s case the vast majority of his ...
... Quartet No.2 op.7 in which the quarter-tones are used as part of a highly chromatic lateromantic tonal pitch language (the piece was premiered in Berlin in 1922). Hába continued to write quarter-tone music (though not exclusively) throughout his life – as in Carrillo´s case the vast majority of his ...
Full PDF - 2012 Book Archive
... Mark Andrew Cook serves as Director for Music Theory and Composition at Shepherd University. He is also a member of the Jazz Studies Faculty. Prior to his appointment at Shepherd, he served as a member of the Music Theory Faculty and was the Jazz Ensemble Director at The Catholic University of Ameri ...
... Mark Andrew Cook serves as Director for Music Theory and Composition at Shepherd University. He is also a member of the Jazz Studies Faculty. Prior to his appointment at Shepherd, he served as a member of the Music Theory Faculty and was the Jazz Ensemble Director at The Catholic University of Ameri ...
An analysis of the _American Concerto_ by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
... stage, more often than not, one will hear either the Franz Joseph Haydn, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, or Alexander Arutunian concertos. In order for the trumpet to elevate its stature in the solo concert stage, it is vital to have modern significant composers writing new repertoire. My purpose in writing ...
... stage, more often than not, one will hear either the Franz Joseph Haydn, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, or Alexander Arutunian concertos. In order for the trumpet to elevate its stature in the solo concert stage, it is vital to have modern significant composers writing new repertoire. My purpose in writing ...
Tuning Systems
... Almost all music traditions recognize the octave18 . When note Y has a frequency19 that is twice the frequency of note Z, then note Y is one octave higher than note Z. A simple mathematical way to say this is that the ratio20 of the frequencies is 2:1. Two notes that are exactly one octave apart sou ...
... Almost all music traditions recognize the octave18 . When note Y has a frequency19 that is twice the frequency of note Z, then note Y is one octave higher than note Z. A simple mathematical way to say this is that the ratio20 of the frequencies is 2:1. Two notes that are exactly one octave apart sou ...
The Line of Fifths
... seconds, but decays quickly for longer intervals.) The pitch variance rule is perhaps not what first comes to mind as the main principle behind spelling. Alternatively, one might explain spelling choices in terms of diatonic collections. In `The Star-Spangled Banner', perhaps, we decide from the fir ...
... seconds, but decays quickly for longer intervals.) The pitch variance rule is perhaps not what first comes to mind as the main principle behind spelling. Alternatively, one might explain spelling choices in terms of diatonic collections. In `The Star-Spangled Banner', perhaps, we decide from the fir ...
Estimating Resemblance of MIDI Documents
... If we were to account for this by comparing C#3 notes in B to C3 notes in A, and so forth, we would correctly get a resemblance of 1.0. This is trivial using pitch by pitch sketches; we may try all possible transpositions and take the maximum resemblance as the resemblance between two MIDI les. Wh ...
... If we were to account for this by comparing C#3 notes in B to C3 notes in A, and so forth, we would correctly get a resemblance of 1.0. This is trivial using pitch by pitch sketches; we may try all possible transpositions and take the maximum resemblance as the resemblance between two MIDI les. Wh ...
Mathias-Langfeldt_Master-Thesis - UiO
... is divided into two parts: one theoretical and one practical composition. The composition will be based on the theoretical and analytical work which I will present through this text. The reason why I have chosen this method is to gain more knowledge of orchestration, and I believe that my execution ...
... is divided into two parts: one theoretical and one practical composition. The composition will be based on the theoretical and analytical work which I will present through this text. The reason why I have chosen this method is to gain more knowledge of orchestration, and I believe that my execution ...
Ornamentation in Giuseppe Tartini`s Traité des
... 8. Today the practice is the opposite: if a composer does not wish to use vibrato, they must indicate so. (Ex: Stravinsky's Firebird or Bartok's Fourth String Quartet, third movement) 9. "Divisions" is an obsolete term, and refers to a preclassical technique of extemporization, common in viol playin ...
... 8. Today the practice is the opposite: if a composer does not wish to use vibrato, they must indicate so. (Ex: Stravinsky's Firebird or Bartok's Fourth String Quartet, third movement) 9. "Divisions" is an obsolete term, and refers to a preclassical technique of extemporization, common in viol playin ...
What are Musical Scales?
... In twelfth century sacred music the principle melody, called 'plain chant,' was slowed down, and upper voices, moving more quickly, provided counter melodies. By the fourteenth century, because of corruption and economic problems, music moved away from the Church. In Western secular music, parallel ...
... In twelfth century sacred music the principle melody, called 'plain chant,' was slowed down, and upper voices, moving more quickly, provided counter melodies. By the fourteenth century, because of corruption and economic problems, music moved away from the Church. In Western secular music, parallel ...
Guitar Method I
... processing you may be using. While it helps to have a great guitar, your sound is only as good as the total quality of the equipment being used. If you are choosing an acoustic steel or nylon string guitar, your sound is mainly produced from the top (soundboard). If you have a low-priced instrument, ...
... processing you may be using. While it helps to have a great guitar, your sound is only as good as the total quality of the equipment being used. If you are choosing an acoustic steel or nylon string guitar, your sound is mainly produced from the top (soundboard). If you have a low-priced instrument, ...
An analytical approach to vibraphone performance through the
... group in 1944 and recorded an album entitled Hallelujah! Slam Slam Blues. This is the first album to feature the vibraphone as a lead instrument for an entire album, thereby establishing it as a viable jazz medium.6 The roots of Hampton’s and Norvo’s styles lie in formal percussion techniques. Thei ...
... group in 1944 and recorded an album entitled Hallelujah! Slam Slam Blues. This is the first album to feature the vibraphone as a lead instrument for an entire album, thereby establishing it as a viable jazz medium.6 The roots of Hampton’s and Norvo’s styles lie in formal percussion techniques. Thei ...
“If I should die, think only this of me” Songs from the World at War
... for Peter Pears, not just songs for him to perform.13 Throughout their long careers, Britten and Pears would establish a famously prolific symbiotic composer/performer relationship in addition to their lifelong romantic partnership. Britten’s setting of “A che più debb’io mai,” the second song in hi ...
... for Peter Pears, not just songs for him to perform.13 Throughout their long careers, Britten and Pears would establish a famously prolific symbiotic composer/performer relationship in addition to their lifelong romantic partnership. Britten’s setting of “A che più debb’io mai,” the second song in hi ...
Crossing Over in the 21st Century - Trace: Tennessee Research and
... music in the 21st-century United States calls for examination of these styles from different perspectives. In the past we have relied too exclusively on such methods as music theoretical, structural and formal analysis to determine aspects of genre, to identify specific characteristics that mark com ...
... music in the 21st-century United States calls for examination of these styles from different perspectives. In the past we have relied too exclusively on such methods as music theoretical, structural and formal analysis to determine aspects of genre, to identify specific characteristics that mark com ...
The role of copyists when preparing orchestral oboe parts from
... During the first half of the eighteenth century the Dresden-based Hofkapelle of the Royal Polish and Saxon Electoral court was an ensemble which grew in size, stature, and reputation. Special features of this orchestra included its precision of execution, and its ability to employ a dynamic range wh ...
... During the first half of the eighteenth century the Dresden-based Hofkapelle of the Royal Polish and Saxon Electoral court was an ensemble which grew in size, stature, and reputation. Special features of this orchestra included its precision of execution, and its ability to employ a dynamic range wh ...
Ancient Greek Music: A Technical History by Stefan Hagel
... are fine and numerous, they are not indeterminate in number. It might be thought that the simplest melody, at least for the sake of argument, consists of two notes of different pitch. Since pitch is a quality of sound, whether musical or not, that is registered by the ear along a continuum of higher a ...
... are fine and numerous, they are not indeterminate in number. It might be thought that the simplest melody, at least for the sake of argument, consists of two notes of different pitch. Since pitch is a quality of sound, whether musical or not, that is registered by the ear along a continuum of higher a ...
Understanding Basic Music Theory
... and spelling and point out the relationships between words. Those rules are only guidelines based on patterns discovered by the theoreticians, which is why there are usually plenty of "exceptions" to every rule. Attempts to develop a new language by rst inventing the grammar and spelling never seem ...
... and spelling and point out the relationships between words. Those rules are only guidelines based on patterns discovered by the theoreticians, which is why there are usually plenty of "exceptions" to every rule. Attempts to develop a new language by rst inventing the grammar and spelling never seem ...
Walter Piston, Practical Theorist
... chapter which Piston called "Harmonization of a Given Part," to have a grasp of first-species motion as applied to melody and bass. I'll never forget his reply. "Oh, yes," he said, "that species counterpoint is very valuable. Of course, it's not music." This is, of course, only part of what would ha ...
... chapter which Piston called "Harmonization of a Given Part," to have a grasp of first-species motion as applied to melody and bass. I'll never forget his reply. "Oh, yes," he said, "that species counterpoint is very valuable. Of course, it's not music." This is, of course, only part of what would ha ...
Scales and temperaments: the fivefold way
... 9Carl A. Eitz, Das mathematisch-reine Tonsystem, Leipzig, 1891. A similar notation ...
... 9Carl A. Eitz, Das mathematisch-reine Tonsystem, Leipzig, 1891. A similar notation ...
please - Bay Area Music Association
... organ point, m.d.(mano destra),m.s.(mano sinistra), Ionian mode, Dorian mode, mixolidian mode, Aeolian mode,Chromatic scale Authentic, plagal and half cadences, deceptive cadence ...
... organ point, m.d.(mano destra),m.s.(mano sinistra), Ionian mode, Dorian mode, mixolidian mode, Aeolian mode,Chromatic scale Authentic, plagal and half cadences, deceptive cadence ...
Chapter-3 Stringed Instruments Violin - Historical Facts
... Instruments of Karnataka Music - Plucked Stringed Instruments with Frets – Plucked Stringed instruments without Frets – Bowed Instruments of KarnatakaMusic – violin in particular - Its Evolution and History- OriginChronology- Manufacture –Playing. Stringed instruments are musical instruments that pr ...
... Instruments of Karnataka Music - Plucked Stringed Instruments with Frets – Plucked Stringed instruments without Frets – Bowed Instruments of KarnatakaMusic – violin in particular - Its Evolution and History- OriginChronology- Manufacture –Playing. Stringed instruments are musical instruments that pr ...
Trombone in Oxford Music Online
... The structure of a slide trombone can be seen in fig.1a [not available online]. The two parallel inner tubes of the slide are connected at their upper ends by a cross-stay. The mouthpiece is inserted into the top of one tube; the bell joint fits on to the top of the other, the tube being either tape ...
... The structure of a slide trombone can be seen in fig.1a [not available online]. The two parallel inner tubes of the slide are connected at their upper ends by a cross-stay. The mouthpiece is inserted into the top of one tube; the bell joint fits on to the top of the other, the tube being either tape ...
RESEARCH ARTICLE Metrics for Scales and Tunings
... continuum of tunings [1]. It is speculated that these invariances can significantly enhance the playability and flexibility of the instrument [1, 11]. (3) Only two control interfaces (such as sliders or rotary knobs) are required to change the tuning of all notes in an ordered way. This enables easi ...
... continuum of tunings [1]. It is speculated that these invariances can significantly enhance the playability and flexibility of the instrument [1, 11]. (3) Only two control interfaces (such as sliders or rotary knobs) are required to change the tuning of all notes in an ordered way. This enables easi ...
Expression and Discrétion: Froberger, Bach, and Performance
... and Performance organized by Professor David Chung at Hong Kong Baptist University. The pieces performed on that occasion are listed at the end of this file (with links to recordings) in an Appendix that also identifies the sources that are cited by abbreviations in captions for musical examples bel ...
... and Performance organized by Professor David Chung at Hong Kong Baptist University. The pieces performed on that occasion are listed at the end of this file (with links to recordings) in an Appendix that also identifies the sources that are cited by abbreviations in captions for musical examples bel ...
The Emergence of the Idea of Irrationality In Renaissance
... understanding until the Renaissance, when a mathematical-empirical one began to emerge. Among the factors involved in such a change in the conception of western music, the advent of polyphony played an important part. It implied the need of non-integers in the ratios underlying musical intervals, an ...
... understanding until the Renaissance, when a mathematical-empirical one began to emerge. Among the factors involved in such a change in the conception of western music, the advent of polyphony played an important part. It implied the need of non-integers in the ratios underlying musical intervals, an ...
Interactive Unit Planner - Arts Online
... Gamelan was originally developed in Indonesia, which is made up of a large number of islands including Bali and Java. The islands of Indonesia each have a unique culture. There are regional variations in the sound and make-up of gamelan: Gamelan from Bali is often fast and sounds bright and lively ...
... Gamelan was originally developed in Indonesia, which is made up of a large number of islands including Bali and Java. The islands of Indonesia each have a unique culture. There are regional variations in the sound and make-up of gamelan: Gamelan from Bali is often fast and sounds bright and lively ...
Figured bass
Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of musical notation in which numerals and symbols indicate intervals, chords, and non-chord tones, in relation to the bass note they are placed above or below. Figured bass is closely associated with basso continuo, a historically improvised accompaniment used in almost all genres of music in the Baroque period, though rarely in modern music.Other systems for denoting or representing chords include plain staff notation, used in classical music; Roman numerals, commonly used in harmonic analysis;macro symbols, sometimes used in modern musicology; the Nashville number system; and various names and symbols used in jazz and popular music.