REVERIE by Debussy!
... through varied treatments of light and colour (often texturally with contrasting colours next to each other that look ok from distance but not up close). The literary equivalent was Symbolism in which writings are suggestive of images and ideas rather than literally descriptive.! Impressionism in mu ...
... through varied treatments of light and colour (often texturally with contrasting colours next to each other that look ok from distance but not up close). The literary equivalent was Symbolism in which writings are suggestive of images and ideas rather than literally descriptive.! Impressionism in mu ...
GLOSSARY
... For reasons of musical purity, we tune all of our products to an ancient system known as just intonation. Therefore, many of the notes used on Woodstock Chimes fall between the notes of the piano which is tuned to a modern system called equal temperament. This makes our products not only authentic w ...
... For reasons of musical purity, we tune all of our products to an ancient system known as just intonation. Therefore, many of the notes used on Woodstock Chimes fall between the notes of the piano which is tuned to a modern system called equal temperament. This makes our products not only authentic w ...
BASIC MATHEMATICAL AND MUSICAL CONCEPTS Sets and
... on the keyboard. It gives the sequence of intervals 12 , 1, 1, 1, 12 , 1, 1, which is different from the sequence of intervals for the standard scale. Therefore this sequence beginning with E is not equivalent to the standard scale. One sees that the sequence of intervals 1, 1, 12 , 1, 1, 1, 12 for t ...
... on the keyboard. It gives the sequence of intervals 12 , 1, 1, 1, 12 , 1, 1, which is different from the sequence of intervals for the standard scale. Therefore this sequence beginning with E is not equivalent to the standard scale. One sees that the sequence of intervals 1, 1, 12 , 1, 1, 1, 12 for t ...
Scales and Temperament - Department of Physics and Astronomy
... scale contains seven distinct pitch classes and is ‣ This part of a general class of scales known as heptatonic the frequency of a tone in this scale requires ‣ Doubling going up by 8 notes: hence the term “octave” ...
... scale contains seven distinct pitch classes and is ‣ This part of a general class of scales known as heptatonic the frequency of a tone in this scale requires ‣ Doubling going up by 8 notes: hence the term “octave” ...
A Genetic Musician
... Once the measures are sufficiently-evolved, a string of measures from the same population is used to create the root melody This root melody is used for every movement of the same theme ...
... Once the measures are sufficiently-evolved, a string of measures from the same population is used to create the root melody This root melody is used for every movement of the same theme ...
1 Elements of Music Olli F16
... determined by the frequency at which something is vibrating – how fast it’s vibrating – which is measured in hertz (hz.), or cycles per second. Notes are given letter names A-G that designate their pitch, along with sharp and flat symbols, b and #. A flat moves the note a half step lower. A sharp ra ...
... determined by the frequency at which something is vibrating – how fast it’s vibrating – which is measured in hertz (hz.), or cycles per second. Notes are given letter names A-G that designate their pitch, along with sharp and flat symbols, b and #. A flat moves the note a half step lower. A sharp ra ...
Document
... Offering. The melody rises two half-tones each time the canon is repeated (this should illustrate the rising glory of Frederick the Great to whom the Musical Offering was dedicated). The canon starts in C minor. After the first run it ends in D minor, so the second turn begins two halftones higher t ...
... Offering. The melody rises two half-tones each time the canon is repeated (this should illustrate the rising glory of Frederick the Great to whom the Musical Offering was dedicated). The canon starts in C minor. After the first run it ends in D minor, so the second turn begins two halftones higher t ...
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... Choose 2 of the 3 temperaments and fill in the charts below. To find how many steps in a scale make up a given interval, try dividing the cents in the “ideal” interval by the number of cents per note on the scale. For example, in a 12-tone scale, to find the number of steps for a minor 3rd, you’d di ...
... Choose 2 of the 3 temperaments and fill in the charts below. To find how many steps in a scale make up a given interval, try dividing the cents in the “ideal” interval by the number of cents per note on the scale. For example, in a 12-tone scale, to find the number of steps for a minor 3rd, you’d di ...
essay - Dartmouth Math Home
... The more music is used to represent bird calls, echoes, train whistles, and similar phenomena, the more the line is blurred between music and sound. John Cage, in particular, was important for his philosophical explorations into the nature of music: his piece 4’33’’ consisted of a musician sitting ...
... The more music is used to represent bird calls, echoes, train whistles, and similar phenomena, the more the line is blurred between music and sound. John Cage, in particular, was important for his philosophical explorations into the nature of music: his piece 4’33’’ consisted of a musician sitting ...
COURSE TITLE - Metropolitan Community College
... A. Construct major scales on the staff and at the piano with the standard pattern of whole and half steps. B. Distinguish between the three forms of the minor scale. C. Construct minor scales (three forms) on the staff and at the piano. ...
... A. Construct major scales on the staff and at the piano with the standard pattern of whole and half steps. B. Distinguish between the three forms of the minor scale. C. Construct minor scales (three forms) on the staff and at the piano. ...
Perception of musical consonance and dissonance: an outcome of
... major sixth major third minor third minor sixth major second major seventh minor seventh minor second tritone ...
... major sixth major third minor third minor sixth major second major seventh minor seventh minor second tritone ...
MUSIC APPRECIATION
... What is the Italian word and English meaning for the musical symbol ‘ff’? What is the Italian word for music that gradually becomes louder? What are the two Italian words for music that gradually becomes softer? What is the scientific term for ‘timbre’? What does a coherent succession of pitches cre ...
... What is the Italian word and English meaning for the musical symbol ‘ff’? What is the Italian word for music that gradually becomes louder? What are the two Italian words for music that gradually becomes softer? What is the scientific term for ‘timbre’? What does a coherent succession of pitches cre ...
Document
... rebellion against established order and accepted forms; real objects in a distorted representation –artists reflecting feelings about surroundings and themselves. Artists created vivid pictures, distorting colour and shape to express their innermost emotions. In the same way, composers poured intens ...
... rebellion against established order and accepted forms; real objects in a distorted representation –artists reflecting feelings about surroundings and themselves. Artists created vivid pictures, distorting colour and shape to express their innermost emotions. In the same way, composers poured intens ...
Music Theory Applied Music 2206/3206
... The pattern is ALWAYS as follows. Keep in mind sometimes you may need to add a sharp or flat. T-T-S-T-T-T-S (T=Tone and S=Semitone) To write a major scale, start on the first note of the scale, write up to an octave, and go back to the original note. For example, a C scale can be written wit ...
... The pattern is ALWAYS as follows. Keep in mind sometimes you may need to add a sharp or flat. T-T-S-T-T-T-S (T=Tone and S=Semitone) To write a major scale, start on the first note of the scale, write up to an octave, and go back to the original note. For example, a C scale can be written wit ...
Musical Terms and Expressions Definitions
... alto, tenor and bass. (The teacher told the students to play the recorder by blowing more softly.) Refrain - the melody of a song that is repeated after each verse. (After singing the second verse of the song, the chorus sang the refrain.) Repeat Sign - a sign that indicates a section of music to be ...
... alto, tenor and bass. (The teacher told the students to play the recorder by blowing more softly.) Refrain - the melody of a song that is repeated after each verse. (After singing the second verse of the song, the chorus sang the refrain.) Repeat Sign - a sign that indicates a section of music to be ...
A Different Way to Tune Your Guitar By Seth Himmelhoch This
... higher is slightly sharp from the pitch of the note seven octaves higher. This slight pitch difference is called the Pythagorean comma. In practical terms, it means that our tuning system in the world of Western music is created mostly by mathematical I calculation and only partly by natural musical ...
... higher is slightly sharp from the pitch of the note seven octaves higher. This slight pitch difference is called the Pythagorean comma. In practical terms, it means that our tuning system in the world of Western music is created mostly by mathematical I calculation and only partly by natural musical ...
The History of Musical Tuning and Temperament during the
... music played in the key that the instrument was tuned in sounded much more in tune. In addition to the problems with the key modulations, there were also problems with instrumental music. The majority of the music during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance was vocal music.8 But fixed pitch fretted i ...
... music played in the key that the instrument was tuned in sounded much more in tune. In addition to the problems with the key modulations, there were also problems with instrumental music. The majority of the music during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance was vocal music.8 But fixed pitch fretted i ...
Physics 193 Physics of Music
... 10. Go up a 5th from F#. This is the note B#, with frequency 3/2 • 729/512 f = 2187/1024 f. > 2f (= high C)! This key doesn’t exist on the piano! B# is the enharmonic equivalent to C, but it is not the note C in the Pythagorean musical scale! We have more problems – start with F and use the circle o ...
... 10. Go up a 5th from F#. This is the note B#, with frequency 3/2 • 729/512 f = 2187/1024 f. > 2f (= high C)! This key doesn’t exist on the piano! B# is the enharmonic equivalent to C, but it is not the note C in the Pythagorean musical scale! We have more problems – start with F and use the circle o ...
Grade 4 Music I Can... Rhythm I can show that beats may be
... I can tell that an interval is the space between two sounds. • I know that an interval may be changed by an accidental. • I can tell that intervals can give shape or contour to a melody I can tell the melody is based on the C major scale. Harmony I can tell the IV and V chords are used to accompany ...
... I can tell that an interval is the space between two sounds. • I know that an interval may be changed by an accidental. • I can tell that intervals can give shape or contour to a melody I can tell the melody is based on the C major scale. Harmony I can tell the IV and V chords are used to accompany ...
Basic Music Theory
... scale. The notes in the chromatic A scale are A, A# (Bb), B, C, C#(Db), D, D# (Eb), E, F, F# (Gb), G, and G# (Ab). Most of the music we play is based on the major scale, which consists of only 7 notes out of the chromatic scale (the 8th note shown below is the same as the first note, which is an "oc ...
... scale. The notes in the chromatic A scale are A, A# (Bb), B, C, C#(Db), D, D# (Eb), E, F, F# (Gb), G, and G# (Ab). Most of the music we play is based on the major scale, which consists of only 7 notes out of the chromatic scale (the 8th note shown below is the same as the first note, which is an "oc ...
An Extended Analysis of Krzysztof Penderecki`s
... Brief Examination of Formal Structure The prospect of analyzing new 20th century techniques like 12tone or serialism were daunting until theorists learned how to identify the strategies of these genres, for instance, with 12tone music discerning what the tonerow was, and finding all of its perm ...
... Brief Examination of Formal Structure The prospect of analyzing new 20th century techniques like 12tone or serialism were daunting until theorists learned how to identify the strategies of these genres, for instance, with 12tone music discerning what the tonerow was, and finding all of its perm ...
Stage 1: Desired Results Stage 2 : Assessment Evidence Stage 3
... A. Four-‐voice realization of figured-‐bass symbols and Roman numerals B. Composition of a bass line (with chord symbols) for a given melody IV. Score Analysis (with or without aural stimulus) A. Small- ...
... A. Four-‐voice realization of figured-‐bass symbols and Roman numerals B. Composition of a bass line (with chord symbols) for a given melody IV. Score Analysis (with or without aural stimulus) A. Small- ...
Miranda Cuckson`s Melting the Darkness (review)
... Nono is apparent in Burns' piece, which is structured in six short movements. By the CD's halfway point, Come Ricordi Come Sogni Come Ecchi's intimacy (heightened on record by sensitive microphone placement) is more than welcome: in this work more than any other, the “overall atmosphere of anxiety, ...
... Nono is apparent in Burns' piece, which is structured in six short movements. By the CD's halfway point, Come Ricordi Come Sogni Come Ecchi's intimacy (heightened on record by sensitive microphone placement) is more than welcome: in this work more than any other, the “overall atmosphere of anxiety, ...
10:5 class notes
... various forms of motives —> pitch sets how to determine them (best normal order) Normal order: 1 write out notes as a scale (start on any note) 2 find largest interval btw 2 adjacent notes 3 put the top note of this pair on the bottom of the set in case of a tie 4 compare all possible normal-ordered ...
... various forms of motives —> pitch sets how to determine them (best normal order) Normal order: 1 write out notes as a scale (start on any note) 2 find largest interval btw 2 adjacent notes 3 put the top note of this pair on the bottom of the set in case of a tie 4 compare all possible normal-ordered ...
Microtonal music
Microtonal music or microtonality is the use in music of microtones—intervals smaller than a semitone, which are also called ""microintervals"". It may also be extended to include any music using intervals not found in the customary Western tuning of twelve equal intervals per octave.