UNIT 1: ELEMENTS
... rich, etc. Composers use different combinations of instruments to create the tone color they want. ...
... rich, etc. Composers use different combinations of instruments to create the tone color they want. ...
Glossary of Terms
... Dynamics: refers to relative loudness or softness of the music Duration: length of time that a musical sound or silence lasts Pitch: refers to the relative highness or lowness of sound Timbre: refers to the distinctive tonal properties of a sound. -Timbre is the unique characteristic quality of a so ...
... Dynamics: refers to relative loudness or softness of the music Duration: length of time that a musical sound or silence lasts Pitch: refers to the relative highness or lowness of sound Timbre: refers to the distinctive tonal properties of a sound. -Timbre is the unique characteristic quality of a so ...
The Establishment of Equal Temperament
... premium on the incisive melodic quality of the small semitones,” (Lindley, 643). Pythagoras’s tuning system was used well into the fifteenth century. It was not until the Renaissance period that it first began to bear scrutiny. Thirds became a new defining harmonic characteristic of this period. Und ...
... premium on the incisive melodic quality of the small semitones,” (Lindley, 643). Pythagoras’s tuning system was used well into the fifteenth century. It was not until the Renaissance period that it first began to bear scrutiny. Thirds became a new defining harmonic characteristic of this period. Und ...
PPT only
... Intervals of notes that when played together sound conflicting Interference pattern between overtones ...
... Intervals of notes that when played together sound conflicting Interference pattern between overtones ...
6/26/06 Introduction We all have a mental/aural image of “music
... vibrating string of the monochord sounds at full wavelength, a tone is produced. This sound is the fundamental. When the wavelength is progressively divided into 2, 3, etc., new tones are produced. Each new tone has a specific mathematical relationship (proportion) to the fundamental. The proportion ...
... vibrating string of the monochord sounds at full wavelength, a tone is produced. This sound is the fundamental. When the wavelength is progressively divided into 2, 3, etc., new tones are produced. Each new tone has a specific mathematical relationship (proportion) to the fundamental. The proportion ...
Tippett - Concerto for Double String Orchestra movement I (Harmony)
... violins are playing another part, the violas are playing yet another part, etc. ...
... violins are playing another part, the violas are playing yet another part, etc. ...
GT Music Audition Requirements
... Two selections/etudes of differing styles. One must be from the AllState audition list. ...
... Two selections/etudes of differing styles. One must be from the AllState audition list. ...
Music of WWI
... ballets for the Ballet Russe. Other that “Rite of Spring” the other well known ballet composed by Stravinsky was “Partushka” which was considered a comedy and was written BEFORE Rite of Spring. This change in the ballets that he wrote, goes to show what type of conflicts were approaching Russia du ...
... ballets for the Ballet Russe. Other that “Rite of Spring” the other well known ballet composed by Stravinsky was “Partushka” which was considered a comedy and was written BEFORE Rite of Spring. This change in the ballets that he wrote, goes to show what type of conflicts were approaching Russia du ...
Page 1 of 8 NAHOO || Maths || The Relationship between
... "The fifths are tuned so flat that the ear is not well pleased with them; and the [minor] thirds are as sharp as can be endured."[8] Despite this relatively early discovery, the Romantic composers were the main influence in Western music before equal tempered tuning was universally adopted. The mode ...
... "The fifths are tuned so flat that the ear is not well pleased with them; and the [minor] thirds are as sharp as can be endured."[8] Despite this relatively early discovery, the Romantic composers were the main influence in Western music before equal tempered tuning was universally adopted. The mode ...
Music Theory Combination Tones
... simply listened to, over and over, with no predicted outcome, and any additional pitches ( with the exception of 8ves and P5ths rationalized as 2nd, 3rd, and 4th harmonics) notated in music notation. Note, in many cases the perceived additional tones were quarter tones out from equal tempered pitche ...
... simply listened to, over and over, with no predicted outcome, and any additional pitches ( with the exception of 8ves and P5ths rationalized as 2nd, 3rd, and 4th harmonics) notated in music notation. Note, in many cases the perceived additional tones were quarter tones out from equal tempered pitche ...
20th Cent Definitions
... Inclusion of folk songs, dances, legends, and other national material in a composition to associate it with the composer’s homeland Musical style marked by emotional restraint, balance, and clarity, inspired by the forms and style of 18th century music, found in many works from 19201950 A higher or ...
... Inclusion of folk songs, dances, legends, and other national material in a composition to associate it with the composer’s homeland Musical style marked by emotional restraint, balance, and clarity, inspired by the forms and style of 18th century music, found in many works from 19201950 A higher or ...
05 Elements Unit 5
... Tones foreign to a key weaken the tonic relationship which creates Chromaticism Chromatic tones are taken from the full gamut of the possible Western tonal system ...
... Tones foreign to a key weaken the tonic relationship which creates Chromaticism Chromatic tones are taken from the full gamut of the possible Western tonal system ...
notes from guest lecturer from the
... the notation- is a short hand for writing music ; that can be read by musicians in any country. the notation stays the same. conductors conduct from a score. the history of music reflects its time, environment, feeling, even racial/ cultural make up. uses for music: all occasions, weddings, funerals ...
... the notation- is a short hand for writing music ; that can be read by musicians in any country. the notation stays the same. conductors conduct from a score. the history of music reflects its time, environment, feeling, even racial/ cultural make up. uses for music: all occasions, weddings, funerals ...
Inversions
... • For diatonically-named intervals, there is a useful rule applying to all intervals (that is those of one octave or less). The number of any interval and the number of its inversion always add up to nine. Thus a fifth (number 5) and its inverse or complement, a fourth (number is 4) add up to 9. Do ...
... • For diatonically-named intervals, there is a useful rule applying to all intervals (that is those of one octave or less). The number of any interval and the number of its inversion always add up to nine. Thus a fifth (number 5) and its inverse or complement, a fourth (number is 4) add up to 9. Do ...
1 Basic Tuning for the Autoharp Introduction Setting The Foundation
... Octave - multiples of a given frequency. An octave higher than a note is twice the frequency and an octave lower is one half the frequency. There are twelve half steps or chromatic semitones and seven diatonic steps in an octave interval. Chromatic - a scale having all twelve semitones in an octave, ...
... Octave - multiples of a given frequency. An octave higher than a note is twice the frequency and an octave lower is one half the frequency. There are twelve half steps or chromatic semitones and seven diatonic steps in an octave interval. Chromatic - a scale having all twelve semitones in an octave, ...
vocabulary 1
... Simile - perform the indicated passage of a composition in a similar manner as the previous passage; similarly. Soli – the entire section Solo – only one person Staccato - ...
... Simile - perform the indicated passage of a composition in a similar manner as the previous passage; similarly. Soli – the entire section Solo – only one person Staccato - ...
AAWM_abstract_short
... TARSOS is a modular software platform to extract the pitch organization of a musical piece. The process consists of two basic steps: i) detect the fundamental frequencies using a pitch detection algorithm; ii) process the annotations and present them in a useful way without imposing predefined pitch ...
... TARSOS is a modular software platform to extract the pitch organization of a musical piece. The process consists of two basic steps: i) detect the fundamental frequencies using a pitch detection algorithm; ii) process the annotations and present them in a useful way without imposing predefined pitch ...
MUL 2010 “Enjoyment of Music
... sound, i.e., instrument, voice, other) • DYNAMICS = Loudness/Softness ...
... sound, i.e., instrument, voice, other) • DYNAMICS = Loudness/Softness ...
Elements of Music Overview
... Grand Staff- Treble and Bass Clefs Note names on the staff, and notation of pitches within the Grand Staff Altered pitch with Flat, Sharp, or Natural signs Intervals What happens if you use the wrong notes? ...
... Grand Staff- Treble and Bass Clefs Note names on the staff, and notation of pitches within the Grand Staff Altered pitch with Flat, Sharp, or Natural signs Intervals What happens if you use the wrong notes? ...
Lec2
... • Whole step – The most common interval found in diatonic scales – Same distance as two consecutive half steps ...
... • Whole step – The most common interval found in diatonic scales – Same distance as two consecutive half steps ...
1146375GRADE 4 MUSIC UEQ and CEQ
... What is the difference between rhythm and beat? What are the values of quarter, eighth, sixteenth notes, dotted quarter note, half notes, and quarter rests? What are pitch and melody? What are the different ways we can use our voices? What is meter? What is the pentatonic scale? What are phrases in ...
... What is the difference between rhythm and beat? What are the values of quarter, eighth, sixteenth notes, dotted quarter note, half notes, and quarter rests? What are pitch and melody? What are the different ways we can use our voices? What is meter? What is the pentatonic scale? What are phrases in ...
JS Bach`s canon per tonus
... 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 ...
Pentatonic Moods
... dreaminess that softens the soul and seems to contribute to a feeling of being in harmony with the wider world whether in sorrow or in joy. Songs from these islands use but seven notes, such as D,E-G,A,B-D,E. music on more complex scales typically uses semitone intervals to express sorrow, pain or c ...
... dreaminess that softens the soul and seems to contribute to a feeling of being in harmony with the wider world whether in sorrow or in joy. Songs from these islands use but seven notes, such as D,E-G,A,B-D,E. music on more complex scales typically uses semitone intervals to express sorrow, pain or c ...
Systems of pitch relations: scales, tunings
... "Just intonation has the problem that it cannot modulate to a different key (a very common means of expression throughout the Common practice period of music) without discarding many of the tones used in the previous key, thus for every key the musician wishes to modulate to, the instrument must pro ...
... "Just intonation has the problem that it cannot modulate to a different key (a very common means of expression throughout the Common practice period of music) without discarding many of the tones used in the previous key, thus for every key the musician wishes to modulate to, the instrument must pro ...
The Birth of - Early Music America
... the second century, Clement of Alexandria would gather music’s proportions into the Christian fold by proclaiming that Christ himself had decreed them. Yet another “divine” ratio gained prominence in the 13th century. This was the pure third, beloved particularly by the Renaissance-era English, and ...
... the second century, Clement of Alexandria would gather music’s proportions into the Christian fold by proclaiming that Christ himself had decreed them. Yet another “divine” ratio gained prominence in the 13th century. This was the pure third, beloved particularly by the Renaissance-era English, and ...
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.