Traditional composition techniques
... inversion mirrored contour; e.g., subject and inversion in Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, first movement isomelos same notes, different rhythm; used constantly in dodecaphony microtones intervals smaller than a semitone non-tonal scales scale structures that are symmetric in con ...
... inversion mirrored contour; e.g., subject and inversion in Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, first movement isomelos same notes, different rhythm; used constantly in dodecaphony microtones intervals smaller than a semitone non-tonal scales scale structures that are symmetric in con ...
Course Description
... harmonic analysis The course includes the following scales: major, minor, modal, pentatonic, and whole tone. The course covers the following concepts or procedures based in common-practice tonality: ...
... harmonic analysis The course includes the following scales: major, minor, modal, pentatonic, and whole tone. The course covers the following concepts or procedures based in common-practice tonality: ...
Document
... divisi – a divided part; some players play the top notes while others play the bottom notes half-step – the smallest common interval interval – the distance between two notes melody – a succession of musical tones that represents the linear/horizontal elements of a musical composition phrase – A sho ...
... divisi – a divided part; some players play the top notes while others play the bottom notes half-step – the smallest common interval interval – the distance between two notes melody – a succession of musical tones that represents the linear/horizontal elements of a musical composition phrase – A sho ...
11 – Music temperament and pitch
... compromises. A great number of temperaments had been proposed during the development of music theory and practice, to variable success. All temperaments fall into three groups: Open temperaments, closed unequal temperaments and one equal temperament that dominates now. Historically earlier open temp ...
... compromises. A great number of temperaments had been proposed during the development of music theory and practice, to variable success. All temperaments fall into three groups: Open temperaments, closed unequal temperaments and one equal temperament that dominates now. Historically earlier open temp ...
MUSICAL ACOUSTICS Tutorial 2: Solution Guide
... A trumpet player creates a Sound Pressure Level of 70 dB in a concert hall. To what musical dynamic marking does this SPL correspond? How would the SPL value and the dynamic level change if (a) a second trumpeter joined in with the same sound power as the first; (b) ten trumpeters played in unison, ...
... A trumpet player creates a Sound Pressure Level of 70 dB in a concert hall. To what musical dynamic marking does this SPL correspond? How would the SPL value and the dynamic level change if (a) a second trumpeter joined in with the same sound power as the first; (b) ten trumpeters played in unison, ...
Mathematics and Music (Mathematical World, Vol. 28)
... Chapter 11 starts with the old observation that two pitches played simultaneously sound ‘‘harmonious’’ when the ratio of their frequencies is rational with small numerator and denominator. It is shown how a scale constructed by using only a just fifth necessarily has a small imperfection, the comma ...
... Chapter 11 starts with the old observation that two pitches played simultaneously sound ‘‘harmonious’’ when the ratio of their frequencies is rational with small numerator and denominator. It is shown how a scale constructed by using only a just fifth necessarily has a small imperfection, the comma ...
Ben Johnston Pantonality Generalized
... which may be freely unfolded musically, linked by common tones or by melodic movement to other chords. The American composer Harry Partch (1901–1974) was profoundly influenced by reading Helmholtz, and became inspired in the late 1920s to discover the musical consequences of tuning intervals accordi ...
... which may be freely unfolded musically, linked by common tones or by melodic movement to other chords. The American composer Harry Partch (1901–1974) was profoundly influenced by reading Helmholtz, and became inspired in the late 1920s to discover the musical consequences of tuning intervals accordi ...
The Rosegarden Codicil: Rehearsing Music in Nineteen
... We are using the term ‘microtonal tuning’ here to mean simply any tuning with more than twelve notes per octave, though we realise that the term is sometimes defined more broadly. For example, the definition could be so broad as to include all tunings other than the one based on the ubiquitous Weste ...
... We are using the term ‘microtonal tuning’ here to mean simply any tuning with more than twelve notes per octave, though we realise that the term is sometimes defined more broadly. For example, the definition could be so broad as to include all tunings other than the one based on the ubiquitous Weste ...
Reference Guide to Music Literacy
... Semitones and Tones A semitone is the smallest distance between two notes. On a keyboard there is a semitone between any two notes that are next to each other. You will see on the keyboard that C to C# is a semitone. E to F is also a semitone, as is B to C. A tone is the distance of two semitones. T ...
... Semitones and Tones A semitone is the smallest distance between two notes. On a keyboard there is a semitone between any two notes that are next to each other. You will see on the keyboard that C to C# is a semitone. E to F is also a semitone, as is B to C. A tone is the distance of two semitones. T ...
hw3
... a. Label the lines on the scale generation template attached with fractions representing the frequency ratios in just tuning. b. Which interval is worst approximated (in cents) by an equally tempered interval? Other than the octave, which is best approximated? c. How many pure fifths are there in th ...
... a. Label the lines on the scale generation template attached with fractions representing the frequency ratios in just tuning. b. Which interval is worst approximated (in cents) by an equally tempered interval? Other than the octave, which is best approximated? c. How many pure fifths are there in th ...
Just Intonation Explained
... cents) are very close to 500 and 700, which are divisible by 100. 9/8 (204 cents) is almost as close. Our modern system of tuning, called equal temperament, is a compromise. We divide the octave into 12 equal intervals not because it sound better that way - it doesn't at all, it's slightly buzzy wit ...
... cents) are very close to 500 and 700, which are divisible by 100. 9/8 (204 cents) is almost as close. Our modern system of tuning, called equal temperament, is a compromise. We divide the octave into 12 equal intervals not because it sound better that way - it doesn't at all, it's slightly buzzy wit ...
3D Modelling and Printing of Microtonal Flutes
... on UV cured acrylate base materials. In this case a proprietary material called Objet MED610 was selected, so that a robust, rigid component with excellent feature definition could be produced using an Objet Connex 350 printing system. Using the Polyjet printer to print the recorder mouthpiece, a mu ...
... on UV cured acrylate base materials. In this case a proprietary material called Objet MED610 was selected, so that a robust, rigid component with excellent feature definition could be produced using an Objet Connex 350 printing system. Using the Polyjet printer to print the recorder mouthpiece, a mu ...
Symbolic Music Representations
... The most common naming convention for intervals uses two attributes to describe them: quality and number. Quality Quality: perfect, major, minor, augmented, diminished. Number Number: unison, second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, octave and is based on counting staff positions ...
... The most common naming convention for intervals uses two attributes to describe them: quality and number. Quality Quality: perfect, major, minor, augmented, diminished. Number Number: unison, second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, octave and is based on counting staff positions ...
June 27 - UCSB Music
... by semitone. This is different from chromatic semitones, which is the relationship between two notes with the same letter name related by semitone. The pitches G and G# are related by chromatic semitone. The black notes on the piano are pitches that are a semitone away from the white notes adjacent ...
... by semitone. This is different from chromatic semitones, which is the relationship between two notes with the same letter name related by semitone. The pitches G and G# are related by chromatic semitone. The black notes on the piano are pitches that are a semitone away from the white notes adjacent ...
microtonal scale exploration in Central
... pentatonic containing following intervals: 324, 204, 180, 319, and 174 cents; thus three smaller intervals and two larger that linger around the pure minor third. A pure major third lies in between these two minor thirds (the two smaller intervals 204+180 make 384 cents), by which an nice enchainmen ...
... pentatonic containing following intervals: 324, 204, 180, 319, and 174 cents; thus three smaller intervals and two larger that linger around the pure minor third. A pure major third lies in between these two minor thirds (the two smaller intervals 204+180 make 384 cents), by which an nice enchainmen ...
Playing Melodically and Harmonically in Tune Michael Kimber One
... 4) a clear awareness of intervals 5) a comfortable and reliable technique 6) a thorough familiarity with the fingerboard 7) an artistic desire to create beautiful sounds 8) sensitivity to melodic and harmonic influences. The importance of the first seven points is commonly understood. The eighth poi ...
... 4) a clear awareness of intervals 5) a comfortable and reliable technique 6) a thorough familiarity with the fingerboard 7) an artistic desire to create beautiful sounds 8) sensitivity to melodic and harmonic influences. The importance of the first seven points is commonly understood. The eighth poi ...
Musical Terms Level 3
... refers to 4/4 time signature, where there are four quarter-note beats per measure ...
... refers to 4/4 time signature, where there are four quarter-note beats per measure ...
Chapter 1 Definitions
... 4. A ______________ is used in music to designate the precise pitch desired. 5. A staff may be extended by the use of ____________________. 6. A ____________ must appear at the beginning of a staff to indicate which pitches are to be associated with which lines and spaces. 7. The __________________ ...
... 4. A ______________ is used in music to designate the precise pitch desired. 5. A staff may be extended by the use of ____________________. 6. A ____________ must appear at the beginning of a staff to indicate which pitches are to be associated with which lines and spaces. 7. The __________________ ...
Introduction to Music
... a. sounds produced by musical instruments b. sounds that are pleasing, as opposed to noise c. an art based on the organization of sounds in time d. a system of symbols that performers learn to read ...
... a. sounds produced by musical instruments b. sounds that are pleasing, as opposed to noise c. an art based on the organization of sounds in time d. a system of symbols that performers learn to read ...
Slides - UMD Physics
... Temperament: an assignment of frequencies to all twelve notes from C to B It is impossible to find a temperament where all the octaves and fifths are perfect Pythagorean: all octaves and all but one fifth are perfect. One fifth is very off (pythagorean comma). ...
... Temperament: an assignment of frequencies to all twelve notes from C to B It is impossible to find a temperament where all the octaves and fifths are perfect Pythagorean: all octaves and all but one fifth are perfect. One fifth is very off (pythagorean comma). ...
Beautiful city
... Each page is between 2 and 3 minutes long, with durations matching the relative positions of the notes in the score. Tones sustain until the next dotted barline (except when tied into the next measure). When more than one tone is indicated within a single bar, the notes should be sustained simultane ...
... Each page is between 2 and 3 minutes long, with durations matching the relative positions of the notes in the score. Tones sustain until the next dotted barline (except when tied into the next measure). When more than one tone is indicated within a single bar, the notes should be sustained simultane ...
musicianship project - 2011
... are also perfect 5ths intervals. The first three notes in the soprano and alto voice are major 3rd intervals, the first two notes skip. The fourth note in the soprano and alto voice in m.40 is a major 6th. In measure 41 the tenor and alto notes move up consecutively in eighth notes. The notes in the ...
... are also perfect 5ths intervals. The first three notes in the soprano and alto voice are major 3rd intervals, the first two notes skip. The fourth note in the soprano and alto voice in m.40 is a major 6th. In measure 41 the tenor and alto notes move up consecutively in eighth notes. The notes in the ...
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.