How Music Works I
... used to produce tones in the making of music. OMI 16 (sound illustrations of 10 world music instruments) ...
... used to produce tones in the making of music. OMI 16 (sound illustrations of 10 world music instruments) ...
Presentation
... • pure tones are very rare • a single note on a musical instrument is a superposition (i.e. several things one on top of the other) of many related frequencies called harmonics ...
... • pure tones are very rare • a single note on a musical instrument is a superposition (i.e. several things one on top of the other) of many related frequencies called harmonics ...
Harvard
... natural major is the church "Ionian Mode" (C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C), and our natural minor is the church "Aeolian mode" (C-DD#-F-G-G#-A#-C). I became curious about modes when I learned that "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "Scarborough Fair" use the old balladic scale which matches the church "Dorian Mo ...
... natural major is the church "Ionian Mode" (C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C), and our natural minor is the church "Aeolian mode" (C-DD#-F-G-G#-A#-C). I became curious about modes when I learned that "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "Scarborough Fair" use the old balladic scale which matches the church "Dorian Mo ...
Experiencing Music - Petal School District
... rhythm, harmony, timbre, texture, and form. The more you know about these elements the easier it is to understand the music you hear. ...
... rhythm, harmony, timbre, texture, and form. The more you know about these elements the easier it is to understand the music you hear. ...
Full CD Booklet
... major seconds and two equal minor seconds. In 17-note tuning, however, each major second spans three chromatic degrees rather than two (as in 12-note tuning); in both tunings minor seconds span one chromatic degree. 17-note triads are very discordant due to the large major third, so the fundamental ...
... major seconds and two equal minor seconds. In 17-note tuning, however, each major second spans three chromatic degrees rather than two (as in 12-note tuning); in both tunings minor seconds span one chromatic degree. 17-note triads are very discordant due to the large major third, so the fundamental ...
Program - Michael Harrison, composer and pianist
... were rigorously avoided. Numerous different “unequal” tempered tuning systems, such as MeanTone and the Werckmeister and Kirnberger tunings, were developed both to distribute the comma around a predetermined octave and to minimize the effect of these “wolf” tones. As a result, music could be played ...
... were rigorously avoided. Numerous different “unequal” tempered tuning systems, such as MeanTone and the Werckmeister and Kirnberger tunings, were developed both to distribute the comma around a predetermined octave and to minimize the effect of these “wolf” tones. As a result, music could be played ...
Pythagoras to Secor - Joint Mathematics Meetings
... In music theory, a temperament is a system of tuning. The concept of temperament has been studied since antiquity; it arises as a consequence of the unique factorization property of integers, applied to the pitches of musical notes. In this talk, we briefly review historically significant temperamen ...
... In music theory, a temperament is a system of tuning. The concept of temperament has been studied since antiquity; it arises as a consequence of the unique factorization property of integers, applied to the pitches of musical notes. In this talk, we briefly review historically significant temperamen ...
my summary of the major scale
... When we think of a scale in music, we think of a series on musical notes that go in an ascending and descending manner. The major scales are the foundation from which all other scales are farmed. These scales are called the musical alphabet; they are: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C A major scale begins with ...
... When we think of a scale in music, we think of a series on musical notes that go in an ascending and descending manner. The major scales are the foundation from which all other scales are farmed. These scales are called the musical alphabet; they are: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C A major scale begins with ...
Ancient Music
... music. He went to the blacksmiths to learn how this had happened by looking at their tools, he discovered that it was because the anvils were "simple ratios of each other, one was half the size of the first, another was 2/3 the size, and so on. ...
... music. He went to the blacksmiths to learn how this had happened by looking at their tools, he discovered that it was because the anvils were "simple ratios of each other, one was half the size of the first, another was 2/3 the size, and so on. ...
Tunings and Temperaments Powerpoint
... possible to start at any note, go up twelve perfect Fifths, and end up at the same note from whence you started (just in a different octave) We call this the Circle of Fifths; it is an important fundamental concept that is the basis for much of modern music theory ...
... possible to start at any note, go up twelve perfect Fifths, and end up at the same note from whence you started (just in a different octave) We call this the Circle of Fifths; it is an important fundamental concept that is the basis for much of modern music theory ...
lesson 2: musical alphabet, scale degrees and solfeggio
... Using numbers, count the lines and spaces in between the two notes including the note you start on and the note you end on. This is how we "count" intervals. ...
... Using numbers, count the lines and spaces in between the two notes including the note you start on and the note you end on. This is how we "count" intervals. ...
BG Vocab
... frets. 6. Octave: Range between one note and the same note repeated either lower or higher. (From the root “oct-” meaning “eight” because there are eight natural notes in an octave.) 7. Scale: an arrangement of notes in a system of ascending or descending pitch, usually within an octave 8. Chromatic ...
... frets. 6. Octave: Range between one note and the same note repeated either lower or higher. (From the root “oct-” meaning “eight” because there are eight natural notes in an octave.) 7. Scale: an arrangement of notes in a system of ascending or descending pitch, usually within an octave 8. Chromatic ...
MSP_lecture3
... The next unique interval in the harmonic series after 3/2 is 5/4 This step in our modern scale is known as the “major third” (E in a C scale which we will see more of later). Closest interval in Pythag’s scale is “Unstable” interval of 81/64 Slightly higher than the closest interval of 5/4 i ...
... The next unique interval in the harmonic series after 3/2 is 5/4 This step in our modern scale is known as the “major third” (E in a C scale which we will see more of later). Closest interval in Pythag’s scale is “Unstable” interval of 81/64 Slightly higher than the closest interval of 5/4 i ...
INTONATION FOR WINDS
... The major 3rd has pitch in a ratio of 5:4. The major 3rd of A is C# and should have a pitch of 550Hz. But the tuner will indicate that 554.4Hz is “correct”, which is very far from what will sound good. You will need to play much lower to be in tune. The minor 3rd corresponds to a ratio of 6:5. T ...
... The major 3rd has pitch in a ratio of 5:4. The major 3rd of A is C# and should have a pitch of 550Hz. But the tuner will indicate that 554.4Hz is “correct”, which is very far from what will sound good. You will need to play much lower to be in tune. The minor 3rd corresponds to a ratio of 6:5. T ...
species counterpoint
... In 1725, Johann Fux published his epoch-making Gradus ad Parnassum, a counterpoint manual that quickly became the primary influence in polyphonic training for generations of composers to follow, including most of the major figures of the Classical period. Although his knowledge of the music appeared ...
... In 1725, Johann Fux published his epoch-making Gradus ad Parnassum, a counterpoint manual that quickly became the primary influence in polyphonic training for generations of composers to follow, including most of the major figures of the Classical period. Although his knowledge of the music appeared ...
Inner Octaves and Eastern Music
... The third stage of intention begins when the musician wishes with his whole being. This stage goes beyond time and place. The relationship between the outer and inner octave tones then expresses something that transcends the local origins of the music. At that moment, the universe, in the form of a ...
... The third stage of intention begins when the musician wishes with his whole being. This stage goes beyond time and place. The relationship between the outer and inner octave tones then expresses something that transcends the local origins of the music. At that moment, the universe, in the form of a ...
L 8-‐9 Musical Scales, Chords , and Intervals, The Pythagorean and
... The interval between successive pitches determines the type of scale. ...
... The interval between successive pitches determines the type of scale. ...
LucyTuning*LucyScaleDevelopments*LucyTuned Lullabies*Pi
... adjacent flat. Using many MIDI instruments, this may be achieved in software. See details on LucyTuning and MIDI. c) All other instruments can play LucyTuning by retuning and subtle fingering and/or embouchure adjustments. Erv Wilson's hexagon marimba/keyboard layout and tubalong layout. Q. Can Lucy ...
... adjacent flat. Using many MIDI instruments, this may be achieved in software. See details on LucyTuning and MIDI. c) All other instruments can play LucyTuning by retuning and subtle fingering and/or embouchure adjustments. Erv Wilson's hexagon marimba/keyboard layout and tubalong layout. Q. Can Lucy ...
Music 181: Inversions of Intervals, Compound Intervals
... II. Compound intervals Any interval larger than an octave (8va) is a compound interval; intervals smaller than an octave are called simple intervals. Any compound interval can be reduced to a simple interval; in most musical contexts the compound interval and its simple counterpart are functionally ...
... II. Compound intervals Any interval larger than an octave (8va) is a compound interval; intervals smaller than an octave are called simple intervals. Any compound interval can be reduced to a simple interval; in most musical contexts the compound interval and its simple counterpart are functionally ...
Reading guide for Isobel Henderson P. 336 Especially in
... productive. When Henderson says that harmonics was an independent science, she doesn't mean it had nothing to do with music; it's that the theorists who spoke about the mathematics of tuning didn't say anything about the practice of playing and singing particular pieces. But of course they studied t ...
... productive. When Henderson says that harmonics was an independent science, she doesn't mean it had nothing to do with music; it's that the theorists who spoke about the mathematics of tuning didn't say anything about the practice of playing and singing particular pieces. But of course they studied t ...
Intervals and Dissonance in Human Evolution
... this process of knowing the intervals within an octave reoccurring within the single note, because in this note the harmonics will become new intervals that are too subtle for us to use presently. As a specific example of these changes in interval, meantone temperament was used in Europe from the la ...
... this process of knowing the intervals within an octave reoccurring within the single note, because in this note the harmonics will become new intervals that are too subtle for us to use presently. As a specific example of these changes in interval, meantone temperament was used in Europe from the la ...
The demise of number ratios in music theory
... measure that says nothing about the essence of the matter. … In the music theory of the 18th and 19th Centuries, the overtone series is the natural archetype of the interval hierarchy upon which rules of composition are founded. … The surrender of the Platonic idea of number meant nothing less than ...
... measure that says nothing about the essence of the matter. … In the music theory of the 18th and 19th Centuries, the overtone series is the natural archetype of the interval hierarchy upon which rules of composition are founded. … The surrender of the Platonic idea of number meant nothing less than ...
Intervals
... Spelling Intervals with Accidentals If the new intervals is one half step smaller than the natural ...
... Spelling Intervals with Accidentals If the new intervals is one half step smaller than the natural ...
Lecture Series 1 Exam Review
... 1-How do we define music what is it as an art form? 2-Define the term rhythm. 3-How is musical time measured? 4-What does it mean to give the beat an accent? 5-Give an example of nonmetrical music. 6-Placement of accents away from their normal stresses in the meter is called: 7-A healthy human ear c ...
... 1-How do we define music what is it as an art form? 2-Define the term rhythm. 3-How is musical time measured? 4-What does it mean to give the beat an accent? 5-Give an example of nonmetrical music. 6-Placement of accents away from their normal stresses in the meter is called: 7-A healthy human ear c ...
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.