Search results for "Pitch (music)" - New World Encyclopedia
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- All the other scales in traditional Western music are subsets of this ... chromatic scale became the basis of modern music written using the twelve ...5 KB (783 words) - 21:50, 10 December 2023
- In music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent ... The term is usually used in reference to music of the late Middle ...7 KB (1,087 words) - 08:47, 24 November 2022
- foundation in both western and non-western music. This foundation is due to ... The frequent use of the octave is a part of most music, though there ...7 KB (1,075 words) - 23:50, 17 November 2022
- chant. Chant may be considered speech, music, or a heightened or stylized ... When performing a chant, the singer usually uses music and sacred ...5 KB (821 words) - 01:44, 4 December 2023
- a small natural horn with no valves. All pitch control is done by varying ... and cornet and, thus, allowed for diatonic pitch sets (scales). ...10 KB (1,584 words) - 18:37, 22 November 2023
- The usage of the term is not unique to music but has application in medicine ... and logs were the next steps in the evolution of music. ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 00:31, 24 November 2022
- In Western tonal music a key is the central aural reference point established by pitch relationships creating a set, in a given musical piece ...10 KB (1,613 words) - 03:32, 6 October 2022
- Johannes Tinctoris (c.1435 – 1511) was a Flemish composer and music ... Tinctoris published many volumes of writings on music. While they ...4 KB (573 words) - 07:20, 5 April 2024
- In music, modulation is usually the act or process of changing from ... As tonality emerged as the prevalent syntax of Western music, this ...13 KB (2,131 words) - 19:27, 9 November 2022
- which rapidly and repeatedly changes in pitch from the vocal or chest register ... In Alpine folk music, it was probably developed in the Swiss Alps ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 00:48, 17 April 2023
- no half-tones, and the player can bend each pitch as much as a whole tone or ... made it popular in Western pop and jazz music. == Description == ...13 KB (2,089 words) - 12:20, 27 January 2023
- defined the beginning of the Baroque era in music. composition, for he wrote a great deal of music for ceremonial affairs, some ...6 KB (961 words) - 20:07, 26 July 2023
- Among the instrumental groups of definite pitch in the modern symphony ... popularity in the early days of recorded music, as their sound could more ...17 KB (2,861 words) - 18:39, 2 May 2023
- #039;s (the Devil's) gelding. The music it makes draws all the forest ... traditional and "new age" kantele music are also available. ...6 KB (959 words) - 02:48, 5 October 2022
- in the classical, popular and religious music of the Indian subcontinent ... parts. However, none of his own writings on music mention the drum (nor the ...11 KB (1,728 words) - 02:05, 27 February 2023
- which incorporated elements of blues and gospel music. ... opposed to the character of swing music, partly as a result of growing ...8 KB (1,171 words) - 17:08, 18 August 2020
- collecting, studying and documenting folk music of indigenous cultures. This ... He also studied at the Academy of Music where he received his Diploma ...8 KB (1,191 words) - 06:09, 13 June 2023
- The majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped ... quot;]. In Deane L. Root (ed.). Grove Music Online Oxford Music Online ...15 KB (2,396 words) - 20:32, 28 December 2023
- Unlike most drums, they produce a definite pitch when struck. This feature ... feature pedal mechanisms which allow their pitch to be altered during performance. ...25 KB (3,944 words) - 23:36, 30 April 2023
- mallets. Each bar is tuned to a specific pitch of the musical scale. ... Century associated largely with the folk music of Eastern Europe, notably ...7 KB (1,049 words) - 21:33, 15 January 2024
