Search results for "Pitch (music)" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • collecting, studying and documenting folk music of indigenous cultures. This ... He also studied at the Academy of Music where he received his Diploma ...
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  • mallets. Each bar is tuned to a specific pitch of the musical scale. ... Century associated largely with the folk music of Eastern Europe, notably ...
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  • The majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped ... quot;]. In Deane L. Root (ed.). Grove Music Online Oxford Music Online ...
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  • 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
  • with other instruments. The flute's pitch and various aspects of its ... Historically, flutes have often been used in the playing of sacred ...
    19 KB (2,947 words) - 17:48, 28 March 2024
  • pitch as many trumpets and cornets. It usually has three piston valves ... Some modern flugelhorns feature a fourth valve that lowers the pitch ...
    12 KB (1,704 words) - 20:41, 28 December 2023
  • " According to the American Academy of Music, the horn is considered, ... through the sounds and meanings of music and sound. [[Image:Range frenchhorn ...
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  • * In music and acoustics, the frequency of the standard pitch A above middle C on a piano is usually defined as 440 Hz, that is, 440 cycles per ...
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  • and tautness of the strings affect the pitch and tone of the sound produced ... most common string instruments in Western music are those in the violin, ...
    26 KB (3,682 words) - 21:00, 26 February 2023
  • extra valve tubing is normally engaged to pitch the instrument in B ... , and pressing the thumb lever removes a whole step to pitch the instrument ...
    34 KB (4,980 words) - 16:54, 26 March 2022
  • with special costumes, dance motions, and music. The dance has earned a reputation ... ===Types of Korean traditional music in Geom-mu=== “Samhyeon-Nyukgak” ...
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  • being dated to 1521. The Royal Academy of Music in London, has an instrument ... a 4-foot, but occasionally both at 8-foot pitch), greater string tension ...
    23 KB (3,517 words) - 20:32, 29 January 2022
  • of their similarity in size, closeness in pitch range (a mere perfect fifth ... tone of a viola, particularly in orchestral music, can have unintended consequences ...
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  • Atonality describes music that does not use a tonal center or key ... Taylor (Radano 1993, 108-109), have written music that is described as atonal ...
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  • The harmonica is used in blues and American folk music, jazz, classical ... The harmonica has become a respected parts of almost every genre of ...
    28 KB (4,396 words) - 13:30, 24 January 2023
  • , and F) the instrument's part is written in "concert pitch ... John Philip Sousa was a benefactor of the University of Illinois music ...
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  • and jazz ensembles, as well as in popular music bands. They are played by ... desire to express and evoke emotion through music. Today, adding its unique ...
    34 KB (5,196 words) - 19:49, 28 June 2023
  • for his research on the psychology of music and sound. He founded the ... young age. His main interest however, was music, and by the age of ten Stumpf ...
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  • The fusion of swing and Cuban music produced this fascinating rhythm ... it used rhythms derived from African folk music. The contradanza had arrived ...
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  • in present-day Bratislava, Slovakia. His music reflects the transition from ... of the Classical style with wider ranges of pitch, dynamics and tone color ...
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