The musicians are divided into four main groups called sections: (1) the string section‚ (2) the woodwind section‚ (3) the brass section‚ (4) and the percussion section. The various instruments in the string‚ woodwind‚ and brass section are pitched in different ranges‚ like voices in a choir. In the following discussion‚ the instruments in each of these sections are listed in the order from those of the highest range to those of the lowest. Some percussion instruments are also
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Medium of Music Tone is the medium of music and refers to the sound that travels through air and reaches the audience. It is produced by an instrument or by the voice and has 4 qualities: * Timbre * Pitch * Duration * Intensity Timbre (also called tone color or tone quality) is the distinctive quality of a tone. Pitch refers to the highness and lowness of a tone. The vibrations and sound-producing material determine the pitch of a tone : the slower the vibration‚ the slower
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However‚ through previous knowledge‚ I knew that iron was silver in color‚ however the yellowish brown hue of brass more closely matched that of the metal. Thus‚ I decided that the “golden metal”‚ was actually brass. On the other hand‚ the silver metal was much more difficult. Faults in my group’s data for the silver metal [which will be enumerated in the paragraph to follow] made the task of differentiating the
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THERMAL EXPANSION HEAT MYP-5 | Thermal Expansion happens a lot in everyday life. When something is heated and expands this is Thermal Expansion. The way Thermal Expansion works‚ is when it is heated the atoms expand‚ and then when it is cooled it shrinks. Several examples of Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change in volume in response to a change in temperature. When a substance is heated‚ its particles begin moving more and thus usually maintain a greater average separation
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Maguindanao 4. Samal 5. Yakan 6. Sanggil 7. Badjao 8. Molbog 9. Jama Mapun Woodcrafts: Okil or okir (wood carvings) - is the best represented by brass works‚ where one sees a rare blending of the aesthetic‚ the utilitarian‚ and the social purposes. Brass works: * Kabu * Gadua- jar-like containers with covers * Langguay- coverless containers with decorated rims * Kendi- an ornamented teapot * Salapa
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for structural materials. 2. A) Describe the uses of brass‚ steel and solder and 2 other alloys of your choice‚ and explain how these uses relate to their properties. Brass: The two major metals in brass are copper and zinc. The proportion of the copper to zinc affects the colour of the alloy‚ ranging from a rose coloured alloy to a yellow alloy. The higher the proportion of zinc‚ the greater the hardness and tensile strength of the alloy. Brass can be highly polished and is lustrous which makes it
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have chosen these two objects‚ because they have a lot in common as they are both musical instruments. The cittern was made roughly in 1685 made by German man‚ Joachim Tielke. The material used to make this was cypress‚ ivory‚ ebony‚ parchment‚ and brass. The cittern is 24 ⅞ in by 9 5/16 in. Also‚ this was made in Hamburg‚ Germany‚ so it is a german instrument. This was used to play music during church services and ceremonies such as weddings and funerals. But a lot of aristocrats played this‚ and
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undertones‚ which illustrates the feeling of the family as they pick their pieces of paper. The solemn melody played by the woodwind instruments is performed interchangeably with a contrasting‚ more upbeat melody of the brass instruments. The piece reaches a turning point when the brass instruments and the woodwinds are replaced by the more lively melody of the strings. This matches the turning point of the story; in particular‚ the instance Mrs. Hutchinson opens her paper and realizes she has the paper
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‘walnut sized brass balls’‚ this depiction takes the reader back to the beginning of the novel‚ where in chapter 2 Hassan and Amir fired ‘mulberries and walnuts’‚ Hosseini uses symbolism to remind the reader of the friendship Amir once shared with Hassan in the house‚ which was ripped away by Assef‚ foreshadowing his return in chapter 22. The alliteration of ‘brass balls’ again takes the reader back to Amir’s childhood as Hosseini described Assef’s appearance as ‘stainless-steel‚ brass knuckles’ creating
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Cody King ENG 102 Gary Crist March 24‚ 2014 The man who searched for Sin Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American writer who wrote countless stories that used his reflections of his families past. One story that Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote most exquisitely was Ethan Brand. Within this story Ethan Brand was a man that was in search of an unpardonable sin. Just like some of Hawthorne’s stories‚ this one shows a man that is driven beyond society because of his obsession with perfection. Hawthorne uses
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