The Viola The viola is a string instrument that plays a vital role in the orchestra. It is known as the alto‚ or lower version on the violin family. Andrea Amati is known for creating the violin family that we know of today. This family of instruments developed in the 1500’s. They were generated in the country of Italy‚ where most instruments were being created in this time period. The shape of the viola has altered through the years because of the evolution of music and the comfort of the players
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Short History Bowed instruments have been around since the ninth century AD‚ according to Werner Bachmann‚ author of The Origins of Bowing. They originated in Central Asia‚ where they produced very fine hunting bows‚ which eventually developed into the first musical bows. In the tenth century‚ bowed instruments had traveled to the lands of the Islamic and Byzantine Empires. (Remnant‚ 1989) In the eleventh century‚ the vielle was depicted in Byzantine manuscripts. The instrument then traveled up through
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entertaining it serves as a way to pass knowledge and stories to the next generation. African music has a variety of different instruments that they use throughout their songs. Music in African culture also has very strong spiritual and religious meanings. The recent history of African musical influence has played a large part in encouraging the current trend toward African musical appreciation. During the 1950s‚ when the Africans experienced rapid urbanization and a relatively booming economy‚ the two
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listened to individually through technologically mediated devices‚ such as a personal stereo or a personal computer that enables the downloading of MP3 files over the Internet‚ and in the past few decades music has been produced with new electronic instruments such as the Theremin‚ the Hammond Organ‚ the electric guitar‚ the synthesizer‚ and the digital
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Percussion instruments were also popular in the Native American tribes. Some included rasps‚ bells as a use of clothing and clap-sticks. Flutes‚ whistles‚ and some stringed instruments were also commonly used. One instrument specific to the Apache tribe was the Apache violin‚ which is a single-string instrument made from the stalk of the agave plant. Compared to similar instruments in Western Culture‚ Native American Instruments were constructed with different materials
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Ibalong “Ibalong‚” the musical tells the story of Handyong and his warriors who come to Bicol – formerly known as Ibalon – and wage war against beasts and mopillaging the land’s natural wealth. Handyong mightily battles creatures bearing a solitary eye and three throats‚ several winged sharks‚ and wild carabaos.In introducing civilization to the barbaric land‚ Handyong matches wit and might with the scheming snake‚ Oryol. A master of deceit‚ Oryol disguises herself into a sweet‚ young lady
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consist of between nine to twelve instruments. Mohori - This kind of music has more than 600 musical themes and there are still many hundreds more that have been lost to time. Mohori music is most often heard at royal banquets‚ played to folk dancing or at summer concerts in the present day Plengkar - PlengKar is the music that this played at weddings and this ensemble is made up seven instruments‚ with representation from the wing‚ string and percussive instruments. A vocalist will usually accompany
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Basso Continuo A small accompanying ensemble of usually only two instruments that provides bass-driven chordal support is the basso continuo (continuous bass). During the baroque period‚ the harpsichord and a low string instrument formed the most common basso continuo. To prevent the high-flying melodies of the Baroque from spinning out of control‚ a strong harmonic support was needed. The double bass would play the bass line and the harpsichord would fill in the chords above the bass note‚ which
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listened to at that particular time. Music also helps to improve the learning abilities of children. Research has claimed that when learning to play a musical instrument‚ playing can positively affect the brain. Playing musical instruments can also help to improve how children learn and
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1. The four main properties of musical sounds are; Tone Color (Timbre)‚ Pitch‚ Dynamics and Duration. Tone Color also known as timbre pertains to the distinguishing attributes of one voice or instrument from another. A good example is the tone difference between a saxophone and a guitar‚ or even between a nylon and steel string guitars. Pitch mainly has to do with the relative highness or the lowness of a sound. It is determined by the frequency of the vibration of sound. Smaller objects (shorter
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