The history of the baritone horn and the euphonium. The euphonium is a low brass instrument‚ whose ancestor is the serpent which was made in 1490 by Canon Edme Guillaume in France. In 1843‚ Sommer of Weimar created a piston valved‚ tenor sounding instrument called a "euphonion".The name euphonion is derived from the Greek word euphonos‚ meaning "sweet-voiced". Many people think this instrument is the ancestor of the modern day euphonium in Germany. This brass instrument closely resembles a baritone
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Music Tutorial Software 24/04/2012 Contents Music Tutorial Software 1 1 Background and Investigation 3 1.1 Introduction to the organisation 3 1.2 Existing situation 3 1.3 The client‚ potential users and audience 3 1.4 Justification for required solution 3 1.5 Use of investigation techniques 4 1.6 Client requirements 5 2 Analysis and deliverables 6 2.1 Scope of the project 6 2.2 Proposed system
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How to Play a Flute In this paper I am going to explain to you how to play my musical instrument‚ a flute. The flute is a woodwind instrument that has been around since before 4‚000 BC. There are many types of flutes; some are made of wood and others of medal. The kind I play is a c instrument made of medal. This instrument is considered a woodwind because it is non-directional‚ which means that the sound goes in all directions at about the same volume. It also is considered a woodwind because
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[briarpatch922] Melanie Woody English 1010-C92 17 September 2013 Classical Music Would be Ordinary without the Oboe Handel‚ Bach‚ Mozart‚ Saint Saëns‚ Beethoven and many more composers wrote countless music for full‚ grand orchestras and their pieces of music have been played regularly and imitated to this day. In almost each work‚ they chose to exhibit one instrument in particular: the oboe. Why the oboe? What does it have that other instruments are lacking? If many world-renowned composers
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them originate from similar backgrounds with the Gambus Melayu a modification of the Gambus Hadhramaut. Today‚ the gambus is recognised as a national musical instrument of Malaysia and a symbol of Malay traditional music identity (Hilarian‚ 2006). We will explore further in this essay the origins and evolution of gambus and its role in the Malay musical genre of zapin‚ hamdolok and ghazal. Gambus Melayu The slimmer and smaller pear-shaped gambus Melayu is comparable to the Yemeni qanbus. Its uniqueness
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Grade 7 and ceased when I was in Grade 9. With an enthusiasm of playing another instrument‚ I was prescribed by my teacher to play tenor saxophone. I played saxophone for a long time now from Grade 10 to 11. Amid those years‚ I performed in various musical concerts/events with my classmates such as Ontario Band Association Small Ensemble Festival and OAPCE conference. I accept in the event that I learn at York University‚ my melodic taste and enthusiasm will additionally enhance and I will pick up significantly
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There is a four-stringed musical instrument which has been making the history of music in Europe musically rich. This instrument is called the violin. This four-stringed instrument has been immensely used in both Classical and modern music. It has been a timeless instrument that has been present in European music history. Musicians adore it because of its delightful musical capabilities. As a background‚ Peter Gammond stressed that‚ “The violin is capable of great agility and violinists like to show
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This semester I have experience many live musical performances. Some of these performances have let me down but for the most part‚ these performances have been everything I ever expected. My two favorite performances this semester were Festival Vallenato and Ultra Music Festival. Although these two types of music are different in every way possible‚ the people and the performers are exactly where I feel I am in the right place. Both of these events were held in Bayfront Park. This is a very famous
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The music of Turkey‚ dating back to the Silk Road Era‚ contains dissonantly dramatic chords unlike what many Westerners are accustomed to (Sheehan 86). Although the musical foundation of Turkey was created by the blending of customs from outside influences‚ stylistic choices vary throughout the country because individual provinces developed without a sense of national unity (“Turkish”). Turkish music theory practices have been influenced by the history of the Ottoman Empire‚ the Islamic faith‚ and
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photos: Stefanos Karamanian I was absorbed with all that‚ when suddenly the professional musicians entered the stage. There seemed to be a dressed code‚ as everyone was in black tie or formal dresses. They sit in their own seats‚ and started tuning their musical instruments. Moreover musicians warmed up their muscles and focused their concentration before the actual performance. After a while‚ there was silence‚ the conductor came‚ the performers got up and the audience applauded‚ so the music began
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