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    3.0.8 Ancient Music

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    question: a. Which instrument looks like a snake? The serpent b. Which instrument is played by winding a crank? hurdy-gurdy c. Which instrument "is a loud reed-cap instrument with a double reed"? The Rauschpfeife d. Which instrument has been called the most versatile of Renaissance wind instruments? The Zink e. Which instrument was an instrument used by priests in Biblical times? The shofar f. Which instrument uses an animal bladder? Bladder Pipe g. Which instrument uses strings and was used in

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    Your students will find the D minor tonality very appealing. As flat keys can be more difficult for string players‚ though‚ a good way to prepare for this piece is to first play an F major scale. Then‚ show the students that the key signature of the F major scale is the same as the D minor scale (relative major-minor)‚ and have them play the D natural minor scale. Discuss how the mood or feeling can be different between the major and minor tonalities‚ even though they each employ the same notes.

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    Humanities and Traditions

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    origins of music; ranging from the earliest record‚ to the present time now. Humanities and Tradition Prehistoric humanity used anything that was readily available because they lacked the knowledge to make instruments. The other early forms are the drum-based‚ and percussion instruments. Which were the most readily available? Some things used for early music were rocks‚ sticks‚ and varied objects that caused unique sounds when played differently at random timing. From it were simple things like

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    level solely involving the string family. Initially‚ the tone color varied. It was showcased through the woodwind‚ percussion and string families equally until the strings took center stage becoming the main focus of the opening portion of the composition. Here‚ the opening texture of the piece was thick and included a variation of instruments such as cymbals‚ triangles‚ a bass drum and a variety of strings. The immediate tempo of the piece was fast‚ however‚ once the string family took over it regressed

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    concepts of voice classification‚ instrument families and members‚ and ensemble type you can get a multitude of tone colors. With each tone color comes up a different idea. Timbre: otherwise known as “tone color”‚ is the quality of music that identifies a specific instruments sound. Different instruments differentiate by variety/contrast of “color. These tones can be described as mellow‚ bright‚ rustic‚ dark‚ and in a plethora of other manners. Not only do instruments differ in their own family‚ but

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    each question: Which instrument looks like a snake? The Serpent Which instrument is played by winding a crank? The Hurdy-Gurdy Which instrument "is a loud reed-cap instrument with a double reed"? The Rauschpfeife Which instrument has been called the most versatile of Renaissance wind instruments? The Zink Which instrument was an instrument used by priests in Biblical times? The Shofar Which instrument uses an animal bladder? The Bladder Pipe Which instrument uses strings and was used in ancient

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    their love as if it was sweet‚ soft and pure as music. Romeo’s quote might well be referring to someone playing the lute‚ which was the most common of the instruments back in the Elizabethan Era‚ because of its soft‚ tender‚ and sweet sounds it produced when played. We have further developed our instruments based off of the simple instruments that people used in the Elizabethan Era. Music was not only limited to churches‚ homes of the high class‚ and royalty. It was also performed and especially

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    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 Arabic traditions. These stimuli led to the development of unique wind‚ string‚ and percussion instruments. Classical Turkish music was the most strongly influenced by the Ottoman Empire (McComb). It tends to be driven by upbeat tempos‚ loudness‚ and exciting rhythms (Cline). Using the general octave minor scale‚ Ottoman classical music

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    The Violin Research Paper

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    The violin is a descendant from the viol family of instruments‚ which can be traced back to ninth century Europe. The first violins were made in 1520 and they have drastically changed since then. The violin was originally used for additional vocal and dance accompaniment. They incorporated features of the existing bowed instruments such as the rebec‚ the Renaissance fiddle‚ and the lira da braccio. The rebec was pear shaped and it had strings that were tuned in fifths‚ and this method was adopted

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    Music Appreciation Test

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    Flute b. Clarinet c. Bagpipes d. Saxophone e. Trumpet Any musical instrument that produces sound in effect of causing the body to vibrate through air. 2. Describe the acoustical experiments of Pythagoras and what the results of those experiments were. (5 points) Pythagoras made an experiment with strings by putting strings of the same length to the same tension and listening to the different sounds depending on where the strings would be divided. Pythagoras then proved that math and musical harmony

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