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What is the name for the effect in which the major Tonic is played instead of the minor Tonic, in a composition which otherwise remains consistently in the (harmonic) minor mode? For example, playing the final chord of "Greensleeves" as the major (not relative major).
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Picardy third.
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The overall length of tubing in a Bb piccolo trumpet is approximately what fraction of the overall tubing length of the standard Bb trumpet?
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One-half
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The Bb piccolo trumpet sounds one octave higher than the standard Bb trumpet, using the same fingerings
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Given a fundamental frequency "X" of a vibrating material which sounds at pitch "P", what would be the mathematical expression for the frequency which would sound at one octave higher than "P"?
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2 times "X"
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When playing in small ensembles of like instruments, it is common for woodwind and brass players to hear a "buzzing" sound in their ear when playing certain intervals in tune. Which intervals produce this effect most reliably?
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M3, m3, P5, octaves
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When playing in small ensembles of like instruments, it is common for woodwind and brass players to hear a "buzzing" sound in their ear when playing certain intervals in tune.
When this occurs while playing a "G2" and a "B2", what will be the approximate pitch of the fundamental tone? |
G0
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When playing in small ensembles of like instruments, it is common for woodwind and brass players to hear a "buzzing" sound in their ear when playing certain intervals in tune.
What is a name for the pitch that is heard in this manner? |
The fundamental.
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