Timbre

Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images The Baroque period was a time in which changes were being made to music, and the sophistication of composers was growing. Rather than writing for undefined instruments, composers began to think about how the timbre of the instruments affected the overall sound. New types of ensembles and pieces started to form in the Baroque period while others were developed based on past forms. Exploring Baroque music begins with the understanding of the types of music…

for an ensemble consisting of piano, clarinet, and cello. I was at first suspicious about this, but soon realized that the absence of brass, and percussion instruments in no way detracted from the effectiveness of the piece. The homogeneity of the timbre was quite satisfying, as the level of communication was greatly enhanced by the intimacy and familiarity of the sound. The movement opened dramatically with the entire ensemble playing together. The instruments moved from one chord to the next,…

In the process of repeating, in accordance with the "violin - viola - cello," the alternating order of development, so that timbre changing, the volume continues to strengthen, through energy accumulation, and then release the energy process, forming an arch structure of the melody. It is characterized by the beat speed, the beat length, the rhythm of stress distance far, but…

For this assignment I am going to be analyzing the piece “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White”. The writer Prado was called “The King of the Mambo” and according to Rolling Stone he was responsible for helping popularize the Cuban- originated genre in America with this particular song. The song itself is very rhythmic and upbeat with a couple of different ideas throughout. The first idea (Idea A) is repeated twice at the beginning of the piece up until :36. Idea B is then repeated twice until…

In 1960 to 70’s, a bunch of electronic instrument was overflowed in western music world. Many musician started experiment using the electronic instrument as a new method of composition. It was no exception to Steve Reich. Steve Reich, who had disavowed getting interested in and composing classical music, innovated playing tape loop as a significant role in his music. In the most of his music of the late 1960, the ‘phasing process’ - two tape loops of the same recorded phrase are played at the…

Antonin Dvorak vs. Howard Shore What makes a great composer, one who will stand the test of time and create sounds that evoke feelings such as love, anger, happiness, or sadness inside the listener? While listening to various classical music pieces, one might discover that, although composers develop their own distinct characteristics while creating various, new styles unique to their own individuality, they have many well-defined similarities. The time period in which the composition was…

Trumpeter-composer Wadada Leo Smith owns an inimitable avant-jazz voice and an out-of-the-box creativity that is patented throughout a prolific career. If last year he delighted me twice with A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke (duo record with pianist Vijay Iyer) and America’s National Park, this year he strikes again with another couple of powerful albums, Solo Reflections and Meditations on Monk and Najwa, the object of this review and a bow to major American jazz artists. The album’s acute bite…

artist’s embraced tonal music and a return to tonality was at the start of this period it was abandoned. Element of chance was introduced to music of performance and composition. A twelve tone system was expanded to include elements such as rhythm, timbre and dynamics beside just pitch. Objects like computers, tape studios and synthesizers made notable innovations in music. In this period percussion instruments had the greatest expansion and were experimenting more with to produce a certain…

or down together in the same direction. All these instruments in harmony, produced a smoothly dynamic dancing timbre. Tone colors are shades of red, orange, yellow and blues relating to the region the music originates from in the tropics. In similar fashion, listen to the music from a recent outdoor performance and notice the tones of the clothing in the group, which highlights the timbre.…

Cecil Taylor’s piece is an ever-changing flow of symphony and saxophone tones outstretched over the underlay of complex tunes and rhythms. His piece holds bold, strong notes that do not outstay their welcome. They are resounding but not overpowering, almost as if Cecil is speaking words themselves through each note he plays. His delicate and playful uses of rhythmic tunes carry a story of potent color, ranging from a swimming array of blues to a dwindling violet and star-speckled twilight. His…