Timbre

Music is termed as sound that is organized using melody or rhythm. If you bang something making in a rhythmic way, then you are making music. Music has pitch, rhythm, and timbre. People have loved music since the Stone Age. People in the Stone Age made music from trying to imitate sounds that occurred naturally. This kind of music is also found these days. Animals use music to guard their territories. Song birds and monkeys are good at this. Music is a language for all humans where normal…

indicate a generic voice alteration, qualitative or quantitative, temporary or permanent, structural or functional origin of one or more organs involved in the spoken speech. This alteration can be understood primarily as a difficulty to control pitch, timbre structure, volume or voice quality. Dysphonia may be associated with pain or discomfort while speaking. Causes- The causes of vocal problems may include upper respiratory infections,…

Gagaku is the traditional court music of Japan. The word gagaku originates from the literal Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters for the term “elegant music” (Britannica). The origins of gagaku trace back to mainland China where it was first developed as music for the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty. This music then spread east to Korea where it was adopted as the music of the imperial Korean court. During the 5th century, musicians from the the Korean imperial court travelled to…

Kira Bender p. 2 Limitless – Analytic Composition: Eddie Morra, a struggling writer, starts out as just a depressed man on the verge of meeting criteria for alcohol abuse/dependence. Once the newly, non-FDA-tested drug NZT-48 lands in his hands, he improves in virtually every aspect of his social, emotional, cognitive and physical functioning. Eddie Morra’s “enhanced version” of himself is best described by Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, excluding Naturalistic…

History and Fiction “Animal Farm”, a novel by George Orwell is considered to be one of the most popular books nowadays, but in the time when it was written and published a big part of the population could not understand the main idea. They thought that the actions described in it were meant to take directly, so it was often read to children and was considered as an ordinary fable. This was a very big mistake of the society, because this novel is not just an ordinary fable. It has a very deep…

Once upon a time there was a little girl. She lived with her family in a little house next to the sea. The little house was quite plain but with a view that rivaled castle and palace views around the globe. The river to the sea sang sunlight and moonbeams. And she listened. Lupines bloomed waves of purple, pink and white, undulating as the sea breeze licked the field. It was July, the warmest month of the year. The Full Buck moon peaked over the horizon. The night air, close but cool,…

eyes shifted from side to side, his attention caught by the bright dolls and trinkets in the market stalls, and owners of those stalls and small shops who attempted to entice him closer with the promise of magic, in their lyrical, musical voices; the timbre of the native's, and the creole obviously distinguishable from the tourists…

my instrument. I am always too ‘busy’, busy to have fun with my friends or busy with my assignments, and I almost forgot my love for my instrument, qin, or zither, a seven-stringed traditional Chinese instrument. I love the wood, the texture, the timbre, and especially the feeling when I play it. The sound of it is usually very slow and very quiet, and to me, it is similar to church bells. It calms me down, make me feels the self and purify my mind. A short essay about listening to people in…

I chose piece No.4 because when I began listened to the piece it created a happy feeling and got me eager to listen to the rest of the piece. I found the piece interesting because it reminded of a celebration at a palace. When I heard the fast and up beat tempos and loud music this piece reminded me of a celebration. The piece created a visual of medieval times. I chose Piece No.4 because when I first heard this piece it drew my attention and sounded interesting. The way the different…

Almost every piece played had many points in which the music just hit me and gave me goosebumps. Although I have never attended a classical concert, I was extremely impressed at the skill level of the musicians and hearing the varying quality and timbres of each instrument live. My favorite piece by far was ‘Quartettsatz,’ Number 12 in c minor, D.703. I learned through the performance, that this piece specifically was part of an incomplete series and was never performed during his lifetime. He…