Timbre

the left hand has mostly eighth note designs. Prepared pianos consolidate ostinato rhythms and are utilized throughout a large selection of pieces. Gamelan Music and Prepared Piano are connected in an assortment of ways, for the most part being the timbre of instrumentation and sound delivered. Both styles, paying little respect to root, consolidate a "non-western" tone quality and they both have a remarkable mix. In any case, the distinction in how the sound is delivered is great. Gamelan music…

The culture, music and history of the Celts in Ireland has influenced and created the modern era of Celtic rock and punk music. This paper will discuss the origins, development and instruments used in Celtic rock and punk music and give a view into how the culture, traditional Celtic music, and history has influenced them. Ireland has a long history and has been inhabited since about 500-300 BCE, but for this paper, the late 19th century and 20th century will be the focus (Hast, Scott, 20).…

The period of early 20th century was the time that the great musical changes were happened. At the end of the 19th century, enormous social and technological change prompted pessimism. By that time, there was a sense that progress could not continue forever. Old ideas and values no longer necessary and romanticism reached its limit in arts. Especially in music, Romanticism seems overextended which means music can no longer be longer, grander, more expressive. Because of this reason, the…

legato style. The first solo is played by the guitar which was playing softly to create an interesting timbre. This was followed by a trombone solo which was played with a homophonic texture. During this section the trombone played the melody and the saxophone played the harmony. The next solo was played by the Brad Goode on trumpet with a bubble mute. This mute was used to create a sharp squeaky timbre. After this solo there was an equipment malfunction where the speaker and microphone in front…

The understated work of Haydn’s 95th Symphony displays a variety of uncommon techniques and symphonic devices that create a dramatic yet lyrical work of music. The work is the third of Haydn’s 12 London Symphonies and diverts from common characteristics of Haydn’s works most notably it being the only minor tonality among the London Symphonies. The first movement (of which will be explored in this essay) creates a unique stance among Haydn’s other symphonies, in that the work omits a slow…

Milton Babbitt has been both a controversial composer, as well as author. In his article, “Who Cares if You Listen?”, Babbitt is quite harsh on his thoughts of contemporary music and performance as a whole. Babbitt discusses why contemporary composers, who produce “serious” and “advanced” pieces, should stop allowing their music to become accessible to the public. Instead, Babbitt calls for a restriction on their compositions and performances. He believes that the general public is uninterested…

expressions that can be associated with them. The nocturnes in this performance are character pieces that follow the Ternary form ABA. Nocturne in G Minor is marked as andante and it follows a piano – mezzoforte dynamic. The warm, mellow, and comforting timbre of the piano gives the piece a velvety texture that lingers in the mind of the listener. This homophonic piece had a very sweet sounding melody and the chords appeared to be communicating with each other throughout the entirety of the…

strings/notes; the tempo of this was medium and had quite a brite timbre and some syncopation as well. After a few repetitions, everyone joined the riff with the exception of the guitar whom played its own harmony and added some interpretation of the riff and probably some improvisation. To finalize the song, the volume was lowered by everyone until the drums played the ending notes in a more forte volume. This song had a brite timbre unlike most of the songs in the concert, which makes sense…

scored for flute, clarinet, trumpet, bassoon, piccolo, trombone, two pianos, strings, and percussion. Ives specifically wanted to utilize a grand piano and a player piano in order to create the proper melody and tempo to create the proper texture and timbres throughout the piece. Just like Ives other workings, he wanted the orchestral groups to be separated from each other in order to create a programmatic description of the song. Central Park in the Dark is clearly a programmatic work, as can…

accompany. The piece volume was at a dynamic that was soft reasonable on the calm. In my own opinion i can see this piece being played at a ballet recital. The ballet dancer will be moving o so smoothly, following the pace of the music. Conclusively the timbre is very visual in a way. The tone-color of the mid high pitch gives off a mellow , grayish blue feel thats follows through the piece. The tone-quality was rather pure; it contained an authentic sound. In the middle of the piece that…