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- Saxophone (14311 bytes)
1: ...sters. This baritone saxophone, for example, can play lower notes than a tenor saxophone, and an [[oc...
3: ...[woodwind]] family, usually made of [[brass]] and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarin...
9: ...ssessed a new level of flexibility. This would explain why he chose to name the instrument the "voice...
14: ...exist, though rare. There is some debate amongst players as to whether the curve affects the tone or ...
16: With a simple fingering system, the modern saxophone is common... - Slide whistle (1974 bytes)
1: ...'') is a [[wind instrument]] consisting of a [[fipple]] like a [[recorder]]'s and a tube with a [[pist...
3: ...ascending or falling), but it is also possible to play melodies on the slide whistle.
5: ...slide [[saxophone]]s, with reeds rather than a fipple, were also built. - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
3: ...gs, as a '''mouth organ''', '''french harp''', simply '''harp''', or
4: "'''Mississippi saxophone'''"), having multiple, variably-tuned [[brass]]
24: The harmonica consists of a "comb" made of wood, plastic or metal which
25: creates the holes into which a player blows or draws to make distinct
26: ...e comb. Over the reedplates, there is a metal or plastic cover which projects the sound out of the op... - Harp (23216 bytes)
11: ...ry of Ancient Egypt|ancient Egypt]]ian harp on display in a [[United Kingdom|UK]] museum.]]
12: ...orld. It may have developed independently in some places.
14: ...century to enable key changes while playing. The player manually turned a hook or lever against an in...
18: ==Playing style of the European-derived harp==
20: ...irst finger joint) will make a warm tone, while a pluck near the end of the finger will make a loud, b... - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...ni evolved from [[military]] drums to become a staple of the [[Classical music|classical]] [[orchestra...
5: ...ich the Italian word descends. A [[musician]] who plays the timpani is known as a '''''timpanist'''''....
18: ...mber of tuning [[screw]]s called ''tension rods'' placed regularly along the circumference. The head's...
20: ...tributes to the tone quality of the drum. For example, [[Hemisphere|hemispheric]] bowls produce bright...
22: ...et]] ''La cré¡´ion du monde'', the timpanist must play the F sharp at the bottom of the treble clef! - European-influenced classical music (18917 bytes)
8: ...works are best understood in the context of their place in musical history, for many this is essential...
10: ...val]], generally before 1450. Chant, also called plainsong or [[Gregorian Chant]], was the dominant f...
11: ...erized by greater use of instrumentation and multiple melodic lines
18: ...uch as classical, romantic, or modern. So for example, [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]]'s ''Classical Sy...
22: ...he most famous classical composers. For a more complete overview see [[Graphical timeline for classica... - Golden Ratio (15928 bytes)
3: ...long been considered [[aesthetics|aesthetically]] pleasing in Western cultures, reflecting nature's ba...
25: After multiplying the first equation with ''a''/''b'' or the se...
40: ...er, and it is the golden number ''x'' in this example.
52: ...th of 1 unit of measurement, then its length is 1 plus the golden number, about 1.618 units of measure...
105: ...wel."<br><div align="right">—''[[Johannes Kepler]]''</div></blockquote>
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