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- Music (16462 bytes)
1: ...orld.[[Image:Music_animation.gif|thumb|200px|Clip Art courtesy of
2: [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
25: Common terms used to discuss particular pieces include [[note]], which is an abstra...
38: ...h, and performance may range from improvised solo playing for one's enjoyment to highly planned and orga...
49: Most cultures use at least part of the concept of preconceiving musical material,... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ... any organized sound(s). The question of what the art form called music actually consists of is somethi...
4: ... the word ''mousike'' was used to mean any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses.
8: In the European [[Middle Ages]], [[musica]] was part of the mathematical [[quadrivium]] - [[arithmetic...
10: ...he time were still thought to revolve around the earth) were perceived as a form of music, without nece...
14: ...mathematical proportions in sound - be it sung or played on instruments. The polyphonic organization of ... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
3: ... York City]], [[USA]]; see [[United Nations headquarters]].
5: ... condition of the [[Atlantic Charter]] and other wartime agreements. Initially, the body was known as t...
7: ...tions]] System is based on six principal organs, part of what is collectively called the [[United Natio...
18: ''Main articles: [[League of Nations]] and [[History of the ...
20: ...o elaborate the plans at the [[Dumbarton Oaks|Dumbarton Oaks Estate]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] Those and... - Personal life (2762 bytes)
6: ...A common phrase demonstrating this is "Work hard, play hard".
8: ... "bad", and become characterised as such. It (or part of it) may find literary reflection in a [[biogra...
12: ... "get a life" - in the sense of promoting fuller participation in human (especially socially approved) ... - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ..., particularly the [[dulcian]], the bassoon is a part of orchestral, concert band, and chamber music li...
8: ... began to be used to refer to this instrument in particular.
10: ...knowledge made possible great improvements in the playability of the instrument. A Dutch painting, "Der ...
16: ...ts to prevent damage from moisture with extensive playing; wooden instruments are also [[stain]]ed and [...
18: ...ut the total length is 254 cm (roughly 8.3 feet). Playing is facilitated by doubling the tube back on it... - Bombarde (846 bytes)
1: ...etween the lips. Typically pitched in B flat, it plays a diatonic scale over two octaves.
5: ...n the player recovers while the other instruments play the echo. - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
6: A person who plays the clarinet is called a [[clarinetist]].
11: ... there are few restrictions to what it is able to play.
15: ... notes is generally only used rarely, to achieve particular dramatic or showy effects, and in [[Dixiela...
20: ... (music)|reed]] which is held in the mouth by the player. Vibrating the reed produces the instrument's s...
24: ... a subtle [[hourglass]] shape, with its thinnest part at the junction between the upper and lower joint... - Bass clarinet (3454 bytes)
3: ...rument]] where a written C sounds as B flat), and plays notes an octave below the "normal" B flat clarin...
7: ...flat. Some models have an extended range and can play to a low C.
10: ...l piece, though they are sometimes given leading parts as well.
13: ... school bands, and are a good option for starting players.
22: ... ''Chemins IIc'' by [[Luciano Berio]] has a solo part for the instrument - Cor anglais (2674 bytes)
3: ...chnique of playing the cor anglais is the same as playing the oboe, but it is tuned a perfect fifth lowe...
5: ==Playing the cor anglais==
7: ...task of blowing up balloons for hours at a time. Players also risk tendinitis or carpal tunnel's from s...
9: ...mething of an art. While performing, cor anglais players must be vigilant to keep their reeds moist and...
20: ...ncholic solos in [[orchestra|orchestral]] works, particularly slow movements. - Crumhorn (1946 bytes)
2: ...interest in [[Early Music]] and people started to play crumhorns again.
8: ...the limited range, music for crumhorns is usually played by a group of instruments of different sizes an... - Flute (11293 bytes)
1: ...using a [[Reed (music)|reed]]. A [[musician]] who plays the flute is sometimes called a [[flutist]] or f...
2: ...ed by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ... and hollow as a result of relatively weak upper partials. As a result, flute tones are sweet in chara...
7: ...[http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2004/12/30/Arts/flute-prehistoric041230.html] At its most basic...
9: ...nto the edge. This makes the instrument easier to play, but takes a degree of control away from the musi... - Vertical flute (689 bytes)
1: ... as a standard flute, but it lacks the ability to play at as loud of volume as transverse flutes.
3: ...etimes used by people with disabilities that make playing a standard flute difficult or impossible. - Jug (1886 bytes)
5: ...is way a single jug can produce many notes. Some players augment this sound with vocalizations.
11: ...e higher pitches. Thus the single pitch of a jug played in this way may be adjusted by adding or removi...
13: ...p://www.jugstore.com/jugs.html How to Prepare and Play a Jug] - Nose flute (4426 bytes)
1: The '''nose flute''' is a musical instrument played in [[Polynesia]] and the [[Pacific rim]] countr...
3: In [[Zaire]], [[southern Africa]], it is played by eight different ethnic groups,(see entry in ...
5: ...inst the bottom of the nostril itself, (as in the playing position used for the ''kaleleng'').
7: ...ic factor in acceptance or rejection of the flute player's attentions.
9: ...ode to vent hole so two alternating scales can be played, one scale at a time. - Oboe (5230 bytes)
3: ...ion of [[embouchure]] and air-pressure allows the player to express a huge range of emotions and moods.
7: ...y and produce a good sound ([[tone]]) on. Amateur players often produce a nasal (often out-of-tune) and ...
9: ...h (music)|pitch]] (tune) by listening to the oboe playing concert A (earlier 440 Hz everywhere, now...
11: ...d a narrower bore and a reed which is held by the player's lips near the end. [[Henry Purcell]] was the ...
21: ...g-awaited octave-key, which allowed the player to play in the higher ranges without overblowing the inst... - Piccolo (2812 bytes)
6: ...appropriate for the music. Not all flute players play piccolo. Though the fingerings are the same, the...
8: ... that defines a [[minor second]] as "two piccolos playing in [[unison]]". Besides being generally sensi...
10: ...t of wood, metal, or a combination. Many piccolo players find that wooden piccolos offer a more mellow ... - Recorder (12954 bytes)
1: ...the other hand the shape and size of the recorder player's mouth cavity has a discernable effect on the ...
3: ... by leather flanges: one instrument was voiced to play softly, the other loudly. [[Vivaldi]] wrote three...
5: ...ther instruments, it requires talent and study to play it at an advanced level.
7: ...ntire album of recorder music in which he himself plays recorders.
11: ...e note. This note is either absent or can only be played by covering the end of the instrument, typicall... - Saxophone (14311 bytes)
1: ...sters. This baritone saxophone, for example, can play lower notes than a tenor saxophone, and an [[octa...
3: ...[woodwind]] family, usually made of [[brass]] and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet...
14: ...exist, though rare. There is some debate amongst players as to whether the curve affects the tone or no...
23: ... original design and work very well for classical playing.
25: ...arker, more stable sound. Many classical players play on rubber mouthpieces, with a round or square inn... - Alto saxophone (1789 bytes)
8: ...honist]]s include [[Charlie Parker]], Phil Woods, Art Pepper, [[Marcel Mule]], [[Lee Konitz]], [[Julian...
10: ...e alto and tenor saxophones are the most commonly played. Some companies that produce saxophones are Sel... - Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
16: ... [[pentatonic scale]] with no half-tones, but the player can bend each pitch as much as a whole tone or ...
18: ...ually any note they wish from the instrument, and play a wide repertoire of original Zen music, ensemble...
24: ...alled "[[honkyoku]]") were paced according to the players' breathing and were considered meditation as m...
26: ...ded the Shogun to give them "exclusive rights" to play the instrument! In return, some were required to ...
28: ...pieces became well-known as "tests": if you could play them, you were a real Fuke. If you couldn't, you ...
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