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- Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
31: ==Ptolemy and music==
33: ... interests also appeared in a discussion of the [[music of the spheres]]. - Culture (23440 bytes)
8: ...ople such as [[punk rock]] or than the indigenous music traditions of aboriginal peoples of [[Australia]]...
12: ...ly expresses a natural way of life, and classical music seems superficial and decadent. Equally, this vie... - Music (16462 bytes)
1: ...aries with the many cultures of the world.[[Image:Music_animation.gif|thumb|200px|Clip Art courtesy of
5: [[Image:Music instru2.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
7: ==Types of Musical Instruments==
14: ==Aspects of music==
16: ...[[Silence]] is also often considered an aspect of music, if it is considered to exist. - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
3: ...n [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] [[instrument | musical instrument]]. It was invented in about the four...
11: ...tten for [[harpsichord]], [[piano]], and [[organ (music)|organ]] from the period circa 1400-1800 can be p...
15: ...net]]—used in funk and [[Rock and roll|rock music]]—is essentially an electric clavichord whi... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...ound(s). The question of what the art form called music actually consists of is something that is still d...
4: ...u;εχνη)) by way of the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the ...
6: ...w think of as music. Our current understanding of music as being something which is abstract and has noth...
8: ...ly the last - musica instrumentalis - referred to music as performed sound.
10: ...his concept later resulted the romantic idea of a music of the spheres. - Cairo (12536 bytes)
90: ==Cairo in art, literature and music== - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...s a part of orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature. It is known for its distinctive tone ...
66: ==Jazz and improvised music== - Bombarde (846 bytes)
1: ...anter, it is blown in the mouth, with the [[reed (music)|reed]] between the lips. Typically pitched in B...
5: ...ng periods. This suits [[Music of Brittany|Breton music]], where there is often a solo line which is then... - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: The '''clarinet''' is a [[musical instrument]] in the [[woodwind]] family. The na...
4: ...c [[resin]]. The instrument uses a single [[reed (music)|reed]] which vibrates to generate the instrument...
15: ... The altissimo range is required for high school music and beyond, and sometimes earlier. Finally, the m...
20: ...gle wooden (sometimes "fiber" or plastic) [[reed (music)|reed]] which is held in the mouth by the player....
22: ...front, one back) and 17 keys which allow the full musical scale to be produced. The most common system of... - Bass clarinet (3454 bytes)
3: The '''bass clarinet''' is a [[musical instrument]] of the [[clarinet]] family. Like s...
10: ...y similar or identical to the [[Tuba]] part) of a musical piece, though they are sometimes given leading ...
13: ...93]]. [[Adolphe Sax]], a Belgian manufacturer of musical instruments, first designed the straight-bodied...
15: == Musical compositions using bass clarinet ==
16: The most familiar piece in [[classical music]] using the bass clarinet is probably "The Dance ... - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
14: ... contrabassoon began gaining acceptance in church music, and by the end of the 18th century it was making... - Cor anglais (2674 bytes)
1: ...he '''cor anglais''' or '''English horn''' is a [[musical instrument]] of the [[woodwind]] family. It is ...
9: ... good maintenance skills. The cutting of [[reed (music)|reed]]s from cane (arundo donax), which is gener... - Crumhorn (1946 bytes)
1: The '''crumhorn''' is a [[musical instrument]] of the [[woodwind]] family. It was...
2: was a revival of interest in [[Early Music]] and people started to play crumhorns again.
6: ... a long pipe. Blowing into the chamber produces a musical note. The pitch of the note can be varied by op...
8: ...pping the pressure. Because of the limited range, music for crumhorns is usually played by a group of ins...
10: A source of more useful information on this musical instrument can be found on the Crumhorn Home Pa... - Flute (11293 bytes)
1: ...ge, instead of using a [[Reed (music)|reed]]. A [[musician]] who plays the flute is sometimes called a [[...
7: ...ke a bottle. Over time, the increasing demands of musical performance have led to the development of what...
9: ...play, but takes a degree of control away from the musician. Usually fipple flutes are not referred to as ...
11: ...s the Western concert flute, [[piccolo]], [[fife (musical instrument)|fife]], and [[bansuri]]; and [[end-...
16: ...hough some cultures use [[nose flutes]]. [[Organ (music)|Organs]] are blown by bellows or fans. - Jug (1886 bytes)
3: ...instrument]], the jug provides a rhythmic [[bass (musical term)|bass]] [[accompaniment]].
7: The jug as a musical instrument reached its height of popularity in ...
9: ...erent containers and materials have been used for musical jugs (glass jugs and bottles, plastic bleach bo...
11: ...space (volume of air) in the jug produces a lower musical pitch whereas jugs with smaller interior spaces... - Nose flute (4426 bytes)
1: The '''nose flute''' is a musical instrument played in [[Polynesia]] and the [[Pa...
5: ...ing]] so the player can change the pitches of the musical notes produced. The nose hole for the [[nostril...
7: Social contexts include music for [[courtship]], and communication (signaling) ...
19: The Humanatone nose flute, is a musical novelty, a sort of plastic shield held under th... - Oboe (5230 bytes)
3: ...he instrument's rather high and reedy sound. A [[musician]] who plays the oboe is called an [[oboist]]. ...
9: ... achieved by changing the position of the [[reed (music)|reed]] in the instrument, but by altering the sc...
17: In the [[Baroque music|Baroque]] era the oboe had two [[brass]] [[key (i...
21: Later, in the [[Classical music era|classical]] period, the oboe became outfitted...
26: ==Jazz and improvised music== - Pan pipes (2209 bytes)
2: ...the '''syrinx''' or '''quills''') is an ancient [[musical instrument]] based on the principle of the stop...
10: ...[Peru]]vian traditional groups and other [[Andean music]]. - Piccolo (2812 bytes)
1: ...der to avoid too many [[leger line]]s above the [[Musical staff|staff]]. The range of the piccolo is abou...
6: ...the two, according to what is appropriate for the music. Not all flute players play piccolo. Though the...
8: ... tune, as evidenced by the joke circulating among musicians that defines a [[minor second]] as "two picco... - Recorder (12954 bytes)
1: ...[[flute]]-like [[woodwind instrument|woodwind]] [[musical instrument]]. In [[German language|German]] it ...
3: ...r [[Tin whistle|flageolets]] at a higher [[Pitch (music)|pitch]], and in a recording under [[Neville Marr...
5: ...e-tuned, and is not too strident in even the most musically-inept hands. It is however incorrect to assum...
7: ...t]] has even recorded an entire album of recorder music in which he himself plays recorders.
45: ...ure1.html "Instrument of Torture or Instrument of Music?"] - an extensive overview of the instrument.
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