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- String instrument (8163 bytes)
1: ...] that produces [[sound]] by means of [[vibrating string]]s. In the [[Hornbostel-Sachs]] scheme of [[music...
3: ==Sound production in string instruments==
4: [[Image:AGK bass1 full.jpg|thumb|The string bass is often plucked or bowed depending on the g...
5: ...string instrument to produce sound, its string or strings must vibrate. There are three common ways of bri...
7: ...layed by drawing a [[bow (music)|bow]] across the strings.
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- Dombra (1417 bytes)
3: The '''dombra''' is a long-necked, two-[[stringed instrument]], possessing a resonating chamber, ...
5: ..., modern dombras are usually produced using nylon strings.
14: * [[domra]] (a similarly pronounced Russian string instrument) - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
23: *String Quartet No. 1 (1971)
27: *Concerto for bassoon and low strings (1975)
37: *''Sieben W?'' for cello, bayan, and strings (1982)
43: *String Trio (1988)
55: ...r three 17-string Japanese bass kotos and four 13-string Japanese kotos (1993) - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
9: ...rson]]'s orchestra, the Hall Johnson Choir, and a string section--a musical environment that is radically ...
17: ...dence, Hammond never recanted his story. It was only when biographer [[Chris Albertson]]'s [[1972]] b...
21: ...ris Albertson's book) confirmed, it is extremely unlikely that a black ambulance driver would have tak... - Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
67: ...the stomach, including the nature of the food (mainly its fat and protein content) and the degree of m...
126: *The first organ is the ''tongue'' which is only present in the phylum [[Chordata]].
127: ...gus''. It is instead called a ''crop''. It is an enlargement of the esophagus used to store food and e...
136: ...ief, [[cat]]s were never used as a source for gut strings
137: ...thetic strings are much more common, but the best strings are now made out of [[cow]] gut - Music (16462 bytes)
11: *[[String instruments]]
16: ...ding [[structure]], texture and style. Other commonly included aspects include the spatial location or...
18: ...on the primary aspect of music because it is the only aspect common to both "sound" and "silence."
20: ...h music is made. By 'music-making,' I intend not only actual performance but also how music is heard, ...
43: ...sic is often preserved in memory and performance only, handed down [[oral history|orally]], or aurally... - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
5: ...d by varying the force of the tangent against the string, which is known as ''[[bebung]]'', and can be use...
7: ...ften built ''unfretted'', with a separate pair of strings for each key. - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...ings from "any euphonious and pleasing sound" to only a printed document showing how a piece is to be ...
8: ... mundana]], [[musica instrumentalis]]. Of those, only the last - musica instrumentalis - referred to m...
17: ...or Jarawa. Many other languages have terms which only partly cover what Europeans mean by the term "mu...
19: In Czech, ''hudba'' is instrumental music and only by implication vocal music. Some languages in We...
31: Another commonly held definition of music holds that music must b... - Science (19868 bytes)
10: ...is impossible and that scientific hypotheses can only be falsified ([[falsification]]).
16: ..."layered" ontology in which empirical reality is only the most evident layer, but there must also be a...
30: ...ome day be supplanted. Younger theories such as [[string theory]] may provide promising ideas, but have ye...
32: Scientists never claim absolute knowledge. Unlike a [[mathematical proof]], a "proven" scientifi...
52: ... The goal of the physical sciences is to answer only those that pertain to physical reality. Also, s... - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
6: ... flared slightly at the end. However, there were only six finger-holes and two keys.
16: ...where they connect, are wrapped in either cork or string, to aid sealing against air leaks. The bocal, whi...
20: ...difficult opening solo in [[The Rite of Spring]] only ascending to the D. Low A at the bottom of the r...
28: ...bber cement]] or [[epoxy]]) and then wrapped with string to ensure both that no air leaks out through the ...
30: ...ment. The very tip of a reed blade is frequently only 0.1 mm thick. - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
12: ...inet has a very deep and loud tone. It is often only used in large orchestras and bands rather than s...
15: ...ve high C. This last range of notes is generally only used rarely, to achieve particular dramatic or s...
20: ...e material|composite]] or plastic [[resin]], commonly "resonite", an [[Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene...
22: ...keys is called the [[Oehler system]] and is used only in [[Germany]] and [[Austria]] (see History).
24: ...e instrument and flares out to spread the tone evenly. - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
14: ...ing instrument, which came in four parts and had only three keys, was built in 1714. It was around tha...
16: ...oon part (i.e., not just doubling the bassoons or string basses) was written in [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Bee... - Musical instrument (3823 bytes)
11: ...tension of each string and the point at which the string is excited; the [[timbre|tone quality]] varies wi...
17: ...ound by wind ([[organ (music)|organ]]), vibrating strings either hammered ([[piano]]) or plucked ([[harpsi... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
9: Unlike most free-reed instruments (such as [[organ (m...
19: The harmonica is commonly used in [[blues]] and [[folk music]], but
37: Because they are only designed to be played in a single key at a time,
49: ...re are 3 octaves between 1 and 10 blow, there is only one full major scale available on the harmonica,...
56: ... borrowed from guitarists, who literally "bend" a string in order to create subtle changes in pitch. Using... - Pipe organ (24478 bytes)
5: ...s range in size from portable instruments having only a few dozen pipes to grand organs having tens of...
7: Pipe organs are most commonly found in [[church]]es, and in some [[Reform Juda...
35: ...d secular music, in a variety of settings--since unlike other organs, they were easily moved.
63: Because a pipe produces only one pitch at a time, ideally there is at least o...
71: ...sic)|mixture]]'', and the number of ranks is commonly indicated by a roman numeral following the stop ... - Aeolian harp (2264 bytes)
3: ...) and all be tuned to the same note, or identical strings can be tuned to different notes.
5: ... strings are tuned to different notes, sometimes only one tone is heard and sometimes [[chord (music)|...
7: ...ad is slightly less than that behind, pushing the string further to the side, until the restoring force ar... - Ukulele (6345 bytes)
1: ... in its construction, essentially a smaller, four-stringed version of the [[guitar]]. In the early [[20th ...
3: ...he normal low-to high course of strings. The GCEA strings of the raj㯠are the source of the re-entrant t...
11: ...is [[pitch (music)|pitch]]ed between the E- and A-strings. In the past, it was not uncommon for the sopran...
13: ...ring an octave lower, so it's pitched below the C-string, where you might expect it. Some historians say s...
15: ...d to jocularly as "My dog has fleas", because the strings sounded in order are the same as the phrase in t... - Banjo (6143 bytes)
4: ...ringed instrument]], derived from the "banjar", a stringed instrument of [[Caribbean]] origins, sometimes ...
6: ... ('''plectrum''' and '''tenor''' banjos) and five-string versions. In almost all of its forms the banjo's ...
8: ...on the tuning head with the others, and route the string through a tube in the neck where it exits near th...
10: ...s today are fretted. Banjo strings are most commonly metal, although [[nylon]] and gut used on simple...
12: ...odern open-backed drum-like pot, and added a base string to give the instrument more range. This new banj... - Appalachian dulcimer (3259 bytes)
3: ...ions of the instrument can have as many as twelve strings and six courses. The body extends the length of ...
5: ... to lay it flat on the lap and pluck or strum the strings with one hand, while fretting with the other. In...
7: ...s to utilize the "one melody string and two drone strings" approach. Players who employ this method are kn... - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: ...characteristic [[triangle|triangular]] body and 3 strings (or sometimes 6, in pairs).
14: ...rument is the prima, tuned E-E-A (the two lower [[string]]s being [[tune]]d to the same pitch).
16: ...nylon]]) [[string]]s on the lower pegs and a wire string on the top peg.
18: ...left]]-hand [[thumb]] to fret notes on the bottom string, particularly on the prima, where it is used to f...
20: Due to the gigantic size of the contrabass' strings, it is not uncommon for the plectrum to be made ... - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: The '''Berimbau''' (also "gunga") is a single-string [[percussion]] [[instrument]], a [[musical bow]],...
9: ...the lower portion of the Verga by a loop of tough string, typically a hard shoe lace, acts as a resonator.
11: ... and placing the little finger under the caba硧s string loop, and balancing the weight there. A small sto...
15: *Arame: Steel string.
30: ...or capoeira, basically has three sounds: the open string sound, the high sound, and the buzz sound.
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