unit i - class 2
TRANSCRIPT
Properties of Sound
•Timbre (color – sound quality)
•Frequency (pitch)
•Amplitude (dynamics – volume)
•Duration
Properties of Silence
• Duration
“Music is organized sound.”
-Edgard Varèse
Music =
Sound + SilenceTime
Sections of the Orchestra
•Woodwinds
•Brass
•Strings
•Percussion
+
Flute
Piccolo Alto Flute
English
Horn
Oboe
Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
French Horn
Trumpet
Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Cymbals
Snare Drum
Triangle
Violin
Viola
Cello (Violoncello)
Bass (Contrabass)
PIANO
HARP
Thomas Sully
Lady with a Harp:
Eliza Ridgely
ORGAN
For Monday
Read: Pages 11-20 (Chapter 2)
Listen to: Listening Exercise 2 (DVD)Listening Exercise 3 (DVD)
Optional: Read Pages 21-24 (“Musical Notation”)