Activity for gmcgath
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What does "hipocondrie" mean as a kind of composition? There is a piece by the Bohemian Baroque composer, Jan Dismas Zelenka, called "Hipocondrie à 7 Concertanti in A major," ZWV 187. Attempts to find out what "Hipocondrie" means have run into nothing but articles on hypochondria. The piece is what we would call a concerto grosso, but Zelenka also wrote ... (more) |
— | 5 months ago |
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What is the difference between the saltarello and the tarantella? The tarantella and saltarello are traditional Italian dances, both usually notated in a fast compound duple time such as 6/8. The steps are different, but the musical difference isn't so clear. The last movement of Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony is called a saltarello. His Song Without Words Opus 1... (more) |
— | 9 months ago |
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A: What does red mean in a tab? There's no standard color scheme for guitar tab notation. The publisher is somehow trying to differentiate what's marked in red, but it could be anything. The part in your illustration is puzzling. It's a dotted half rest, a dotted 32nd rest, and a 64th rest. Since rests are just silence, it isn't... (more) |
— | 10 months ago |
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A: Why do you need sheet music of John Cage's 4′33″ to perform it? Obviously you don't need it. You don't need to have an instrument. Technically, you don't need to do anything. The point of "performing" 4'33" is to create an atmosphere. To do this, performers generally follow the conventions of performing a piece, such as sitting at an instrument, turning the pages... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
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A: Did W. F. Bach copy J. S. Bach in this piece? I don't hear much of a resemblance. If nothing else, the W. F. Bach is in quadruple time, while the J. S. Bach is in triple time. But to answer your broader question: Copying motifs and tunes from other composers was widely accepted in the Baroque era and even later. Music at the time was written... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
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A: How do I insert a verse in an existing MuseScore document's lyrics? MuseScore allows moving a line of lyrics up or down. Start by selecting a word in the last line of lyrics. Right-click on it and chose "Select > More..." This will bring up a dialog like the following: Select Dialog Check "Same subtype", which will have the current verse specified by default... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
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How do I insert a verse in an existing MuseScore document's lyrics? If I want to insert a verse in the lyrics of a MuseScore document, e.g., adding a verse that goes above all the others, how do I move the existing verses to make room for it? Obviously it can be done tediously, a word at a time, but is there an efficient way to do it? (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
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Why are lute-like instruments found in so many cultures? Instruments with parallel strings, a resonating body, and a neck over which the strings are stretched appear in many cultures. The oud is an Arabic instrument, from which the European lute developed. The guitar may have a separate origin. The banjo has West African origins. China has the erhu, and Ja... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
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A: Why was Haydn "the father of the symphony"? I've just come across the following in Ernest Hutcheson's The Literature of the Piano, and it's the closest thing to an answer I've found. > In truth he [Haydn] was a greater originator than either Mozart or Beethoven; he created the sonata form, they adopted it, expanded it, and experimented wit... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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Why was Haydn "the father of the symphony"? Joseph Haydn is frequently called "the father of the symphony." He made important advances in symphonic composition, but he wasn't the first to write symphonies in the classical form. The title arguably should go to Johann Stamitz, an important composer of the Mannheim school. During the Baroque e... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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A: Is there any genre of music (or a song) that eschews silence or rests within a piece? There are a number of pieces in classical music called "perpetuum mobile" or "moto perpetuo." Their characteristic is an even, rapid stream of notes up to the end. Probably the best known example is an orchestral piece by Johann Strauss, Jr. Other examples include "Perpetuum mobile" by Mendelssohn, f... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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A: Why did classical-era composers associate keys with moods? I think I can now answer this, based on research I've done since posting the question. The underlying issue is that it's mathematically impossible to make all keys exactly right with any one tuning. Equal temperament, which gives all keys the same (slightly wrong) pitch ratios for each interval, d... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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Why did classical-era composers associate keys with moods? Composers of the classical era, especially Mozart and Beethoven, considered certain keys appropriate for certain moods. What reasons did they have for this? There are practical reasons for choosing certain keys. Making the best use of an instrument's range may require a certain key. Violin concert... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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Best techniques for singing while masked What are the best techniques for singing while masked? Completely or partially uncovering while singing defeats the purpose, since projecting our voices increases the chance of spewing pathogens into the air. There are two problems to overcome: (1) When you take a deep breath, you tend to suck the ma... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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A: Did Schoenberg consider dodecaphony in terms of democracy and freedom? Schoenberg's "emancipation of the dissonance" referred to escaping the idea that dissonances are acceptable only if they're resolved. I don't see any political dimension in it. Democracy is even further from his approach to music. Most people in Western culture prefer tonal music, and he was clearly ... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |