There is a need to further elucidate the function and musical contribution of strings and tailpieces. With this research we are trying to understand the modifications of the cello's sound, as a consequence of tailpiece characteristics (shape of the tailpiece and types of attachments). Modal ...
Once you feel comfortable with the basics, you can start incorporating more specific vocabulary to describe your playing style and musical experiences. For example, you can talk about: Genres: Classical, jazz, folk, rock, etc. Instruments: Violin, viola, cello, double ba...
Things can get a little blurry when we try to describe the timbre of an instrument with words that usually are not related to sound. For instance, we could say that the timbre of a French horn has a velvet quality to it. What does that mean in technical terms? Velvet is a really smo...
No sheet music (of course) and plenty of looking out for one another, the audience alive and alert to every new beat, every solo – this is as close to a perfect gig as I have witnessed. Sure, it isn’t perfect… but that, my friends, is what makes it even more perfect. But th...
These non-standard moves are notoriously difficult to emulate using static samples. But they can bring a passage to life and add a flair of personality to a part. Think of Eddie Van Halen’s tapping technique or Jimmy Page’s use of a cello bow. ...
The opening of Jaws. It’s all in the music, which is played on the cello (大提琴). I expect everyone knows it. You start by seeing the sea from the point of view of a shark on the bottom of the sea bed. Then the scene moves to a beach and it’s a sunny day and all these...
Maybe it's not fair to describe them as pessimistic, but there is a definite sense of malaise throughout the culture.You’re Patriotic Not only are Americans optimistic, but they are also very patriotic, and they wear their national pride on their sleeve. This is obviously one ...
were among early fans, to true renegade credibility as one of the most daring and sui generis composers in film. Their latest achievement, the score for Jonathan Glazer’s“The Zone of Interest,”(in theaters Friday), is both impossible to describe an...
'The Night Before Christmas' isn't the poem's original title. 'The Night Before Christmas' was initially published under 'A Visit From St. Nicholas.' The two titles are now synonymously used to describe the famous holiday poem.LOOK: What Christmas was like the year you were born ...
'The Night Before Christmas' isn't the poem's original title. 'The Night Before Christmas' was initially published under 'A Visit From St. Nicholas.' The two titles are now synonymously used to describe the famous holiday poem.LOOK: What Christmas was like the year you were born ...