A typical modern orchestra layout. The diagram shows representative numbers of instruments for each section. The orchestra has developed a fairly standard seating arrangement over the last few centuries, whereby loud instruments are placed towards the back, quieter ones nearer the front and solo instru...
Wind bands are a modern type of "bull roarers" and belong too to the same category of music instruments called "aerophones" as the sounds depend on the vibration caused by air against the surface of the instrument. They are very easy to build and the sound it produces is somehow a mix...
We investigate the use of spherical cross-correlation as a similarity measure of sound radiation patterns, with potential applications for their study, organization, and manipulation. This work is motivated by the application of corpus-based synthesis techniques to spatial projection based on the radiati...
That’s also why most orchestras have a conductor, who gives one silent, preparatory beat of his baton before the players begin. GarageBand can “count you in” using either of two methods. First, it can play one measure full of beats, clicking “one, two, three, go!” at the proper...
The Neapolitan mandolin was brought to America during the nineteenth century by Italian immigrants. With the formation of mandolin clubs and mandolin orchestras during the period from about 1880 to 1900, the mandolin became very popular. American manufacturers such as C.F. Martin, Lyon & Healy, ...
Hoskins, William. “Chameleon Scherzo: For Synthesizer and Orchestra.” Score. 1974. Jacksonville University Library, Jacksonville. This musical score for synthesizer and orchestra is dedicated to Willis Page and Robert A. Moog, whom the composer thanks for making his composition possible. [OCLC: 30...
the sekunda and alto either with the fingers or a plectrum depending on the music being played, and the bass and contrabass (equipped with extension legs which rest on the floor) are played with leather plectrums. It was in the XIX when it started to be featured in orchestras aside from...