The cello is the largest fiddle, with about one octave less range than the viola. It was originally called the 'viola da braccio' and it was developed as a bass instrument for orchestras. It's still used in orchestras today, but you can also see cellos used for folk music - especially...
*describing the way people do things (using adverbs)*comparing the way people do things (using adverbs)*talking about which instruments they would like to play*learning how a string instrument produces high and low notes 4 Music clarinet, cymbals, drums, electric guitar, flute, keyboard, ...
Some of the main instruments of this era include cymbals, harps, flutes, horns and tubas, they even had an instrument that was called a hurdy-gurdy. Performers known as troubadours and minstrels were popular in this era. How the wealthy entertained themselves in the middle ages Entertainment fo...
Denoting the member of a family of instruments that is the lowest in pitch A bass clarinet Treble High-pitched; shrill. Bass The low-frequency output of a radio or audio system, corresponding to the bass in music. Treble The highest part, voice, instrument, or range. Bass The common Europ...
It is the Flamenco cajon that became famous and is now being used in contemporary music, largely due to the fact that the sound resembled that of a drum kit closely. The peruvian cajon has no strings and has a very different sound and playing technique to it. ...
(Linguistics) A category of related languages that is less inclusive than a family. Band A simple ring, especially a wedding ring. Group A military unit consisting of two or more battalions and a headquarters. Band A neckband or collar. Group A unit of two or more squadrons in the US Air...
and jazz-like extended improvisations and solos. Drums started to become more of an instrument in their own right, as drummers increasingly abandoned the strict confines of the 4/4 backbeat to explore more complicated patterns and a wider palette of sounds. Drummers began to add new instrumen...
It might not have quite the immediate percussive kick of rivals such as theBluesound Node, but we can’t knock Cabasse’s sense of drive or enthusiasm in this rock-‘n’-roll milieu. The controlled treble is a godsend when cymbals start thrashing. ...
The Sonus Faber Olympica Nova IIs’ high-frequency performance was beautifully demonstrated onThis Train Still Runs, where the shimmer of the cymbals is as clear and sparkling as water over a cascade on a remote mountain. Piano is a great revealer of loudspeaker tonality, and although there’s...
In June 2010, when Nompumelelo Ntuli Zuma was pregnant with Zuma’s 21st child, allegations rose questioning the paternity of the baby. The Zulu-language newspaper Ilanga received a letter from “concerned family members” of Zuma. The letter claimed that one of his three current wives had ch...