MUSIC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Double Reed, French Horn, Cor Anglais
10 Oct 2016
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Haydn, minuet (cid:862)co(cid:373)e ye o(cid:374)s of art(cid:863) aabcbcc: sections are the same length (same amount of time, metre: triple. We need different instruments for their different timbres (tone colours) Sachs/hornbostel classifications: aerophones: brass, woodwinds (blow air through, chordophones: strings, guitars, banjos, lutes, harps etc. (vibrating strings) Idiophones: percussion, triangle (vibrating body: membranophones: drums (vibrating membranes) Some have suggested electrophones for instruments that produce sound electronically (synthesizers, turntables, etc. ) Aerophones: brass: trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba, pipe organ, woodwinds: Double reed oboe, english horn, bassoon. Chordophones: strings: violin, viola, cello, double bass (all generally bowed) Chamber music (small ensemble of any makeup) String quartet, woodwind quartet, brass quintet, piano trio, percussion ensemble, etc: chorus plus orchestra. Benjamin britten: you(cid:374)g perso(cid:374)"s guide to the orchestra: designed to demonstrate what an orchestra is and does, series of solos for every instrument in orchestra, form theme and variation, polyphonic.
