VPMA93H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Richard Strauss, Joseph Kosma, Jean Ritchie
18 May 2016
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Vpma93 lecture 2 the timbre of instruments. Zither an instrument in which the strings run the length of the body. Drone a continuous sound on one or more fixed pitches. Sympathetic string a string that is not normally played upon directly but that is set in motion by the acoustical phenomenon of resonance. Sitar a long-necked string instrument with a wide fingerboard with movable frets, a gourd-shaped body and resonator, 7 principal strings (4 melody and 3 drones) and 12-20 sympathetic strings. Pizzicato the strings are plucked with the finger rather than bowed. Richard strauss, don quixote, variation ii (1897) ( the victorious struggle against the army of the great emperor alifanfaron ) Don quixote"s theme (sancho panza"s theme joins in at 0:11) 0:20 our heroes encounter a flock of sheep. The flock slowly moves and the sounds of the sheep grow louder as the don and sancho draw near. Don quixote"s theme returns triumphantly after the sheep scatter.
