MUS 1751 Chapter : 5 Mus Ch 5
Document Summary
Dynamics: the volume (loud or soft) of sound, loud forte (f, soft piano (p, growing louder crescendo, growing softer diminuendo. Dynamics: extremes, moderate, very loud fortissimo (ff, very soft pianissimo (pp, moderately loud mezzo forte (mf, moderately soft mezzo piano (mp, suddenly loud sforzando (sfz) Color: quality of sound produced a voice or instrument, synonymous with timbre. Aspects of vocal color: range, soprano high woman, alto low woman, tenor high man, bass low man, style of singing, opera, blues, country, etc. High-string instruments: violin, smallest orchestral string instrument, has the highest pitch, often plays the melody, viola, slightly larger than violin, darker, more somber tone. Instruments of definite pitch: timpani, also called kettle-drums, orchestra normally includes four, xylophone, woodwind bars struck by mallets, glockenspiel, metal tubes struck by mallets, celesta, hammers strike metal bars, played like a piano. Instruments of indefinite pitch: snare drum, bass drum, cymbals.
