MUS 2420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Railways Act 1921, Pitch Class, Gamelan Gong Kebyar
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Aerophones- instruments that sound by means of vibrating air, one of 5 main classes of instruments in the sachs-hornbostel system, subdivided into trumpets and horns, pipes, flutes, reed and free aerophones. The range of harmonics produced by an aerophone is determined by the size/shape of the inside of the instrument called the bore. Aerophones often have reeds and are termed single or double reed instruments. Single reed instruments have a mouthpiece that vibrates against the instruments while double reed vibrates against itself. Didjeridu- from australia made of hollowed-out log, may be large enough to require the help of a second musician to support the instrument, has a reed made of natural cane. Listening 13: bushfire (didjeridu from northern australia) 1998. Didjeridu and clapsticks accompanying alan maralung (voice) Function: wangga song performed for rituals and for entertainment. The player enhances the didjerdu"s distinctive tone quality by vibrating his lips and resonating the sound in his mouth.
