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  2. Instruments by Harry Partch - Wikipedia

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    The path towards Partch's use of many unique instruments was a gradual one. [2] Partch began in the 1920s using traditional instruments, and wrote a string quartet in just intonation (now lost). [3] [4] He had his first specialized instrument built for him in 1930—the Adapted Viola, a viola with a cello's neck fitted on it. [3]

  3. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  4. Scale length (string instruments) - Wikipedia

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    Smaller scale instruments are also quite commonly used by fully-grown players in jazz, folk music and similar ensembles. The system of conventional fractions is taken to its logical conclusion with string bass sizes, in that a full-size (4/4) bass is uncommon. Most basses are 3/4 or 7/8, and younger players can use 1/2 or even 1/4 size instruments.

  5. Cleveland Institute of Music - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.cim.edu. The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is a private music conservatory in Cleveland, Ohio. The school was founded in 1920 by a group of supporters led by Martha Bell Sanders and Mary Hutchens Smith, with Ernest Bloch serving as its first director. [2] CIM enrolls 325 students in the conservatory and approximately 1,500 ...

  6. Viola - Wikipedia

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    The viola (/ viˈoʊlə / vee-OH-lə, [ 1 ]Italian: [ˈvjɔːla, viˈɔːla]) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the violin family, between the violin (which is ...

  7. Pitch of brass instruments - Wikipedia

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    The pitch of a brass instrument corresponds to the lowest playable resonance frequency of the open instrument. The combined resonances resemble a harmonic series. [ 1 ] The fundamental frequency of the harmonic series can be varied by adjusting the length of the tubing using the instrument's valve, slide, key or crook system, while the player's ...