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  2. Music theory - Wikipedia

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    A voice can change its timbre by the way the performer manipulates their vocal apparatus, (e.g. the shape of the vocal cavity or mouth). Musical notation frequently specifies alteration in timbre by changes in sounding technique, volume, accent, and other means. These are indicated variously by symbolic and verbal instruction.

  3. Timbre - Wikipedia

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    In music, timbre (/ ˈ t æ m b ər, ˈ t ɪ m-, ˈ t æ̃-/), also known as tone color or tone quality (from psychoacoustics), is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or tone. Timbre distinguishes different types of sound production, such as choir voices and musical instruments.

  4. Elements of music - Wikipedia

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    Elements of music. Music can be analysed by considering a variety of its elements, or parts (aspects, characteristics, features), individually or together. A commonly used list of the main elements includes pitch, timbre, texture, volume, duration, and form. The elements of music may be compared to the elements of art or design.

  5. Serialism - Wikipedia

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    In music, serialism is a method of composition using series of pitches, rhythms, dynamics, timbres or other musical elements. Serialism began primarily with Arnold Schoenberg 's twelve-tone technique, though some of his contemporaries were also working to establish serialism as a form of post-tonal thinking.

  6. Beethoven's musical style - Wikipedia

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    [34] [38] The theme is even incorporated into the other movements, albeit modified, [34] often by exploiting the rhythmic ambiguity of the motif. [39] This feature can be seen even in overtly extra-musical works such as the Pastoral symphony, where the birdsongs at the end of the second movement are motivically linked to earlier passages of the ...

  7. Musical expression - Wikipedia

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    Musical expression is the art of playing or singing with a personal response to the music. [1] At a practical level, this means making appropriate use of dynamics, phrasing, timbre and articulation to bring the music to life. [2] Composers may specify these aspects of expression to a greater or lesser extent in the notation of their musical score.

  8. Culture in music cognition - Wikipedia

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    Flute timbre supports the detection of peace, whereas string timbre aids anger identification. Happy and sad assessments, on the other hand, rely primarily on relatively "low-level" structural information such as tempo. Both low-level cues (e.g., slow tempo) and timbre aid in the detection of peaceful music, but only timbre cued anger ...

  9. Tōru Takemitsu - Wikipedia

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    Tōru Takemitsu (武満 徹, pronounced [takeꜜmitsɯ̥ toːɾɯ]; 8 October 1930 – 20 February 1996) was a Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory. Largely self-taught, Takemitsu was admired for the subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre. [1][2] He is known for combining elements of oriental and ...