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  2. Sound diffusion - Wikipedia

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    Sound diffusion (sometimes referred to simply as 'diffusion') is a performance practice in the field of acousmatic music. According to composer and theorist Denis Smalley, it describes the "projection and the spreading of sound in an acoustic space for a group of listeners" [1] during a concert. These concerts can be seen as acoustic recitals ...

  3. Diffusion (acoustics) - Wikipedia

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    Diffusion, in architectural acoustics, is the spreading of sound energy evenly in a given environment. A perfectly diffusive sound space is one in which the reverberation time is the same at any listening position.

  4. Acousmatic music - Wikipedia

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    Acousmatic music (from Greek ἄκουσμα akousma, "a thing heard") is a form of electroacoustic music that is specifically composed for presentation using speakers, as opposed to a live performance.

  5. Call and response (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, call and response is a compositional technique, often a succession of two distinct phrases that works like a conversation in music. One musician offers a phrase, and a second player answers with a direct commentary or response. The phrases can be vocal, instrumental, or both. [1]

  6. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    With; used in very many musical directions, for example con allegrezza (with liveliness), con calma (calmly lit. ' with calm '); (see also col and colla) con dolcezza See dolce con sordina or con sordine (plural) With a mute, or with mutes. Frequently seen in music as (incorrect Italian) con sordino, or con sordini (plural). concerto

  7. Bluegrass music - Wikipedia

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    Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States. [1] The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. [2]

  8. Diffusion process - Wikipedia

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    Diffusion process is stochastic in nature and hence is used to model many real-life stochastic systems. Brownian motion , reflected Brownian motion and Ornstein–Uhlenbeck processes are examples of diffusion processes.

  9. Dither - Wikipedia

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    The term dither was published in books on analog computation and hydraulically controlled guns shortly after World War II. [1] [2] [nb 1] Though he did not use the term dither, the concept of dithering to reduce quantization patterns was first applied by Lawrence G. Roberts [4] in his 1961 MIT master's thesis [5] and 1962 article. [6]