MUS 185 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Heterophony, String Instrument, Shamisen
4 Apr 2016
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Idiomatic instrumental genres (music is designed to be played on a specific instrument) Connection to the fuke zen religious sect. Nature sounds; often represented by non-pitched instruments (drums, wind chimes, other idiophones) Non musical sounds (e. g. , the breathy sound of the shakuhachi) Pitch bending: altering a pitch by lowering or raising it as it is being sounded. Flexible pulse ( free rhythm : free rhythm: can"t detect a pulse/ no beat in the music. Ma= space or pause in the music: allows listeners to appreciate previous sound, increases drama (anticipates next parts) Heterophonic texture (2 musicians playing same melodic tune but not exactly the same) Flexibility: musicians don"t like everything pre-decided and want to make some decisions on the floor; don"t like everything to be perfectly aligned. Use of the shamisen to accompany (string instrument plucked like a guitar) (can play kouta by themselves (singing while also playing the shamisen)
