MUSC 2270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Hemiola, Just Intonation, Mbira
25 Mar 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Distance between notes are different so it sounds pleasant. C was at 260 hz and the second c would be at 2x260 hz. To all ratios are round whole numbers, the relationship between all the notes are whole numbers which create a pleasant sound. Depending on the piece, a could sound different. Just intonation is too flexible so composers stay within one or two scales. Solved by changing the tuning, crucial distances between notes will then be all the same. Notes are equally divided in 12 different notes. Because these are equal distances, you can move around and you don"t have to change certain notes e. g. key of a is always the same pitch (fixed) Culturally, out ears have to adjust to different tunings. With the mbira, the notes are not equally divided. Sometimes notes are labelled as c just for convenience even if it may not be a true c Tied to even place, ceremony or action of music.
