VPMA93H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sustain Pedal, String Vibration, Mbira
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Vpma93 lecture 2 the timbre of instruments. Idiophone: vibrations are produced by striking either one portion of the instrument against another, or another object against the instrument. Indefinite pitch no particular frequency; untuned e. g. stomping on floor (sand added to floor changes sound quality: membranophone: sound is produced by vibrations of a stretched membrane that is struck or rubbed. Definite pitch e. g. timpani, african talking drum. Some of them can have particular pitches, some don"t: tighter membrane = higher pitch, larger membrane = lower pitch, stretching the membrane changes the pitch. Indefinite pitch most other drums: chordophone: sound is produced by a vibrating string activated by striking, plucking, or bowing. Zither an instrument in which the strings run the length of the body. Drone a continuous sound on one or more fixed pitches: creates a humming sound in the background.
