VPMA93H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: String Vibration, Tuning Fork, Vibraphone
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Vpma93 lecture 2: the timbre of instruments: Tuning fork musicians use to pick a specific frequency or pitch so the entire ensemble can play at the same pitch level: a440 frequency of 440 hertz and vibration of 440. Developed by 2 well-know musicologists hornbostel and sachs. Can be applied in any kind of world music world music classification for instruments. Idiophone vibrations are produced by striking either one portion of the instrument against another, or another object against the instrument: e. g. Rattles, vibraphone, thumb piano, triangle, bells, cymbals: definite pitch tuned to a certain pitch e. g. vibraphone, indefinite pitch e. g. percussion. Membranophone sound is produced by vibrations of a stretch membrane that is struck or rubbed: eg. Drums snare, timpani, tambourine: definite pitch e. g. timpani, indefinite pitch e. g. snare drum. ***idiophones and membranophones may be untuned (indefinite pitch) or they may be capable of producing a variety of pitches (definite pitch)
