VPMA93H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fingerboard, Figured Bass, Finger Tips
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Blues an expressive, soulful style of singing that emerged from the african american spiritual and work song at the end of the nineteenth century. Blue note the lowered third, seventh and sometimes fifth degrees of the otherwise major scale; the degree of inflection may vary considerably. Krzysztof penderecki, threnody: to the victims of hiroshima. Quarter-tone interval (half the size of a half step) Playing the highest note possible on the instrument. Playing with the bow on the bridge of the violin. Playing with the bow above the fingerboard of the violin. Striking the string with the wood of the bow. Striking the upper sounding board of the violin with the nut of the bow or the finger tips. Section 1 (0:35) high pitched dissonant clusters. Section 2 (1:58) varied texture of multiple sound effects in rapid succession. Section 3 (2:51) sustained tones and quarter-tone clusters linked with glissandos. Section 4 (7:13) isolated pitches and various sound effects.
