MUS111H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Coloratura, Synthesizer, The Technique
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Depends on the instrument producing the sound: duration: The brevity or length of the sound. Not all instruments can sustain a sound the same way, thus duration varies according to instrument. Piano has a decaying noise if you hold the key down, running out of breath when singing: pitch: The lowness or highness of the sound. Instruments have ranges where they are comfortable or not comfortable eg diff ranges for instruments and singers: dynamics: The loudness or softness of a sound; volume of sound. Can play notes loud or soft on a piano. Can make the volume get louder too**: timbre or tone colour: Equate the quality of sound with a colour colour of sound can vary frm one instrument to another. The separation of successive notes and how this is accomplished by the performer. Can jump notes or join notes on a piano. Can have accents (some notes louder than the other)
