Timbre
(Tam-ber) French for “tone color”, distinguishing quality of an instruement’s sound
Instrumentation
choice of instruments that play at certain piece
Orchestration
the art of organizing the instruments
Five classifications of instruments
>>Chordophone
>>Aerophone
>>Membranophones
>>Ideopones
>>Electrophones
Erich von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs
2 early researchers of classifiers of musical instruments from around the world
Zither
chordophones in which strings are parallel to resonator that extends their “entire” length
Lute
chordophones in which the strings are parallel to the body that holds them, w/resonator at “one” end
Lyre
chordophones in which the strings are attached to a crossbar held up by 2 posts, w/resonator at the bottom
Harp
chordophone in which the strings are prependicular to a resonator
Ocarina
globular flute from Mexico
Didgeridoo
buzz lip aerophone of of bambu from Australia
Dundun
talking drum
tonal language
inflection of a word can change the meaning of the word. Talking drums…
musical bow
string attached to curved bow
Gankogui
double iron bell of West Africa
Axatse
beaded nets over gourdes–West Africa
Atsimewu
the lead or master drum of the Ewe in Ghana
Ewe
tribe in Ghana
Jali
Mande musician, memorized genealogies, born into profession
Kora
the Jali principal instrument, large chordophone played with 4 fingers, 7 tone octave
Balafon
a Jali xylophone with gourd resonators
Mbira
thumb piano
Juju
Nigerian popular band music–King Sunny Ade
Kidi
the Ewe drum that rests on ground
characteristics of Sub-Saharan Africa
>>polyrhythm
>>responsorial forms
>>Ostinato
>>Percussion
>>Background buzzing
>>Close connection between music and language
>>participatory
>>connection between performing arts (music with dance)