Essays Tagged: "percussion instruments"

Bali Gamelan performance

sia in South East Asia. Gamelan music is played on an orchestra consisting primarily of metal-keyed percussion instruments ("metallophones") and gongs, but also including hand or stick drums, flutes, ... ed instruments and bamboo rattles.Gamelan is the music of Indonesia, Gamelan orchestras are usually percussion oriented, but some varieties may feature flutes, bowed and plucked strings, or vocalists ...

(5 pages) 51 0 4.8 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Sounds of Music

he classification of instruments in music is divided into three broad classes or families which are percussion, string and wind. Many instruments have more than one characteristic and fall into more t ... stic and fall into more than one class. The piano, for example, is a string instrument as well as a percussion instrument.Moreover in the group of percussion, the description of some of these instrume ...

(7 pages) 41 0 3.7 Mar/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Sounds of Music

he classification of instruments in music is divided into three broad classes or families which are percussion, string and wind. Many instruments have more than one characteristic and fall into more t ... stic and fall into more than one class. The piano, for example, is a string instrument as well as a percussion instrument.Moreover in the group of percussion, the description of some of these instrume ...

(7 pages) 33 0 5.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Percussion Ensemble

Last Thursday, November 29th, I had the opportunity to see a percussion ensemble directed by Galen Lemmon at San Jose State University's Concert Hall. Before the ... tate University's Concert Hall. Before the show, I didn't know what to expect. I wasn't sure that a percussion ensemble was going to be very interesting or not. Surely after the show, it was very inte ... The first piece was Canticle No. 1 composed by Lou Harrison. This piece consisted of some hand-made percussion instruments such as some pottery and some bells. It reminded me of a soundtrack to a susp ...

(2 pages) 3265 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Music in Egypt

eated, it wasn’t just some simple tones. No, they had orchestras with string, wind instruments and percussions over 5000 years ago. The music has then developed until the Egyptian music we hear today ... d lyres were invented and used along with the harps. During the middle kingdom (2040 BC - 1640 BC), percussion instruments, lutes and lyres were added to the orchestra. Cymbals were also invented duri ...

(9 pages) 10 0 0.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Proposal on the Effects of Music on People With Schizophrenia

. The therapist may use his or her own instrument which may be a piano or woodwind and a variety of percussion instruments are for use either by the therapist or the client. These include delicate bel ...

(6 pages) 11 0 0.0 Dec/2010

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness