Category: Music Glossary
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Dissonance
General – Frequencies that Match up at Irregular Intervals are “Non-Pleasant” Sounds – We Focus the Appearance of “Dissonance” when we Play certain Notes together – A Dis-Chorded Sound produced by 2 or more Notes and is “Displeasing” or “Rough” – Sort of Tonal Tension that either Composers use for a Short Time before Resolving…
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Distortion
General – Distortion is the Result in a Change of the Shape of a Wave that usually Comes from Pushing a Particular Circuit Component (e.g. a Tube, Tape Machines, Amplifiers, Transistors, Transformers) Beyond its Limits or Linear Operation – i.e. when Signal Level Exceeds the Ability of a Device to Respond to the Level Swings…
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Dither
General Dither Types POW-R1 = Simple Dither with Little or No Noise Shaping, Suited for Voice or Simple Sounds POW-R2 = Moderate Noise Shaping, Noise will be Shifted into the High Frequency Range, Suited for Pop and General Music POW-R3 = Strong Noise Shaping, Noise will be Shifted Even More into the High Frequency Range,…
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Divisi
– is a String Section Divided into 2 or More Pieces – the Goal is to “Blend” together properly Notes and / or Playing Style that is Difficult for One Player to achieve alone) – e.g. a Cellist Plays a Double Stop in a Fast Tempo and Suddenly Needs to Go Higher an Octave in…
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Dotted (Division)
General – A Note Value that is followed by a Dot Indicates, that you should take the Note Value and Add Half of its Value to it – use Half of the Length of the Note, i.e. if we had a 2 Beat Line we would Add the Half of that 2 Beat Line which…
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Drones
– similar as a Pedal Tone but last much longer (sometimes the whole Song) – basically Sustained Notes either all the Way Held or Repeated – Self-Contained and don’t seek to resolve (meditative as in Indian Music a Sitar Tone that lasts and all Jam up over this Tone)