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[2] [3] Bariolage may involve quick alternation between a static note and changing notes that form a melody either above or below the static note. [4] The static note is usually an open string note, which creates a highly resonant sound. In bluegrass fiddling the technique is known as "cross-fingering". [2]
The roll on percussion instruments is one of the most familiar examples. On unpitched instruments, as well as timpani, it may be notated as either a tremolo or a trill-- a fact suggestive of the close relationship between tremolos and trills (see below). A rapid alternation between two different pitches is another type of tremolo.
The mordent is thought of as a rapid single alternation between an indicated note, the note above (the upper mordent) or below (the lower mordent) and the indicated note again. In musical notation, the upper mordent is indicated by a short squiggle; the lower mordent is the same with a short vertical line through it: [1]
The trill is frequently found in classical music for all instruments, although it is more easily executed on some than others. For example, while it is relatively easy to produce a trill on the flute, the proper execution on brass instruments requires higher skill and is produced by quickly alternating partials. While playing a trill on the ...
A duple-pulse rhythmic cell in Cuban and other Latin American music trill A rapid, usually unmeasured alternation between two harmonically adjacent notes (e.g. an interval of a semitone or a whole tone). A similar alternation using a wider interval is called a tremolo. triplet (shown with a horizontal bracket and a '3')
Racing is part of regular music as well. "Accelerando” and “stringendo” are terms used to indicate to the player that the piece is to pick up steam. Music that races can also quicken the pulse.
In music, hocket is the rhythmic linear technique using the alternation of notes, pitches, or chords. In medieval practice of hocket, a single melody is shared between two (or occasionally more) voices such that alternately one voice sounds while the other rests.
In music, variation is a formal technique where material is repeated in an altered form. The changes may involve melody, rhythm, harmony, counterpoint, timbre, orchestration or any combination of these.