Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Sound sample: seven-note scale played on the Ranat ek. The ranat ek (Thai: ระนาดเอก, pronounced [ranâːt ʔèːk], "also xylophone") is a Thai musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of 22 wooden bars suspended by cords over a boat-shaped trough resonator and struck by two mallets.
Song Books (Solos for Voice 3–92) is a collection of short works by John Cage, composed and compiled by the composer in 1970.It contains pieces of four kinds: songs, songs with electronics, directions for a theatrical performance, and directions for a theatrical performance with electronics.
Green would die in 1970, just a few years before a revival in the popularity of his ragtime xylophone music, and before his induction into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 1983 [6] The rebirth of his music was led by members of the NEXUS Percussion Ensemble in the late 1970s. Through their efforts, G.H. Green's xylophone music has ...
Hiraoka passed an audition with NBC in 1930, and for the next 11 years his xylophone music was heard every day throughout the United States. After nearly 4,000 days with NBC, the Second World War resulted in Hiraoka's resignation from NBC. [2] [3] He gave recitals in New York City and received high praises from New York Times.
There are a number of free sound effects resources of public domain or free content sound recordings appropriate for Wikipedia use available online, and as well as in other contexts. All files should be converted to ogg , Wikipedia's patent-free format of choice.
Sheet music 6,487,223 [43] 780 [44] Also includes free music notation software to enable a wide range of instrumental music scores to be created, printed and shared Music is available under a variety of licenses. It is tagged and searchable by license. Music protected by copyright is only downloadable by obtaining a paid Pro subscription. Musipedia
One method noted for its use of xylophones is Orff-Schulwerk, which combines the use of instruments, movement, singing and speech to develop children's musical abilities. [27] Xylophones used in American general music classrooms are smaller, at about 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 octaves, than the 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 or more octave range of performance xylophones. The ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more