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String instruments: harp, violins, violas, cellos, basses, frequently abbreviated to 'str', 'strs' or similar. If any soloists or a choir are called for, their parts are usually printed between the percussion/keyboards and the strings in the score. The basic order of the instruments, as seen above, is common to all of the shorthand systems.
A lead sheet or fake sheet is a form of musical notation that specifies the essential elements of a popular song: the melody, lyrics and harmony. The melody is written in modern Western music notation , the lyric is written as text below the staff and the harmony is specified with chord symbols above the staff.
The trumpet repertoire consists of solo literature and orchestral or, more commonly, band parts written for the trumpet.Tracings its origins to 1500 BC, the trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family.
Sheet music can be used as a record of, a guide to, or a means to perform, a song or piece of music. Sheet music enables instrumental performers who are able to read music notation (a pianist, orchestral instrument players, a jazz band, etc.) or singers to perform a song or piece. Music students use sheet music to learn about different styles ...
In 1889, Conn founded the Elkhart Daily Truth, published the monthly Trumpet Notes and a scandal sheet called The Gossip, and purchased The Washington Times, which he later sold. After a failed entry into the utilities business, the building of his third factory (and its loss to fire), and his loss of a costly lawsuit filed against him by a ...
The Septet in E ♭ major, Op. 65, was written by Camille Saint-Saëns between 1879 and 1880 for the unusual combination of trumpet, two violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano. [1] Like the suites Opp. 16 , 49, 90, the septet is a neoclassical work that revives 17th-century French dance forms, reflecting Saint-Saëns's interest in the ...
Nov. 21—The replacement of mechanical systems at three schools in the district is estimated to cost about $3.96 million, engineers with ISG Inc. presented to the Albert Lea school board Monday.
Short sheet-metal trumpet from the Bactria, dated from 2100 B.C.- 1900 B.C. [1] This particular example is missing its mouthpiece. Labeled Oxus type bulb trumpets, these trumpets were designed to produce a soft, very high pitch with "modest" tension in the player's lips. [2]