Difference between revisions of "MA Timbral"
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I want to comment about the sound of the piece "Al Zagareed" My first impression was that is was movie music...(is it?) It sounds like sweeping dramatic music from a black and white film. But it definitely has characteristics of arab music in it, the instrumentation for example. But it also has brass. Maybe from what I feel is "western" about this something can be inferred about my impressions of Arab music. The timbre of western brass instruments changes how I perceive this. Is that fair? | I want to comment about the sound of the piece "Al Zagareed" My first impression was that is was movie music...(is it?) It sounds like sweeping dramatic music from a black and white film. But it definitely has characteristics of arab music in it, the instrumentation for example. But it also has brass. Maybe from what I feel is "western" about this something can be inferred about my impressions of Arab music. The timbre of western brass instruments changes how I perceive this. Is that fair? | ||
| − | The sound of acoustic strings and ornamented vocal passages are more common to the listening I have done so far. <br> | + | The sound of acoustic strings and ornamented vocal passages are more common to the listening I have done so far. The modes used seem to define a Arab sound more than the instruments used for me. <br> |
''Justina'' | ''Justina'' | ||
Revision as of 18:11, 15 September 2010
I want to comment about the sound of the piece "Al Zagareed" My first impression was that is was movie music...(is it?) It sounds like sweeping dramatic music from a black and white film. But it definitely has characteristics of arab music in it, the instrumentation for example. But it also has brass. Maybe from what I feel is "western" about this something can be inferred about my impressions of Arab music. The timbre of western brass instruments changes how I perceive this. Is that fair?
The sound of acoustic strings and ornamented vocal passages are more common to the listening I have done so far. The modes used seem to define a Arab sound more than the instruments used for me.
Justina
