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survey of World Music Final
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Music
Undergraduate 3
12/14/2006

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Term
hornbostel-sachs
Definition
type of instrument classification that ethnomusicologists use today
Term
chordophones
Definition
instrument with a vibrating string making the sound
Term
bridge
Definition
used to lift the string up over the body of the instrument
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fret
Definition
intermediate bridge on a chordophone where the player can push down to change the length of the string
Term
course
Definition
collection of adjacent strings associated with a particular pitch
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zither
Definition
chordophones with the strings parallel to a resonator that extends their entier length
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lute
Definition
chordophones in which the strings are parallel to the body that holds them, with a resonator at one end
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lyre
Definition
chordophones where the strings are attached to a crossbar held up by two posts with a resonator at the bottom
Term
harp
Definition
chordophones in which the strings are perpendicular to a resonator
Term
aerophones
Definition
instrument where a column of air whithin the instrument makes the sound
Term
harmonic series
Definition
the player of instrument can use _____ by making the instrument vibrate in different frequencies in this series by increasing the air pressure
Term
overblowing
Definition
a tecnhique where a player increases the air pressure in an instrument
Term
reed
Definition
flat piece of wood used in aerophones that vibrates in the wind
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bore
Definition
shape of an aerophone's tubing
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flute
Definition
aerophones in which a stream of air is focused on a sharp edge
Term
double reed
Definition
aerophones in which two pieces of reed or other material are tied tightly together at the end of a tube, and when put under enough air pressure, begin to vibrate against eachother
Term
single reed
Definition
aerophone in which a flat piece of wood is tied to the mouthpiece of a tube and blown over, causing it to vibrate
Term
buzzed-lip instruments
Definition
aerophones in which the player buzzes his lips into the end of a tube
Term
membranophones
Definition
drums with some kind of skin or thin plastic tightlt stretched over a frame of resonator
Term
head
Definition
the skin or thin plastic that is stretched over a frame or resonator in a membranophone
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idiophone
Definition
instruments in which entire body of the instrument vibrates when struck or rubbed or otherwise set in motion
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