'A' Sounds
An anacrusis is an introductory note or group of notes that is played before the downbeat of a phrase or section of music. The first note heard in the provided recording is the anacrusis.
Recording of The Andy Griffith Show theme song, "The Fishin' Hole."
This is an example of an antecedent consequent phrase from Sinfonia Concertante for flute, oboe, horn, and bassoon with chamber orchestra by Franz Danzi. The first phrase is the antecedent phrase. It ends on a weak cadence. The second phrase is the consequent phrase. It begins with the same rhythms and pitches that began the antecedent phrase but ends slightly altered to finish on a strong cadence. This is a characteristic of the galant style, which favored short, periodic phrases such as this... Read More
An excerpt from a piece composed in 1975 at Oberlin College for a Anti-Vietnam War media event produced and directed by Herbert Blau
Sound recording of me reciting the Surah Al-Fatiha, in Arabic. It is the first chapter in the Quran, the holy book of Islam. The literal meaning of Al-Fatiha is "The Opener", because it is the first Surah recited in full during every prayer circle (rak'ah). Recorded on an H4n Zoom Recorder.
An arioso is a style of delivery in singing that is more melodic than a recitative while being less formally structured than an aria.
Sound recording on Zoom device explaining the hows and whys of audience participation in spoken word.
Sound recording of the audience at a rap concert responding in rhythm to a song; the performer purposefully omits a word, which the audience repeats to "fill in." Omitting a word, prompting the audience to fill in the empty space with that word, is a common technique used by musicians of many genres performing live to provide audience engagement. Recorded on a Zoom Microphone.
Sound recording on Zoom audio recorder of Destiny Hemphill performing spoken word poetry and receiving snaps from the audience as a form of appreciation.
This is the sound made when rewinding an audio cassette tape on the tape deck of a 3-cd disk changer stereo sound system. One can hear manual starting and stopping of the rewinding process by pushing down the rewind button with an index finger. This sound of rewinding (both starting and stopping it), is one that is unrelated to the type of music, audio-cassette, or material that can be transferred through this Sony playback system.
The creaking noise made by the pushing of the automatic handicap button for the women's restroom. Recorded on an Iphone 6 on a normal afternoon in a campus library.
Sound recording of a Georgia-Pacific Cormatic automatic paper towel dispenser (the standard model in bathrooms throughout the East Campus dormitories of Duke University). Recorded in a bathroom of Southgate Residence Hall on a Samsung Galaxy S5.