'M' Sounds
The definition of a melody is a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying. Melody is built upon many concepts, such as rhythm, shapes, color, timbre, etc. In this case, the melody is passed around the diferent parts of the ensemble. First off, the background has the 8th note part on the Violoncello and the high voices take the melody with the quarter note motion. The shape of each part of the melody keeps moving upward, depending on the key. After that, the violins take the 16th... Read More
In terms of texture, eighteenth century music often will often incorporate a single melodic line that is accompanied by a more rhythmically simple harmony. This could be described as melody-dominated homophony. With this effect, the listener is drawn solely to the melodic line, with accompaniment only serving to enhance and support the melody. In this example, taken from the beginning of the third movement, “Vivace,” of Johan Helmich Roman’s Symphony No. 3 in B-flat Major, the violin I section... Read More
A menuet is a dance, typically in 3/4, that was typically in ABA form, but each section had its own smaller form that it followed. The A section was the menuet, the dance. It would have a very strong down beat and would be written in two smaller sections that would both be repeated. The B section was the trio. This section was written with the purpose of being a sweeter and lighter sounding section. Often an emphasis would be put on off beats and they would write it with three distinct ideas.... Read More
A sound from a video game emitted from an iphone7 recorded by an zoom H1. This sound effect was originally used in the video game metal gear when the player was found by the enemy.
Sound recording of a metal jail cell door squeaking and clanking with a loud close.
This is a recording of a metal water bottle being uncapped and filled with water from a water fountain. Most of the water fountains at Furman include a chamber for filling water bottles. These chambers are equipped with a downward-facing spout and a digital counter that tracks the amount of water bottles that have been filled since the fountain’s installation. This digital counter is an eco-friendly measure designed to incentivize students to carry water bottles.
David Bianculli hosts Fresh Air on NPR where he talks about Tom Waits's recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The excerpt includes commentary on Tom Waits's voice.
The Meyer schema, coined by Robert Gjerdingen, is a three-stage schema (musical patterns born from partimento practices) that moves from the tonic chord to the dominant chord, and then from the dominant chord back to the tonic chord, that was popular during the eighteenth century. The first measure of this excerpt from Franz Danzi's Sinfonia Concertante in Eb major, highlights the 3rd and 1st scale degrees in the melody and 1st scale degree in the bass. When the music changes chords during the... Read More
A microwave reheating leftovers from the night before.
Well anticipated sound of the microwave oven going off. Recorded with a ZOOM H4 recorder.
A sound recording of me pushing buttons on a hotel microwave to set the clock to 3 seconds. The microwave went for the total time and then I pressed the clear button. Recorded on an iPhone 7.
military tank driving across grass