Questions tagged [music]
Questions about the English terms related to music, and the proper usage of them.
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What is the name of the speaking style used when one wants to communicate a passage of music?
When someone wants to communicate a piece of music to someone else they will try to speak the music literally using nonsensical words. For example the start of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony could be ...
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Using "Sequence" in music context
As a part of my academic paper, I wish to use the "Sequence" word.
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As you can see in the picture, the "Start Time" of each note is mentioned on the time axis. ...
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Notating timestamp in writing about music
I was wondering what is more commonly accepted in academic writing about music. I was using 1:00 to notate the minute and second mark something is happening in a track (for example, a new section ...
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That noise in old vinyls or rather shellac plates
How would you call the typical background noise in old phonograph records?
How would you call a record that sounds like that?
For an example from YouTube: Billie Holiday, You better go now, 1947
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Words Listed by Vowel Sound
I'm working on a libretto for a vocal composition which makes use of vowel formants. It's important that all of the singers can produce exactly the same vowel sound, so I'm using IPA symbols.
I'm ...
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