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Category: 西方音乐

Concise essays on Western classical music, composers, works, musical structure, listening and piano-related understanding.

Why Do Trumpet Valve Combinations Naturally Run Sharp?

Brass Instruments, 铜管乐器, 音准, Intonation, Trumpet, 小号

Why Does the Double Bass Have Two Ways to Hold the Bow?

Bowing, Double Bass, 弓法, 低音提琴

Why Is Figured Bass Not a Complete Accompaniment Score?

Baroque Music, Figured Bass, 巴洛克音乐, 数字低音

How Did the Natural Horn Change Key Without Valves?

自然圆号, Harmonic Series, Horn Crook, Natural Horn, 圆号调管, 泛音列

How Can an Organ Crescendo Without a Harder Touch?

管风琴, 音乐力度, Musical Dynamics, Pipe Organ, Swell Box, 渐强箱

Why Is the Double Bass Tuned in Fourths?

Double Bass, String Tuning, 弦乐调弦, 低音提琴

Why Does a B-flat Clarinet Write Its Sounding B-flat as C?

Clarinet, 移调乐器, Transposing Instruments, 单簧管

Why Does a Violin Have No Frets?

音准, 音乐表现, Intonation, Musical Expression, Violin, 小提琴

Why Do String Players Sometimes Strike with the Wood of the Bow?

Col Legno, 配器, Orchestration, String Techniques, 弦乐技法, 木击弓

Why Can a Prepared Piano Sound Like a Percussion Ensemble?

约翰·凯奇, 音色, 预置钢琴, John Cage, Prepared Piano, Timbre

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