bass register
91Contrabass — The term contrabass (derived from the Italian contrabbasso ) refers to very low musical instruments; generally those pitched one octave below instruments of the bass register. While the term most commonly refers to the double bass (which is the… …
92Quartet — In music, a quartet ( fr. quatuor, de. Quartett, it. quartetto, es. cuarteto) is a method of instrumentation (or a medium), used to perform a musical composition, and consisting of four parts. Western art musicIn Western art music, which is often …
93Hammond organ — A close up of the Hammond L 100 organ, with the drawbars in the foreground The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to… …
94Guitar — Infobox Instrument name=Guitar names= classification=String instrument (plucked, nylon stringed guitars usually played with fingerpicking, and steel , etc. usually with a pick.) range= (a regularly tuned guitar) related=*Bowed and plucked string… …
95String instrument — A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones. The… …
96Piano acoustics — are those physical properties of the piano which affect its acoustics.tring length and thicknessThe strings of a piano vary in thickness, with bass strings thicker than treble. A typical range is from 1/30 inch for the highest treble strings to… …
97Ruan — For other uses, see Ruan (disambiguation). The ruan (阮, pinyin: ruǎn) is a Chinese plucked string instrument. It is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body, and four strings. Its strings were formerly made …
98Americus Backers — Americus Backers, sometimes described as the father of the English grand pianoforte style, brought the hammer striking action for keyboard instruments from his master Gottfried Silbermann’s workshop in Freiburg to England in the mid 18th Century …
99Sextet (Reich) — Sextet is a composition by Steve Reich. As the title indicates, it is written for an ensemble of four percussionists and two keyboardists. The percussionists play (at various times) three marimbas, two vibraphones, two bass drums, crotales,… …
100Psalms — • The Psalter, or Book of Psalms, is the first book of the Writings , i.e. of the third section of the printed Hebrew Bible of today. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Psalms Psalms …
