stringed instruments
121Harmonic series (music) — Harmonic series of a string. Pitched musical instruments are often based on an approximate harmonic oscillator such as a string or a column of air, which oscillates at numerous frequencies simultaneously. At these resonant frequencies, waves… …
122Bluegrass music — Infobox Music genre name=Bluegrass bgcolor=brown color=white stylistic origins=Country music, Anglo Celtic music, Appalachian folk music, Blues, Jazz cultural origins=Mid to late 1940s US instruments=Fiddle, banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin,… …
123Military band — A military band (French Foreign Legion). A military band originally was a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion… …
124Gagaku — An ornately painted tsuri daiko, used in gagaku music Gagaku (雅楽, literally elegant music ) is a type of Japanese classical music that has been performed at the Imperial Court in Kyoto for severa …
125sonata — /seuh nah teuh/, n. Music. a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys. [1685 95; < It < L sonata, fem. of sonatus (ptp. of sonare to SOUND1). See SONANT, ATE1] * * * I Musical form… …
126History of classical music traditions — For the academic study of history of music, see Music history. Music is found in every known culture, past and present, varying wildly between times and places. Around 50,000 years ago, early modern humans began to disperse from Africa, reaching… …
127National Music Museum — This article is about a museum in the United States. For other museums, see Musical Instrument Museum. National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota The National Music Museum: America s Shrine to Music Center for Study of the History of Musical …
128Violin octet — Classification Bowed string instruments Related instruments Violin Viola Cello Double bass The violin octet is a family of stringed instruments developed in the 20th century primarily under the direction of the American luthier …
