Timbre and Dynamics 0.0 / 5 ? MusicTimbre and DynamicsGCSEAQA Created by: zoeCreated on: 26-03-14 12:03 What is timbre? the characteristic individual sound of an instrument or voice 1 of 27 What does timbre allow us to tell the difference between? the sounds of different instruments 2 of 27 What is the note we hear most clearly called? the fundamental 3 of 27 What are the faint higher pitches we hear created by vibrations called? harmonics or overtones 4 of 27 Why is timbre important to the composer? it adds a special quality to the music which helps create mood and feeling 5 of 27 What are the eight technology-based timbres? reverb, distortion, chorus, multi-tracking, compression, vocoder, sequencer and panning 6 of 27 When does panning occur? when the sound is electronically moved across from one speaker to another, or is separated into different speakers 7 of 27 What is a sequencer? an electronic device or computer program that is used to record, edit and play back music data using MIDI 8 of 27 What does compression do? boosts the level of the quietest sounds in a piece of music, so that they balance with the louder sounds 9 of 27 What is a vocoder? a device for synthesising speech 10 of 27 What is multi-tracking? a recording technique in which different tracks of sound are recorded separately but can be played back together 11 of 27 What is a chorus? when a recorded voice/instrument is multiplied electronically, producing the effect of one voice or instrument sounding like many 12 of 27 What type of sound can be created by distortion? aggressive 13 of 27 What is reverb? when a sound lasts longer because it is reflected between the walls, floor and ceiling of a room 14 of 27 What can reverb be used to improve? tone-quality 15 of 27 What is a synthesiser? an electronic instrument which can combine waveforms to imitate the sounds of other instruments 16 of 27 What is a sample? an electronic recording of a sound that can be reproduced at any pitch, using a keyboard 17 of 27 What does con arco mean? playing stringed instruments with a bow 18 of 27 What does pizzicato mean? when string instruments are plucked rather than using a bow 19 of 27 What does con sordino mean? play with a mute 20 of 27 What does double stopping mean? when string players bow two notes simultaneously on different strings 21 of 27 What does tremelo mean? rapid up and down movements of the bow on the strings created an agitated, shimmering effect 22 of 27 What does falsetto mean? male singers singing higher than their normal range 23 of 27 What does vibrato mean? rapidly changing the pitch of a note to sound like quivering/shaking to add warmth and expression 24 of 27 What are dynamics? the varying levels of loudness or softness in a piece of music 25 of 27 What does molto mean? more or much 26 of 27 What does poco a poco mean? little by little 27 of 27
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