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	Definite pitch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In music and hearing, a sound or note of definite pitch is one of which it is possible or relatively easy to discern the pitch or frequency of the fundamental.
		A sound or note of indefinite pitch is one of which it is impossible or relatively difficult to discern the pitch or frequency of the fundamental.
		Note that it is still possible for two sounds of indefinite pitch to clearly be higher or lower than one another, for instance, a snare drum invariably sounds higher in pitch than a bass drum because its sound contains higher frequencies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indefinite_pitch (233 words)

	Pitch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pitch (psychophysics) is the perceptual equivalent of the frequency of a sound wave.
		Pitch (baseball), a throw of a baseball to a batter
		"Bamboo Pitch" is the English translation of the name of a bamboo forest mushroom grown as a vegetable delicacy in China.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pitch (341 words)

	Percussion Instruments - MSN Encarta
		Another type of pitched drum in the orchestra is the roto-tom (a modern development of the unpitched tom-tom, in which the drums can be tuned to a precise pitch by rotating the drum head).
		Other pitched percussion instruments include the celesta (played with a keyboard like a piano), the tubular bells (played with leather or plastic beaters), and the mallet instruments: the glockenspiel and vibraphone (both made of metal bars), the crotales (of metal discs), and the xylophone and marimba (both of wooden bars).
		Instruments without pitch used in the orchestra include a range of drums, the most prominent of which are the snare drum (or side drum), tenor drum (military in origin like the side drum, but without snares), and the bass drum.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561835/Percussion_Instruments.html (812 words)

	Philip Tagg \| Pitch - EPMOW entry (2001)
		Pitch, therefore, most frequently refers to the position of a note’s perceived fundamental on the axis of low to high frequency.
		Until the nineteenth century, when the fixed pitch of a converged on a range between 410 and 450 Hz, keyboard players would have to transpose, wind instrumentalists take extra lengths of tubing on their travels, and string players radically retune, all in accordance with the local norm.
		Ambitus basically means the pitch range or compass of a particular melodic passage, while tessitura denotes the predominant register of a particular vocal or instrumental line.
	www.tagg.org /articles/epmow/pitch.html (851 words)

	Indefinite pitch - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In music a sound or note of indefinite pitch is one of which it is impossible or relatively difficult to discern the pitch or frequency of the fundamental, as opposed to sounds of definite pitch.
		Sounds with indefinite pitch do not have harmonic spectra or have altered harmonic spectra.
		In other words, it is possible and often easy to roughly discern the relative pitches of two sounds of indefinite pitch, but any given sound of indefinite pitch does not neatly correspond to a given absolute pitch.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Indefinite_pitch (173 words)

	Percussion - Gong
		A large, narrow rimmed gong of indefinite pitch was developed by the Chinese.
		It was this form of the gong that entered the Western orchestras in the 19th century.
		It may be made in various sizes, having either definite or indefinite pitch.
	www.mathcs.duq.edu /~iben/gong.htm (294 words)

	Cymbals - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Cymbals consist of two thin round plates of an alloy containing 8 parts of copper to two of tin, each having a handlestrap set in the little knob surmounting the centre of the plate.
		The composer indicates his intention of letting the cymbals vibrate by "Let them vibrate," and the contrary effect by "Damp the sound." To stop the vibrations the performer presses the cymbals against his chest, as soon as he has played a note.
		The duration of the vibration is indicated by the value of the note placed upon the staff; the name signifies nothing, since the pitch of the cymbals is indefinite.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Cymbals (578 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		There are basically two ways to use a sound sample, in HyperCard or anywhere else: as a sample of a wave of definite pitch, or as a miniature "tape recording" of some sound that is not intended to be used as a sample of indefinite pitch.
		Definite Pitch To play a sample at the correct pitch, HyperCard assumes two things about the sample: it was sampled at a rate of 26.32 KHz, and the associated wave was playing a pitch of 261.63 Hz, when it was sampled.
		Indefinite pitch Sounds which are not samples of definite pitch (for example, a thunder clap or the sound of your mother saying "hello") should not need to be made to match pitch.
	www.umich.edu /~archive/apple2/technotes/tn/hcgs/TN.HCGS.003 (461 words)

	Neutral clef (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The instruments are primarily concerned with the rhythmic notation and not the indication of pitch.
		These sounds are perceived as having a higher or lower pitch, but not of a specific pitch or frequency.
		The neutral clef is also known as the percussion clef, or the indefinite pitch clef.
	www.music.vt.edu /musicdictionary/textn/Neutralclef.html (201 words)

	pitch bend - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		- modification of pitch: an instrumental and vocal technique by which the pitch of a note is modified by raising or lowering it slightly
		Pitch (music), highness or lowness of a musical tone as determined by the rapidity of the vibrations producing it.
		Pitch (substance), dark, thick, sticky substance formed by distilling coal tar, petroleum, or wood tar (distillation).
	encarta.msn.com /pitch+bend.html (140 words)

	Grove POWERED BY Gramophone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sounds produced by such instruments as a cymbal or a bass drum are said to be of indefinite pitch.
		Pitch is determined by what the ear perceives as the most fundamental wave-frequency of a sound.
		Pitch levels between c 415 and c 430 were much used: a tuning fork associated with Handel gives a' = 422.
	www.gramophone.co.uk /grove_popup_detail.asp?id=7133 (379 words)

	Dolmetsch Online - Music Theory Online - Staffs, Clefs & Pitch Notation
		The clef establishes the pitch of the note on one particular line of the staff and thereby fixes the pitch of all the other notes lying on, or related to, the same staff.
		In integer notation, or the integer model of pitch, all pitch classes and intervals between pitch classes are designated using the numbers 0 through 11.
		Pitch classes can be notated in this way by assigning the number 0 to some note - C natural by convention - and assigning consecutive integers to consecutive semitones; so if 0 is C natural, 1 is C sharp, 2 is D natural and so on up to 11 which is B natural.
	www.dolmetsch.com /musictheory1.htm (4835 words)

	WHAT_MANNER_2000
		It is a definite pitch, acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a playing surface of circular cross section made of steel.
		Membranophones may be of definite or indefinite pitch, having one or two heads.
		The instrument may be described as a number of independent, definite pitch membranes attached to a resonator.
	www.sanch.com /WHAT_MANNER_2000.htm (591 words)

	Membranophones Percussion Instruments
		Until earlier in the 20th century, tuning the timpani required tightening or loosening the calfskin membrane via screws placed around the head's perimeter; this process was rather time-consuming, so the functions assigned to the timpani were fairly limited.
		Tom-toms occupy a sort of gray area between having definite and indefinite pitch, since they can be tuned to approximate pitches if necessary.
		Striking the head of the instrument near the rim will result in a higher pitch than hitting it in the center, so the kind of pitch desired should be specified when composing.
	www.cmeabaysection.org /percussion/membranophones.html (1134 words)

	Indefinite - Qwika
		As for importance of indefinite integral, differential integral calculus and.
		Indefinite pitch In music a sound or note of indefinite pitch is one of which it is...
		Indefinite adjective In grammar, one indefinite adjective is one subcategory of indefinite determinant, adding to actualization name core, a...
	www.qwika.com /find/Indefinite (487 words)

	- Percussions - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Among the percussion instruments used in the West are the bell, the celesta, the glockenspiel, the xylophone (and similar marimba), and the Caribbean steel drum.
		In general, percussion instruments are not tuned by construction; pitch, tone, and volume depend on the skill of the performer.
		Its tinkling sound is of indefinite pitch and therefore blends with whatever harmonies the orchestra produces.
	members.tripod.com /sara_zzz/pages/percussions.htm (626 words)

	MIDI and computer music
		Pitch is determined by what the ear judges to be the most fundamental wave-frequency of the sound (even when, as for example with difference tones, this is an aural illusion, not actually present in the physical sound wave).
		Pitch is expressed by combining a frequency value (such as 440 Hz) with a note name.
		A pitch standard is a convention of uniform pitch that is understood, prescribed and generally used by musicians at a given time or place.
	www.kunstderfuge.com /theory/midi.htm (4512 words)

	Brainboost - a example of membranophone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The bass drum is a large membranophone of indefinite pitch that is played with a soft - headed stick; it produces a low, heavy sound that is heard prominently in this march.
		Bass Drum The bass drum is a large membranophone of indefinite pitch that is played with a soft - headed stick; it produces a low, heavy sound that is heard prominently in this march.
		The kazoo is one example of a membranophone, the sound being by vibrations, that is not a drum.
	www.brainboost.com /search.asp?Q=a+example+of+membranophone&lfmq=1 (93 words)

	Sistro Story - Simone Fermani
		In each of these sections the only note given to "sistro" is always written at the same pitch for all the time of its playing, apart from the fact of the consideration of the mean key of each section and of the changes of the harmony during all the development of each section itself.
		In the "Serenade" of Count of Almaviva,(1) the note of "sistro" is written in the second line of the staff, in correspondence of the sound "G", while the main key of this section is C Major and the harmony runs mostly between the degrees of keynote and dominant of this key.
		As a percussion instrument by indefinite sound mostly contributes to the rhythm and to the orchestral colour than to the harmonic development of the section in which it is provided, I discovered that in two sections of the three ones above mentioned, i.e.
	www.aimzp.com /sistro.htm (2684 words)

	Steelpan Glossary
		With the exception of the tenor pan and second pan, the range of notes on the various instruments is not chromatic.
		It is a definite pitch, acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a playing surface of circular cross section made from steel. This is stretched into a concave shape and attached to a hollow, cylindrical resonator called a skirt.
		There are two basic types - skin drums and (the lesser known) mirlitons. Membranophones may be of definite or indefinite pitch, having one or two heads.
	www.sanch.com /Steelpan_Glossary.htm (1394 words)

	MHSchool: McGraw-Hill Music 2005
		The snare drum is a shallow, cylindrical drum of indefinite pitch.
		Its military origins are clear in its hard precision, and the brilliance of the drum’s natural tone is enhanced by wires (snares), which are stretched across the bottom head against the parchment skin—these make a sharp, snapping sound when the drum is struck.
		Triangles vary in size and thickness, according to required tone and pitch, and they are played with brass or steel beaters.
	www.mhschool.com /music/2005/teacher/teachingideas/instruments/percussion.html (1374 words)

	Single Indefinite Pitch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		BASS DRUM - Adjustable Fundamental: Although the bass drum is an instrument of indefinite pitch, its tone is very deep and booming and capable of being...
		PERCUSSION The percussion instruments may be divided into indefinite pitch and definite pitch percussion.
		bass drum The bass drum is a large membranophone of indefinite pitch that is...
	single.visgra.info /single-indefinite-pitch.html (1074 words)

	Percussion Instruments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Single indefinite pitch instruments are instruments are used to keep the beat or add a special sound.
		Multiple definite pitch instruments are instruments that has bells or bars of different sizes that, when struck, produce their own resonant frequencies.
		Variable pitch instruments are instruments that has a deice that can change the pitch of the instrument to a limited choice of frequencies.
	www.k12.nf.ca /gc/Science/Physics3204/Projects2003/SlotB/ProjectB2/percussion_instruments.htm (188 words)

	MEC104 - Drums
		Single indefinite pitch is the most common form of pitch that related to the percussion family and the majority of these instruments fit in this category.
		The particular types of drums that identify with single indefinite pitch are the drums that we see most rock and roll stars use, a standard drum set.
		Variable pitch is another type of pitch and it can be found in drums such as the kettledrum or the timpani.
	www.ic.sunysb.edu /Stu/mjavadif/mec104 (1313 words)

	The Brass Crest: Instruments: Percussion
		Instruments such as the snare drum and cymbal are of indefinite pitch.
		However, even instruments with indefinite pitch still have a relative pitch – a larger drum will sound deeper than a smaller drum, assuming that head tension, etc. is equal.
		These instruments have a definite pitch, but the pitch cannot be tuned or changed by the player.
	www.brasscrest.com /instru/instru008.html (329 words)

	Percussion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A vibration produces sounds of definite or indefinite pitch when shaken or struck.
		It is done through the tautness of the stretched material for indefinite pitch instruments.
		The pitch is determined by the size of the objects in definite pitch instruments.
	www.mathcs.duq.edu /~iben/percus.htm (179 words)

	Music - Percussion Instruments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Single indefinite pitch instruments are used to keep the beat of music and include instruments like a bass drum or the triangle.
		Also called tympani (singular: tympano), kettle drums are membraphones (a membrane is stretched across the opening of a bowl) where a foot peddle is used to stretch the membrane and thereby control the pitch of the drum.
		Due to the limited range of pitch allowed by the peddles, kettle drums are almost exclusively used in larger groups of different pitch drums.
	www.chs.k12.nf.ca /science/p2204/percus.html (327 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Drums form part of the modern orchestra - Thursday \| February 1, 2001
		DRUMS ARE classified as instruments with indefinite pitch and were used as percussions in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt.
		Kettle or tympani drums differ from other drums, especially those of African retention, in that they are used to sound notes of a definite pitch.
		The tighter the skin is drawn, the higher the pitch created.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20010201/ent/ent2.html (470 words)

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