monochord

The name monochord was often applied to the clavichord and later to the trumpet marine (a bowed, single-stringed instrument) and to one-stringed zithers of Southeast Asia, such as the Vietnamese dan bau.

The monochord consists of a metal string stretched over a hollow resonating body. Using a movable bridge the string can be divided into two portions whose lengths may be set at any ratio to give various pitches and musical intervals when plucked. According to tradition, the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras (fl.

A monochord, also known as sonometer (see below), is an ancient musical and scientific laboratory instrument, involving one (mono-) string (chord). The term monochord is sometimes used as the class-name for any musical stringed instrument having only one string and a stick shaped body, also known as musical bows.

To tune the monochord string to that same frequency, use SoundScope to generate a reference tone that is the same frequency. Use the tuning mechanism to tighten or loosen the string of the monochord until the pitch sounds the same as the reference tone.

All the bridges on your monochord are moveable. The ratio of the octave is 2:1, the fifth 3:2, the fourth 4:3, the major third 5:4, the minor third 6:5, the major sixth 5:3, the minor sixth 8:5, the whole tone 9:8.

Examples of aerophones are flutes, trumpets, trombones, tubas, clarinets, saxophones. You must blow into all of these instruments to make a sound.

The Pythagorean Monochord is suited for playing pure overtone spheres and can be used to demonstrate principles of mathematics and harmonics by inserting bridges. Strings and Tuning: 25 blanc and 5 bass strings, tuned c / C. Includes: Tuner, tuning key, replacement strings.

A monotone voice simply means that it lacks emotional expression. To make your voice multi-tone as opposed to monotone is allowing your emotional energy to colour your words and give it emotional prosody.

On this page you'll find 100 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to monotonous, such as: boring, dreary, dull, ho-hum, humdrum, and plodding.

one string The word “monochord” means literally “single-stringed”. It was first constructed 2500 years ago by Pythagoras for basic experiments on harmonics. It was a simple wooden plate with only one string in those days.

The Monolina monochord combines energizing overtones with the deeper tones of an octave and quint tuning and, optional, melody. The basic tuning of the 30 overtone strings is 26 c' + 2 c + 2 g strings. With a tuning pattern and 8 bridges you can include a melody instrument.

When a musical instrument is tuned using a just intonation tuning system, the size of the main intervals can be expressed by small-integer ratios, such as 1:1 (unison), 2:1 (octave), 3:2 (perfect fifth), 4:3 (perfect fourth), 5:4 (major third), 6:5 (minor third).