Questions tagged [styles]
Juxtaposing the many different styles of music that exist, and also discussing their individual qualities and identifying them.
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How do I define my own style as a composer?
Much has been said about the idea of a musical style. We can group composers of similar places and times together (e.g. the "Classical" style in Vienna), discuss groups of jazz musicians ...
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Style of Danza Del Viejo Boyero by Alberto Ginastera
I have struggled with understanding the style of this song, and I guess it is open to interpretation, but I was wondering whether to play it like an "old shepherd" as its name suggests, or a ...
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What is this plucked instrument musical style called? [closed]
I know a number of great string instrument players who mostly write/perform solo instrumental music on their instruments, be it a guitar, a bass or anything else.
A few examples:
Aram Bedrosian - ...
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What is the breakdown at the end of shows called?
I have found that towards the end of rock shows the song ends and then there is some amount of random noise produced before the show ends. Usually, it is when the singer says goodnight and goodbye to ...
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What devices are used to make horror versions of popular songs?
What musical devices are used in the following video? The effects are pretty interesting. I would like to better understand how these effects are done on Piano?
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How to compose like Liszt? [closed]
I've been trying to compose like him for a long time but I've got no idea where to start. What are some of his most used chord progressions? Info like this would help.
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What is this type of piano sound and playing style? [closed]
I can't find out what is the name of this type of piano playing, it sounds really great and seems popular. Thanks, and I appreciate it!
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How Can I Make a Chuck Berry Inspired Piece? [closed]
I'm thinking about making an unofficial Club Penguin Music Jam song for the Pizza Parlor, and I want to make it inspired by Chuck Berry, the king of Rock and Roll. What can I do to achieve the Chuck ...
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Blending Musical Genres To Create a New Genre [closed]
Throughout history mankind has created musical genres. This probably had its origins thousands of years ago when someone first banged 2 rocks together in a cave to accompany someone grunting. Or maybe ...
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"Playing cornet in open style"?
I am reading a jazz book, "Really The Blues" by Mezz Mezzrow, in which a 1920's cornet player, Bix Beiderbecke, was referred to as playing his horn mostly " open".
He played ...
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How is singing operetta and schlager connected?
I sometimes read or hear about people who are operetta singers. They don't sing opera (even if some did). They sing operetta.
Many of the operetta singers are also non-musical actors in film or ...
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Vocal fry plus? Does this John Lennon singing style have a name?
I recently learned the term "vocal fry" from an online singing lesson on pop singing styles. Now that I know what it is, I should think this is an effect instantly familiar to most people, ...
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Timing of arpeggiated chords
Arpeggiated chord [A] can be realized by either playing the first note on time, and the following notes later [B], or starting a bit in advance and playing the last note on time [C].
When each of them ...
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Why are there multiple modern era styles?
I was wondering why there are multiple genres of modern era music, for example Minimalism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Serialism and Futurism.
This variety of different styles wasn't present during ...
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In what ways does (late) Romantic-era orchestration practice differ from contemporary film orchestration?
By contemporary film orchestration I mean, broadly speaking, the orchestration style of popular mainstream film composers like John Williams and James Horner. It seems to me that these 'Hollywood' ...
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