Abstract The Renaissance genre of organological treatises inventoried the forms and functions of musical instruments. This article proposes an update and expansion of the organological tradition, examining the discourses and practices surrounding both musical and scientific instruments. Drawing on examples from many periods and genres, we aim …

Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like organology, aerophones, chordophones and more. ... sitar, sarod) idiophones. instrument itself vibrating ex. plucked (tongue or prong) struck (gong or bells) shaken (rattles) membranophones. vibrating membrane, struck with either hand or stick ex. drums from ghana, talking drum ...

 — SITAR. SITAR The sitar (Persian, setār, "three-string") is a long-necked lute popular in North Indian classical music and commonly constructed from a dried gourd base with a hollow wooden neck.The neck of the contemporary sitar has metal frets, which arch over the face of the neck and which are tied from the back so that a single piece of string …

Volume VIII focuses on theoretical issues of cross-cultural interest that were begun in Volume VII, exploring classificatory organology, analytic organology, and the anthropology of musical instruments. Table of Contents. 297 pp (1990) $20.00

 — This chapter is devoted to the organologic description of the following percussion instruments used in symphony orchestras: the membranophones (timpani, snare drum and tambourine) and the idiophones (celesta, xylophone, marimba, chimes, cymbals, gongs, triangles, bells).These instruments are classified by musicians in three groups: …

 — The research field that has traditionally dealt with the study and classification of musical instruments is called organology. Organologists have presented a plethora of useful approaches to classifying and sorting musical instruments, equally for comprehensive musicological knowledge, and for the spatial considerations of outlining a book ...

 — In organology, the study of musical instruments, many methods of classifying instruments exist.Most methods are specific to a particular cultural group and were developed to serve that culture's musical needs. Culture-based classification methods sometimes break down when applied outside that culture. For example, a classification …

 — The sphere of interest took scholarly shape with the emergence in the 19th century of "organology" as a multifaceted and developing discipline engaged with the …

Today, the sitar remains India's best-known instrument. Indeed, its characteristic sparkle is probably the world's foremost 'instant sonic signifier' for all things Indian, immediately conjuring up an essence of …

Organology. Acoording to the Sachs-Hornbostel system of classifying musical instruments, gongs, and cymbals are called: Idiophones. The sitar heard in Rag Des is an example of: Chordophone. Using the Sachs-Hornbostel classification system, you would distinguish a harp from a zither according to:

 — Organology, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, concerns "the study of the history of musical instruments." Footnote 1 This very narrow definition focuses on the past and perhaps frames the field as a division of broader historical scholarship most closely aligned to historical musicology. But if you ask an organologist for a definition of …

Organology: 1. Definition. Organoology is a branch of sciences which investigates in all kinds of sound producing instruments in view of their sound makings, instruments making, classification, history and music cultures. For musicologists or ethnomusicologists, this …

The study of musical instruments is called: a) morphology b) organology c) phonology d) philology e) acoustics. b) organology. ..., gongs and cymbals: a) aerophones b) chordophones c) electrophones d) idiophones e) membranophones. d) idiophones. The sitar heard in Rag Des is an example of an: a) aerophone b) chordophones c) …

 — Musical instruments provide material evidence to study the diversity and technical innovation of music in space and time. We employed a cultural evolutionary perspective to analyse organological ...

Organology, in other words, is perceived as the discipline that focusses on the physical aspects of its sources, leaving to others the eventual correlation of its results with relevant aspects of the human experience. This view has been critically reflected in literature without major variations over the past thirty years: in 1990 Sue De Vale ...

In terms of musical meter, what do My Beautiful Hangai Land (Mongolian long song), Anush Garun ("Sweet Spring," for Armenian duduk), and Rag Des (for North Indian sitar) all have in common? They all have free rhythm.

Contextual Associations. The sitar is a plucked bowl-lute chordophone most strongly associated with Hindustani (North Indian classical) music but is also played across South Asia from India to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal. It likely took on its current physical form and musical style in the classical chamber music practices of the Muslim …

78 Bernard Stiegler Before taking up all these questions in depth, I would, as mentioned, like to explain the context in which I arrived at the concept of general organology, in posthumous dialogue with Derrida – after having tried to outline an extended organology in the musical field (and starting from organology as a branch of musicology).

For example, certain instruments like the sitar in Indian classical music hold profound cultural and spiritual importance, while others serve more secular, entertainment-oriented functions. Acoustics and Materials. The scientific study of the acoustics and materials involved in instrument construction is another facet of organology.

The sitar is a traditional and classical stringed instrument believed to have been invented in India around 700 years ago. 1 It is played by striking a plectrum known as the mizrab (in Persian) or mezrab on the main strings of the instrument. 2 There are two types of sitar: sada and tarabdar (also spelt tarafdar). 3 Sitar is played at religious functions and for …

b. organology. According to the Sachs-Hornbostel system of classifying musical instruments, gongs and cymbals are called: ... The sitar heard in Rag Des is an example of a(n): b. chordophone. Using the Sachs-Hornbostel classification system, you would distinguish a harp from a zither according to: b. shape. According to the Sachs …

Hornbostel-Sachs instrument classification system was created by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs. Among ethnomusicologists, it is the most widely used system for classifying musical instruments. Instruments are classified using 5 different categories depending on the manner in which the instrument creates the sound: Idiophones, …

Understanding aerophones is essential for exploring the broader field of organology and how instruments are categorized based on their sound production mechanisms. ... Sitar: The sitar is a traditional stringed instrument from India, known for its distinctive sound and complex construction, which combines features of both the lute and the ...

Hornbostel-Sachs has dominated organological discourse and practice since its creation, and this article analyses the scheme's context, background, versions and impact. The …

Sitar. Alap. 2 of 31. Term. Listen to the audio clip. What Japanese instrument, heard in this excerpt, is a chordophone? Shamisen. Koto. Gagaku. Flute. 3 of 31. ... Organology. Anthropology. Don't know? 1 of 31. Term. In Indian classical music, what term describes the rhythmic cycles used in a piece? Choose matching definition. Tala. Rasa. Sitar.

For the term organology, defined as the scientific study of musical instruments, we are indebted to the composer Michael Praetorius, who wrote a treatise in 1618 entitled the …

The quality of a musical sound results from the : Harmonic series of overtones. The study of musical instruments is called: Organology. Acoording to the Sachs-Hornbostel system of …

 — The Renaissance genre of organological treatises inventoried the forms and functions of musical instruments. This article proposes an update and expansion of the organological tradition, examining the discourses and practices surrounding both musical and scientific instruments. Drawing on examples from many periods and genres, we aim …

European and exotic organology. Inevitably a newly-acquired specimen would now and then fail to fit into the system, while certain subdivisions which figure importantly among European instruments – e.g. those of keyboard and mechanical instruments – assumed an unwarrantably prominent place.

 — Organology is the study of musical instruments, including descriptive analysis, social history and classification. In this article, the notion of ethno-organology is applied to describe the cultural features involved in new musical instrument design and how those are mobilised when the instrument is adopted in other musical cultures.