string instruments - What gives a Chinese Pipa its unique timbre in ...
May 26, 2021 · 5 Similar to this broader question How do East Asian instruments (Shamisen, pipa, etc.) get their unique sound? Though they a similar in many ways a guitar and a pipa sound very different. …
How to use a customized font for fingering symbols in Lilypond
Nov 8, 2020 · Someone else created a font for the pipa fingering and I want to use this font for the fingering symbols. I am using Lilypond 2.20 on Ubuntu 20.04, with Frescobaldi as frontend.
Slurs with arrows for glissando-alikes in Lilypond, how to?
Nov 9, 2020 · I'm using Lilypond 2.20 on Ubuntu to engrave scores for the instrument pipa. Slurs with arrow is a very common notation in many east Asian music pieces. It sounds similar to glissando in …
How to adjust the vertical placement of markups in Lilypond
Nov 8, 2020 · The order in which several things are stacked vertically is controlled by the outside-staff-priority. The lower the priority, the closer to the staff. You can find all the info in the . As for the …
terminology - What exactly constitutes Unison? - Music: Practice ...
Oct 15, 2024 · Following on from a recent question regarding 'unison', my research comes up with some diverse explanations. 'Perfect Unison' itself is two or more instruments playing the same pitch, when …
technique - Is it possible to get a mandolin style tremolo on an ...
Jun 10, 2021 · Somewhat inspired by my other question about the pipa I believe the Mandolin's unique sound comes from the tremolo made possible by double coursing. Is it possible in principle to get a …
How to handle out-of-range note (A1) for bassoon?
Feb 5, 2026 · We are currently playing Ein feste Burg ouverture by Swiss composer Joachim Raff (revised 1865), cf. IMSLP. At an annoying number of places bassoon 2 is supposed to play an A1, …
Newest 'mandolin' Questions - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange
Feb 17, 2024 · Somewhat inspired by my other question about the pipa I believe the Mandolin's unique sound comes from the tremolo made possible by double coursing. Is it possible in principle to get a …
Tonality in Chopin Nocturne Op. 15 No. 2, Middle Section
5 days ago · What is the best way to describe the tonality in Chopin's Nocturne in F♯ major Op. 15 No. 2 in the middle doppio movimento section? To me, it sounds like the tonal center is C♯ and then E. …
Stephan A. Terre - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange
Nov 13, 2019 · Q&A for musicians, students, and enthusiasts Software Development Background: C++ libraries and applications since 1996 Python libraries and applications since 2000 Various flavors of …