Four Characteristics of Musical Sound. Book Report

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October 26, 2019
Four Characteristics of Musical Sound
Music can exist in a multitude of ways. It can be found as a piece played by an orchestra or even as sounds naturally occurring in the environment. In this article, I would be discussing about a musical piece entitled Interlude Ciblon, which is a mixture of sound emanating from the environment. Such analysis would focus on the piece’s quality, intensity, pitch, and duration. All in all, I believe that listening to this piece would lead to an even richer understanding and appreciation of the diversity of music.
One of the defining parts of this musical piece is its musical quality. Generally, quality refers to “the character of the effect produced by a harmonic combination of musical tones” CITATION Mernd \l 1033 (Merriam-Webster.com, n.d.). In line with the piece, it could be heard that it is composed of different sounds such as the rain, the gallops of the horses, and the occasional banging on the wood. With regards to the quality of how they are presented, each of the sounds were presented clearly and distinctly without any overpowering the other. As compared to their natural occurrence, the gallops of the horses would be drowned by the trickling of the rain.
Intensity varies between different periods of the whole piece. In general, the piece has started with a soft intensity, peaking as it reached the middle portions, and gradually softening down again as it reached th...