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. …

Mar 13, 2022 · Although the two terms are often conflated, and although there are plenty of situations where the difference isn't noticeable, the intended difference is that portamento is a relatively quick …

Jan 18, 2018 · I think the "non-constructible set" concept is actually more confusing than descriptions of what a raga is. As far as I can tell, a raga is a whole group of musical concepts put together to form a …

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 …

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 …

I need to play low guitar accompaniment parts (simple bass-note-plus-chord style) but I prefer the narrow neck and short scale length of the mandolin. Is there an instrument (acoustic, not electric)

Nov 8, 2020 · Using Lilypond 2.20 on Ubuntu 20.04. This code: ... %% fingering symbols fngaLong = \finger\markup{\box{\pad-markup #0.2 \override #'(font-name . "pipa") \fontsize #7 "a-"}} ...

Jul 7, 2022 · What is the difference between an arpeggio and glissando? Is a glissando just another form of an arpeggio? I still don't exactly understand.

Feb 11, 2015 · My wife's band, which features the erhu, uses music notation like the page shown below. We want to take hand-written scanned/faxed from stained napkins with bad handwriting and two-side …

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 …