For the Introduction to World music final project, my collaborative partner Mike Murphy and I chose to learn and attempt to play the Peruvian Panpipe. The reasoning behind choosing this instrument hits home for me, compared the other instruments on the list, this is because I have a small understanding of the Peruvian culture. One of my closest friends back home, she herself is half Peruvian. Often when I was over spending time at her home, I would be fortunate enough to talk with her dad about the Peruvian culture and what it was like growing up in Peru. Having found another opportunity to delve deeper into the Peruvian culture was not an opportunity I was going to miss out on.
The Peruvian Panpipe is a part of the Wind family instruments, and it is typically found made of wood, but not limited to. The origin of the panpipe goes far back into Greek mythology. The Panpipe itself is named after the Greek God Pan, half man half goat. Pan cut several reeds lining them up together then binding them creating the melodic instrument the Pan-pipe.
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The style and variety of the panpipes range heavily, an estimation from as little as 6 to as many as 30 pipes. Some pipes are even double rowed consisting of 6 pipes in the front and 7 in the back. The pipes are set up from higher pitch to lower pitch. The top of the instrument is open while the bottom is closed off. The sound is produced when the instrument is blown into, thus making it a part of the wind family. The music style played on these instruments consist of Andean, Spanish and African descent. After years of culture mixing, it has created what is now the distinct style of Peruvian music there is
Despite that these three instruments are different in nature, they were all played in almost the same tone and create a harmony that introduces and extends each other. For example, the piano will strike one note as a start, introducing the string; then the horn will blend in with the string and enhance the thickness of the music. And when the horn strengthens the music texture, the lingering string prolongs every note and
Horn sections are frequently used in reggae, often playing introductions and counter-melodies. Instruments included in a typical reggae horn section include saxophone, trumpet or trombone. In more recent times, real horns are sometimes replaced in reggae by synthesizers or recorded samples. The horn section is often arranged around the first horn, playing a simple melody or counter melody. The first horn is usually accompanied by the second horn playing the same melodic phrase in unison, one octave higher. The third horn usually plays the melody an octave and a fifth higher than the first horn. The horns are generally played fairly softly, usually resulting in a soothing sound. However, sometimes punchier, louder phrases are played for a more up-tempo and aggressive sound.
Adam Mikulicz’s bassoon solo to open the piece captured the audience while Emily Clements added colour and ornamentation with both the flute and piccolo. Jodie Upton on clarinet and Peter Facer on the oboe encompassed style, texture and timbre which broadened the sound of this small ensemble. Conducting on the side, Facer kept the ensemble together in demanding sections. Julia Brooke with her angelic horn sounded like an entire brass section packed into one instrument and finally, Gladys Chua tied everything together with her outstanding
Peru’s music has a style of music and dance known as Afro-Peru: a mixture of African and Peru culture. Within the music, the music has a style of soul. The dance is highly energetic and sensual, which can be traced back to African
The music ensembles of Cumbia are comprised of a multitude of different instruments. Commonly, they are made up of two electric guitars, an electric bass, an electric organ, a drum set, a conga, one or more vocalists, and then another addition that is found often in wealthier groups is the synthesizer. Some of the main characteristics in the music come from the use of a “wa-wa” pedal, a “fuzz tone”, and echo effects. All of these instruments are necessary to make the Cumbia in Lima exactly what is is supposed to be. There are live performances by these groups every Sunday afternoon in Peruvian cities. They normally occur in poorer places of the city or near the central road that goes through it.
La Caja – This is an Incan drum, it is about 35 – 50cm in diameter and 10 – 15cms high. The skin of the drum is usually made from a llama, goat or cow and is struck with wool tipped stick.
The African beats, the wind instruments and the rhythms that have been passed down through the
The cornetto is a wooden wind instrument widely used throughout Europe from the 15th through the 17th centuries. It’s also called the cornett, which is not to be confused with the trumpet-like instrument called the cornet. A hybrid between a woodwind (like the recorder) and a brass instrument (like the trumpet), it was a long and slender tube, curved to one side, and had open finger holes. Sound was produced by blowing into a cup-shaped mouthpiece, like that of the trumpet. The combination of the mouthpiece and finger holes results in difficulties of intonation (pitch) and embouchure (mouth positions). Once mastered, it’s extremely agile and has a range of dynamics and expressions that span between brassy trumpet sounds to incredibly sweet
The Peruvian culture was selected for this cultural assignment after an encounter with a surprising Peruvian music performance during a routine work commute at a New York City train station. The band, Espiritu Andino, consisted of several male performers in ponchos and threaded caps. Although outshined by a pan flute, all the typical musical instruments worked together to produce soothing and melodic notes. The listeners could easily transcend to mystic mountain tops and river passages. The performance ignited not only intrigue but also admiration for the Peruvian culture.
The peace pipe is an important and influentual part of Native American’s history. All that is is symbolyzes peace, “the pipe ceremoney is a sacred ritual for connecting physical and spiritual worlds” (The Native American pipe ceremony, n.d.). This is how they kept the peace between
The Sacred Pipe The pipe ceremony is a sacred ritual for connecting physical and spiritual worlds. Native Americans used a pipe, also known as a calumet, to connect to the spiritual realm. It was also used to create peaceful relationships, end disputes, and to help strengthen alliances. These pacts amongst each other would be as relevant as a contract in today’s modern world.
The Pipe Ceremony is used for many different rituals and is used throughout many different tribes. Most of the rituals pertain to the Native American’s spiritual beliefs/religion, although some are for other purposes. The Pipe Ceremony is of great importance to the Native American culture and the pipes used are considered to be sacred items. Every aspect of the ceremony down to the way the pipe itself is designed hold significance for these cultures. There are different pipes for different ceremonies.
Through my own personal experiences and teachings from Native Americans, that have offered to enlighten me, I've gathered that there is a sacred nature rich in spirit and soul to them. The Native American lives religion as a way of life. Children of the tribe grow up in this world of spirituality and learn from example that religion can come as easily as taking a breath every day. This is no attempt to lead into the topic of religion, yet it needs to be known that the Native American sound instruments are used as a part of that religion or spirituality. There are many sound instruments used by Native Americans, but they vary accordingly from tribe to tribe. The Native American sound
But by requiring the use of different crooks for the town horns Haydn is able to use a wider number of pitches that would otherwise have been possible. The horns' most important job is to provide harmonic glue for contrapuntal passages such as bars 20-24 of the finale, where the second horn doubles the first oboe pedal
This type of music usually consists of only three traditional instruments that are the caja vallenata, the guacharaca, and the accordion. A caja vallenata is a small drum held between the knees and played with bare hands. The caja vallenata is similar to a tambora drum. The guacharaca is a wooden, ribbed stick similar to a sugar cane, accompanied by a fork that when rubbed together emits a scraping sound. The accordion is a three-line button, German-origin accordion. It has three reeds per note and it comes in different tones. Accordions in Colombia and Panama sometimes have custom made tones especially made for Vallenato. Festival Vallenato was no exception; the three traditional instruments were used by each one of the performers in all their sets. Throughout the day all the artists that I saw performing came onto the stage with the same instruments.