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Four Organs, the Glossary

Four Organs is a work for four electronic organs and maraca, composed by Steve Reich in January 1970.^[1]

23 relations: Augmentation (music), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cadence, Carnegie Hall, Claude Debussy, Dominant (music), Electric organ, Eleventh chord, Envelope (music), Farfisa, Harmony, Harold C. Schonberg, List of classical music concerts with an unruly audience response, Maraca, Michael Tilson Thomas, Pérotin, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Steve Reich, Symphony Hall, Boston, Thelonious Monk, Timbre, Tonic (music), Vibrato.
1970 compositions
Compositions by Steve Reich

Augmentation (music)

In Western music and music theory, augmentation (from Late Latin augmentare, to increase) is the lengthening of a note or the widening of an interval.

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Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston.

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In Western musical theory, a cadence is the end of a phrase in which the melody or harmony creates a sense of full or partial resolution, especially in music of the 16th century onwards.Don Michael Randel (1999). The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians, pp. 105-106.. A harmonic cadence is a progression of two or more chords that concludes a phrase, section, or piece of music.

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Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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Claude Debussy

(Achille) Claude Debussy (|group.

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Dominant (music)

In music, the dominant is the fifth scale degree of the diatonic scale.

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Electric organ

An electric organ, also known as electronic organ, is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ.

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Eleventh chord

In music theory, an eleventh chord is a chord that contains the tertian extension of the eleventh.

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Envelope (music)

In sound and music, an envelope describes how a sound changes over time.

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Farfisa

Farfisa (Fabbriche Riunite di Fisarmoniche) is a manufacturer of electronics based in Osimo, Italy, founded in 1946.

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Harmony

In music, harmony is the concept of combining different sounds together in order to create new, distinct musical ideas.

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Harold C. Schonberg

Harold Charles Schonberg (29 November 1915 – 26 July 2003) was an American music critic and author.

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List of classical music concerts with an unruly audience response

There have been many notable instances of unruly behaviour at classical music concerts, often at the premiere of a new work or production.

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Maraca

A maraca, sometimes called shaker or chac-chac, is a rattle which appears in many genres of Caribbean and Latin music.

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Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas (born December 21, 1944) is an American conductor, pianist and composer.

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Pérotin

Pérotin was a composer associated with the Notre Dame school of polyphony in Paris and the broader ars antiqua musical style of high medieval music.

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City.

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Steve Reich

Stephen Michael Reich (better-known as Steve Reich, born October 3, 1936) is an American composer who is known for his contribution to the development of minimal music in the mid to late 1960s.

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Symphony Hall, Boston

Symphony Hall is a concert hall that is home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra, located at 301 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer.

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Timbre

In music, timbre, also known as tone color or tone quality (from psychoacoustics), is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or tone.

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Tonic (music)

In music, the tonic is the first scale degree of the diatonic scale (the first note of a scale) and the tonal center or final resolution tone that is commonly used in the final cadence in tonal (musical key-based) classical music, popular music, and traditional music.

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Vibrato

Vibrato (Italian, from past participle of "vibrare", to vibrate) is a musical effect consisting of a regular, pulsating change of pitch.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Organs