All Things Strings by Nardolillo Jo Larsen T. M

Author:Nardolillo, Jo,Larsen, T. M.
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780810884441
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.
Published: 2016-11-29T05:00:00+00:00

Figure 84. Mixed bowing in the fourth movement of Mozart’s Symphony 39, K 543, violin I, mm 1-8.

MM.

Metronome marking indicated in beats per minute. See also metronome.

Measure numbers.

mode. A set of seven scales each built from a different note of the diatonic scale. Each mode has a distinctive interval pattern, which may be conveniently understood by beginning on the final and following the white keys of the piano until the next final is reached. Inspired by the ancient Greeks, the modes are: Ionian (C final), Dorian (D final), Phrygian (E final), Lydian (F final), Mixolydian (G final), Aeolian (A final), and Locrian (B final). Western art music most commonly uses the Ionian mode, which creates a major scale, and the Aeolian mode, which creates a natural minor scale. Folk music, jazz, fiddle, and other popular music genres often use Mixolydian and Dorian modes.

modern string family. The group of string instruments belonging to the symphony orchestra, also called the modern violin family. The modern string family includes the violin, viola, cello, and double bass in their modern forms. This term is used in this text to distinguish these from instruments of the general string family, which also includes plucked instruments such as the harp, guitar, and banjo. The term modern string family is also used to differentiate from the term violin family, which expands beyond modern instruments to encompass baroque instruments and violin variants such as the Hardanger fiddle, basse de violon, and violino piccolo.

See also viol family and violin family.

monitor. A speaker system that faces in towards the musicians on stage, used to help them hear themselves during an amplified performance. Additionally, a musician may use a personal monitor in the form of a headphone or earphone. The sound in monitors may be mixed to emphasize the lead instrument or vocals rather than having all instruments blended together like the front of house sound.

mordent, mordant. An ornament created by a single, quick alternation between the indicated note and either the note above or the note below. The upper mordent, also called a Pralltriller, is notated by a squiggle above the note (see figure 85a), while the lower mordent, also called an inverted mordent, is notated by a slashed squiggle above the note (see figure 85b).

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