Turner also offers four versions of his Renaissance model guitars. • SCALE LENGTH 625mm/24. On orders over £199. The Rick Turner Model 1 Deluxe LB is a truly amazing musical instrument and a beautiful work of art. Sometimes that means capitalizing on the latest technology, sometimes it means refining details that have been there since the beginning.
I think the Howe-Orme stuff was developed without knowledge of what was going on at Gibson. Around the 1870s, he founded a publishing house in Boston and also started to distribute musical products. The company may have stopped production before 1910. Ish loves Rick Turner. Jesse Colin Young commissioned the first electric bass, and I made the pickups. He was still innovating guitar designs and working on instrument-mounted microphones for a variety of acoustic instruments, and he was tickled by the attention he was once again getting from the Grateful Dead community, in part through projects such as his restoration of Jerry Garcia's modified "Alligator" Stratocaster. They're beautiful enough that people wouldn't be likely to dismiss them as a piece of junk. The knob directly above the switch is a frequency-sweep control and the other provides 12dB boost/cut with a centre detent. You could consider Dan Armstrong to be an inspiration and a guru. And what do I know about electronics? Spending just a little time getting to know the EQ and controls allows you to zero in on the tone you want. Very few are being made anymore in India for a variety of reasons. Rick Turner (recent photo)|.
The run-of-the-mill electric guitars made by the big manufacturers, excellent though they may be, were simple devices compared to Turner's. With the piezo/magnetic blend turned clockwise, the tone is ultraclean yet strong, yielding smooth but muscular jazz lines with effortless feel. While attending the Skull and Roses festival, Rick fell ill and checked himself into a hospital, where he succumbed to congestive heart failure and a stroke. 5; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course); List: $2865. Guitarguitar uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website -. 2900 list, $1995 my price with $500 custom hardcase. Howe was one of the first vintage instrument collectors in the U. That ties in with the whole explosion of Hawaiian music and the hollow-necked lap instruments, which Knutsen started building and then Weissenborn took over. Each instrument is inspected at our in-house luthier shop before, during, and after its stay with us. Single Piece Less than Clear.
The neck is a complex construction, with three strips of solid maple laminated with two strips of purple heart. I'd love to hear your opinion on both! I really love the completely original look and vibe of this guitar, and deeply appreciate the versatility. It looks like a cross between a regular wholesale music business and a complete lutherie supply business. Have you ever tried building a Model 1 with a slab body, just to see what it would be like? We go beyond your typical guitar store. Proudly Employee Owned. I've got a 1933 Vivi-Tone acoustic-electric Spanish-Hawaiian convertible guitar that was Loar's personal instrument.
The Howe company also knew what it was doing. A scale length of 24. I'd think you'd see more of those today. Based on combining Rick's hand-wound low-wind low impedance pickups with active electronics, Alembic instruments have found their way into countless musician's hands. My brother in law at the time, who'd been a welder, and a metal worker and all that, came to work with me, then Larry Robinson came to work with me and then ultimately for a while, David Russell Young came in and shared shop space, just as he was transitioning out of guitar making into violin making. At one point, I think we collectively had about 25 of them. It's not like all those plastic ukuleles. PLEASE CALL: 314-781-7500. After the sale Alembic went on to build exceptionally fine guitars and basses. Why do your guitars sound more acoustic than mine when mine is an acoustic guitar and yours isn't? "
Basso continuo; The Doctrine of Affections Which of these examples is a recitative? The most salient compositional aspect of the following excerpt is currently. True In general, operatic arias of the Romantic period, for example those by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), provide good examples of homophonic music. None of these statements Texture in music refers to the ways in which monophony, polyphony, and homophony combine to create harmony. 19 Disjunct The most salient compositional aspect of the following excerpt is: Play 2. 35 oratorio Farinelli was a famous: castrato The composer of the following music example could likely be...
19 Downward at first and then static The following excerpt is dissonant. 38 C. 52 Excerpt In broad terms, music and the other arts of the Romantic period... Texture in music refers to the feeling created by the combination of melody and harmony. 09 False We can say that the harmony in the following example is typical of the Classical period because it features: Play 0 to 6. The most salient compositional aspect of the following excerpt is: with many. False The following excerpt represents melody with harmonic accompaniment. 49 Cage Which of the following composers most heavily influenced the music of the French post-WWI school of musicians known as Les Six? 10 From a Renaissance composition having its roots in folk songs The Renaissance may be described as an age in which: Individualism, humanism, and secular values started to flourish once again The following excerpt features characteristics of polyphonic texture.
11 True This excerpt demonstrates the principle of repetition. Monophony Bach was known as a master of presenting a singular musical texture throughout his vocal music to help communicate the text. Identify the opera in question. The direction of the following melody can be best described as: Play 0. False The following excerpt represents: Play 0:14 to 2:58 Melody with harmonic accompaniment The term harmony refers to the horizontal aspect of music. 30 Hildegard von Bingen Which of the following is a salient characteristic of secular music from the Medieval period? The most salient compositional aspect of the following excerpt is: with another. 03 Bernart de Ventadorn Guido d'Arezzo wrote The Fundamentals of Music, a very important medieval treatise (essay). 39 False Which of the following is an example of increasing tempo (accelerando), and the increasing excitement that goes with it? 19 Imitation between voices A musical phrase does not necessarily need to have a sense of completion in and of itself. False Which excerpt is from a piano concerto by Sergei Rachmaninoff? 41 Excerpt D Which one of the following is not a general characteristic of Romantic music: Compositions were based on logic and controlled feelings. Gave full expression to a wide range of feelings, dreams, and the heroic human potential.
37 True Concentration on vocal music during the Renaissance period meant that instrumental music continued to be used as mere accompaniment for voices. Unity and variety Which of the following forms is not based on the principle of contrast? 55 Chopin Which one of these composers was considered a national hero in his homeland? 30 It moves in mostly step-wise fashion and has a small range. Arnold Schoenberg Which one of the following composers' style is most closely associated with that of the commercial music world known as Tin Pan Alley? 32 True Although the violin is mostly a single melody instrument, violinists can also play chords using an instrumental technique known as: play 1:17 to 8. :05 Double stops The following excerpt is consonant. Ralph Vaughan Williams Which of the following statements best describes the role of technology with regard to art music in the Contemporary period? Nico wanted to find a chess set with magnetic pieces. 13 True During the Renaissance, what was the name composers gave to the original chant used as the basis for the main melody in a composition? Ternary form Usually, folk tunes, songs, spirituals, and hymns are not good examples of strophic form. 43 True Which excerpt most likely represents theme and variations form? 36 not example C One characteristic of this excerpt that suggests it might be from the Baroque Period is: Play 0 to 3. 01 Karlheinz Stockhausen Which of the following composers did NOT employ total serialism in his work? False Which genre is represented by this example?
Play 1: 19 to 6:50 False Consonant harmonies usually provide a feeling of tension. 11 Which of the following types of texture does it represent? If the highest tone of a melody is within four to five tones of the lowest tone, we describe it as having a wide range. 54 not basso continuo terraced dynamics The following selection, sung by Historicus, comes from a well-known __________. 49 Conjunct When a melody acquires significant importance within a given composition, it is called a: Theme Which statement is correct? Play Purcell Which of the following composers wrote this symphony? True The following excerpt is an example of Renaissance a cappella choral music. 59 Excerpt A According to the text, which two essential factors do composers manipulate to hold the listener's interest?
True This composition is a clear example of: Play 0 to 17. Which excerpt represents the Theme? 55 The Magic Flute From the Classical period onward, sonata-allegro form became the basis for most instrumental music. Eugene Delacroix The dance-like characteristics of the following piece indicate that it was written by: Play 0 to 2. Jean Sibelius Which excerpt is from the River Theme in The Moldau by Bedřich Smetana? Technology has enabled art music composers to experiment with and change the way that they create music. False According to the text, Romantic composers abandoned the principles of unity and variety in pursuit of more innovative and expressive sounds. George Gershwin Which of the following is the composer for this excerpt? 29 Repeated tones The melodic material in the following excerpt can be best described as having: Play 0. False Which of the following examples represents sacred music?
46 Bartók Which of the following composers developed the concept of total theater? 06 It contrasts a group of instruments with a solo instrument. 54 Ludwig van Beethoven The dates given in this course for the Classical period are: 1750 - 1825 This excerpt is from a symphony by Beethoven. Composers rarely repeat melodic and rhythmic patterns to stress musical ideas.
Which of the following is not a composer from the Romantic period? Strong, dance-like rhythms performed by a combination of instruments and voices Which of the following musical characteristics suggest that the melody in the following example comes from Medieval sacred music? Melodic motion and melodic repetition are both effective ways of creating tension and relaxation. Play 0 to 7:57 True Which of the following statements is correct? False The following excerpt represents monophonic texture. 32 False Venit ad Petrum was often used as the cantus firmus for the mass. What is the name of the technique used in the following excerpt?
False This piece of music is a good example of: Play 0 to 1:38 Polyphonic texture Musical texture refers to how melody and harmony relate to each other. This example is: Play 1. The following musical excerpt represents strophic form. 40 Homophonic texture Listen to the following example. 25 Excerpt A The following composition is a work by: Play 0 to 6.
03 A French troubadour Which of the following examples represents secular music? True The sacred text and overall musical style of this example suggests that it is part of a/an: Play 0. 29 Oratorio Which one of the following pairs of words or phrases represents the two main concepts behind Baroque music? 47 False This piece is a good example of: Play 0 to 4. False According to the text, ternary form uses a mixture of repetition and contrast. True Which of the following terms does not refer to a basic musical texture? Terms in this set (110).
True According to the text, Beethoven strongly influenced the music of Haydn. Columbus discovered "The New World. " For each of the following sentences, identify the underlined word or word group by writing above it ADJ for adjective, AP for adjective phrase, or AC for adjective clause. 40 Chord accompaniment and clear, strong cadences The following excerpt comes from a famous aria in one of Mozart's most enduring operas. 37 Thick texture with full and frequently dissonant chords. Texture in music refers to the ways in which the horizontal strands of melody and the vertical strands of harmony relate to one another. False Which of the following events occurred in America during the time period known as the Renaissance? According to the text, art of the Romantic period valued emotional restraint and clarity of form. 03 Troubadour song The composer of this excerpt is... 58 to 6. 19 Mixed melodic directions with a transitional character The trumpet melody in the following excerpt can be best described as: Play 3. 06 Which form does it represent?