Today's app is the Classical Melody Book app:
Classical Melody Book (http://themelodybook.com/classical-melody-book/) App includes popular classical sheet music for piano, flute, guitar, violin, voice, orchestra, and much more; download classical scores and view without requiring an Internet connection; Play, Share and Print; page controls, zoom capabilities, and ability to add comments; (iOS 4.0 or later).
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Today's app is the Classical Masters – Anywhere Artists app:
Classical Masters – Anywhere Artists (http://www.anywhereartist.com/aa/) Collection of relaxing and inspiring melodies featuring free music, news, photos, videos, and more from fourteen of history’s greatest Classical composers; available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch; Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the eleventh century to present times; the central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common practice period, not to be confused with the Classical Era; European music is largely distinguished from many other non-European and popular musical forms by its system of staff notation in use since about the sixteenth century; Western staff notation is used by composers to prescribe to the performer the pitch, speed, meter, individual rhythms, and exact execution of a piece of music; this leaves less room for practices such as improvisation and ad libitum ornamentation frequently heard in non-European art music and popular music; the term “classical music” did not appear until the early 19th century, in an attempt to “canonize” the period from Johann Sebastian Bach to Beethoven as a golden age; the earliest reference to “classical music” recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary is from about 1836; given the extremely broad variety of forms, styles, genres, and historical periods generally perceived as being described by the term “classical music,” it is difficult to list characteristics that can be attributed to all works of that type; many vague descriptions exist, such as describing classical music as anything that “lasts a long time” or music that has certain instruments like violins, which are also found in other genres; there are characteristics that classical music contains that few or no other genres of music contain; the instruments used in most classical music were largely invented before the mid-19th century, often much earlier, and codified in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; they consist of the instruments found in an orchestra, together with a few other solo instruments such as the piano, harpsichord, and organ; the symphony orchestra is the most widely known medium for classical music; the orchestra includes members of the string, woodwind, brass, and percussion families; featured artists include Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Pachelbel, Maurice Ravel, Robert Schumann, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and Antonio Vivaldi; (iOS 5.0 or later). Music Appreciation, History, and Culture Apps this week!
BBC Music Magazine (Immediate Media Company Limited) The world’s best-selling classical music magazine; every single page of BBC Music Magazine is included in the app; instantly sample and buy almost 200 recordings mentioned and recommended in every issue; click on any album cover or on the underlined text and the widget will open up, allowing the user to hear extracts from hundreds of recordings without leaving the app; click on any track to buy it from iTunes, where the choice will be highlighted; for anyone with a passion for classical music; brings the world of classical music to life, including interviews with the greatest artists and features on fascinating subjects as well as the latest news and opinions from around the music world; reviews of over 100 recordings, each one rated by the finest writers in the business; for classical music connoisseurs and enthusiasts; (iOS 5.0 or later). Today's app is the Appreciation of Western Music app:
Appreciation of Western Music (http://www.ndapk.com) Includes 100 examples of piano music, 112 of violin music, 100 of guitar, 100 of cello, and 100 harmonica songs; tracks are complemented with simplified and traditional Chinese and English introductions; pieces and songs are all composed or performed by masters in music; experience the beauty of Western traditional instrumental music; the piano is one of the most popular instruments in the world and is widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensembles, chamber music, and accompaniments; the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal; although not portable and often expensive, the piano’s versatility and ubiquity have made it one of the world’s most familiar musical instruments; the violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths; it is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello; the guitar is a string instrument of the chordophone family constructed from wood and strung with either nylon or steel strings; the modern guitar was preceded by the lute, the vihuela, the four-course Renaissance guitar, and the five-course baroque guitar, all of which contributed to the development of the modern six-string instrument; the cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths; it is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin and viola; the harmonica, also called the French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in nearly every musical genre, notably in blues, American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll; there are many types of harmonicas, including diatonic, chromatic, tremolo, octave, orchestral, and bass versions; a harmonica is played by using the mouth (lips and/or tongue) to direct air into and out of one or more holes along a mouthpiece; behind the holes are chambers containing at least one reed; a harmonica reed is a flat elongate spring typically made of brass or bronze, which is secured at one end over a slot that serves as an airway; when the free end is made to vibrate by the player’s air, it alternately blocks and unblocks the airway to produce sound; touch the Play/Pause button to play the audio; slide the screen to touch leaf through the text; (iOS 3.2 or later). Today's app is the Music Theory Lessons app:
Music Theory Lessons Includes: Staff, Clefs, and Ledgers; Note Duration; Measures and Time Signature; Rest Duration; Dots and Ties; Steps and Accidentals; Simple and Compound Meter; Odd Meter; The Major Scale; The Minor Scales; Scale Degrees; Key Signatures; Key Signature Calculation; Generic Intervals; Specific Intervals; Writing Intervals; (Android 1.6 and up). Today's app is the Music Theory and Practice by Musicopoulos app:
Music Theory and Practice by Musicopoulos (http://www.spartanapps.com/Musicopoulos-Best-Music-Theory-App-for-iPhone-iPad-iPodTouch.html) Combines structured music theory lessons with matching exercises; subjects include: Introduction to Intervals, Introduction to Scales, Circle of Fourths and Fifths, Key Signatures, Diatonic Intervals, Major Chords, Diatonic Intervals Continued, Relative Minor Scale, Inverted Major Chords, Chords Continued, Descending Intervals, Chromatic Intervals, Diatonic Chords, Harmonic Minor Scale, Melodic Minor Scale, Inverted Intervals, Major 7th Chords, Minor 7th Chords, Dominant 7th Chords, Major 6th Chords, Pentatonic Scale, Minor Pentatonic Scale, and Modes; comes with a default piano sample that will help develop ears and musical knowledge; other instrument choices include: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Violin, Viola, and Cello; understanding music theory helps user become a better musician; (iOS 6.1 or later). Contemporary Period Music Topics for Discussion
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