Musical Instruments

3. outline the extended Hornbostel-Sachs musical instrument classification system; giveseveral examples of instruments from each of 5 main classes;4. describe the evolution of the principal techniques of manufacture of woodwind andbrass instruments from the 16th century to now; discuss the influence of materials ofconstruction on performance;5. describe the principal techniques used in making bowed and plucked stringed instruments;explain how constructional features of the violin, viol, lute and guitar determinetheir acoustical behaviour;6. describe the historical evolution and principles of operation of the clavichord, harpsichord,and piano; explain how constructional features affect the loudness and timbre ofstringed keyboard instruments;7. summarise the design principles of pipe organ construction; describe the voicing of anorgan flue pipe;8. discuss the influence of the acoustical environment on the performance of music; describemodern developments in the 3D sound diffusion of electronic music.MONDAY MEETINGSTimetable:Seminar Papers:Week Date Activity2 28/09/09 Lecture: stringed instruments3 05/10/09 Lecture: woodwind instruments4 12/10/09 Lecture: brass instruments5 19/10/09 Lecture: electronic instruments6 26/10/09 Lecture: percussion instruments and pipe organs7 02/11/09 Seminar: stringed instruments8 09/11/09 Seminar: woodwind instruments9 16/11/09 Seminar: brass instruments10 23/11/09 Seminar: electronic instruments11 30/11/09 Seminar: percussion instruments and pipe organsEach student is asked to research and present a 20 minute paper on a chosen topic as part of oneof the Monday seminar sessions. A word-processed version of the paper, not exceeding 5000words plus illustrations, should be submitted to the Music Office in Alison House by 1200 onFriday 18th December 2009. Late submissions will be penalised by 5% per working day;submissions more than five days late will be marked 0.2

THURSDAY MEETINGSTimetable:Week Date Activity Place1 24/09/09 Introductory meeting St Cecilia’s Hall2 01/10/09 Visit to Willie Hendrie Keyboard Workshop Bonnyrigg3 08/10/09 Presentation St Cecilia’s Hall4 15/10/09 Visit to Cinema Organ Museum Greenlaw5 22/10/09 Presentation St Cecilia’s Hall6 29/10/09 Visit to Anthony Edge Strings Workshop Penicuik7 05/11/09 Presentation St Cecilia’s Hall8 12/11/09 Visit to Richard Smith Brass YorkVisit to Principal Pipe Organs9 19/11/09 Presentation St Cecilia’s Hall10 26/11/09 Visit to Waterfront (9 am) BelfastVisit to Sonic Arts Research Centre (1-5 pm)11 03/12/09 Presentation St Cecilia’s HallReports and MarksA report of about 1500 words plus diagrams is required for each of the five visits, submittedto Alison House within two weeks of the visit itself. In addition, each person should give a 20minute oral presentation on a selected topic related to the visits.8 marks will be allocated for each report and 10 marks for the oral presentation, making atotal of 50 marks.Degree examination:There will be a 2 hour written Degree Examination in April/May 2010, which will contribute25% to the overall assessment.Components of Assessment:Degree examination 25%Monday Seminar paper 25%Thursday Visit reports and Presentation 50%.Recommended textbooks:• M Campbell and C Greated, The Musician’s Guide to Acoustics, Oxford UniversityPress: ISBN: 0-19-816505-6. Price £39• M Campbell, C Greated and A Myers, Musical Instruments: History, Technology andPerformance of Instruments of Western Music, Oxford University Press: ISBN-10: 0-19-921185-X. Price (paperback) £39• N H Fletcher and T D Rossing, Physics of Musical Instruments 2nd ed., Springer: ISBN0-387-98374-0. £56.993

Course Organiser:Prof. M. Campbell, Room 7306, JCMB: email: d.m.campbell@ed.ac.uk.Other Course Lecturers:Prof. C. Greated: email: c.a.greated@ed.ac.uk.Prof. A. Myers: email: a.myers@ed.ac.uk.4