A chord containing a number of closely adjacent notes.
〔乐〕音簇。亦称TONE CLUSTER
Also called tone cluster
Example sentencesExamples
The harmonies are loose, ambiguous; sometimes sunny, major tonalities peek through to be subverted by dense note clusters that flirt with dissonance.
For any vocalization to be regarded as a note cluster, we had to be able to detect at least two notes ranging from 300 Hz to 1400 Hz (low-voice notes) and two notes ranging from 1500 Hz to 13000 Hz (high-voice notes).
Yet I have to say that its rigorous and intransigent atonal style with a preponderance of chromatic note clusters and major seventh and minor ninth intervals now seems outworn, its initial impact long dissipated.
The crunchy note clusters suddenly sound lovely and discordant (and quite heavy for me, actually) and the higher break part suddenly takes on a strange shimmer.
Students must learn to listen ‘horizontally’ in order to follow melody or rhythm, and ‘vertically’ so as to separate mentally the various sounds that combine to form a chord or note cluster.
Definition of note cluster in US English:
note cluster
noun
Music
A chord containing a number of closely adjacent notes.
〔乐〕音簇。亦称TONE CLUSTER
Also called tone cluster
Example sentencesExamples
For any vocalization to be regarded as a note cluster, we had to be able to detect at least two notes ranging from 300 Hz to 1400 Hz (low-voice notes) and two notes ranging from 1500 Hz to 13000 Hz (high-voice notes).
The harmonies are loose, ambiguous; sometimes sunny, major tonalities peek through to be subverted by dense note clusters that flirt with dissonance.
Students must learn to listen ‘horizontally’ in order to follow melody or rhythm, and ‘vertically’ so as to separate mentally the various sounds that combine to form a chord or note cluster.
Yet I have to say that its rigorous and intransigent atonal style with a preponderance of chromatic note clusters and major seventh and minor ninth intervals now seems outworn, its initial impact long dissipated.
The crunchy note clusters suddenly sound lovely and discordant (and quite heavy for me, actually) and the higher break part suddenly takes on a strange shimmer.