voicing

voicing
voicing [vois′iŋ]
n.
Music the sound of a chord as determined by the selection of the component notes and the way the notes are distributed to the instruments

* * *

voic·ing (voiʹsĭng) n.
1. The act, practice, or production of one that voices.
2. Music. Tonal quality or blend of an instrument in an ensemble, especially a jazz ensemble, or of the ensemble as a whole.
3. Linguistics. The vibration of the vocal cords during the production of speech or a speech sound.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • voicing — index expression (comment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • voicing — [vois′iŋ] n. Music the sound of a chord as determined by the selection of the component notes and the way the notes are distributed to the instruments …   English World dictionary

  • Voicing — Le voicing est un procédé d harmonisation en Jazz. À partir de la grille d un standard, composé du chiffrage harmonique et de la ligne mélodique, un pianiste, un guitariste ou tout joueur d un instrument polyphonique pourra former des voicing à… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Voicing — The term voicing may refer to:* In phonetics, voice (phonetics) is a characteristic of phonation. * In music, voicing (music) is a representation of a chord. * In the construction of musical instruments, the process of manipulating the mechanics… …   Wikipedia

  • Voicing — Voice Voice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Voiced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Voicing}.] 1. To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation. Rather assume thy right in silence and . . .… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Voicing — Voicings bezeichnet typische Akkordgriffe im Jazz, insbesondere auf dem Klavier und der Gitarre, aber auch spezifische Akkordschichtungen in Jazz Arrangements. Abgekürzte Schreibweise Viele Jazz und Popularmusiker verwenden eine standardisierte… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Voicing (music) — In music composition and arranging, a voicing is the instrumentation and vertical spacing and ordering of the pitches in a chord (which notes are on the top or in the middle, which ones are doubled, which octave each is in, and which instruments… …   Wikipedia

  • voicing — noun a) the final regulation of the pitch and tone of any sound producing entity, especially a musical instrument b) a particular arrangement of notes to form a chord. See Also: voiced, voiceless …   Wiktionary

  • voicing — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The use of the speech organs to produce sounds: articulation, enunciation, utterance, vocalism, vocalization. See SOUNDS, WORDS …   English dictionary for students

  • voicing — n. raising an opinion; adjusting the tone of vɔɪs n. sound produced in the throat; expression; language v. raise an opinion; adjust the tone of …   English contemporary dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”