Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-06-30)
Improvisation is one of the most characteristic aspects of Jazz. It consists in creating a melody suitable for a given chord progression. Generally, first the most suitable scales are chosen and then a solo is developed ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-06-30)
John Coltrane Changes are progressions of 3 chords a Major third apart. The chords are connected by means of Dominant Seventh chords. Supposedly, one of the chords has the Tonic function, another the Dominant and the other ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-06-26)
If a tuning system different from Just Intonation is used, when playing a combination of 2 or more notes, the ¿Beats¿ arise, which are rhythmical fluctuations of the amplitude as a result of constructive and destructive ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-06-26)
Just Intonation is the most ¿exact¿ tuning system, since its notes coincide with the harmonic series. However, the 12-Tone Equal Temperament is the most used in musical instruments, which is simpler but less ¿exact¿, since ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-06-26)
In order to compare Just Intonation with Equal Temperament in a practical way, a well-known song has been chosen and played in both tuning systems with a real instrument, which is the guitar. This instrument not only allows ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2013-05-30)
A partir del análisis de los sonidos, se obtiene, de forma razonada, el conjunto de 7 notas que forman una tonalidad mayor y su correspondiente escala mayor. Estos conceptos constituyen uno de los principios básicos de la ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2013-05-31)
En primer lugar, se enuncian 3 principios básicos de la Música Occidental. Después, se representan gráficamente siguiendo un procedimiento completamente lógico. Se llega así a una nueva representación de las notas, los ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2013-05-30)
A partir del análisis de los sonidos, se da una explicación razonada de uno de los principios básicos de la denominada Música Occidental: el concepto de octava y su división en 12 partes. Dicho de otra forma, se explica ...
Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente; Nuño Fernández, Luis(Elsevier, 2019-05-15)
[EN] Metamaterials are currently one of the most popular fields in microwave technology because their particular electromagnetic properties lead to a plenty of very relevant applications, both military and civilian. ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2013-05-31)
La modulación consiste en cambiar de tonalidad. La denominada modulación diatónica se basa en colocar un acorde puente (común a las tonalidades inicial y final) y añadir después una cadencia para afirmar el nuevo tono. La ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-06-30)
Modulation consists in changing from one key to another. Diatonic modulation is performed by using a pivot chord (which is common to the initial and final keys), followed by a cadence to affirm the new key. Obtaining the ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-06-11)
The MUSICAL ABACUS integrates the main concepts in Music Theory, relating them in a logical and ordered way. Each of its 12 possible positions corresponds to a Major Key and its relative minor. The Keys are sorted out by ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017-06-20)
The C Major Scale is first considered and their notes are sorted by perfect fifths. Then, by adding notes above them the scales with sharps are obtained, as well as the order of sharps. Similarly, by adding notes below ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017-06-21)
A summary of Music Theory is presented and it is shown how it is integrated in the Musical Abacus. As well, answers are given to several questions that usually arise when one begins to study Music. To do it, a diagram is ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-06-26)
The octave is equally divided into a variable number of parts and an analysis is performed on how well the resulting notes match the first harmonics. Two cases are particularly relevant: the 12-Tone Equal Temperament, for ...
[EN] Tonal music is based on major, melodic and harmonic minor scales. In some cases, the harmonic major scale is also used. In this paper, four additional heptatonic scale types, derived from them, are considered. The ...
[EN] Parsimonious transformations are common patterns in different musical styles and eras. In some cases,
they can be represented on the Tonnetz, Cube Dance, Power Towers, or the central region of an orbifold,
mainly when ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-06-30)
Pop and Rock songs represent most of the so-called Commercial Music. Therefore, knowing their basic characteristics is of great importance for composers. From a set of representative songs, a statistical analysis is carried ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Hamburg University for Music and Theater, 2020-05-29)
[EN] Introduction: Calves are very susceptible to stress in the early stages of life, and it is necessary to ensure maximum welfare. Feeding management has been identified as a major risk factor for calf health and welfare ...
Nuño Fernández, Luis(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-06-26)
La serie armónica de un sonido consta de múltiplos de la frecuencia fundamental o armónicos superiores, lo que conduce directamente a los conceptos de dominante y acorde mayor. Usando una analogía, para introducir los ...