khoảng âm

Một cây đàn piano có khoảng âm rất rộng.

Definition

1. Noun (Music):
   • Register: A specific range of pitches within the total compass of a musical instrument or a singing voice. It refers to a particular segment of its overall range, often characterized by a distinct tonal quality.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Giọng nam cao thường hát ở khoảng âm cao. (The tenor voice usually sings in a high register.)
  • Cây đàn piano có khoảng âm rất rộng. (The piano has a very wide register.)
  • Âm sắc của kèn saxophone thay đổi tùy theo khoảng âm. (The timbre of the saxophone changes depending on the register.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in technical musical analysis to discuss the effective or characteristic range of an instrument or voice part within a composition.
  • Bản nhạc này được viết chủ yếu ở khoảng âm trung của violin. (This piece is written primarily in the violin's middle register.)

Variants and Related Words

• Âm vực (n): Compass, range. This is a more general term for the total range of pitches an instrument or voice can produce.
  • Âm vực của cô ấy kéo dài hơn ba quãng tám. (Her vocal range spans more than three octaves.)

Synonyms

• Register: The specific range of pitches.
• Range (segment): A particular part of the total pitch compass.

Related Terms

• Quãng (n): Interval (the difference in pitch between two notes).
• Tầm âm (n): Tessitura (the most comfortable and frequently used range within a total compass).