November 17, 201114 yr Hi, There is a minimalist music called drone, what exactly is it? Wiki says it's a sustained or repeated note (bass note, mostly) while melody is being played. I can understand repeated note but what does it mean by sustained note being a drone? If C2 is the drone, does that mean C2 will be heard throughout the piece without a break? Some insights would help. Thanks, Elysian
November 17, 201114 yr Composers such as La Mont Young will have written music that is referred to as drone music. I think that it basically is just a long note(s) that make up the entire work.mi Amy have to double check though.
November 26, 201114 yr One good example of a drone is the G-sharp played repeatedly in Chopin's Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15. The drone doesn't have to be played throughout the "entire" piece, but just most of it. And as a reply to your post, elysian, a sustained note is just a note that's being held out for a long time, if I remember correctly.
November 27, 201114 yr Composers such as La Mont Young will have written music that is referred to as drone music. I think that it basically is just a long note(s) that make up the entire work.mi Amy have to double check though. *i might have to double check though. Stupid stupid spellcheck.
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