Listening Journal: Intervals

Opening Intervals in Three Songs

1. The Zombies - Hung up on a Dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XOd6Uajh-4
Piano - Perfect fifth
Voice - Minor third

2. John Coltrane - Giant Steps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG2DOjU81Bk
Major third

3. Elliott Smith - Waltz #2 (XO)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL1ly1GMwwc
Harmonic - major third + minor third (minor chord)
Guitar - major second
Piano - appears to be octave
Melodic (voice) - major second

All 5 Timbres

"Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens contains all 5 types of timbre/instrumentation - idiophone (xylophone), membranophone (drums), electranophone (electronic keyboard), chordophone (string section), and aerophone (trumpet).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_-cUdmdWgU