sound pitch: (high and low) –corresponds to size! dynamics: (loud, soft) –forte (f) –mezzo...
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Sound•Pitch: (high and low)
–Corresponds to size!•Dynamics: (loud, soft)
– Forte (f)– Mezzo Forte (mf)– Mezzo Piano (mp)– Piano (p)
•Timbre/Tone Color: (bright, dark, mellow, harsh, etc.)
– Abstract descriptions for what you are hearing
Sound•Standard Choral Voices
– soprano, alto, tenor, bass•Standard Orchestra Instrumentation
– String (violin, viola, cello, bass)– Woodwind (flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon)– Brass (trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba)– Percussion (timpani, drums, mallet keyboards)
•Other– Keyboard (piano, organ, harpsichord)– Jazz Instruments (saxophone, drumset)
• Beat (pulse)- Meter (duple, triple)
- Tempo (fast, slow)
• Melody:– Theme (main idea)
• Musical terms to describe:– Articulation (legato, staccato)– Accents– Syncopation
Rhythm and Melody
Harmony• Consonance & Dissonance
– A relationship between two notes (interval) is either stable or unstable
– Unstable (dissonant) intervals resolve to stable (consonant) intervals
Key
• Tonal:– Called “functional”– Every chord has a function: going back to the
Tonal Center– Can be Major or minor scale
• Atonal– Chromatic, no tonal scale
Music history is all about moving from functional tonality towards Atonality!
Texture
• Texture– Monophonic (single line)– Homophonic (one line, accompanied)– Polyphonic (2 or more equal lines)
Form
• The shape and structure of a piece of music
• Most music is divided into sections– New sections defined by harmony and/or
melody– Older musical ideas return often– Some large pieces are broken into
movements, which are also broken into sections
Genre
• The Form and/or instrumentation defines the genre of a piece of music:
• Symphony (Orchestra)• Concerto (Soloist with orchestra)• Chamber Music (Small ensemble)
– String Quartet– Woodwind Quintet– Brass Quintet
• Sonata (Solo instrumental music)• Art Song (Solo voice with piano)• Opera (Music with vocal storytelling <staged>)• Ballet (Music with dancing)
Historical Eras
• Middle Ages (450-1450)• Renaissance (1450-1600)• Baroque (1600-1750)• Classical (1750-1800ish)• Romantic (1800-1900)• 20th Century (1900-2000)
- Often divided into two halves (1900-1945) - 1945-present = modern music
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