Synthesis of Divergent Early and Twentieth
... and other brief ly sounded non harmonic tones. Taking into account this low harmonic rhythm—about one chord per measure— there are 33 opportunities for harmonic changes. Of these 33, Duruflé uses F major, F minor, or a form thereof (F+6, F7, F6/4, etc.) in 27 of these measures.5 ...
... and other brief ly sounded non harmonic tones. Taking into account this low harmonic rhythm—about one chord per measure— there are 33 opportunities for harmonic changes. Of these 33, Duruflé uses F major, F minor, or a form thereof (F+6, F7, F6/4, etc.) in 27 of these measures.5 ...
Highlife Jazz: A Stylistic Analysis of the Music of Felá Anikulapo Kuti
... The characteristics stylistic elements in highlife were all present in Felá’s compositions. According to Omojola (1995) they included the use of short simple, repetitive melody based on western tonal system. The harmonic pattern was based on western harmonic form of the tonic, subdominant, and domin ...
... The characteristics stylistic elements in highlife were all present in Felá’s compositions. According to Omojola (1995) they included the use of short simple, repetitive melody based on western tonal system. The harmonic pattern was based on western harmonic form of the tonic, subdominant, and domin ...
Improvisation: Performer as co-composer
... Liber de arte contrapuncti does Tinctoris imply that one must learn to devise correct successions of consonant intervals by actually writing out examples such as he provides.”2 The idea that counterpoint should be written down comes relatively late and only incidentally in treatises. Improvisation i ...
... Liber de arte contrapuncti does Tinctoris imply that one must learn to devise correct successions of consonant intervals by actually writing out examples such as he provides.”2 The idea that counterpoint should be written down comes relatively late and only incidentally in treatises. Improvisation i ...
Signal Processing for Melody Transcription
... A musical scale is a logarithmic organisation of pitch based on the octave, which is the perceived distance between two pitches when one is twice the frequency of the other. For example, middle C (C4) has frequency 261.6 Hz; the octave above (C5) is 523.2 Hz and above that is soprano high C (C6) at ...
... A musical scale is a logarithmic organisation of pitch based on the octave, which is the perceived distance between two pitches when one is twice the frequency of the other. For example, middle C (C4) has frequency 261.6 Hz; the octave above (C5) is 523.2 Hz and above that is soprano high C (C6) at ...
File - Lars Rosager
... listener, the unifying effect of the bass pattern can be perceived immediately. The organization of opera arias over a ground was common practice during the time of Purcell, and there were several specific ground patterns from which many composers drew. Not so apparent to an uninformed audience is t ...
... listener, the unifying effect of the bass pattern can be perceived immediately. The organization of opera arias over a ground was common practice during the time of Purcell, and there were several specific ground patterns from which many composers drew. Not so apparent to an uninformed audience is t ...
learning absolute pitch by children:a cross-sectional study
... on the piano, and (4) play the song on the piano while singing it in solmization. This song is repeatedly sung and played in lessons during the first 6 months. In parallel with learning the songs, children learn each individual note. They first learn C (‘do’ in the fixed-do system) when playing the ...
... on the piano, and (4) play the song on the piano while singing it in solmization. This song is repeatedly sung and played in lessons during the first 6 months. In parallel with learning the songs, children learn each individual note. They first learn C (‘do’ in the fixed-do system) when playing the ...
The early development of music. Analysis of the Jiahu bone flutes
... This is a complete pentatonic scale with two notes repeating at the octave. It is worth noting that not all the notes repeat in the pentatonic scale, but there is a selective repetition of 1 and 3. These two notes must have been particularly important in the tonal system of the Jiahu music of this p ...
... This is a complete pentatonic scale with two notes repeating at the octave. It is worth noting that not all the notes repeat in the pentatonic scale, but there is a selective repetition of 1 and 3. These two notes must have been particularly important in the tonal system of the Jiahu music of this p ...
CMJ Wilkie Language Music Interaction Design_v2
... treatise Systematic Study of Modulation as a Foundation for the Study of Musical Form identifies the use of the image schemas CONTAINER and SOURCE-PATH-GOAL in Riemann’s descriptions of harmonic progressions, modulations and movement along a PATH from one key CONTAINER to another. Furthermore, Sasla ...
... treatise Systematic Study of Modulation as a Foundation for the Study of Musical Form identifies the use of the image schemas CONTAINER and SOURCE-PATH-GOAL in Riemann’s descriptions of harmonic progressions, modulations and movement along a PATH from one key CONTAINER to another. Furthermore, Sasla ...
4/4 TIME - Introduction to Music Theory
... If the note to be dotted is on a space, the dot also goes on the space, while if the note is on a line, the dot goes on the space above (this also goes for notes on ledger lines). The dots on dotted notes, which are located to the right of the note, are not to be confused with the dots which indicat ...
... If the note to be dotted is on a space, the dot also goes on the space, while if the note is on a line, the dot goes on the space above (this also goes for notes on ledger lines). The dots on dotted notes, which are located to the right of the note, are not to be confused with the dots which indicat ...
Tone and Voice: A Derivation of the Rules of Voice
... voices move from tone to tone in successive sonorities. The term “voiceleading” originates from the German Stimmführung, and refers to the direction of movement for tones within a single part or voice. A number of theorists have suggested that the principal purpose of voice-leading is to create perc ...
... voices move from tone to tone in successive sonorities. The term “voiceleading” originates from the German Stimmführung, and refers to the direction of movement for tones within a single part or voice. A number of theorists have suggested that the principal purpose of voice-leading is to create perc ...
NOTE - Big Lake Schools
... • The STAFF is a place where musical notes are written. • It is composted of FIVE lines and FOUR spaces. • Lower-pitched notes are written LOWER on the staff. o Higher-pitched notes are written HIGHER. • Sometimes notes are so high or so low they need to be written with LEDGER lines. • Ledger lines ...
... • The STAFF is a place where musical notes are written. • It is composted of FIVE lines and FOUR spaces. • Lower-pitched notes are written LOWER on the staff. o Higher-pitched notes are written HIGHER. • Sometimes notes are so high or so low they need to be written with LEDGER lines. • Ledger lines ...
NCEA Level 2 Music (91276) 2012 Assessment Schedule
... Identifies the Roman numerals for a perfect cadence, and notates a perfect cadence in D minor with correct bass notes and durations, and in the upper parts no more than two of the following incorrect: raised leading note (C♯) leading note not doubled stepwise movement from leading note to toni ...
... Identifies the Roman numerals for a perfect cadence, and notates a perfect cadence in D minor with correct bass notes and durations, and in the upper parts no more than two of the following incorrect: raised leading note (C♯) leading note not doubled stepwise movement from leading note to toni ...
Introducing MANTRA
... Zealand, on 16 July 2009, by the duo Xenia Pestova and Pascal Meyer, with Philip Brownlee (sound projection). Stockhausen’s Mantra for two pianists is an outstanding example of 20th-century classical avant-garde music. But it is also clearly attached to an older and familiar tradition. Like The Well ...
... Zealand, on 16 July 2009, by the duo Xenia Pestova and Pascal Meyer, with Philip Brownlee (sound projection). Stockhausen’s Mantra for two pianists is an outstanding example of 20th-century classical avant-garde music. But it is also clearly attached to an older and familiar tradition. Like The Well ...
Schenkerian Theory, Neo-Riemannian Theory and Late Schubert: A
... Drawing from Tovey’s concept of key-relations, this article offers a new way of understanding how a Schenkerian and neo-Riemannian view of Schubert’s late tonal practices may be complementary. As I suggest, Tovey’s concept of key-relations can function as a bridge between these two theories because ...
... Drawing from Tovey’s concept of key-relations, this article offers a new way of understanding how a Schenkerian and neo-Riemannian view of Schubert’s late tonal practices may be complementary. As I suggest, Tovey’s concept of key-relations can function as a bridge between these two theories because ...
ARTICLES - Journal of Student Science and Technology
... the human ear, as calculated in Figure 2 and 3, and observed in Figure 4, compared to Figure 5. The A-weighting scale is used to calibrate for varying the auditory intensities of the human ear . Without the use of A-weighting the dissonance of lower register notes is increased, likely because the lo ...
... the human ear, as calculated in Figure 2 and 3, and observed in Figure 4, compared to Figure 5. The A-weighting scale is used to calibrate for varying the auditory intensities of the human ear . Without the use of A-weighting the dissonance of lower register notes is increased, likely because the lo ...
Scales, Key, and Modes!
... Scalar Variance : the use of natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales within one composition Opens up our menu of choices, provides more options Harmonic and Melodic forms of minor are Artificial Scales The natural minor is the only Artificial minor scale ...
... Scalar Variance : the use of natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales within one composition Opens up our menu of choices, provides more options Harmonic and Melodic forms of minor are Artificial Scales The natural minor is the only Artificial minor scale ...
286KB - NZQA
... Describes TWO ways that pairs of instruments are directed to play in unison, AND specifies one pair of EACH instruments so directed. • “a 2” (ONE of): - flutes – bars 6, 15 ...
... Describes TWO ways that pairs of instruments are directed to play in unison, AND specifies one pair of EACH instruments so directed. • “a 2” (ONE of): - flutes – bars 6, 15 ...
Musical Concepts
... Expressive techniques refer to the way a performer plays a piece of music. The composer indicates specific details and techniques to guide the musician’s performance. These directions help portray the style of the music. Expressive techniques are coupled with dynamics; without these features to give ...
... Expressive techniques refer to the way a performer plays a piece of music. The composer indicates specific details and techniques to guide the musician’s performance. These directions help portray the style of the music. Expressive techniques are coupled with dynamics; without these features to give ...
A SYMPHONY AT SEA: TONAL ANALOGUES IN DEBUSSY`S LA MER
... My basic assertion is that La mer‘s tonics change in two ways. While tonic pitch, color, and ―clarity‖ shift incessantly, particularly in Jeux de vagues, the sense of tumultuous transformation in the music also derives from the fact that the balance of musical elements by which tonics are establishe ...
... My basic assertion is that La mer‘s tonics change in two ways. While tonic pitch, color, and ―clarity‖ shift incessantly, particularly in Jeux de vagues, the sense of tumultuous transformation in the music also derives from the fact that the balance of musical elements by which tonics are establishe ...
The Geometry of Melodic, Harmonic, and Metrical
... musical hierarchy generally share some essential properties. This fact opens the door to a rich application of a mathematical conception of hierarchy to music. Hierarchical accounts in the basic modalities melody, harmony, and metrical rhythm play crucial roles in understanding tonal music. All of t ...
... musical hierarchy generally share some essential properties. This fact opens the door to a rich application of a mathematical conception of hierarchy to music. Hierarchical accounts in the basic modalities melody, harmony, and metrical rhythm play crucial roles in understanding tonal music. All of t ...
Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9, No. 5 “Äußerst langsam
... As we might expect, atonality often partners quite well with other twentieth-century musical styles, such as Expressionism. In fact, “Nacht” from Pierrot lunaire is an atonal work, but we didn’t necessarily notice that fact because Schoenberg held the song together with the persistent three-note ost ...
... As we might expect, atonality often partners quite well with other twentieth-century musical styles, such as Expressionism. In fact, “Nacht” from Pierrot lunaire is an atonal work, but we didn’t necessarily notice that fact because Schoenberg held the song together with the persistent three-note ost ...
Intonation Variables in the Performance of Twelve
... long determined intonation preferences apparently continue to override any supposed conditioning to equal-tempered tuning. Twelve-tone music, despite the multiplicity of enharmonic notation possibilities, is intended as a music having only twelve different “pitch classes”; yet the intonation scheme ...
... long determined intonation preferences apparently continue to override any supposed conditioning to equal-tempered tuning. Twelve-tone music, despite the multiplicity of enharmonic notation possibilities, is intended as a music having only twelve different “pitch classes”; yet the intonation scheme ...
1 LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Faculty
... temperament was already used in lutes because of their mechanical construction. (Isacoff, 2001, p.126,158). Pythagorean tuning is not well suited for polyphonic music. For this reason, in the 1600s the meantone temperament was getting more common. (Campbell, 1987, s.176.) It is not suited for music ...
... temperament was already used in lutes because of their mechanical construction. (Isacoff, 2001, p.126,158). Pythagorean tuning is not well suited for polyphonic music. For this reason, in the 1600s the meantone temperament was getting more common. (Campbell, 1987, s.176.) It is not suited for music ...
Music Study List
... clef); it is normally used for bass voice, for most lower pitched instruments, for the left-hand part of piano music, etc. Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) German composer, born in Bonn; son and grandson of musicians. Published a piano piece at the age of 12; worked shortly afterward as pianist, or ...
... clef); it is normally used for bass voice, for most lower pitched instruments, for the left-hand part of piano music, etc. Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) German composer, born in Bonn; son and grandson of musicians. Published a piano piece at the age of 12; worked shortly afterward as pianist, or ...
Harmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches (tones, notes), or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the ""vertical"" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic line, or the ""horizontal"" aspect. Counterpoint, which refers to the interweaving of melodic lines, and polyphony, which refers to the relationship of separate independent voices, are thus sometimes distinguished from harmony.In popular and jazz harmony, chords are named by their root plus various terms and characters indicating their qualities. In many types of music, notably baroque, romantic, modern, and jazz, chords are often augmented with ""tensions"". A tension is an additional chord member that creates a relatively dissonant interval in relation to the bass. Typically, in the classical common practice period a dissonant chord (chord with tension) ""resolves"" to a consonant chord. Harmonization usually sounds pleasant to the ear when there is a balance between the consonant and dissonant sounds. In simple words, that occurs when there is a balance between ""tense"" and ""relaxed"" moments.