Glossary of Terms
... Tonal: music that uses one notes of a scale as a reference pitch is said to be tonal Atonal: music that does not use one pitch as a reference point. Avoidance of a tonic note and of tonal relationships in music Phrase: a substantial but incomplete melodic idea that is separated from adjacent melodic ...
... Tonal: music that uses one notes of a scale as a reference pitch is said to be tonal Atonal: music that does not use one pitch as a reference point. Avoidance of a tonic note and of tonal relationships in music Phrase: a substantial but incomplete melodic idea that is separated from adjacent melodic ...
Vocabulary List for Music and Movies
... Vocabulary List for Music and Movies Motif – a short repeating pattern within music, which can include rhythmic and/or melodic material. Mode – music is generally written in major or minor mode, but there are also other modes, known as medieval modes Interval – the distance between two notes Texture ...
... Vocabulary List for Music and Movies Motif – a short repeating pattern within music, which can include rhythmic and/or melodic material. Mode – music is generally written in major or minor mode, but there are also other modes, known as medieval modes Interval – the distance between two notes Texture ...
music
... Musical Papirus • Among the many extraordinary treasures that have been dug from the sands of Egypt are the musical papyri: scraps of papyrus (the ancient equivalent of paper) containing musical notation. • Most are very fragmentary, preserving only a few notes here, a couple of phrases ...
... Musical Papirus • Among the many extraordinary treasures that have been dug from the sands of Egypt are the musical papyri: scraps of papyrus (the ancient equivalent of paper) containing musical notation. • Most are very fragmentary, preserving only a few notes here, a couple of phrases ...
Summary of Major scale and Accidentals
... The distance (interval) from the first C on the left to the last C is numbered from 1 -8 and each set is called an octave. This octave can begin with any of the eight letters and will end up with that same letter as the eight letter. For example, D E F G A B C D, F G A B C D E F and so on. The name ...
... The distance (interval) from the first C on the left to the last C is numbered from 1 -8 and each set is called an octave. This octave can begin with any of the eight letters and will end up with that same letter as the eight letter. For example, D E F G A B C D, F G A B C D E F and so on. The name ...
Impressionism - The Spirit of Great Oak
... special scales that have been around for a long time. • Utilized by composers until about the time of the Renaissance. • A wonderful piece by Claude Debussy based entirely from the modes is “Fetes” (Festival). The Dorian mode is one of the scales that are used (see the next slide). ...
... special scales that have been around for a long time. • Utilized by composers until about the time of the Renaissance. • A wonderful piece by Claude Debussy based entirely from the modes is “Fetes” (Festival). The Dorian mode is one of the scales that are used (see the next slide). ...
Reading guide Christensen, ch. 12 “Renaissance modal theory” by
... ¶0 Again, Judd tells her story a little of order for an audience that may know nothing of modal theory at the time. Remember, Powers believes that “mode” was a traditional idea that did not necessarily have anything to do with polyphonic composition. He notes instead twenty-four combinations of ambi ...
... ¶0 Again, Judd tells her story a little of order for an audience that may know nothing of modal theory at the time. Remember, Powers believes that “mode” was a traditional idea that did not necessarily have anything to do with polyphonic composition. He notes instead twenty-four combinations of ambi ...
Reading guide for Isobel Henderson P. 336 Especially in
... Henderson disagrees with modern theorists who think the tonoi are “pitch keys.” What does that mean? In our modern view of modes, Phrygian differs from Dorian not only in scale pattern (octave species), but also because it starts on a higher pitch. Everyone agrees that the Greek tonoi had different ...
... Henderson disagrees with modern theorists who think the tonoi are “pitch keys.” What does that mean? In our modern view of modes, Phrygian differs from Dorian not only in scale pattern (octave species), but also because it starts on a higher pitch. Everyone agrees that the Greek tonoi had different ...
melody and syncopation
... There is also another structure when we take into account the notes and pitches of every melody. It depends on the scale. A scale is a sequence of notes from which melodies and harmony can be derived. Scales are named according to the first note or degree. For example, in the C (do) major scale the ...
... There is also another structure when we take into account the notes and pitches of every melody. It depends on the scale. A scale is a sequence of notes from which melodies and harmony can be derived. Scales are named according to the first note or degree. For example, in the C (do) major scale the ...
CHAPTER 1
... enharmonic genus – Chromatic genus allow for chromatic inflections; enharmonic genus for microtonal inflection ...
... enharmonic genus – Chromatic genus allow for chromatic inflections; enharmonic genus for microtonal inflection ...
Scales, Modes, and Chord/Cluster Concepts for 20th
... Whole-step/half-step Model F G A B C Db Eb F half steps are between 4-5 and 5-6 Lydian Minor (F)-F G A B C D E F used in jazz (compare to Lydian): C D E F# G# A# B# (=C) All whole steps (only 7 notes in an octave) Whole-Tone Scale Octatonic Scale (in C D Eb F Gb Ab A B C The most common ones alterna ...
... Whole-step/half-step Model F G A B C Db Eb F half steps are between 4-5 and 5-6 Lydian Minor (F)-F G A B C D E F used in jazz (compare to Lydian): C D E F# G# A# B# (=C) All whole steps (only 7 notes in an octave) Whole-Tone Scale Octatonic Scale (in C D Eb F Gb Ab A B C The most common ones alterna ...
Mesopotamia printable
... she was composer of many religious songs. __________ Religious writings often set to music, there are a great number of these in the Hebrew bible. ...
... she was composer of many religious songs. __________ Religious writings often set to music, there are a great number of these in the Hebrew bible. ...
my summary of the major scale
... C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C A major scale begins with the letter C (lower), and also ends with the letter C (upper). Similarly, if the major scale begins with a F it also ends with a F. The major scales have numbers that represents each letter, these numbers are called degrees. The first scale is lower C ...
... C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C A major scale begins with the letter C (lower), and also ends with the letter C (upper). Similarly, if the major scale begins with a F it also ends with a F. The major scales have numbers that represents each letter, these numbers are called degrees. The first scale is lower C ...
Music Theory 171 Questions on Chapters 3A, 3B and 3C 3A
... 4. The notes of the major, minor, Phrygian and Middle Eastern tetrachords and listed on this page. Transpose them to the key of D and write the names of the notes for the four tetrachords, beginning on D. 5. Briefly summarize the relationship between the irrational number derived from the unit trian ...
... 4. The notes of the major, minor, Phrygian and Middle Eastern tetrachords and listed on this page. Transpose them to the key of D and write the names of the notes for the four tetrachords, beginning on D. 5. Briefly summarize the relationship between the irrational number derived from the unit trian ...
Scales, Modes, and Chord/Cluster Concepts for 20th
... Whole-step/half-step Model Lydian Minor (F)-F G A B C Db Eb F half steps are between 4-5 and 5-6 used in jazz F G A B C D E F (compare to Lydian): Whole-Tone Scale C D E F# G# A# B# (=C) All whole steps (only 7 notes in an octave) Octatonic Scale (in C D Eb F Gb Ab A B C The most common ones alterna ...
... Whole-step/half-step Model Lydian Minor (F)-F G A B C Db Eb F half steps are between 4-5 and 5-6 used in jazz F G A B C D E F (compare to Lydian): Whole-Tone Scale C D E F# G# A# B# (=C) All whole steps (only 7 notes in an octave) Octatonic Scale (in C D Eb F Gb Ab A B C The most common ones alterna ...
CHAPTER 4
... The development of chant notation The notation of musical pitch in the West first appears in northern Europe around 900. The earliest chant melodies were written in calligraphic signs, called neumes, moving left to right across the page. The earliest manuscripts served only as memory aids; the vert ...
... The development of chant notation The notation of musical pitch in the West first appears in northern Europe around 900. The earliest chant melodies were written in calligraphic signs, called neumes, moving left to right across the page. The earliest manuscripts served only as memory aids; the vert ...
Jewish Music - Hazzan Rob Menes
... Jewish musicologists have devoted great effort to defining nusah as it relates to the musical delivery of the liturgy. Mark Slobin, in Chosen Voices1, presents an interesting assortment of views on the meaning of nusah: “The nusach is the cement that holds the service together.” “These melodies and ...
... Jewish musicologists have devoted great effort to defining nusah as it relates to the musical delivery of the liturgy. Mark Slobin, in Chosen Voices1, presents an interesting assortment of views on the meaning of nusah: “The nusach is the cement that holds the service together.” “These melodies and ...
View printable PDF of 6.3 Analyzing Diatonic Modes
... Parallel approach: This scale is E major with the seventh step lowered (D natural), so it is mixolydian. ...
... Parallel approach: This scale is E major with the seventh step lowered (D natural), so it is mixolydian. ...
MSP_lecture10
... Geometric mean or √5/4 – this is our new M2 We want 2 semi-tones and 5 whole-tones of √5/4 to comprise octave of 2/1 Pure M3s but now the fifths are no longer just 3/2 We’ve got a nice sounding third but it came at a price... ...
... Geometric mean or √5/4 – this is our new M2 We want 2 semi-tones and 5 whole-tones of √5/4 to comprise octave of 2/1 Pure M3s but now the fifths are no longer just 3/2 We’ve got a nice sounding third but it came at a price... ...
Chapter 1 Definitions
... 9. The major scale can be thought of as two identical, four-note patterns, separated by a whole step. These four-note patterns are called ___________________. 10. Symbols which raise or lower pitches by a whole or half step are called ____________________. 11. The term __________ is used in music to ...
... 9. The major scale can be thought of as two identical, four-note patterns, separated by a whole step. These four-note patterns are called ___________________. 10. Symbols which raise or lower pitches by a whole or half step are called ____________________. 11. The term __________ is used in music to ...
Chapters 5-7 Power Point
... Example: sing My Country ‘Tis of Thee but don’t sing the last note. How is it that it makes you uneasy? ...
... Example: sing My Country ‘Tis of Thee but don’t sing the last note. How is it that it makes you uneasy? ...
How to Construct Modes
... How to Construct Modes Modes can be derived from a major scale. The true application of a mode is one in which the notes and harmony are derived primarily from a mode. Modal scales are used, however, over the chord of the moment in a non-modal tune, although it would not be a modal melody in the str ...
... How to Construct Modes Modes can be derived from a major scale. The true application of a mode is one in which the notes and harmony are derived primarily from a mode. Modal scales are used, however, over the chord of the moment in a non-modal tune, although it would not be a modal melody in the str ...
Lecture Series 1 Exam Review
... 11-The distance between two pitches that seem to duplicate each other and blend very well together is called: 12-The set of seven pitches used in Western music is called a(n): 13-What is an interval? 14-Most tunes have a highest point. What is the tem used to name that high point? 15-An organized se ...
... 11-The distance between two pitches that seem to duplicate each other and blend very well together is called: 12-The set of seven pitches used in Western music is called a(n): 13-What is an interval? 14-Most tunes have a highest point. What is the tem used to name that high point? 15-An organized se ...
Mode (music)
In the theory of Western music, mode (from Latin modus, ""measure, standard, manner, way, size, limit of quantity, method"") (Powers 2001, Introduction; OED) generally refers to a type of scale, coupled with a set of characteristic melodic behaviours. This use, still the most common in recent years, reflects a tradition dating to the Middle Ages, itself inspired by the theory of ancient Greek music.