Elements of Music Quiz
... Name __________________ A. Choose the best answer for each question. 1. The musical term that refers to the general loudness and softness of a sound is A.) overtones B.) rhythm C.) dynamics D.) meter. 2. Theme and variations is an example of what element of music? A.) melody B.) structure C.) rhythm ...
... Name __________________ A. Choose the best answer for each question. 1. The musical term that refers to the general loudness and softness of a sound is A.) overtones B.) rhythm C.) dynamics D.) meter. 2. Theme and variations is an example of what element of music? A.) melody B.) structure C.) rhythm ...
INTERVALS INTERVAL size and quality
... The P4 is sometimes consonant and sometimes dissonant. In early music, P4 was a consonance and with other perfect intervals made up most of music compositions. Later, when using complete triads, the 4th tended to lose some of its stability and consonance (sounded like active tone between 5th and 3rd ...
... The P4 is sometimes consonant and sometimes dissonant. In early music, P4 was a consonance and with other perfect intervals made up most of music compositions. Later, when using complete triads, the 4th tended to lose some of its stability and consonance (sounded like active tone between 5th and 3rd ...
Just Constellations Premiere performance by Roomful of Teeth
... harmonic series (I replace the 13th partial with the 27th partial down an octave). Nom-tom syllables are used throughout the work. Although the sounds of this ancient musical language are derived from mantras they have no literal meaning. Nom-tom has been used by Indian classical vocalists for centu ...
... harmonic series (I replace the 13th partial with the 27th partial down an octave). Nom-tom syllables are used throughout the work. Although the sounds of this ancient musical language are derived from mantras they have no literal meaning. Nom-tom has been used by Indian classical vocalists for centu ...
MUSICAL ELEMENTS
... measurement of musical time. • A phrase will be a group of measures that are to be played as if they go together as unit, separate from the other measures. ...
... measurement of musical time. • A phrase will be a group of measures that are to be played as if they go together as unit, separate from the other measures. ...
Lecture 21 - UCF Physics
... Two close frequencies sounding together produce beats. – Beat frequency is the difference between the two frequencies fbeat=|f1-f2| ...
... Two close frequencies sounding together produce beats. – Beat frequency is the difference between the two frequencies fbeat=|f1-f2| ...
The Mathematics of Music
... Take the consonant intervals: octave, fifth, fourth, Major 6th, Major 3rd, Minor 3rd, and Minor 6th. 12 is the smallest division of the octave that best approximates all 7 basic consonant intervals ...
... Take the consonant intervals: octave, fifth, fourth, Major 6th, Major 3rd, Minor 3rd, and Minor 6th. 12 is the smallest division of the octave that best approximates all 7 basic consonant intervals ...
definitions - St. Joseph`s High School Crossmaglen
... Gavotte- a French Baroque Folk dance in 4/4 time (4 beats in each bar) Techno- style of dance music with electronic sounds and high-energy, rhythmic beat. Riff- a repeated pattern within a song Reverb/delay- an echo or repetitions of sound. Glissando- a rapid sliding up or down the scale on a music ...
... Gavotte- a French Baroque Folk dance in 4/4 time (4 beats in each bar) Techno- style of dance music with electronic sounds and high-energy, rhythmic beat. Riff- a repeated pattern within a song Reverb/delay- an echo or repetitions of sound. Glissando- a rapid sliding up or down the scale on a music ...
AUGMENTED SIXTH CHORDS Definition
... A6 chords are most often built on the note a half step above the dominant (b6) of the scale in both major and minor keys (as the above examples in the key of C). A6 chords may also be built on the note a half step above the tonic (b2) or the fourth scale degree (see below for examples). Sound: It6 s ...
... A6 chords are most often built on the note a half step above the dominant (b6) of the scale in both major and minor keys (as the above examples in the key of C). A6 chords may also be built on the note a half step above the tonic (b2) or the fourth scale degree (see below for examples). Sound: It6 s ...
Main Points
... choosing it from a prerecorded music library, or by selecting it from a commercial music recording. ▶ Prerecorded music libraries provide a relatively inexpensive way to use original music to underscore the ideas and the emotions in a script. ▶ When using prerecorded music libraries, beware of the “ ...
... choosing it from a prerecorded music library, or by selecting it from a commercial music recording. ▶ Prerecorded music libraries provide a relatively inexpensive way to use original music to underscore the ideas and the emotions in a script. ▶ When using prerecorded music libraries, beware of the “ ...
Pythagoras and His Vibrating Strings
... When two strings are plucked simultaneously… ¾ Their degree of harmony depends on how fundamental frequencies and overtones blend together. ¾Music notes which blend together in a pleasing manner are called consonances. ¾Notes with a displeasing blend are dissonances. ¾Often times, when two notes are ...
... When two strings are plucked simultaneously… ¾ Their degree of harmony depends on how fundamental frequencies and overtones blend together. ¾Music notes which blend together in a pleasing manner are called consonances. ¾Notes with a displeasing blend are dissonances. ¾Often times, when two notes are ...
The Renaissance 4/4 Other Features of the Style
... E.g. in Thomas Tallis’s Spem in Alium, along with the words Respice humilitatem nostram (be mindful of our loneliness), the music forms a progression with more of a harmonic than a polyphonic sense, as C major drops to A major (play p23): ...
... E.g. in Thomas Tallis’s Spem in Alium, along with the words Respice humilitatem nostram (be mindful of our loneliness), the music forms a progression with more of a harmonic than a polyphonic sense, as C major drops to A major (play p23): ...
Program Notes - Michael Harrison, composer and pianist
... In each age, composers have transformed the piano according to their needs; and his is the next great step in that development. The instrument you will be hearing is what he calls a "harmonically tuned" piano. A complete performance of Revelation consists of 12 intertwined sections, and lasts about ...
... In each age, composers have transformed the piano according to their needs; and his is the next great step in that development. The instrument you will be hearing is what he calls a "harmonically tuned" piano. A complete performance of Revelation consists of 12 intertwined sections, and lasts about ...
MSP_lecture3
... Construct as a geometric series - successive multiplication by 1.5 How many intervals to create – e.g., how to divide up the octave? Answer = 12 and still holds true today (for western music anyway) Interesting that we don’t use his system anymore but standardized on 12 ...
... Construct as a geometric series - successive multiplication by 1.5 How many intervals to create – e.g., how to divide up the octave? Answer = 12 and still holds true today (for western music anyway) Interesting that we don’t use his system anymore but standardized on 12 ...
Music Appreciation Class Fall 2014 Chapter 1
... Monophonic- single voice or instrument Unison- same melody, same notes and pitch Homophonic- principal line with one or more ...
... Monophonic- single voice or instrument Unison- same melody, same notes and pitch Homophonic- principal line with one or more ...
UsefulVocabulary
... -upbeat: musical moment that gives you the sense that a very strong beat and articulative point in the music will come; this term can refer to a single weak beat or, on a larger scale, to an entire phrase that gives you the sense it is moving to the beginning of new section that begins with strong s ...
... -upbeat: musical moment that gives you the sense that a very strong beat and articulative point in the music will come; this term can refer to a single weak beat or, on a larger scale, to an entire phrase that gives you the sense it is moving to the beginning of new section that begins with strong s ...
musical texture
... Music sounds are a little empty if notes are only played one at a time. It is the interaction between different notes played together that gives music its richness and color. Before describing chords let’s define a term called interval which will help us to understand how we build chords. An interva ...
... Music sounds are a little empty if notes are only played one at a time. It is the interaction between different notes played together that gives music its richness and color. Before describing chords let’s define a term called interval which will help us to understand how we build chords. An interva ...
Document
... Harmony (General) Results when different pitches are sounded at the same time (Specific) How chords are constructed and how they follow each other ...
... Harmony (General) Results when different pitches are sounded at the same time (Specific) How chords are constructed and how they follow each other ...
On Interpreting Bach - Engineering Class s
... – Limited to dead-pan performances; cannot account for phrasing and dynamics – Cannot distinguish meter with Subjects where all notes are the same length ...
... – Limited to dead-pan performances; cannot account for phrasing and dynamics – Cannot distinguish meter with Subjects where all notes are the same length ...
Intro to Musical Acoustics
... • Inharmonic sounds may have a perceived pitch, but it is not merely the fundamental of some harmonic series ...
... • Inharmonic sounds may have a perceived pitch, but it is not merely the fundamental of some harmonic series ...
Introduction to Musical Acoustics handout pdf
... • Inharmonic sounds may have a perceived pitch, but it is not merely the fundamental of some harmonic series ...
... • Inharmonic sounds may have a perceived pitch, but it is not merely the fundamental of some harmonic series ...
Text on music
... Music utilizes sound: waves or vibrations in the air. The human ear is capable of recognizing precise pitches — sounds of particular high or low frequencies. Musical tone is a pure sound of a fixed frequency: musical tones are usually represented as notes in musical notation (score). Scale: a partic ...
... Music utilizes sound: waves or vibrations in the air. The human ear is capable of recognizing precise pitches — sounds of particular high or low frequencies. Musical tone is a pure sound of a fixed frequency: musical tones are usually represented as notes in musical notation (score). Scale: a partic ...
Musicianship notes - University High School 2014
... x double sharp- raises pitch two half steps, or one full step b flat- lowers pitch one half step bb double flat- lowers pitch two half steps, or one full step natural- cancels out all sharps and flats, including key signature Enharmonic Equivalence Two pitches that sound the same, but are notated di ...
... x double sharp- raises pitch two half steps, or one full step b flat- lowers pitch one half step bb double flat- lowers pitch two half steps, or one full step natural- cancels out all sharps and flats, including key signature Enharmonic Equivalence Two pitches that sound the same, but are notated di ...
w - Music at Hopkins
... MakeMusic grants permission to duplicate this worksheet for non-profit, educational use only, provided each copy includes this copyright notice. Copies may not be sold or included in any materials offered for sale to the general public. ...
... MakeMusic grants permission to duplicate this worksheet for non-profit, educational use only, provided each copy includes this copyright notice. Copies may not be sold or included in any materials offered for sale to the general public. ...
MUSIC 111 Class Notes 2
... • polyrhythmic - simultaneous use of conflicting rhythmic patterns - straight notes • equal (metrical) - Metrical Patterns • simple securing patterns ...
... • polyrhythmic - simultaneous use of conflicting rhythmic patterns - straight notes • equal (metrical) - Metrical Patterns • simple securing patterns ...
Consonance and dissonance
In music, consonance and dissonance form a structural dichotomy in which the terms define each other by mutual exclusion: a consonance is what is not dissonant, and reciprocally. However, a finer consideration shows that the distinction forms a gradation, from the most consonant to the most dissonant. Consonance and dissonance define a level of sweetness / harshness, pleasantness / unpleasantness, acceptability / unacceptability, of the sounds or intervals under consideration. As Hindemith stressed, ""The two concepts have never been completely explained, and for a thousand years the definitions have varied"" (Hindemith 1942, p. 85).The opposition can be made in different contexts:In acoustics or psychophysiology, the distinction may be objective. In modern times, it usually is based on the perception of harmonic partials of the sounds considered, to such an extent that the distinction really holds only in the case of harmonic sounds (i.e. sounds with harmonic partials).In music, even if the opposition often is founded of the preceding, objective distinction, it more often is subjective, conventional, cultural, and style-dependent. Dissonance can then be defined as a combination of sounds that does not belong to the style under consideration; in recent music, what is considered stylistically dissonant may even correspond to what is said consonant in the context of acoustics (e.g. a major triad in atonal music).In both cases, the distinction mainly concerns simultaneous sounds; if successive sounds are considered, their consonance or dissonance depends on the memorial retention of the first sound while the second is heard. For this reason, consonance and dissonance have been considered particularly in the case of polyphonic Occidental music, and the present article is concerned mainly with this case.Most historical definitions of consonance and dissonance since about the 16th century have stressed their pleasant/unpleasant, or agreeable/disagreeable character. This may be justifiable in a psychophysiological context, but much less in a musical context properly speaking: dissonances often play a decisive role in making music pleasant, even in a generally consonant context – which is one of the reasons why the musical definition of consonance/dissonance cannot match the psychophysiologic definition. In addition, the oppositions pleasant/unpleasant or agreeable/disagreeable evidence a confusion between the concepts of 'dissonance' and of 'noise'. (See also Noise in music, Noise music and Noise (acoustic).)While consonance and dissonance exist only between sounds and therefore necessarily describe intervals (or chords), Occidental music theory often considers that, in a dissonant chord, one of the tones alone is in itself the dissonance: it is this tone in particular that needs ""resolution"" through a specific voice leading.