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... chord – two or more notes sounded at the same time dominant – the fifth note of a scale (“SOL”) harmony – two or more notes played or sung at the same time leading tone – the seventh note of a scale (“TI”) octave – the 8th note above or below a given pitch; it is the same letter of the music alphabe ...
... chord – two or more notes sounded at the same time dominant – the fifth note of a scale (“SOL”) harmony – two or more notes played or sung at the same time leading tone – the seventh note of a scale (“TI”) octave – the 8th note above or below a given pitch; it is the same letter of the music alphabe ...
music glossary - Music and the Holocaust
... Variation and contrast in loudness or softness of the music described as ...
... Variation and contrast in loudness or softness of the music described as ...
Defintions - WordPress.com
... Form- organizton of musical ideas in time FanfareHalf Note- quick note Harmony- how chords are constructed and follew Home Key- both the beginning and end note of a piece Homophonic- main melody is accompanied by chords Indefinite PitchIdiomaticKey Signature- sharp or flat signs following the clef L ...
... Form- organizton of musical ideas in time FanfareHalf Note- quick note Harmony- how chords are constructed and follew Home Key- both the beginning and end note of a piece Homophonic- main melody is accompanied by chords Indefinite PitchIdiomaticKey Signature- sharp or flat signs following the clef L ...
Music Terms Ch.18
... 5. Monophonic: the simplest of musical textures, consisting of melody without accompanying harmony. This may be realized as just one note at a time, or with the same note duplicated at the octave (such as often when men and women sing together). 5. Polyphonic: music consisting of two or more indepen ...
... 5. Monophonic: the simplest of musical textures, consisting of melody without accompanying harmony. This may be realized as just one note at a time, or with the same note duplicated at the octave (such as often when men and women sing together). 5. Polyphonic: music consisting of two or more indepen ...
Four-Part Harmony
... Stems for the soprano and tenor always point up. Stems for the alto and bass always point down. This helps to make it clear which notes to follow when two parts share a staff. Each voice or part contributes to a note in the chord, with one note in the chord doubled (since most chords only need three ...
... Stems for the soprano and tenor always point up. Stems for the alto and bass always point down. This helps to make it clear which notes to follow when two parts share a staff. Each voice or part contributes to a note in the chord, with one note in the chord doubled (since most chords only need three ...
Renaissance Music KET Video Notes
... to the church (Roman Catholic Church) • He was and is considered to be the “Master of Counterpoint” – What is Counterpoint…let’s take a look… ...
... to the church (Roman Catholic Church) • He was and is considered to be the “Master of Counterpoint” – What is Counterpoint…let’s take a look… ...
Elements of Music - Harmony
... Elements of Music Terms HARMONY Harmony is created when two or more notes (pitches) sound at the same time. Another way to think of it is the combination of a melody and its accompaniment. Harmony is often thought of as the art of combining pitches into chords (several notes played simultaneously as ...
... Elements of Music Terms HARMONY Harmony is created when two or more notes (pitches) sound at the same time. Another way to think of it is the combination of a melody and its accompaniment. Harmony is often thought of as the art of combining pitches into chords (several notes played simultaneously as ...
Materials of Music Study Guide Medium Melody Harmony
... Dissonance is created by an unstable, or discordant, harmony, while consonance occurs with the resolution of dissonance, producing a concordant sound. In music of some cultures, a single sustained tone, or drone, constitutes the harmony. An octave is the interval spanning eight notes of the scale. I ...
... Dissonance is created by an unstable, or discordant, harmony, while consonance occurs with the resolution of dissonance, producing a concordant sound. In music of some cultures, a single sustained tone, or drone, constitutes the harmony. An octave is the interval spanning eight notes of the scale. I ...
Course Description
... The course includes the following scales: major, minor, modal, pentatonic, and whole tone. The course covers the following concepts or procedures based in common-practice tonality: ...
... The course includes the following scales: major, minor, modal, pentatonic, and whole tone. The course covers the following concepts or procedures based in common-practice tonality: ...
a cappella Choral music performed without instrumental
... monophonic Single-line texture, or melody without accompaniment. ostinato A short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern that is repeated throughout a work or a section of one. piano The Italian term for "soft", indicated in the musical score by the marking "p". quadruple meter Basic metrical patter ...
... monophonic Single-line texture, or melody without accompaniment. ostinato A short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern that is repeated throughout a work or a section of one. piano The Italian term for "soft", indicated in the musical score by the marking "p". quadruple meter Basic metrical patter ...
Help with analysing in listening tests
... Is there use of dotted rhythms, double dots, scotch snaps (reverse dots!), triplets, or other notable types of rhythm? Regular or irregular rhythms? Does rhythm play an important part in the melody/accompaniment? Does the composer make use of ostinato? Is there syncopation or other sorts o ...
... Is there use of dotted rhythms, double dots, scotch snaps (reverse dots!), triplets, or other notable types of rhythm? Regular or irregular rhythms? Does rhythm play an important part in the melody/accompaniment? Does the composer make use of ostinato? Is there syncopation or other sorts o ...
NAC2006
... ~ organizes music as it moves forward, each note having its own length or duration ~ ~ covers everything pertaining to the time aspect of music ~ Beat – a unit of time (a regular pulse) Meter – the recurrent pattern of beats at an interval in groups of 2, 3, 4, etc. Tempo – the speed of the beats ...
... ~ organizes music as it moves forward, each note having its own length or duration ~ ~ covers everything pertaining to the time aspect of music ~ Beat – a unit of time (a regular pulse) Meter – the recurrent pattern of beats at an interval in groups of 2, 3, 4, etc. Tempo – the speed of the beats ...
Guide to Analysis of Music
... Guide to the Analysis of Music Describe what you hear in this extract in terms of relevant: Musical features: such as (but not limited to) harmony, melody, and rhythm Structural features: such as (but not limited to) form, phrases, motifs and texture Contextual features: such as (but not limit ...
... Guide to the Analysis of Music Describe what you hear in this extract in terms of relevant: Musical features: such as (but not limited to) harmony, melody, and rhythm Structural features: such as (but not limited to) form, phrases, motifs and texture Contextual features: such as (but not limit ...
• Melody = a succession of pitches at specific durations that begins
... a 'piece' = a musical composition which is played on instruments. ...
... a 'piece' = a musical composition which is played on instruments. ...
Traditional sub-Saharan African harmony
Sub-Saharan harmony is based on the principles of homophonic parallelism (similar chords changing simultaneously), homophonic polyphony (independent parts moving together), counter melody (secondary melody) and ostinato-variation (variations based on a repeated theme). Polyphony (contrapuntal and ostinato variation) is common in African music and heterophony (the voices move at different times) is a common technique as well. Although these principles of traditional (precolonial and pre-Arab) African music are of pan-African validity, the degree to which they are used in one area over another (or in the same community) varies. Specific techniques that used to generate harmony in Africa are the ""span process"", ""pedal notes"" (a held note, typically in the bass, around which other parts move), ""Rhythmic harmony"", ""harmony by imitation"", and ""scalar clusters"" (see below for explanation of these terms).