Tonal Atonality: An Analysis of Samuel Barber`s
... tone row can be manipulated to produce 48 tone rows including the original tone row (Griffiths). In order to organize all 48 tone rows, Schoenberg developed matrices.1 In composing a single piece with tone rows, Schoenberg began by creating a single tone row and finding all 48 forms of that tone row ...
... tone row can be manipulated to produce 48 tone rows including the original tone row (Griffiths). In order to organize all 48 tone rows, Schoenberg developed matrices.1 In composing a single piece with tone rows, Schoenberg began by creating a single tone row and finding all 48 forms of that tone row ...
Middle School Band Curriculum 1
... In addition to previously known elements, sight-read (in groups) the In addition to previously known elements, sight-read (in groups) the following with characteristic tone: quarter notes and rests; 7 diatonic following with characteristic tone: paired eighth notes and rest; 2/4 notes (lower leading ...
... In addition to previously known elements, sight-read (in groups) the In addition to previously known elements, sight-read (in groups) the following with characteristic tone: quarter notes and rests; 7 diatonic following with characteristic tone: paired eighth notes and rest; 2/4 notes (lower leading ...
6/26/06 Introduction We all have a mental/aural image of “music
... everyone? Probably not. The idea of “what” music “is” is not the same around the world. Different cultures divide aural space differently. Likewise, different cultures have different conventions of musical practice. In Western music, aural space is divided into 7 diatonic pitches. How did we arrive ...
... everyone? Probably not. The idea of “what” music “is” is not the same around the world. Different cultures divide aural space differently. Likewise, different cultures have different conventions of musical practice. In Western music, aural space is divided into 7 diatonic pitches. How did we arrive ...
Set Theory - ClarkRoss.ca
... “Ti,” whereas in other countries “Si” refers to a sharpened “So.” Indian classical music has a different note-labeling system, as do other world regions. There is no single, “standard” note-labeling system, and the use of integers is just one more way of doing so that also happens to be both logical ...
... “Ti,” whereas in other countries “Si” refers to a sharpened “So.” Indian classical music has a different note-labeling system, as do other world regions. There is no single, “standard” note-labeling system, and the use of integers is just one more way of doing so that also happens to be both logical ...
Lecture Series 1 Exam Review
... vibrations per second. 8-What is amplitude is scientific terms? 9-Give another term for tone color? 10-Which dynamic marking is the softest? 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 ...
... vibrations per second. 8-What is amplitude is scientific terms? 9-Give another term for tone color? 10-Which dynamic marking is the softest? 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 ...
Introduction Part 1: Reaction to Impressionism
... elements; others returned back to prior musical periods for their inspiration and wrote works that draw elements from this music, which is known as neoclassicism. EXPRESSIONISM: PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES Composers, especially those who continued to write and expand 20 th century musical elements, sough ...
... elements; others returned back to prior musical periods for their inspiration and wrote works that draw elements from this music, which is known as neoclassicism. EXPRESSIONISM: PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES Composers, especially those who continued to write and expand 20 th century musical elements, sough ...
HoMProblem1
... b) Determine the sum of all the numbers in row 1, the sum of all the numbers in row 2, the sum of all the numbers in row 3, the sum of all the numbers in row 4, the sum of all the numbers in row 5. What do you think is the sum of the the entries in row 6? Make a table to express your answers. What d ...
... b) Determine the sum of all the numbers in row 1, the sum of all the numbers in row 2, the sum of all the numbers in row 3, the sum of all the numbers in row 4, the sum of all the numbers in row 5. What do you think is the sum of the the entries in row 6? Make a table to express your answers. What d ...
UNIT 1: ELEMENTS
... highest and lowest pitch in a song or that an instrument can play Pitch – the first tool a composer has in creating a mood. ...
... highest and lowest pitch in a song or that an instrument can play Pitch – the first tool a composer has in creating a mood. ...
Babbitt`s Theorem - Theorem of the Day
... below). Of the major-key fugues in the 48, the majority have subjects using 6 of the 7 notes in the major scale. If the missing note value is 5 or 11 then the interval class vector is (1 4 3 2 5 0), as found here for the C major fugue (the one that follows that prelude); Babbitt’s Theorem then guara ...
... below). Of the major-key fugues in the 48, the majority have subjects using 6 of the 7 notes in the major scale. If the missing note value is 5 or 11 then the interval class vector is (1 4 3 2 5 0), as found here for the C major fugue (the one that follows that prelude); Babbitt’s Theorem then guara ...
2013-04-25
... are drawn not from a scale, but from a predetermined series of notes. Serial composition flourished between ca. 1920 and 1980." -page 518 ...
... are drawn not from a scale, but from a predetermined series of notes. Serial composition flourished between ca. 1920 and 1980." -page 518 ...
Intro to Music Theory - Hamden High School Music Program
... 1. Pitch can be generally defined as the high or low quality of a sound, where high refers to sounds in the upper frequency range (such as a flute), and low refers to sounds in the lower frequency range (such as an upright bass). Pitch can be specifically defined using the letter names A B C D E F G ...
... 1. Pitch can be generally defined as the high or low quality of a sound, where high refers to sounds in the upper frequency range (such as a flute), and low refers to sounds in the lower frequency range (such as an upright bass). Pitch can be specifically defined using the letter names A B C D E F G ...
Chapter 1 Definitions
... 18. Musicians often refer to scale degrees by a set of traditional names rather than numbers. They are: 19. A/an ________________ is the measurement of distance in pitch between two notes. 20. A _____________________ results when the two notes are played simultaneously. 21. A _____________________ r ...
... 18. Musicians often refer to scale degrees by a set of traditional names rather than numbers. They are: 19. A/an ________________ is the measurement of distance in pitch between two notes. 20. A _____________________ results when the two notes are played simultaneously. 21. A _____________________ r ...
Hindemith
... Symphony is arranged in three movements corresponding to three panels of a triptych alter piece (Isenheimer altar: Angel concert and birth Christi) by Mathias Grunewald. Tonality of movements is interesting: first ends in G Major; the other two in C-sharp Maj and D-flat Maj, forming tritone with fir ...
... Symphony is arranged in three movements corresponding to three panels of a triptych alter piece (Isenheimer altar: Angel concert and birth Christi) by Mathias Grunewald. Tonality of movements is interesting: first ends in G Major; the other two in C-sharp Maj and D-flat Maj, forming tritone with fir ...
Appendix H Musical Concepts
... Contrast phrases, periods, and sections may recur (intact or modified) to provide unity in music. Contrasting units may be used to provide variety. Unifying and contrasting units may be combined in various ways to form larger structural units. Motives - Musical works often contain brief groupings of ...
... Contrast phrases, periods, and sections may recur (intact or modified) to provide unity in music. Contrasting units may be used to provide variety. Unifying and contrasting units may be combined in various ways to form larger structural units. Motives - Musical works often contain brief groupings of ...
The Elements of Music
... • Relative position, high or low, of a musical sound • Building blocks like words in a sentence • Humans can hear many variations in pitch • In music we take the spectrum and ...
... • Relative position, high or low, of a musical sound • Building blocks like words in a sentence • Humans can hear many variations in pitch • In music we take the spectrum and ...
Benward Chapter 6
... creating the feeling of a tonal center by using all the twelve chromatic tones in a prearranged order that does not lay particular emphasis on any one pitch in the composition as a whole. This method of composing is based on a twelvetone row rather than on a scale. Music that avoids the feelings of ...
... creating the feeling of a tonal center by using all the twelve chromatic tones in a prearranged order that does not lay particular emphasis on any one pitch in the composition as a whole. This method of composing is based on a twelvetone row rather than on a scale. Music that avoids the feelings of ...
Glossary of Terms
... Key: tonic note, and the major or minor scale on which a composition is based 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 s ...
... Key: tonic note, and the major or minor scale on which a composition is based 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 s ...
Tonality vs. Atonality
... • Voice-Leading Procedures: 7th resolves up; 4th scale degree resolves down to the third. • Melodic emphasis on scale degrees 1,3,5; Melodic Skips between 1 and 5. • Works begin and end in the same key. • Diatonicism. The more chromatic chords are used the less stable the tonality becomes. • Strong ...
... • Voice-Leading Procedures: 7th resolves up; 4th scale degree resolves down to the third. • Melodic emphasis on scale degrees 1,3,5; Melodic Skips between 1 and 5. • Works begin and end in the same key. • Diatonicism. The more chromatic chords are used the less stable the tonality becomes. • Strong ...
Introduction to Music
... A consonance is a combination of tones that a. Is considered harsh and/or tense b. Is considered stable, soothing and/or restful c. Are sounded one after the other d. Form a melody ...
... A consonance is a combination of tones that a. Is considered harsh and/or tense b. Is considered stable, soothing and/or restful c. Are sounded one after the other d. Form a melody ...
Higher Music Literacy Unit 4 – Intervals
... To calculate the size of an interval whether visually or aurally, treat the lower note a ‘1’ and go up by step until the upper note is reached. ...
... To calculate the size of an interval whether visually or aurally, treat the lower note a ‘1’ and go up by step until the upper note is reached. ...
Math and Music Project
... mathematical value in relation to all other notes. Dotted notes are equal to the note plus one half. ...
... mathematical value in relation to all other notes. Dotted notes are equal to the note plus one half. ...
CHAPTER 4
... instructions to church musicians for singing plainsong and polyphony. • Guido was instrumental in the development of three important innovations: 1) the musical staff with pitch letter names; 2) a system of hexachords that isolated the half-step and facilitated sight-singing; and 3) a musical hand t ...
... instructions to church musicians for singing plainsong and polyphony. • Guido was instrumental in the development of three important innovations: 1) the musical staff with pitch letter names; 2) a system of hexachords that isolated the half-step and facilitated sight-singing; and 3) a musical hand t ...