Appendix 1 Musical Terms
... sixth and seventh notes are lowered a half step, resulting in a return to the natural form of the minor scale. Melody The horizontal succession of pitches. Additional elements include rhythm and the shape or contour formed by ascending or descending pitches. Meter The recurring division of the pulse ...
... sixth and seventh notes are lowered a half step, resulting in a return to the natural form of the minor scale. Melody The horizontal succession of pitches. Additional elements include rhythm and the shape or contour formed by ascending or descending pitches. Meter The recurring division of the pulse ...
Figured Bass and Tonality Recognition
... The quantization of the measure is simply the computation of the duration of the shortest note in the measure. For each quantization, we store the result of a vertical aggregation as a cluster. We use this term here to designate an aggregate of notes which has not yet reached the status of a chord; ...
... The quantization of the measure is simply the computation of the duration of the shortest note in the measure. For each quantization, we store the result of a vertical aggregation as a cluster. We use this term here to designate an aggregate of notes which has not yet reached the status of a chord; ...
Word Format - Years 11 and 12 - School Curriculum and Standards
... Any resources such as texts, websites and so on that may be referred to in this document are provided as examples of resources that teachers can use to support their learning programs. Their inclusion does not imply that they are mandatory or that they are the only resources relevant to the course. ...
... Any resources such as texts, websites and so on that may be referred to in this document are provided as examples of resources that teachers can use to support their learning programs. Their inclusion does not imply that they are mandatory or that they are the only resources relevant to the course. ...
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 ...
The Emergence of the Idea of Irrationality In Renaissance
... of harmony. Pythagoras’ discovery concerning the monochord, both in Greece and after the Hellenistic age, casts light on a large number of discussions about musical theory that have ratios as their basis. This feature shaped the conception of western music with a cosmological-mathematical-speculativ ...
... of harmony. Pythagoras’ discovery concerning the monochord, both in Greece and after the Hellenistic age, casts light on a large number of discussions about musical theory that have ratios as their basis. This feature shaped the conception of western music with a cosmological-mathematical-speculativ ...
Full CD Booklet
... project, I doubted the wisdom of theorists who rejected out of hand any tuning that did not produce consonant triads. Only when I began this study, however, did I discover the vast musical possibilities inherent in different equal tunings. I believe these Etudes prove that equal tunings of more than ...
... project, I doubted the wisdom of theorists who rejected out of hand any tuning that did not produce consonant triads. Only when I began this study, however, did I discover the vast musical possibilities inherent in different equal tunings. I believe these Etudes prove that equal tunings of more than ...
- Leeds Beckett Repository
... It is of interest for musical analysis to sort the notes of the welltempered scale in such a way that “consonant” notes are close to each other, and “dissonant” notes are further apart from each other. The reason for such an order is to have an immediate measure for the dissonance, which then allows ...
... It is of interest for musical analysis to sort the notes of the welltempered scale in such a way that “consonant” notes are close to each other, and “dissonant” notes are further apart from each other. The reason for such an order is to have an immediate measure for the dissonance, which then allows ...
indian raga - Life Learning Cloud
... The Tabla drums gives repeated rhythmic cycles called Tala ...
... The Tabla drums gives repeated rhythmic cycles called Tala ...
Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales
... pentatonic scale (penta = five and tonic = notes). In the real world, however, learning only two different pentatonic scales will cover 99.9% of the playing situations that you will encounter. These two scales are referred to as the MAJOR PENTATONIC and the MINOR PENTATONIC. ...
... pentatonic scale (penta = five and tonic = notes). In the real world, however, learning only two different pentatonic scales will cover 99.9% of the playing situations that you will encounter. These two scales are referred to as the MAJOR PENTATONIC and the MINOR PENTATONIC. ...
Introduction to Reading Music Homework 5 15-212, Fall 2006
... durations of the notes in each measure, it must come out to be the same. This duration of each measure is called the time signature. It is written right after the clef symbol. For example, the time signature of the above piece of music is 4/4 or 1. Thus the duration of each measure must be 1. You ca ...
... durations of the notes in each measure, it must come out to be the same. This duration of each measure is called the time signature. It is written right after the clef symbol. For example, the time signature of the above piece of music is 4/4 or 1. Thus the duration of each measure must be 1. You ca ...
Intervals 4
... At this point in the course, we have thoroughly examined relationships between two pitches within the octave. For this lecture, we will examine compound intervals and briefly review previous lectures on intervals. Compound Intervals: Simply, compound intervals are intervals that exceed the octave [s ...
... At this point in the course, we have thoroughly examined relationships between two pitches within the octave. For this lecture, we will examine compound intervals and briefly review previous lectures on intervals. Compound Intervals: Simply, compound intervals are intervals that exceed the octave [s ...
Half Steps and Whole Steps
... The intervals in Figure 1 (Half Steps) look dierent on a sta3 ; sometimes they are on the same line, sometimes not. But it is clear at the keyboard that in each case there is no note in between them. So a scale4 that goes up or down by half steps, a chromatic scale, plays all the notes on both the ...
... The intervals in Figure 1 (Half Steps) look dierent on a sta3 ; sometimes they are on the same line, sometimes not. But it is clear at the keyboard that in each case there is no note in between them. So a scale4 that goes up or down by half steps, a chromatic scale, plays all the notes on both the ...
Music Chapter 7 new whole chapter New edit 2014sp
... Established a series of notes based on mathematical proportions which became the basis for our modern scale ...
... Established a series of notes based on mathematical proportions which became the basis for our modern scale ...
Why are pianos out of tune?
... Newton spent much time on musical scales, and even tried to link the seven notes of the musical scale with the colours of the spectrum. That's why we often say that there are seven colours in the rainbow - it arises from Newton's combined researches into optics and music. To get around these problem ...
... Newton spent much time on musical scales, and even tried to link the seven notes of the musical scale with the colours of the spectrum. That's why we often say that there are seven colours in the rainbow - it arises from Newton's combined researches into optics and music. To get around these problem ...
On Tonal Dynamics and Musical Meaning - Signata
... to tonic (…I will pledge with mine; …I’ll not ask for wine; …I would not change for thine), was generalized by the circle of iths, when inally the ‘well tempered’ tuning allowed chords and cadences to sound ‘well’ enough in scales with all twelve tones as tonic. 14 When this happened, harmony became ...
... to tonic (…I will pledge with mine; …I’ll not ask for wine; …I would not change for thine), was generalized by the circle of iths, when inally the ‘well tempered’ tuning allowed chords and cadences to sound ‘well’ enough in scales with all twelve tones as tonic. 14 When this happened, harmony became ...
final paper - Smith College
... using dynamics and/or articulation. The main part of the manipulation of the minuet was done in mozartpart( ) in instruments.k. Having only dabbled in musical composition for the duration of this Digital Music class, I explored upon possible composition methods. After reading the Dramatic Shape sect ...
... using dynamics and/or articulation. The main part of the manipulation of the minuet was done in mozartpart( ) in instruments.k. Having only dabbled in musical composition for the duration of this Digital Music class, I explored upon possible composition methods. After reading the Dramatic Shape sect ...
Kievan notation
... The basic note value is the “half note”, which in the cut-time system is equivalent to a single beat. This beat is called the “takt” from the Latin word “tactus” (meaning “touch”, a much gentler word than “beat”), and is roughly equivalent to a walking pace or swinging your arms back and forth. To d ...
... The basic note value is the “half note”, which in the cut-time system is equivalent to a single beat. This beat is called the “takt” from the Latin word “tactus” (meaning “touch”, a much gentler word than “beat”), and is roughly equivalent to a walking pace or swinging your arms back and forth. To d ...
the schenkerian analysis in the modern context of the
... before 1700 to be just an early stage which would lead later to “true” music. He also rejected the composers of his own time and derided most European non-German music, especially Italian opera. Those who practice Schenkerian analysis do not assume these aesthetic implications nowadays. They acknowl ...
... before 1700 to be just an early stage which would lead later to “true” music. He also rejected the composers of his own time and derided most European non-German music, especially Italian opera. Those who practice Schenkerian analysis do not assume these aesthetic implications nowadays. They acknowl ...
Baltic-Balkan Postmodern Connections: The Music of Bronius
... ocarina and a flexatone) played by the singers while singing. The instrumental parts are easy and can be played by virtually anybody; thus the composer introduces the idea of a musically active community of equals, of universality, and therefore also the concept of a musical work as a kind of ritual ...
... ocarina and a flexatone) played by the singers while singing. The instrumental parts are easy and can be played by virtually anybody; thus the composer introduces the idea of a musically active community of equals, of universality, and therefore also the concept of a musical work as a kind of ritual ...
Psychology and Music - Diana Deutsch
... Zarlino (1517-1590) who argued that the number six had various metaphysical properties. For example, it is the first perfect number (1 + 2 + 3 = 1 x 2 x 3 = 6). Zarlino proposed that the realm of the consonances be extended to combinations produced by ratios formed by the first six numbers. This jus ...
... Zarlino (1517-1590) who argued that the number six had various metaphysical properties. For example, it is the first perfect number (1 + 2 + 3 = 1 x 2 x 3 = 6). Zarlino proposed that the realm of the consonances be extended to combinations produced by ratios formed by the first six numbers. This jus ...
Musical Scales, Integer Partitions, Necklaces, and Polygons
... analysis produces one 6 note scale, which may be described as an augmented triad superimposed with a symmetric diminished seventh chord. The reason we only get 6 notes is revealed by the interval sequence 3333444. The sequence of four consecutive three’s produces a second copy of the 0 pitch. We als ...
... analysis produces one 6 note scale, which may be described as an augmented triad superimposed with a symmetric diminished seventh chord. The reason we only get 6 notes is revealed by the interval sequence 3333444. The sequence of four consecutive three’s produces a second copy of the 0 pitch. We als ...
Solfege - gozips.uakron.edu
... The purpose of solfege… • To help singers be able to accurately sing pitches when they are sight reading a piece or having difficulty with intervals ...
... The purpose of solfege… • To help singers be able to accurately sing pitches when they are sight reading a piece or having difficulty with intervals ...
Morton Feldman and Abstract Expressionism
... informal American painters was in New York: Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline, Philip Guston, to name but a few. Of all the composers in the circle around Cage – who, between 1948 and 1951, held several lectures at the Subjects of the Art ...
... informal American painters was in New York: Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline, Philip Guston, to name but a few. Of all the composers in the circle around Cage – who, between 1948 and 1951, held several lectures at the Subjects of the Art ...
Scales - University of Rochester
... • What does it mean to add two sine waves that are not integer multiples of each other? ------ What difference is there in the waveform? ...
... • What does it mean to add two sine waves that are not integer multiples of each other? ------ What difference is there in the waveform? ...
Hybrid Thinking in Meloharmony
... Gérard Grisey (1946-1998) was one of the founders of the ensemble "L'Itinéraire" in Paris 1973, together with Tristan Murail, Roger Tessier, and Michaël Levinas. Hugues Dufourt also later joined the group. They began focusing on aural spectra and their microstructural construction with regard to pit ...
... Gérard Grisey (1946-1998) was one of the founders of the ensemble "L'Itinéraire" in Paris 1973, together with Tristan Murail, Roger Tessier, and Michaël Levinas. Hugues Dufourt also later joined the group. They began focusing on aural spectra and their microstructural construction with regard to pit ...