
10:5 class notes
... segments 4 + 6 reproduce motifs 6 + 7 in reverse order. (not retrograde) 2) segments 2 and 4 connect over an augmented second, which is the inversion of the diminished seventh at the end of motif 1, surely the most characteristic interval in the theme. 3) the content of segments 2 (G + F♯) and 4 (E♭ ...
... segments 4 + 6 reproduce motifs 6 + 7 in reverse order. (not retrograde) 2) segments 2 and 4 connect over an augmented second, which is the inversion of the diminished seventh at the end of motif 1, surely the most characteristic interval in the theme. 3) the content of segments 2 (G + F♯) and 4 (E♭ ...
Musical characteristics, Melody and Harmony
... Articulation is how one sings or plays the notes of a piece. Exactly how each articulation should be played depends on the instrument playing it, as well as on the style and period of the music. Accents are markings that are used to indicate especially strong-sounding notes with a definite attack. S ...
... Articulation is how one sings or plays the notes of a piece. Exactly how each articulation should be played depends on the instrument playing it, as well as on the style and period of the music. Accents are markings that are used to indicate especially strong-sounding notes with a definite attack. S ...
Towards the Digital Music Library: Tune Retrieval from Acoustic Input
... contour, and matches the contour against a database of 183 songs. Ranked retrieval is performed, based on an approximate string matching algorithm that allows for transposition, dropout, and duplication. It was found that most of the songs could be identified uniquely when the pitch contour was base ...
... contour, and matches the contour against a database of 183 songs. Ranked retrieval is performed, based on an approximate string matching algorithm that allows for transposition, dropout, and duplication. It was found that most of the songs could be identified uniquely when the pitch contour was base ...
The-Sonata - WordPress.com
... A duet is a piece of music written for two players. The most popular type of duet sonatas are those written for a piano in combination with another instrument. The piano’s ability to play a wide dynamic range and sustain a sound make it ideal to accompany and interrelate with other instruments. Duet ...
... A duet is a piece of music written for two players. The most popular type of duet sonatas are those written for a piano in combination with another instrument. The piano’s ability to play a wide dynamic range and sustain a sound make it ideal to accompany and interrelate with other instruments. Duet ...
Word Format - Years 11 and 12 - School Curriculum and Standards
... Copying or communication for any other purpose can be done only within the terms of the Copyright Act 1968 or with prior written permission of the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. Copying or communication of any third party copyright material can be done only within the terms of the Copyri ...
... Copying or communication for any other purpose can be done only within the terms of the Copyright Act 1968 or with prior written permission of the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. Copying or communication of any third party copyright material can be done only within the terms of the Copyri ...
1 VIRGIN MUSIC (By Peter L.P. Simpson) Post Modernism Among
... intervals (such as in non-Western and non-Modern musics, at least as regards notes played between the pure and fixed intervals of fourth and fifth) do and must look very different. Indeed the one notation will hardly be intelligible in terms of the other. Now these features of modern Western music, ...
... intervals (such as in non-Western and non-Modern musics, at least as regards notes played between the pure and fixed intervals of fourth and fifth) do and must look very different. Indeed the one notation will hardly be intelligible in terms of the other. Now these features of modern Western music, ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
... the octave and making a 'row' or 'series' by rearranging them in a particular order. Composers who adopted serialism were very careful about the exact nature of their basic series, concentrating on particular types of intervals (such as semitones or perfect fourths) so that these intervals occurred ...
... the octave and making a 'row' or 'series' by rearranging them in a particular order. Composers who adopted serialism were very careful about the exact nature of their basic series, concentrating on particular types of intervals (such as semitones or perfect fourths) so that these intervals occurred ...
Listening Journal Approach to Outcome 2
... Ascending, descending, repetitive, short, long, high, low, wide range, small range, stepwise/smooth, based on a scale, based on a triad, jagged, made up of phrases, uses sequences, tonality – scale forms, modal,contour, draw a line-graph of the phrase shape, upbeat, anacrusis, angular contour (leaps ...
... Ascending, descending, repetitive, short, long, high, low, wide range, small range, stepwise/smooth, based on a scale, based on a triad, jagged, made up of phrases, uses sequences, tonality – scale forms, modal,contour, draw a line-graph of the phrase shape, upbeat, anacrusis, angular contour (leaps ...
Listening Journal - AMUSE Professional Learning
... Ascending, descending, repetitive, short, long, high, low, wide range, small range, stepwise/smooth, based on a scale, based on a triad, jagged, made up of phrases, uses sequences, tonality – scale forms, modal,contour, draw a line-graph of the phrase shape, upbeat, anacrusis, angular contour (leaps ...
... Ascending, descending, repetitive, short, long, high, low, wide range, small range, stepwise/smooth, based on a scale, based on a triad, jagged, made up of phrases, uses sequences, tonality – scale forms, modal,contour, draw a line-graph of the phrase shape, upbeat, anacrusis, angular contour (leaps ...
grade 11 - Department of Basic Education
... • Uses chords progressions from popular tunes for melodies • Uses large jumps/intervals • Irregular phrasing • Abrupt/unexpected changes in melodic contour • The performance generally begins and ends with the main theme by one soloist or by two soloists in unison Rhythm • Uses polyrhythms • The beat ...
... • Uses chords progressions from popular tunes for melodies • Uses large jumps/intervals • Irregular phrasing • Abrupt/unexpected changes in melodic contour • The performance generally begins and ends with the main theme by one soloist or by two soloists in unison Rhythm • Uses polyrhythms • The beat ...
bebop
... commonly emphasized weak beats and off beats, and often ended his phrases on the second half of the fourth beat. Christian experimented with asymmetrical phrasing, which was to become a core element of the new bop style. Swing improvisation was commonly constructed in two or four bar phrases that co ...
... commonly emphasized weak beats and off beats, and often ended his phrases on the second half of the fourth beat. Christian experimented with asymmetrical phrasing, which was to become a core element of the new bop style. Swing improvisation was commonly constructed in two or four bar phrases that co ...
CREATING CHORDS
... 6. ADVANCED: Consider changing the rhythm of some of your measures from a whole note to half or quarter notes. To do this, choose the half or quarter note and click on top of the whole note chord on the staff, then add more of the same chord with that rhythm. ...
... 6. ADVANCED: Consider changing the rhythm of some of your measures from a whole note to half or quarter notes. To do this, choose the half or quarter note and click on top of the whole note chord on the staff, then add more of the same chord with that rhythm. ...
Jazz: A Swingin` Celebration ”Jazz” Sequence 2 (Saner) Julia: Jazz
... Hannah C.: There were African Americans as well as Creoles, who were descendants of mixed African, French, and Spanish heritage. Dominick: There were also people from Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Cassidy: All of these different kinds of people had their own musical traditions. Ryleigh: ...
... Hannah C.: There were African Americans as well as Creoles, who were descendants of mixed African, French, and Spanish heritage. Dominick: There were also people from Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Cassidy: All of these different kinds of people had their own musical traditions. Ryleigh: ...
Composing for the Carillon: Recommendations and Examples
... Composing for the Carillon: Recommendations and Examples This explanation will, I hope, be helpful to you in at least introducing you to the technical and musical considerations of writing for the carillon. The best introduction, still, is to find a skilled carillonneur who is willing to spend time ...
... Composing for the Carillon: Recommendations and Examples This explanation will, I hope, be helpful to you in at least introducing you to the technical and musical considerations of writing for the carillon. The best introduction, still, is to find a skilled carillonneur who is willing to spend time ...
6. Michael Tippett Concerto for double string orchestra: movement I
... at the Royal College of Music in London. Some years later, he studied with R. O. Morris, an expert on sixteenth-century music. This proved formative, and he developed a fascination and flair for counterpoint which gave rise to the first significant works of his maturity, the String Quartet No.1 (193 ...
... at the Royal College of Music in London. Some years later, he studied with R. O. Morris, an expert on sixteenth-century music. This proved formative, and he developed a fascination and flair for counterpoint which gave rise to the first significant works of his maturity, the String Quartet No.1 (193 ...
89 MUSICAL LITERACY: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Prof. Dr
... leading to the firm cadence in A at rehearsal number 2. The psychologists would argue, and I would agree, that the cognitive recognition of these patterns facilitates the execution of some aspects of the performance at a more subconscious level, such as the employment of correct fingerings, familiar ...
... leading to the firm cadence in A at rehearsal number 2. The psychologists would argue, and I would agree, that the cognitive recognition of these patterns facilitates the execution of some aspects of the performance at a more subconscious level, such as the employment of correct fingerings, familiar ...
printout on reading the staves
... Doing practice drills on a computer can help - check out my website davesmey.com for links to a few programs I like. Also, Ive got a special handout for practice called Level Up! that starts off easy, focusing at first on only a few notes in the staff. By making the task simple and gradually incr ...
... Doing practice drills on a computer can help - check out my website davesmey.com for links to a few programs I like. Also, Ive got a special handout for practice called Level Up! that starts off easy, focusing at first on only a few notes in the staff. By making the task simple and gradually incr ...
presentation source
... This is the beginning of my iteration. The original phrase is repeated as a harmony while the melody becomes half the time of the original rhythm. In order to keep the musicality, I did change the pitches of the second phrase by beginning the same interval pattern on the 4th note of the first 6-note ...
... This is the beginning of my iteration. The original phrase is repeated as a harmony while the melody becomes half the time of the original rhythm. In order to keep the musicality, I did change the pitches of the second phrase by beginning the same interval pattern on the 4th note of the first 6-note ...
AOS 2 Gamelan
... for bringing people together and expressing their feelings in a culture which is not always possible to do so publicly. * The Gamelan is thought to be magical and spiritual – players treat their instruments with total respect and would never step over them as they believe they are tied to heaven and ...
... for bringing people together and expressing their feelings in a culture which is not always possible to do so publicly. * The Gamelan is thought to be magical and spiritual – players treat their instruments with total respect and would never step over them as they believe they are tied to heaven and ...
Concerto for Double String Orchestra, Movement I
... silent. There may be part-doubling within an orchestra or between orchestras. o The permutations are almost endless from small numbers of parts to almost full. briefly, and not often, one orchestra plays alone. ...
... silent. There may be part-doubling within an orchestra or between orchestras. o The permutations are almost endless from small numbers of parts to almost full. briefly, and not often, one orchestra plays alone. ...
Based Music
... The first recorded use of music set theory was by the celebrated composer Howard Hanson in 1960. He used the key concepts of music set theory to establish the connection between different musical “objects” such as pitches and rhythms (Hanson, 1960). Composers such as Arnold Schonberg and Allen Forte ...
... The first recorded use of music set theory was by the celebrated composer Howard Hanson in 1960. He used the key concepts of music set theory to establish the connection between different musical “objects” such as pitches and rhythms (Hanson, 1960). Composers such as Arnold Schonberg and Allen Forte ...
Grade-8-Term-1-Practicing-Tasks-2016-1
... LEARNING GOAL: The purpose of this task is to demonstrate your ability to increase/decrease the volume level on your instrument while maintaining a good tone. REVIEW: You will review and demonstrate your ability to slur and tongue on a wind instrument with a consistent sound and airflow. MINDS ON! H ...
... LEARNING GOAL: The purpose of this task is to demonstrate your ability to increase/decrease the volume level on your instrument while maintaining a good tone. REVIEW: You will review and demonstrate your ability to slur and tongue on a wind instrument with a consistent sound and airflow. MINDS ON! H ...
The Sound of It: Chords and “Sonority”
... terms of music theory. If there are words you don’t understand, you can research them in just about any music dictionary, book, or just type “music theory basics” into Google and follow the links. My main concern here is to clear up the problems created when we borrow terms from Western music and th ...
... terms of music theory. If there are words you don’t understand, you can research them in just about any music dictionary, book, or just type “music theory basics” into Google and follow the links. My main concern here is to clear up the problems created when we borrow terms from Western music and th ...
MUH 2116 Evolution of Jazz Study Guide for MIDTERM EXAM
... Is it true that during the Swing/Big-band period, jazz was the most listen-to music in the world? The Swing style was prominent in the jazz scene during what years? What were the differences between the swing and the earlier styles of jazz? What was the name of the short repeated melodic phrases fr ...
... Is it true that during the Swing/Big-band period, jazz was the most listen-to music in the world? The Swing style was prominent in the jazz scene during what years? What were the differences between the swing and the earlier styles of jazz? What was the name of the short repeated melodic phrases fr ...
Polyrhythm

Polyrhythm is the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms, that are not readily perceived as deriving from one another, or as simple manifestations of the same meter. The rhythmic conflict may be the basis of an entire piece of music (cross-rhythm), or a momentary disruption. Polyrhythms can be distinguished from irrational rhythms, which can occur within the context of a single part; polyrhythms require at least two rhythms to be played concurrently, one of which is typically an irrational rhythm.