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... an augmented fourth. Those first three bass notes are also unable to support the given melody, creating two unresolved harmonic major sevenths sandwiching an unresolved diminished fifth. The phrase ends with a harmonic progression that implies parallel octaves in the last three beats; those octaves ...
... an augmented fourth. Those first three bass notes are also unable to support the given melody, creating two unresolved harmonic major sevenths sandwiching an unresolved diminished fifth. The phrase ends with a harmonic progression that implies parallel octaves in the last three beats; those octaves ...
Slashes, Dashes, Points, and Squares
... Slashes, Dashes, Points, and Squares: The Development of Musical Notation Music has been around for a long time; in almost every culture around the world we find evidence of music. Music throughout history started as mostly vocal music, it was transmitted orally with no written notation. During the ...
... Slashes, Dashes, Points, and Squares: The Development of Musical Notation Music has been around for a long time; in almost every culture around the world we find evidence of music. Music throughout history started as mostly vocal music, it was transmitted orally with no written notation. During the ...
The Rosegarden Codicil: Rehearsing Music in Nineteen
... Amongst the various challenges faced by such performers is that, unlike the position of (some) composers of microtonal music, most singers will probably be unable to specialise in microtonality, and devote their career to it. They will need to spend most of their time performing the standard reperto ...
... Amongst the various challenges faced by such performers is that, unlike the position of (some) composers of microtonal music, most singers will probably be unable to specialise in microtonality, and devote their career to it. They will need to spend most of their time performing the standard reperto ...
Graduate Percussion Recital and a History and Development of
... and percussion. In the score, BartOk tells the players ju~t what sounds he want~ and even how he wants them to be produced. A story has it that BartOk once took up an entire orchestra rehearsal fruitlessly trying to get the cymbal player to prorluce the precise sound he wanted, By the time , a decad ...
... and percussion. In the score, BartOk tells the players ju~t what sounds he want~ and even how he wants them to be produced. A story has it that BartOk once took up an entire orchestra rehearsal fruitlessly trying to get the cymbal player to prorluce the precise sound he wanted, By the time , a decad ...
Contents
... Brainstorm ideas that could be used as a basis for composition A list could include some of the following: - slow waltz with subtle interplay of crossrhythms - simplistic counter-melodies to complement main theme - colourful use of orchestra - mild harmonic dissonance - parallel ninths - long ...
... Brainstorm ideas that could be used as a basis for composition A list could include some of the following: - slow waltz with subtle interplay of crossrhythms - simplistic counter-melodies to complement main theme - colourful use of orchestra - mild harmonic dissonance - parallel ninths - long ...
Unraveling Ravel - Macro Analysis Creative Research Organization
... Formal structures of preludes in the Baroque period tended to be free and relatively monothematic. The later dances in a suite were more formally organized and often binary, but preludes were more throughcomposed, in one unit. Ravel uses a first and second ending for the first section of his Prélude ...
... Formal structures of preludes in the Baroque period tended to be free and relatively monothematic. The later dances in a suite were more formally organized and often binary, but preludes were more throughcomposed, in one unit. Ravel uses a first and second ending for the first section of his Prélude ...
Dissonance and Resolution
... simplest way to do perform the test. I would play one interval, pause, and then play the other. Then I would play the intervals again in reverse order so their preference could not be considered primed by either interval. I performed the test with the C major intervals and tried with intervals both ...
... simplest way to do perform the test. I would play one interval, pause, and then play the other. Then I would play the intervals again in reverse order so their preference could not be considered primed by either interval. I performed the test with the C major intervals and tried with intervals both ...
A Farewell to the Avant-garde— Krzesany by Wojciech Kilar
... thereof ), for example, of the elements of specific pitch structures (e.g. thirdbased chords)—of primary significance here is thinking not in terms of material, but in terms of intervals and structures; to simplify a bit, we could say that in this case, the diastematics (i.e. intervallic language), ...
... thereof ), for example, of the elements of specific pitch structures (e.g. thirdbased chords)—of primary significance here is thinking not in terms of material, but in terms of intervals and structures; to simplify a bit, we could say that in this case, the diastematics (i.e. intervallic language), ...
Basic Music Theory - 547 Canuck Squadron
... There are _____ sixteenth-rests in a quarter-rest. There are _____ eighth-rests in a quarter-rest. There are _____ quarter-rests in a half-rest. There are _____ sixteenth-rests in a half-rest. There are _____ eighth-rests in a half-rest. There are _____ sixteenth-rests in a whole-rest. There are ___ ...
... There are _____ sixteenth-rests in a quarter-rest. There are _____ eighth-rests in a quarter-rest. There are _____ quarter-rests in a half-rest. There are _____ sixteenth-rests in a half-rest. There are _____ eighth-rests in a half-rest. There are _____ sixteenth-rests in a whole-rest. There are ___ ...
Principles of Counterpoint
... coherent, and convincing from start to finish. This notion of line is central not only to the study of counterpoint, but to music in general. In its more traditional sense, the "line" refers to the continuity in time of an individual melodic strand (usually referred to as a "voice", or a "part", in ...
... coherent, and convincing from start to finish. This notion of line is central not only to the study of counterpoint, but to music in general. In its more traditional sense, the "line" refers to the continuity in time of an individual melodic strand (usually referred to as a "voice", or a "part", in ...
General Principles of Harmony by Alan Belkin
... theoretical concept, and not a directly audible one. While there is some truth to the notion that all inversions of a given chord can be heard as part of the same "family", there are important exceptions, as we shall see below. Worse, obvious audible facts, like the actual, heard bass line, the spac ...
... theoretical concept, and not a directly audible one. While there is some truth to the notion that all inversions of a given chord can be heard as part of the same "family", there are important exceptions, as we shall see below. Worse, obvious audible facts, like the actual, heard bass line, the spac ...
1 LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Faculty
... temperament. In addition to this jumble, equal temperament began to join in. Equal temperament was already used in lutes because of their mechanical construction. (Isacoff, 2001, p.126,158). Pythagorean tuning is not well suited for polyphonic music. For this reason, in the 1600s the meantone temper ...
... temperament. In addition to this jumble, equal temperament began to join in. Equal temperament was already used in lutes because of their mechanical construction. (Isacoff, 2001, p.126,158). Pythagorean tuning is not well suited for polyphonic music. For this reason, in the 1600s the meantone temper ...
Keyboard In Western Style
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... © Copyright 2004 Virtual Musical Publications - All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying recording or otherwise) without the prior written pe ...
Musical Scales and Tuning
... Analysing scales with sharps Scales and key signatures are closely linked in music. It is necessary to construct a key signature - consisting of a number of sharps or flats - in order to know which accidentals a particular major scale will have. An easy, but time consuming, way to do this would be t ...
... Analysing scales with sharps Scales and key signatures are closely linked in music. It is necessary to construct a key signature - consisting of a number of sharps or flats - in order to know which accidentals a particular major scale will have. An easy, but time consuming, way to do this would be t ...
12_6_Deeper_Reading_Scales_and_Tuning
... Analysing scales with sharps Scales and key signatures are closely linked in music. It is necessary to construct a key signature - consisting of a number of sharps or flats - in order to know which accidentals a particular major scale will have. An easy, but time consuming, way to do this would be t ...
... Analysing scales with sharps Scales and key signatures are closely linked in music. It is necessary to construct a key signature - consisting of a number of sharps or flats - in order to know which accidentals a particular major scale will have. An easy, but time consuming, way to do this would be t ...
CADENCES AND PHRASES
... A musical paragraph is called a period. A period is a collection of phrases with the last phrase having the strongest (most conclusive) authentic cadence. Like the “bite-sized” notion behind cadences and phrases, the organization of a period helps to serve the larger sense of direction in music. By ...
... A musical paragraph is called a period. A period is a collection of phrases with the last phrase having the strongest (most conclusive) authentic cadence. Like the “bite-sized” notion behind cadences and phrases, the organization of a period helps to serve the larger sense of direction in music. By ...
What is Tonality - California State University, Los Angeles
... Music is in a tonal system only if (i) it is possible to distinguish between foreground and precompositional system with respect to it, yet (ii) all of its foreground events are referable to the precompositional system. The second clause of this formulation is implied by the passage from Perle (1977 ...
... Music is in a tonal system only if (i) it is possible to distinguish between foreground and precompositional system with respect to it, yet (ii) all of its foreground events are referable to the precompositional system. The second clause of this formulation is implied by the passage from Perle (1977 ...
6 Schoenberg`s `second melody`, or, `Meyer
... © Mirka, Danuta; Agawu, Kofi, Jul 10, 2008, Communication in Eighteenth-Century Music Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, ISBN: 9780511413964 ...
... © Mirka, Danuta; Agawu, Kofi, Jul 10, 2008, Communication in Eighteenth-Century Music Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, ISBN: 9780511413964 ...
Lorenz Composer
... constitute an octave. These pitches are: C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, and B. After B, the sequence repeats itself with the C from the octave above. The tones in music can be understood as sine waves of varying frequencies. The frequency of a pitch is twice that of the pitch in the octave be ...
... constitute an octave. These pitches are: C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, and B. After B, the sequence repeats itself with the C from the octave above. The tones in music can be understood as sine waves of varying frequencies. The frequency of a pitch is twice that of the pitch in the octave be ...
Pavane `The image of melancholy` and Galliard `Ecce quam bonum
... • Were played held downwards on the lap or between the legs (not even a treble viol was tucked under the player’s chin) with a differently-shaped bow. • Had flat, not convex, backs. • Usually had six strings. Holborne does not make big demands on his (almost certainly amateur) performers: • The wide ...
... • Were played held downwards on the lap or between the legs (not even a treble viol was tucked under the player’s chin) with a differently-shaped bow. • Had flat, not convex, backs. • Usually had six strings. Holborne does not make big demands on his (almost certainly amateur) performers: • The wide ...
Hierarchical perception of melody
... important structural role (like the beginning or end of a narrative), and a change of the melody at such positions would be perceived more readily than changes at other positions. We also speculated that an effect of different recognition rates at different time span levels would increase with longe ...
... important structural role (like the beginning or end of a narrative), and a change of the melody at such positions would be perceived more readily than changes at other positions. We also speculated that an effect of different recognition rates at different time span levels would increase with longe ...
Symphony no. 26 in D Minor, `Lamentatione`: Movement I Haydn
... When Symphony No. 26 was composed, ‘natural’ horns were used: that is, the instruments lacked the valves introduced in the early 19th century. Haydn’s players had available just the notes of the harmonic series, which limited them, except towards the top of the range, to the notes of a single triad. ...
... When Symphony No. 26 was composed, ‘natural’ horns were used: that is, the instruments lacked the valves introduced in the early 19th century. Haydn’s players had available just the notes of the harmonic series, which limited them, except towards the top of the range, to the notes of a single triad. ...
Octave - Philip Tagg
... as ‘the same note’. For example, men are understood to be singing the same tune as women and children if both parties follow the same pitch contour at the same time in parallel octaves. The octave’s property of ‘unison at another pitch’ is also illustrated by the fact that: (i) a common chord consis ...
... as ‘the same note’. For example, men are understood to be singing the same tune as women and children if both parties follow the same pitch contour at the same time in parallel octaves. The octave’s property of ‘unison at another pitch’ is also illustrated by the fact that: (i) a common chord consis ...
Chapter Seven: Melody, Harmony, and Form
... Frequently, the left hand will play chords in harmony as the right hand plays the melody. Here's an example of a beginning "chord progression" played n the key of C (no flats or sharps). The left hand accompaniment is written in the bass clef (or F clef) rather than the treble clef. The C chord belo ...
... Frequently, the left hand will play chords in harmony as the right hand plays the melody. Here's an example of a beginning "chord progression" played n the key of C (no flats or sharps). The left hand accompaniment is written in the bass clef (or F clef) rather than the treble clef. The C chord belo ...
Triads
... common in Western music to have another component in the musical spectrum: harmony. This harmonic element implies that there are several voices playing different parts at the same time and that the overall sound creates harmony. This harmony, if sounding together and moving together in the same rhyt ...
... common in Western music to have another component in the musical spectrum: harmony. This harmonic element implies that there are several voices playing different parts at the same time and that the overall sound creates harmony. This harmony, if sounding together and moving together in the same rhyt ...
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.