Mus 152 1nd Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture I. Finished watching “Touch the Sound”Outline of Current Lecture II. Continue on basic music notesCurrent LectureRhythm- a sophisticated way to mark timePulse- beatTempo- speedMeter- organization of beatsPolyrhythm- simultaneous metersTexture- relationship between voices in an ensemble.- Dense- a lot of noises in the air.- Sparse- one person; not a lot of noise- Monophonic- single voice (blending voices)- Polyphonic- multiple voiceso Counterpoint- multiple voices, each doing something different and competingequally for attention (ex. Fugue in G minor by J.S. Bach and Biyaka singing)o Melody and accompaniment- (ex. Theremin- The Swan; Camille Saint Saun)o Homophonic- harmony (ex. Nkoski Sikeleli Afrika- S. African Anthem)o Heterophonic- doing the same thing but a little out of phase with eachother; simultaneous variation; different versions of same melody. (ex. A kindergarten class singing happy birthday; Chinese Silk and Bamboo ensemble; Lonely Woman- Ornette Coleman) o Melody and drone- (ex. Seamus Innis- Irish Pipes)Form- the “architecture” of a piece of musicPhrases- short, complete musical ideaThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Cadence- break between phrases (phrase punctuated by cadence)Phrases grouped into sections- Different societies have different preferences to which form they use.- Dance form from British Isles (AA BB form; Binary form- two parts)- AA BB CC- ternary
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