MUSI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Accelerando, Tonality
25 May 2016
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Greater emphasis than other beats in a bar: upbeat. Indicated by an upward motion of the conductor"s hand. An upbeat that occurs prior to a composition"s first downbeat. Provides a little extra momentum: accent. An emphasis or stress placed on a musical tone or chord. Downbeats typically receive the greatest accent: syncopation. Displacing the natural accent from a strong beat to a weak beat or between beats. Gives an unexpected bounce or lift to the music. Has been used throughout the history of music: tempo. Composers usually provide a tempo marking to indicate the appropriate speed. Three basic instructions available to alter the tempo. Rubato: extending time on only one beat. A series of notes arranged in order to form a distinctive, recognizable unit. Pitch: the relative position, high or low, of a musical sound, melody composed of individual pitches, tone: sound with a definite, consistent pitch.
