MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Drum Kit, Harpsichord, Cello
9 Jan 2018
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History of notated/prejudiced music from 9th century *earliest recorded: 6 basic elements of musical style. Are they all equally important or some parts more prominent > than others: are individual instruments used only in support roles. Perhaps continuously doubling the musical lines of other instruments: are the various instruments used to carry the main melody or perhaps even as soloists within the. 2 violin + 1 cello [bass] + 1 viola [bigger than. Ex: if music with only 1 voice = a cappella. *chant = oldest written music in western world [no beat so only memorized] Dynamics = relative loudness / softness at any given point in the music. Pitch & rhythms in linear succession/sequence that form a characteristic whole. Ex: main melody repeated throughout song + bridge [not part of melody] Can have multiple melodies in 1 song. Descriptions of melodic features / style traits: conjunct or disjunct melody, lyrical or motivically.
