VPMA93H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: O Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen, Nat King Cole
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Vpma93 lecture 4 texture, rhythm, volume may 11, 2016. Example of monophonic music: single line: paganini, caprice op. 1, no. 5: https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=c2wv60_x17a. This approach is more found in middle east, asian and east european folk music): martyrs, gaelic psalmody: https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=fmqkxpq6qae. People are singing different version of same song: amazing grace, new bethal baptist church, detroit (recorded in 1977): blackboard: https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=3h8kotbnu_u. Chordal homophony: all parts move together, forming a succession of chords. One voice singing and the rest doing background music. Our ears gravitate towards the top line: morten lauridsen, o magnum mysterium: Everyone is changing their voice at the same time. Written in the late 20 th century by american composer: mozart, eine kleine nachtmusik, first movement (1787): https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=jlcmwy4hjiw. Irving gordon, unforgettable, performed by nat king cole (1951): https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=vdn5rg3wla4. We hear tonality before the melodic line comes in. Rest of the instruments are not really doing what melodic line is doing.
