MUS 1030 Lecture 1: Elements of Music-Sound
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There are several factors that make up sound. Concinnity: harmony or elegance of design, deep interaction of the elements, and non-subjective standard for judging art. *the higher the interaction (concinnity), the greater the work of art. Musical instruments: aerophones use air to produce sound, chordophones use stretched strings to produce sound idiophones produce sound from their own substance, membranophones use tightly stretched skins to produce sound. Types of voices: soprano = high female, mezzo soprano = medium female, alto = low female, tenor = high male, baritone = medium male, bass = low male. Polyphonic: 2 or more melodic lines: of equal importance, often imitative.
