RTA 180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Minor Chord, Semitone, Leitmotif
5 Jul 2016
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Use of silence (rest), dynamics: (ppp, pp, mp, p, mf, f, ff, fff; volume) Tempo: presto/prestissimo (quick/very fast); allegro, vivache (fast/lively) Rhythm: a pattern of a string of notes (not equally spaced/equidistant/predictable) Beat: a constant, equally spaced (predictable) pattern. Cadence: the ending of a musical section. Chord: triad: a three note chord (major or minor chord) Meter: time signature (4-4, 3-4, 2-4, etc. ) Tone: timbre subjective quality of a specific tone (ex. A raspy/nasal/pure voice, rough, dark, smooth, mellow, rich, light, airy, breathy, frail, crisp, bright, warm, shrill: determined by the vibrations of vocal chords/sound wave. Dynamics: piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte, fortissimo. Dissonance: unpleasant; notes that do not go well together. Tessitura: range span of notes used from highest to lowest. Conjunct: melody moving by step (either up or down) Programmatic music: a musical composition/piece that tells a storyline through its chords and melodies. Orchestration: what the composer does with the instruments/voices.
