MUS 201 Lecture 2:
31 Jan 2019
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Saxophone, ute, recorder, clarinet, bass clarinet, oboe, bassoon: strings. Violin, viola, cello, harp, double bass, guitar, ukulele: brass. French horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, sousaphone, ugelhorn: percussion. Piano, timpani/kettledrum, triangle, snare, gongs, bells, harpsichord, glockenspiel, xylophone, congas, organ, marimbas. Brass quintet: two trumpets, trombone, french horn, tuba. Wind quintet: ute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, french horn. Musical analysis checklist: time, melody, instruments, tonality, texture, dynamics. Elements of music: pitch (sounds high/ sounds low, range (distance, disjunct (large leaps, conjunct (narrow range, motive (2-3 note fragment, like a short theme) Textures: monophonic: single melody line with no accompaniment, homophonic: single melody line with an accompaniment, polyphonic: multiple melody lines. Harmony/tonality: chord (3 or more notes, dissonance/atonal ( unsettling , major (sounds happy/upbeat, minor (sounds sad/dark, chromatic scale (all semi-tones in octave, black and white keys) Rhythm/time: tempo (speed: fast, moderate, slow, time signature: (4/4; 3/4)
