VPMA93H3 Lecture 5: Lecture 5 lec_notes
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Form the constructive or organizing element in music. Interaction in sound (not constant, changing) and time create form in music. Consonance an interval (two notes) that sounds resolved and stable. Dissonance an interval that sounds unresolved and unstable. Antecedent, consequent two musical phrases, the second of which is a concluding response to or resolution of the first. Closure a sense of relative musical stability or finality. Harmony the relationship of pitches as they sound simultaneously. Cadence a melodic or harmonic configuration that creates a sense of repose or resolution. Phrase a unit of musical materials articulated by a cadence or some other type of closure. Ah vous dirai-je, maman french folk song (1761) Section a group of phrases which are related in the listener"s mind by proximity or musical content. Motive a short fragment of melody or rhythm used in constructing a long section of music.
