Long before any white man ever set foot in this hemisphere‚ there were fully functional and highly developed societies here. These civilizations were sophisticated‚ could even be considered more advanced than the European nations at the time. While the rest of the Eastern world was in the dark Middle Ages‚ the people here were flourishing. The Aztecs were the Native American people who dominated northern México at the time of the Spanish conquest led by Hernan CORTES in the early 16th century.
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its origin‚ texture‚ melody‚ rhythm‚ text. How did it receive its name? What is its purpose? Official music of the Roman Catholic Church. Monophonic melody set to sacred Latin text‚ Calm otherworldly quality. Represents voice of the church instead of individual. Flexible rhythm- improvisational character. Melodies tend to move by step in a narrow range. Named for Pope Gregory 1 (509-604) 8.When chant was notated‚ was the rhythm notated or just the melody? Just the melody 9.What are church
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with simple melodies‚ gradual changes of dynamics and moderate tempo portrays the elegant movements of Princess Leia. Williams also uses major tonality to show the audience Princess Leia’s innocent and dignity. Asteroid Field presents the unpredictable flying chase in the asteroid field. Williams uses syncopated melody with articulations such as accents and staccatos; sudden changes of dynamics to depict the unpredictable and fearful atmosphere at the asteroid field. Main string melodies with percussion
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“Bebop”‚ or “Bop”‚ is a form of Jazz that began to circulate during the 1940’s and is widely recognised as a fast tempo‚ highly improvised derivation of Swing Jazz of the 1930’s. The term “Bebop” itself is derived from the scat singing used within the aforementioned genre as “Bebop” and “Rebop” were common and‚ occasionally‚ interchanged phrases within the music. It hasn’t influenced many genres out with Jazz (“West Coast Jazz”‚ “Modal Jazz” and “Cool Jazz” all being seen as developed from the styles
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chantlike melody 3. imitation 4. many changes of meter 5. dissonant harmonies Score: 0/1.92 7. What type of music is this example? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. Motet 2. Aria 0% 3. Madrigal 4. Harmonized chorale 5. Recitative Score: 0/1.92 8. What do you hear in this musical example? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. The tenor section singing a chorale melody while the strings play a contrasting melody. 100%
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distinctive “color” of the sound; ex. Sax vs. Violin The combination of these four musical elements are what help to organize the music. Duration -> Rhythm (mixture or long and short notes) Intensity -> Dynamics (pp p mp mf f ff) Pitch -> Melody and Harmony * Melody is one note at a time * Harmony is chords where you have notes stacked up together; notes sounding simultaneously Timbre becomes Instrumentation * Tessitura: how an instrument sounds in different ranges Previous Exam Question
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“period‚” where we have two similar phrases connected by a half cadence. In the second period‚ Mozart introduces new material‚ developing the long-short motive for four measures and continuing to a half cadence. After this he returns to the original melody for four bars‚ and ends the phrase on a root position imperfect authentic cadence. Following is a 2-measure extension‚ ending with a cadential 6/4 to give a strong perfect authentic cadence. Each movement follows the same structure except variation
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specifically. The first movement is in sonata-allegro form‚ which contains three parts: exposition‚ development‚ and recapitulation. In this symphony‚ Beethoven has provided two musical ideas in the first part of the movement that have the same melody and rhythm‚ yet different keys. The first musical idea is in a low pitched key and it is repeated during the exposition. However‚ the second musical idea sounds in a higher pitched key. The following stage is the development stage‚ where parts of
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BESSIE SMITH 1894 – 1937 Bessie Smith‚ known as “Empress of the Blues”‚ was born on April 15 1894 in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee. She was one of seven children to a part-time Baptist preacher and his wife. However‚ by the time Bessie was nine years old both of her parents were dead. Bessie and her brother Andrew were already singing on the streets of Chattanooga for spare change. Bessie’s older brother Clarence had joined a travelling vaudeville1 show as a comedian and dancer and in 1912 he
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rhythm melody. On the other hand‚ the tenor throughout the song‚ has a walking bass line rhythm playing quarter notes on each beat in a lower pitched octave‚ ultimately having the job of being the background tempo keeper. On the contrary‚ one of the most famous Latin jazz piece‚ “A Night in Tunisia” showcases the tenor‚ with the alto in the background. Throughout the whole tune‚ the tenor leads the band with call-and-response rhythms‚ and takes the lead with complex harmonic structured melodies. The
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