VPMA93H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Triple Metre, Atonality, Musical Note
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Anon, gaude virgo salutata: regular phrasing, no motive. 5: range = wide, contour = ascending/arch, motion = conjunct, some small leaps, unornamented; long phrasing, a bit difficult to distinguish, motive. Syrinx: chromatic scale [half steps], difficult to find tonic, irregular phrasing (starts and stops) = less of a sense of tonality. Voiles: whole tone scale, irregular phrasing (short fragments, not sure where they end, rhythm stops and starts), Static quality (unsure where the motion is going) Madonna from pierrot lunaire: atonality, wide range, irregular phrasing, dissonance, no tonic, disjunct, Texture: the general pattern of sound created by the elements of a piece of music; the blend of various sounds and melodic lines occurring simultaneously in a piece of music. Monophony (monophonic): music consisting of a single line or melody without an accompaniment that is regarded as part of the work itself. Anon, gaude virgo salutata: monophonic, single line of melody, unison.
