MUSIC 29 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Pitch Space, Semitone
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The lowest pitches in the phrase tend to occur near the first and last positions while the highest pitches tend to occur near the middle of the phrase. Microtonal refers to systems of tone organization and individual tones that use the frequency space existing between the smallest western music interval of a semi-tone. Music can give the impression of being in a particular state, or moment -- not moving forward and holding in space like a mobile. Rupture in music indicates a clear and abrupt break in a musical continuity. Temperament refers to the practice of making slight tuning adjustments to musical intervals that are pure ratio intervals (2:1, 4:3, etc. ) in order to fit a number of notes into a workable pitch space. Facts: global morphology, auditory scene, use of space, micro-events, and misc. Source movement: left, center or right, approach or departure, fixed or wandering. Source location effect: frontal, close, distant, or far.