MUS 114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Strophic Form, Ostinato, Electrical Contacts
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Slide 1: musical form: form refers to the way the elements of a composition are combined to make it understandable, balance between unity and variety, techniques of musical form: Slide 3: binary and ternary form: binary (two-part) contains a statement and a departure. >outlined as a-b: ternary (three-part) contains a statement, a departure, and a return. Slide 4: the building blocks of form: theme- a melodic idea used as the building block for a larger work. Slide 1: the pace of the music: speed of underlying beats determines tempo. Connection between tempo and mood: tempo markings. >grave, largo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegro, vivace, presto. Slide 2: loudness and softness: dynamics refers to loudness or softness. Affects emotional response: dynamic markings pianissimo = pp piano = p mezzopiano = mp mezzoforte = mf forte = f fortissimo = ff, other markings crescendo, decrescendo (diminuendo)
