MUS 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Absolute Music, Program Music
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Slide 1: music: organized sound in time, the rational organizations of sounds and silences as they pass through time. Slide 2: music: is an art form, involves combining tones and organizing sounds, is expressive, beautiful, and/or pleasing *aesthetic dimension. Slide 4: unity and variety: repetition vs. Variation = both unity and variety (some elements remain constant while others change) Slide 5: structure of music: form = sound organized in time (template) The form guides the listener through the music: components of musical form: Slide 6: the role of the performer: the performer is the bridge between the composer and listener. >emotional approach: influential aspect of the musical experience, listener"s response is ties to the performance experience. Listening to music involves more than just hearing its sounds: casual, fills the environment with sound, enjoys having music playing, referential = extra-musical connections, the listener is reminded of something = image, event, memory, emotion.
