MU 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Giacomo Puccini, Billie Eilish, O Mio Babbino Caro
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Skill of the ensemble: quality of the composition, production. Basic musical elements: the "texture" of music, melody, prominant line that carries the tune, harmony, other supporting sounds, the point of harmony is to add more depth to the original melody. The speed of the music: pulse, the strong rhythmic feel throughout the music (creates tempo) Slow to fast: lento -> adagio -> moderato -> allegro -> vivo/vivace. Dynamics: how loud or soft the music is, pp, pianissimo, very soft, p, piano, mp. Soft: mezzapiano, kinda soft, mf, mezzoforte, kinda, f, ff. Fortissimo: very loud, crecendo, gradually getting louder, decrecendo, gradually getting softer. What is music: what makes something music rather than just sounds/noise, there might not be a concrete answer. John cage"s 4"33" is an example of non-organized sound/silence being music" Songs played: billie eilish - bad guy, rene fleming - puccini: "o mio babbino caro, kodo - "o-daiko, messian - l"ascension, for solo organ.
