MU137 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Henrik Ibsen, Claude Debussy, Leonard Bernstein
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In the hall of the mountain king . From the play peer gynt -- written by henrik ibsen about a young man peer. Piece was written for the play but the piece is now famous on its own. Written as incidental music where peer is running away from trolls. Challenging factors of opera: learning language, being in character, acting, vocals. Prelude to the afternoon of a faun . Twice as long as any other symphony at the time at 50 minutes long. Phrase- a small portion of a melody (size, length can vary) Cadence- notes near the end of a phrase that indicate music is coming to an end. Pitch: how high or how low the sound is (does not refer to volume) Consonance- combinations of pitches that sound good together. Dissonance- combinations of pitches that don"t sound good together. Polyphony- 2 or more independent melodies at the same time (polyphonic) Homophony- a predominant melody with an accompaniment (homophonic)
