MUSI 2040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Melisma
23 Aug 2016
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Do introduction on elc and schedule get to know you visit. Talking about music: 7 categories: melody: can be conjunct or disjunct. Conjunct: mostly smaller intervals in the melody. Disjunct: mostly larger intervals in the melody: harmony: combination of musical notes to produce a chord (accompanies a melody) Chords: three or more notes at the same time a chord: meter: beat or pulse. Duple: group of two (strong and weak pulse) Triple: group of three (one strong, two weak) Palmetto rose example of duple v triple. Can have music with no pulse: rhythm: duration of the notes in relation to the meter. Syncopated: strong beats in rhythm don"t line up with strong beats in the meter. Polyphonic: multiple melodies (voices) happening at the same time all of equal importance (rounds always polyphonic: word-music relationships. Melismatic: lot of notes in one syllable.
