[MUEL 2852] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (12 pages long!)
7 Feb 2017
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Product of integration of musical characteristics of african and european cultures. Call and response forms: leader sings/chants a part that"s answered by a chorus. Leaders call is usually more complex than the response. Polyrhythmic textured and strong beat keeping: involves multiple rhythmic patterns happening simultaneously. Complexity lies in dense/interlocking rhythmic textures over a strong beat. Riffs: shirt repeated melodic patterns often involving a narrow range and contour. Chord: 2 or more distinct pitched heard simultaneously. 3 noted chord is the basis for the harmonic language of music. Ballad is a song form that tells a story through repeated verses. Strophic form: each verde used the same musical accompaniment as the story unfolds. Parlor music was the center of musical life in the home until 1920s because radio. Genteel songs with simple right hand melodies and basic left hand chordal accompaniment patter written speci cally for home performance by amateur musicians.
