MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Johann Sebastian Bach, Psalm 110, Duple And Quadruple Metre

• School: McGill University
• Department: Music-Arts Faculty
• Course: MUAR 211
• Professor: Eric Smialek

Document Summary

Active listening practice; dixit dominus (chant psalm setting of psalm 110) / J. s. bach, g minor fague (1703-1707) / tchaikovsky, serenade for strings: waltz (1880) / steve reich, electric counterpoint (ca. Communicating about music: for each listening, consider both means and effect. Tone colour (timbre) characteristic of music that allows us to distinguish music (descriptive terms of the music ex. Some elements of music: rhythm, meter, tempo, pitch, melody (phrases, etc. Dynamics (loudness), texture, tone colour (timbre), instrumentation and. Dixit dominus (chant psalm setting of psalm 110): entirely vocal, alternates between monophony and homophony, modal, consonant, non-metrical. J. s. bach, g minor fugue (1703-1707): instrumental, imitative, polyphonic, organ, powerful sustained melodies, minor, duple meter. Tchaikovsky, serenade for strings waltz (1880): strings, leisurely pace, lingering melody with start-and-stops, homophonic then polyphonic, triple meter. Steve reich, electric counterpoint (ca. 1987): repetition, unusual use of ensemble and guitars, pulsing, soft dynamic. Dixit dominus: functions within monastic life, deliberately bare, surprising text.