MUAR 211 Midterm: Exam 3 Study Notes
19 Apr 2013
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& evocative sounds of words in combination; metaphorically & symbolically rich in meaning but meaning often ambiguous & open to multiple interpretations. Pentatonic scale: 5 pitch scale; adds exotic (non-tonal) sound to piece; found in music of exotic cultures; played on the black notes of a keyboard. Whole tone scale: a scale comprising only six notes of the octave, each a whole tone apart. Avant garde: in the most advanced style; often questions fundamental assumptions; can be very challenging for performers & audiences; point of work can be to pose questions never asked before. World war i took place from 1914-1918. World war ii took place from 1939-1945. Exoticism: style term; the condition of being foreign, striking or unusual. Primitivism: style term; a subcategory of exoticism; artistic style & movement that imitated & emulated artworks of various non-european cultures. Primitivism in painting: non-western or european subjects (dark skin colours, violence, sexuality)
