MUSC 2150 Lecture Notes - Social Darwinism, Class Conflict, Jim Crow Laws
22 Jun 2012
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Can have longevity; depends on the era (e. g. michael jackson"s thriller or elvis presley) Can be an element of a larger social culture. Can be an element of nostalgia, if it has longevity. Hmv- his master"s voice dog listening to record (picture) Homophony there is one important melodic line and all other parts act as a company. Polyphony there can be more than 1 important melodic line occurring at the same time. Polyrhythmic more than 1 important rhythmic line. E. g. in latin american music (rumba, pasa doble) Beat recurring rhythmic pulse throughout the song. Meter recurring accent within the beats of a song. 2 types: simple just one recurring pulse. Can be in duple pattern or triple pattern. Triple simple (3/4 time: compound 2 meters going on at the same time. There is a foreground (always divisible by 3) and a background (duple meter). Bar 1 statement of a meter (mm-measure)
