MUAR 211 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Orchestra, String Quartet, Rhythm
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Lecture 1 - jan 8th: some things in the quizzes/exams aren"t in the study guides, western art music spans from the 9th century to present (2003) what we"ll be covering. Piece of music #2: gregorian chant : no beat as it was passed down via speech. Historiography: this is the oldest written music in the western world, pertains to how history is written, all history is prejudiced/biased towards certain types of information. History is the evidence that survives: thus, this class is a history of notated music (in writing). A capella > a type of music that has no instruments but only voices. Piece of music #3: this type of ensemble is a quartet 4 voices. *specifically, the string quartet (17th century or later: it"s a specific ensemble specific instruments and voices. Piece of music #4: rock music (electrified instruments) by tool: extremely clear music there"s a beat at 2 and 4 (always)
