MUS111H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Monophony, Tempo, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

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Tuning - pitches to which an instrument is set. Melody - a succession of pitches (one following another) Tune - a simple singable melody (2 lines) Phrase - section of melody (1 line, we breathe between phrases) Shape - can u hear the shape of the melody. Form - structure w/in a melody, what to expect, predictable. Texture - monophony, polyphony, homophony or counterpoint (another melody competes) Rhythm - succession of durations (measured or unmeasured) Meter - the reg grouping of beats (unmeasured, duple, quadruple, triple, compound, mixed) Changing meters (mixed): switching frm one meter to another. Syncopation - stressing the weak or off beats. Structure: (most transparent way to convey structure is through repetition) Serialism - composing w/ a series (eg pitches), parts of it are highly organized, but disorganized to our ears. Aleatoric/chance - every performance is diff, dependent on chance. Themes & variations - a a a a .

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