Music 2734A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Antanaclasis, Prosopopoeia, Anadiplosis
19 Dec 2016
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Various components tone colour, phrasing, articulation, dynamics, tempo, etc. A musician"s performance is fixed on a recording. Timbre: the sonic colour of individual instruments, combinations of instruments, and studio effects. Echo: the immediate replication of a sound. Ambience (reverb): the accumulation of multiple echoes randomly reflecting off surfaces in an enclosed space. Texture: the quality of composite sound images created by the interaction of diverse elements. Height: the frequency spectrum (from bass to treble) Depth: the prominence of a sound (affected by loudness, equalization, compression, ambience, stereo placement) Narrative: the progression of events over time. Figure/fragment: the smallest identifiable musical shape (unit); it cannot stand on its own. Lick: an identifiable musical event, often stated only once, which is comprised of several notes. Riff: a lick which through repetition becomes a structural component of a song. Phrase/line: a unit of textual or musical syntax. Hook: a feature of a song that catches a listener"s attention and is easily remembered.
