MUS 1751 : Music Final Exam
Document Summary
String: high string instruments, violin- smallest, highest pitch, plays melody, viola- larger than violin, somber tone, low string instruments, cello- held between legs, double bass- largest orchestral string instrument, harp- common folk instrument. Brass- air blown through buzzing lips (mouth piece: trumpet- high brilliant sound, french horn- associated with hunting, trombone- moving slide, tuba- largest brass instrument- foundation of orchestral sound. Monophonic- one sounding : single line of music, no accompaniment, unison- multiple people sing or play the same line, thin monophonic texture, music in parallel octave still monophonic. Polyphonic- many sounding : two or more simultaneously sounding lines, counter point: harmonious opposition independent musical lines, contrapuntal texture and polyphonic texture synonymous. Tempo: adagio- slow speed, andante- moderate speed, allegro- fast speed, vivace- lively, accerlerando/ritardando- suddenly fast/suddenly slow. Intervals- distance between pitches: motive- distinctive melodic figure that bolds the movement, timbre/tone color- quality of a sound, consonance/dissonance- agreement in harmony/disagreement in harmony.
