MUS 10 Chapter 1-2: Chapter 1/2 Reading Notes (Masterworks)
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Cadenza- soprano lifting to a high pitch at the end (improvisation: pitch and its notation. Pitch- describes the justness of tuning or lack thereof. Staff notation- identifies pitches according to where they sit in the lines or spaces of a staff relative to the pith by a clef. Half steps/semitones- each octave is separated into 12 subdivisions: rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, nuance. Rhythm- a systematic arrangement of musical sounds. Beat- the pulse that divides the passage of time into set increments. Meter- organizes the passage of beats into regularly recurring units marked by a strong pulse at the beginning of each unit. Melody- tune (horizontal component of a piece of music) Harmony- chords (vertical component of a piece of music) Texture- vocabulary describing how the voices (lines) work together. Ex. first part in angels we (ave (eard on (igh: to the ear. Homophonic- textures where all the voice parts change pitches simultaneously.
