Humanities Chapter 4

1) Melody

2) Harmony

3) Rhythm

4) Texture

5) Timbre

6) Dynamics

The elements of music include

Disjunct

Melodies containing large leaps are labeled as

Melismatic

Songs containing words that have many pitches for each syllable are labeled

Chord cluster

The simultaneous sounding of a fistful of notes on the piano is called

Major

Pieces that are happy tend to be in the __ mode

Rubato

The gradual speeding up and/or slowing down of the pulse beat is called

Homophonic

The musical texture where a singer sings a melody and also strums chords on a guitar is labeled

Close blend

When voice parts are barely distinguishable from one another in music, the piece has

Timbre

The difference between the same pitch played on the piano and the clarinet is labeled

Inharmonic

Raspy sounding instruments with a high noise content are labeled