Music

ontology

the study of existence

phenomenology

the study of experience & conciousness

Rhythm

Pitch

high or low tones based on its frequency

Interval

Distance in pitch between 2 pitches

Consonance

Intervals that are stable

Dissonance

Intervals that sound unstable

Octave

Interval between the first & 8th on a scale

Melody

a line that goes up and down

Contour

when melody goes up and down (shape of a melody)

Phrase

Chord

group of pitches sounded at the same time

Harmony (vs. melody)

harmony is a style of music using chords

dynamics

how loud or soft music is

3 musical textures

monophony, homophony, polyphony

monophony

single melody in the same rythym

homophony

same rhythm but with harmony

polyphony

different pitches, different rhythm 

Beat

regular metrical units that make up a music’s pulse

Tempo

Speed of music

Meter

grouping of beats into regular, repeating patterns

triple meter

3 beat cycle (1,2,3)

Duple meter

2 beat cycle (1,2)(1,2,3,4)

Timbre (or “tone color”)

the sound of a sound

Minimalism

music with a lot of repetition

Minimalism

fairly new, 1960s

Started the minimal movement

steve reich

Made Come out (1966)

Steve Reich

Which song repeated the same words for 15 mins

Come out (1936)

The voice of COme out

Daniel Hamm

how many chords and how many breaths was “pulses” played

eleven chords, each played for the duration of 2 breaths

how many sections in “pulses”

1-11 each based on one of the chords introduced in “pulses”

phasing

become out of sync

who made piano phase (1967) 

steve reich

how many instruments does music for 18 musicians (1976) use

18 deff instruments

Who made “opening” from glass works (1982) and “Truman sleeps” from the truman show

Philip glass

Koyaanisqatsi

from the Hopi word meaning life out of balance; life in turmoil

Baroque era was from when?

1600 to 1750

Who made “cruda amarilli”

Claudio Monteverdi

When was “Cruda Amarilli” composed and published

Composed 1500s, published 1605

first practice

early baroque music prioritizing rules of counterpoint and harmony with equal treatment of voices

second practice 

this style prioritized text expression over musical formality, shifting from the harmonious, rule-bound polyphony of the Renaissance toward the dramatic and expressive music of the Baroque era.