music/genre characteristics

Monophonic

One instrument doing the melody

Homophonic

A melody accompanied with harmony or rhythms.

Heterophony

Single melody played by multiple instruments

What are ballads

A song that tells a story

Theme of ballads?

Describes dramatic tragic events

Metrical Structure of Ballads

4 lines per stanza, ABCB

Performance Style of Ballads

Matter of fact manner, monophonic or homophonic

Instruments of Ballads

Guitar, banjo, dukimer

Form of Ballads

Strophic (same tune for each stanza)

Structure of Corridos

Introduction, setting of scenes, character introduction, story unfolds, climax, moral of the story, and formal farewell

Characteristic of corridos

Strophic, matter of fact, short vocal range, syllabic and is composed, 3rd person and ABCB stanza

Instrumentation of Conjunto Norteno

Voice, Accordian, bajo sexto, bass, drums

Instruments of Mariachi

Voice, Trumpet, Violin, guitar and bass.

How were corridos significant

Mexican community was active agents of their history and destiny and recorded history where it was often excluded.

What are the six African approaches

Rhythmic clashes, heterogenous sound, filling up the music space, call and response, Percussive methods, and body movements.

Characteristics of Spirituals

Ring Shouts, stylized movements, and heterophonic texture

cajun Instruments

Mainly fiddle and had the triangle, acoustic

Zydeco Instruments

Washboard and drums

What are the instruments of blues

Voice was primary, instruments are second voice

Characteristic of Blues

AAB. 12 bars, blue notes, shuffle rhythm, 1st person with lines being about oneself

Characteristic of Classic Blues

Female, piano, jazz accompaniment

Characteristic of Rural Blues

Male singer with acoustic. Flexible phrasing

characteristic of urban/chicago blues

Mostly male, harmonica, rthymn of bass and drums

Characteristic of Bluegrass

Very fast tempo, with improvisation, and mostly acoustic instruments.

What is Diegetic sound

Music and sounds the film characters can hear

What is nondiegetic sound

music only audience can hear

characteristic of golden age tango

quadruple meter, strong accents, and 8 bar melody

characteristic of asian american jazz

free jazz combined with asian instruments and style