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musical
element and barque
Term | Definition |
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melody | the line or tune in music |
pitch | the highness or lowness of sound |
timbre | tone color |
range | distance from the lowest to the highest notes in a melody |
contour | shape of the melody(the way it move) |
interval | distance from one note the next note; a half step is the smallest interval used in western music |
octave | two pict 8 notes apart, and they have the same name |
phrase | musical sentence |
cadence | resting place at the end of a phrase |
rhythm | length or duration of individual notes |
beat | the regular pulse of the music |
meter | organization of rhythm into time |
downbeat | first beat of measure, which is the strongest beat |
simple meter | beat are sub dived into 2 |
compound meter | beat are subdivde into 3 |
duple meter | 2 per measure |
triple meter | 3 per measure |
quadruple meter | 4 per measure |
measure | regular grouping of beats,divide by barlines |
tempo | speed |
dynamics | the volume traditionally indicated using Italian word |
harmony | complementary pitches combined with melody,creating a fuller texture of sound |
major | bright or sunny |
minor | draker |
consonanace | stable sounding harmony |
dissonoance | unstable sounding harmony |
Johann Sebastian bach | 1685-1750 Lutheran organist choirmaster,composer,father of 19 children |
Antonio vivaldi | the red priest 1678-1741 wrote over 500 concertos for for violin; virtuoso violinist |