Techniques of melodic composition
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| Plainsong | Singing is unaccompanied, melody is modal and moves mostly by step, monophonic
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| Serialism | Tone row (uses all 12 pitches), atonal, 20th century, Schoenberg
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| Impressionism | Based on whole-tone scale, sounds dreamy, links to impressionist art, Debussy
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| Blues | African-American slave trade, call and response, improvisation, blues scale, 12 bar blues: I, IV and V, syncopation
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| Indian Classical Music | Improvisation, Rag (like a scale), Tabla, Tal (cycle of beats), Sitar plays melody
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| Gamelan | Indonesia, cycles of melodies at different speeds, metallic instruments
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| Vocal (choral) music | Choir - soprano (high female), alto (low female), tenor (high male), baritone, bass (low male)
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| Binary form | A B
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| Ternary form | A B A or A B A1
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| Rondo form | A B A C A D A (A - refrain; B, C, D - episodes)
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| Song structure | Intro, verse 1, bridge, chorus, verse 2, bridge, chorus, middle 8, chorus, outro
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| Salsa structure | Intro, verse, break, montuno, mambo, montuno, ending
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| Baroque (1600 - 1750) | Simple, decorated melody, mainly primary chords, dialogue and imitation between instruments, small orchestra, harpsichord, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
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| Classical (1750 - 1830) | Simple melody, mainly primary chords, balanced phrases, question and answer, small-medium sized orchestra, Mozart, Haydn
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| Romantic (1830 - 1913) | Lyrical melodies, richer chords, often chromatic, quick modulations, pieces much longer, large orchestra, Schubert, Brahms, Chopin, Wagner, Mahler
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