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Music Listening (Musical Terms (Rhythm (Anacrusis (First bar doesn't…
Music Listening
Musical Terms
Texture
Layered
Acapella
Voices only
Homophonic
Melody with an accompaniment
Monophonic
One person playing
Polyphonic
Many parts playing
Rhythm
Swing
Syncopation
Tied notes
Acciacatura/apogiatura
Anacrusis
First bar doesn't start on first beat
Polyrhythm
combination of contrasting rhythms
Instrumental Techniques
Pizzicato (violin)
Power chords (guitar)
Rim shot (drum)
Falsetto (singing)
Strumming (guitar)
Melodic movement
Cadences
Harmony
Chords
Ascending/Descending
Scalic/stepwise
Conjunct/disjunct
Chromatic
Articulation
Smooth/detatched
Staccato
Legato
Slurred/tied
Tenuto (sustained note)
Pause
Oratorio
Piece of music for orchestra, choir and solo singers
(Usually) religious
Handel was one of the first composers of Oratorios
Performed in concert halls
Movements
Recitative
Quite short
No repetition
Sung narrations
One person singing at a time
Aria
Typically written for a single voice
Very melodic and virtuosic (technically difficult)
Ternary form (ABA)
Chorus
Full orchestra and choir
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help from my Friends
Verse 3
Bridge
Chorus 2
Vocal harmony
Verse 2
Call and response
Chorus
Verse 1
Intro
Rising major chords (C - D - E)
Bridge
Chorus 3
Chorus
Outro
Harmonically a repeat of the intro
Stepwise melody
Was made after Beatles retired from touring ~ 1960s
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Electronic organ plays introduction. Evokes the dreamy atmosphere.
Time signature changes frequently from 3/4 to 4/4
Uses some reverb
