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Todays
Topics
Melody
Rhythm
Harmony
Texture
Timbre
Dynamics
Form
Word-Music
Relationships
Genre
Texture
What
is
texture?
Every
work
of
music
has
a
texture
of
some
kind,
from
thick
(many
voices)
to
thin
(a
single
voice).
Sometimes
one
line
or
voice
is
more
important
than
the
others;
at
other
times,
all
the
lines
or
voices
can
be
of
equal
importance.
Texture
is
a
function
of
the
number
and
general
relationship
of
musical
lines
or
voices
to
one
another.
Polyphony
More
than
one
voice
or
part
plays
a
melody
simultaneously
Thick
Sing
Row,
Row,
Row
Your
Boat
as
a
round
(next
slide)
Homophony
Polyphonic
music
in
which
all
melodic
parts
move
together
at
more
or
less
the
same
pace
Listen
to
William
Billings
Chester
(1770)
Timbre
What
is
timbre?
The
colour
of
the
music;
the
character
of
the
sound.
The
same
melody
can
sound
very
different
depending
on
who
is
singing
or
what
instrument
is
playing
(instrumentation).
Compare
Kevin
Gaffneys
rendition
of
The
Star-
Spangled
Banner
with
Louis
Armstrongs
(CD
1,
tracks
17-18)
Dynamics
What
are
dynamics?
Form
What
is
form?
The
structure
of
a
musical
work.
Form
is
based
on
three
principles:
1. Repetition
(e.g.,
AA)
2. Variation
(e.g.,
AA)
3. Contrast
(e.g.,
AB)
Word-Music
Relationships
What
are
word-music
relationships?
Interconnections
between
a
text,
whether
sung
or
associated
in
some
way
to
the
piece,
and
the
music
Genre
What
is
genre?
The
category
of
a
given
work,
determined
by
a
combination
of
its
performance
medium
and
its
social
context.
To
help
understand
genre,
consider
conventional
generic
designations
in
literature
or
Jilm.
Symphony,
sonata,
opera,
and
song
(Lieder,
rock)
are
all
examples
of
genres.
Each
one
tells
us
in
advance
how
long
it
is
likely
to
be,
what
kinds
of
instruments
or
voices
we
will
hear,
and
what
kinds
of
forms
we
might
hear.
Summary
Different
types
of
musical
texture
monophony,
homophony,
polyphony
Every
instrument
has
a
unique
sound
timbre
Loudness
and
softness
in
music
dynamics
Music
made
from
individual
units
form
Different
musical
categories
genre
For
Tuesday
Read
pp.
166-171