Music and A

* Perfect Cadence!! – In the concept Pitch, the perfect cadence is very obvious at the end of the sections and phrases – change from the dominant to the tonic.

22.  By the 14th century a new system of music notation had evolved.  It allowed a composer to specify almost any rhythmic pattern.  Were beats now divided into two or three parts or both?  Was syncopation used? Both and yes

There are full notes, half notes, and quarter notes. A full note is 1 as a half note is 1/2 and a quarter note is 1/4.

2. The sounds (and silences) that comprise a musical work organized in some way * Music is a form of organized sound

Melody: *A variety of phrase lengths *The most common melodic motion is stepwise (conjunct). *Each section of the piece begins with new melodic material

[Tropical forest sounds – singing birds, croaking frogs and the sound of the rain hitting the tip trees will be accommodated with a soothing melody that sets the general mood and the atmosphere of the show (7 seconds); the music slowly faints out to a lower volume and the following sentence is introduced]

Do any sections repeat? How would you label them if you used letters to designate each section? Hint: the first section is from 00:08 to 00:43.

The row in piano part appears fourteen times as segments I to XIV with various contours and configurations in which the row could either form a melodic line or a simultaneity. As an example, in mm. 1-3, the pitches produce layers of voices, while in mm. 3-5 selected pitches of the row produce simultaneities (fig. 9). Repetition of pitches occurs in segments I, II, III, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, and XIII; while the elimination of pitches no. 1, 2, and 3 occurs in segments IV and VIII.

Chapter two of the text focuses in on the rhythm and meter of music, or musical time. Rhythm can be defined as the movement of music, where meter organizes beat in music. Throughout the years composers have created rhythmic complexities to engage the listener with a different sensation when enjoying music by straying away from a monotone rhythm. Syncopation is the most common way composers achieve this goal. Syncopation is defined as the “deliberate upsetting of the normal pattern of accents” (Rhythm & Meter). In other words, the accent is displaced from the strong beat in a measure to the offbeat, which falls in between stronger beats. In addition to syncopation, polyrhythm can produce a similar effect in throwing off regular accent patterns.

A cadence is the notes or chords ending a section of music with feeling of the ending. The term cadence applies to phrases or complete sections called movements. A cadence is at least two chords that ends a phrase, section, or piece. A cadence indicates the end of a phrase. A cadence can be labeled as two types; "weak" or "strong" depending on its sense of finality. Cadences must be a sense of closure, as at the end of a phrase. Rhythm plays an important part in determining where this cadence occurs. Cadences are strong indicators of the tonic or pitch of a piece.

The tempo for the piece is Medium. This median durational level arranges of an entire sequence of accented and give rise to a motif or figure. It is organized, by repetition and variation, into a definite phrase that may characterize an entire song. Also, it is regarded as the fundamental formal unit of the piece. These musical elements make the piece more noticeable and unique.

stanzas that vary in their components lines. Stanza are used to where they have been given

1. You must use half (I–V, IV–V, or ii–V) or authentic (V–I) cadences for the final two notes of each phrase.

As students begin to comprehend the concept of rhythm, they are introduced to a variety of rhythmic syllables. In this aspect of

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