Lecture 3 Flashcards
Music's Material
when ask about the quality of a music example, what should you provide?
what instruments were played in the song, for example, aerophone, drums etc
whether it is a large or small ensemble
what is the meaning of vocal timbre?
whether the performer is male or female
what is a small ensemble?
vocal duet or instrumental trio
what is a large ensemble?
an orchestra or choir
what does any fundamental pitch consist of?
fundamental series of harmonics called overtones
what is an aerophone?
a wind instrument
what is a chordophone?
string instrument
what is an idiophone?
vibration of the instrument itself like xylophone
what is a membranophone?
the vibration of a membrane
when asked about the rhythm of a musical example, what should you provide?
classify whether it is metric, polyrhythm or free rhythm
what is the rhytmic pattern of maqsum?
widely used rhythmic pattern in Arab
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D T - T D - T -
what the rhytmic pattern of masmudi saghir?
masmudi saghir (baladi)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D D - T D - T -
what the rhytmic pattern of sa’idi?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D T - D D - T -
* equivalent to a Western 4/4 rhythm
what are takks in maqsum?
drumming ornaments in triplets
what is free rhythm?
no sense of predictability of the rhythmic pattern
what is polyrhythm?
multiple rhythmic patterns played at the same time
what is pitch?
how high or low a sound is
what do faster vibrations of sound result in?
a higher pitch
what do slower vibrations of sound result in?
a lower pitch