MUSIC 100 WEEK #2 Flashcards
What two things does musical form describe?
1) Describes the processes in a composition, and the function of their events and timepoints.
2) Describes how low later segments relate to earlier segments in the same piece of music.
What are some of the basic kins of formal relations?
Some basic kinds of formal relations are Repetition, Variation, and contrast.
What is a segment?
A duration, composed of shorter durations, that has continuity.
Since we cannot literally bring back a past sound, how can we reproduce it?
We can reproduce its pitch, duration, loudness, or timbre.
What is rhythmic repetition?
-Reproduction of a past series of duration
What is a durational motive?
A distinctive series of durations (rhythm) that is repeated
Why does repeating a segment create more continuity more affectively than repeating a sound?
because a segment is more distinctive
When do we hear beginnings?
1) At a moment of a substantial change in some immediately perceptible property.
2) At the onset of a repeated distinctive motive
3) Just after a clear ending
When do we hear endings?
1) When the sound is followed by a substantial change
2) When a clear previous ending is repeated
3) Just before a clear beginning
What is grouping structure?
The way that briefer segments connect into longer segments. Analyze using concise symbols, in the grouping structure and continuity of the schubert segment.
How does something sound like and “End”?
A long motive that begins or ends at a time point (when things are more drawn out)
What is closure?
Closure is the degree/amount to which an ending sounds so convincing that no future beginning or change is needed to perceive it.
Name and describe three ways of creating closure
1) Repeating a previously established ending
2) Culminating (fulfilling, completing) a process that has a logical limit.
3) Stating a formula that is associated with closure in the style
