music revision Flashcards
where did minimalism originate
new york, usa
when did minimalism originate
1960’s
mininalist composers
philip glass steve reich lamonte young
which places inspired minimalism
africa- repetition
india-sonority, minimal material ,gradual change, repition, long pieces
indonesia- use of motif, repitition,simple and minimal material, gradual change
repetition
doing the same thing over and over again
addition
building up the motif one not at a time
subtraction
taking one note at a time from the motif
augmentation
stretching out the motif by making each note last longer
diminution
squashing the motif by making each note shorter
inversion
turning the motif upside down
retrograde
playing the motif backwards
retrograde-inversion
turning the motif upside down and then playing it backwards
metamorphosis
gradually changing the motif into something else
sequence
taking the motif and shifting it all up or down each time until it is repeated
phase shifting
taking the last note and putting it at the start with each repetition
minimalism
a type of art that explores minimal (a small amount) material in order to make a larger work it is :
repetitive
uses minimal material
has a cyclic structure
uses layers
changes very gradually
dynamics
volume
rhythm
combining patterns of note lengths
pitch
how high or low the notes are
structure
the order of the music
sonority
the type of sound
melody
the main tune
metre
how many beats in a bar
instrumentation
what instruments
texture
how many layers
tempo
how fast or slow the pulse of the music is
tonality
major or minor
tech
use of a device
harmony
types of chords
devices- EDM
EDM is created by using technology
loops+layers - EDM
uses repetition(repeated loops) throughout (gradual change) and uses layers in an interesting way - like in minimalism
drum beat-EDM
adds a synthesixed drum beat uses 4 to the floor technique
SFX -EDM
add sound effects (SFX) helps to create the drama and the energy (tension and release) in club dance music- like delay
