Test 2 Flashcards
Chromatic harmony
Unstable with conflicting/clashing notes and altered tones
Diatonic harmony
Harmony that is stable with not a lot of conflict on a regular scale with few altered tones
20th-century harmony
Mostly chromatic however there are splashes of color (jazz) due to the Impressionist movement in art
Non-western harmonies
Tones change may not sound good to a western year, African drumming, Bulgarian coral music
Monophonic
One voice, or multiple voices playing the same exact tune no harmony, one melody
Homophonic
Characterized by the movement of accompanying parts in the same rhythm as the melody
Polyphonic
Two or more melodies of equal importance occurring at the same time
Imitative polyphony
Melody start out with similar statement at different times
Non imitative polyphony
To melodies that do not play the same melody but are not of equal importance and simultaneous
Contrapuntal devices
Augmentation-longer
Inversion-inverted notes
Diminution-shorter
Retro grade-backwards
Harmony
The combination of tones to produce the chords. Also, the relationship among chords.
Effects of harmony
Incomplete and complete cadences-resting point or leading to next phrase
What notes make the tonic Triad
1 3 5 1
What chords make the dominant triad
5 7 2
Chord progression
Artful, logical sequence of chords
Dissonance
Clashing notes, conflict
Consonants
Chords, notes that harmonize
Tones of the human voice
Soprano, mezzo soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, base
Four families of instruments
Strings woodwinds brass percussion
How do strings make their sound
Vibration of bow and string
How do woodwinds make their sound
A vibrating reed
How do brasses make their sound
Pressure of air, buzzing on mouthpiece
How do percussionists make their sound
Clashing objects
What is form? What is a divided into
The organization or structure of a piece.
Divided into phrases, sections, larger parts, whole composition
