Elements of music 1
The speed of the music
What is tempo?
The volume of the music
What is Dynamics?
This is the music that came from the Southern United States. Main elements include syncopation, improvisation, and complex harmonies.
What is Blues or Jazz?
This instrument was invented during the Renaissance period. It is like a piano, but uses plucked strings instead of hammers.
What is a harpsichord?
When musicians would add notes to add interest and variety. This included trills. These were usually not written in the music.
What is ornamentation?
The main tune
The message of the song
What are lyrics?
This genre of music focuses on electronic instruments and synthesizers. This music is mainly used to dance to.
What is EDM or Electronic Dance Music?
This period of music took place from 400-1400 AD. It is the first period we learned about in class.
What is the Medieval period?
A line of music is played, changed and then repeated. There are 4 lines that come in at different times, almost like a round. Bach was famous for these.
What is a fugue?
What is timbre?
The pattern of sounds in music
What is the rhythm?
This genre tells stories about working hard, love, and sadness. The main instruments include acoustic guitar and drums.
What is country?
This period of music lasted from about 1400-1600AD. This coincided with a period of art which has the same name. This is the second period of music we have learned about.
What is the Renaissance?
The rhythm section of a song. This often included a harpsichord and low string instruments such as the cello and double bass.
What is a basso continuo.
The pulse of the music
What is the beat?
The number of musical lines playing at once
What is the texture?
The main focus of this style of music is the words. There is less instrumentation, mainly focused on the beat. They use literary elements such as alliteration, rhyming, and similie.
What is rap?
This is a word for how music is written down. Modern music uses a staff and notes, but this was not invented in the early music periods.
What is notation?
His father did not want him to be a musician. This composer wrote the Messiah and Music for the Royal Fireworks.
Who is George Fredrick Handel?
The way the notes sound together
What is harmony?
How the music is organized
What is the form?
This style of music is focused on telling stories. These songs were taught aurally, which means they learned it from someone singing it to them. This can lead to different versions of the same song.
What is folk?
A resting point in music. Usually found at the end of a phrase.
What is a cadence?
This composer had 8 siblings. He was a well known violinist. He composed the Four Seasons.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?