Tunes,Melodies and Texture Unit 2 Tunes,Melodies and Texture

Melody What is a Melody? A musical line, with direction, shape, and structure The main part in the music that we listen to

Harmony More than 2 notes played at the same time Most times played as chords, both major and minor Used to support the melody

Texture Monophonic: Single melody line only ( Ex. Kyrie Trope/Chant) Homophonic: Melody supported by harmonies Polyphonic: Many melodies played together all related, best know as rounds, canons,and fugues

Form Through composed, one melody only Form is set of guidelines that composers use to create music. A basic set of rules Binary form, or two parts A-B or chorus/verse Ternary form A-B-A Compund Binary Coumpound Ternary

Terms Introduction, short part at the beginning of the song, not part of the form Bridge, A transition section, often times changes keys Coda, added ending

Dymanics The relative volume of the music Loud vs.Soft Forte =Loud Piano =Soft Crescendo= gradually grow louder Decrescendo= gradually grow softer

The Beatles

The Beatles

Yesterday Sound Source: Men’s voice,guitar and strings Concept: Ballad, Love Song ,sense of loss Behavior: Listening & reflecting Form: AABA coda, ternary Texture Homophonic

Yemon Beni Sound Source: Male Voice, primative string instrument,drums,& finger cymbals Concept: Indian folk song, telling of a story Behavior: Street Begging, Enterainment Form: AB, binary, verse refrain

Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert 1797-1828 Best known for his 600 songs/lieders and his Seven Symphonies Mostly unknown during his brief life, His music and he only became famous after his death at the age of 31 1 of 14 children and only 5 survived past age 1 His early musical training was with his father, a teacher and school headmaster

Who Is Sylvia Sound Source: male voice & piano Concept: Expression of Love Behavior: Impress girlfriend, parlor music & listening Form: Through Composed,one part Texture: Homophonic

Who Is Sylvia Who is Sylvia,what is she That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair,and wise is she; The heavens such grace did lend her That she might admired

Who Is Sylvia Is she kind as she is fair? Love doth to her eyes repair To help him of his blindness And, being helped inhabitits there.

Who Is Sylvia Then to Sylvia let us sing That Sylvia is excelling; She excels each mortal thing Upon the dull earthdwelling;

Sumer Is Icumen In “ Summer is Coming In” Dating for 1240 One of the first known secular songs Secular means not church music Four part round with two added voices

Sumer Is Icumen In “ Summer is Coming In” Sound Source: male voices Concept: Celebrating the arrival of summer Behavior: Rejoining the arrival of Summer Form: Through Composed,one part Texture: Polyphonic

Prelude and Fugue BWV 847 in C minor Sound Source: Harpsichord and Moog synthesizer Concept: constant harmonic motion, introducing various melodic phrases, showing off Behavior: Movement & excitment Form: prelude Through Composed,one part homophonic Texture: Fugue, Polyphonic Though Composed

J.S. Bach

J.S. Bach 1685-1750 German Composer & Musician Born into a musical family Youngest of 8 children First taught by his father Both his parent’s died when he was 10 Lived with his old brother Enrolled in a famous music school @ 15 A two week walk from home

J.S. Bach Develop his musical skills at this time both as a composer and organist/musician Married 1st wife in 1707 she died in 1720 Married second wife in 1721, she was 16 years younger than Bach Poor health in has last few years Died in 1750 after two failed eye operations

Moog 1934-2005

Moog Syntheizer

Moog Inventor of the Moog Synthesizer Had degrees in electrical engineering Founded two companies the developed and sold synthesizers and related instruments

Billy Joel 1949- Born Levittown New York

The Longest Time Sound Source: Men’s voices Concept: Ballad, Love Song ,sense of loss Behavior: Listening & reflecting Form: BAABAC/bridgeAC/bridge AB Texture Homophonic