1. Tunes,Melodies and Texture
Unit 2
Tunes,Melodies and Texture

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

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. The Beatles

9. The Beatles

10. 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

11. 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

12. Franz Schubert

13. Franz Schubert
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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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.

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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. J.S. Bach

22. 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 15
A two week walk from home

23. 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

24. Moog

25. Moog Syntheizer

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

27. Billy Joel 1949-
Born Levittown New York

28. 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