Consonance vs. Dissonance Intervals which sound in harmony with themselves vs. intervals which sound bad. 3:2 Ratio for a fifth 4:3 Ratio for a fourth 2:1 Ratio for an octave Temple on the acropolis in Athens dedicated to the Goddess Athena. Parthenon Doric Architectural style of the Parthenon. Doric, Ionic, Corinthian Three styles of Greek columns. Acanthus leaves, highly decorative. Corinthian columns Lyre Turtle-shell sound box with two arms with…
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Roman, Portrait Bust of Cicero Roman portrait busts took the realism of Greek art but emphasized the individual even more strongly, making the busts sometimes painfully faithful to the real-life model. In this case the bust is meant to portray Cicero the late republican and orator as a man of principle and conviction. [image] Prehistoric, “Woman from Willendorf” These clay figures and others like them with exaggerated sexual features were probably used to…
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500 B.C. – 400 A.D. Dates for Roman Empire Small city-state overthrows foreign rule of the Etruscans. Beginnings of Rome Flavian Ampitheatre built by emperor Vespacian, used to host gladiatorial battles and other gory spectacles for the common people’s entertainment. Coliseum Plautus A Roman playwright who was a master of farce. 313 Constantine legalizes Christianity Simpler dramatic theatrical form with no words, to compete with the Gladitorial entertainment of the…
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What is WSOU channel? 89.5FM WSOU FM HD SOUTH ORANGE NJ MODERN ACTIVE ROCK 2400 watts Phone number 973-761-9768 AP – Assistant Producer answer phonestransmitter readingsgiveawayslogging music News Broadcast on air for 20 mins a daytraffic weathertron DJDJ over night 12-3 or 3-6don’t talk just play music Sports Must at least AP shiftbroadcastinghelp with board during games rules No food and drinks outdside of kitchendo not show up messed up…
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Wozzeck Main character, slowly going crazy, is tested on by doctor and ridiculed by captain. Kills his wife and drowns in the river trying to hide the knife. Marie Wozzeck’s wife. Cheats on him with Drum Major Captain Ridicules Wozzeck constantly, especially for having a child “without the blessing of the church”. Doctor Experiments on Wozzeck by demanding that he stick to strange diets (all lentils) and strange behaviors. Drum…
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dynamics degrees of loudness timbre tone color/quality pizzicato plucking a string vibrato ptch wavers meter organizes beats in groups staccato detached style legato smooth connected style tempo speed cadence pause, defines phrase woodwinds single/double reeds harmony the way chords progress triad 3 principle chords: I tonic, IV subdominant, V dominant tonality key chromatic 12 tones make up octave monophonic texture single texture alone homophonic texture single melodic line with similar…
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Comparative musicology Transcription, comparison, origins, dissemination, genealogy, scientific method, “universalist,” “evolutionist.” Musical Folklore Preservation, nationalism, education, social context. Traditional Ethnomusicology Fieldwork/immersion, Anthropology, cultural relativity, distrust of broad generalities, focus on acculturation and change. Organology Study of musical instruments Aerophones Instruments that make sound using the vibration of air’ Flutes reeds trumpets Chordophones instruments with multiple strings,Sound is produced when string vibrates Idiophones The vibration of the instrument itself produces sound,…
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Maqam Scale in Middle Eastern music Adhan Arabic call to prayer Ajnas –> building blocks of the macam and are used as ways to change from one macam to another Dastgah Persian mode or system of rules and expectations for composition and improvisation gusheh collection of traditional melodies in each dastgah radif full collections of gushehs in all dastgahs centonization a theory about the composition of a melody, melodies, or…
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Franz Josef Haydn was by far the most influential symphonic composer of the mid and late 1700s. How many symphonies did he write? Franz Josef Haydn wrote 106 symphonies. Unlike Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, Haydn was not born in to a musical family. List and briefly describe any five components of his career. Be sure to include his long-term position. Franz Josef Haydn was taken from his family at the…
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Native American Music Areas Plains (Blackfoot, Arapaho, Cheyenne)Eastern U.S. (Seneca, Mohawk, Iroquois)Yuman (SW US)Athabascan (Navajo/Apache, SW US)Pueblo (Papago, SW US)Great Basin (Ute, Shoshone, Paiute NV/UT)Northwestern Coast (Alaska, OR, WA, AK) Drums Double-headed drums (Large drums used in pow wow)Small hand drums with single skinContainer rattles made of gourd, sewn hide, or turtle shell Native America flute Vertical flute made of cedar, walnut, birch, and other woods, played solo for courting….
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