Harmony
Simultaneous pitches playing along with the melody.
Texture
Monophonic (Single melody)
Polyphonic (2+ melodies)
Homophonic (Melody with accompaniment)
Form
Organization of musical ideas in time. ABA, AA, etc.
Form
Organization of musical ideas in time. ABA, AA, etc.
Universal Qualities of Music in Culture
1: Voice and instruments
2: Used for more than one motive.
Differing Qualities of Music in Culture
– Gender Restrictions
– Ways of playing (Improvisation, Memorization, Notation, Imitation)
– Treatment of timbre
Ompeh
Roger Vetter
Sitar
Nasaly sounding stringed instrument with a fret board.
Maru-Bihag
Ravi Shankar
Tabla
Drum with an alto and bass division.
Bamboo slit drum
Self explanitory. Bamboo covered at both ends, slit down the length of the tube, struck with a stick.