Music And Meaning

Question 1

blues

Answer 1

an expressive, soulful style of singing that emerged from the African American spiritual and work song at the end of the 19th century

Question 2

blue note

Answer 2

the lowered third, seventh, and sometimes fifth degrees of the otherwise major scale; the degree of inflection may vary considerably

Question 3

tone cluster

Answer 3

a highly dissonant, closely spaced collection of pitches sounding simultaneously

Question 4

glissando

Answer 4

a continuous or sliding movement from one pitch to another

Question 5

michael B. Bakan

Answer 5

“in the collective sounds and meaning of the worlds music lies a remarkable pool of resources for comprehending what unites and separates us as individuals, as communities, as multicultural beings, and as members of the global culture of humanity which we belong.
It is not until some kind of meaning is connected to sounds. meaning, is the essential glue that binds together sounds and culture to form music.