Week 3 Flashcards
(19 cards)
syncopation
when a duration begins just before the next beat and ends after it (must specify the slowest beat that the duration occurs before)
When is musical continuity sustained?
- a pitch sustains or repeats with legato articulation
- a series of events is directed in pitch or loudness
- regular attacks or accents to create a pulse
What is pitch interval?
the difference in pitch from one sound to another
What is a pitch class?
a family of octave related pitches
What is an advantage of using a limited number of pitches?
- makes change clear
2. recognize pitch repetition
What is a scale?
a distinctive way of dividing an octave into a series of smaller intervals
How are scales distinguished?
By the way they divide the octave
What is a step and what is a leap?
a step is the interval between adjacent pitches, a leap is the interval between NON-adjacent pitches
What is the pattern of a whole tone scale?
TTTTTT
What is the pattern of a chromatic scale?
ssssssssssss
What is the pattern of an octatonic scale?
TsTsTsTs
What is the pattern of a diatonic scale?
TsTTsTT
What are the two things you need to name pitch precisely?
class and register
Pitch motive?
distinctive repeated series of pitches
Internal motive?
distinctive repeated series of intervals
Transposition
a pitch series that reproduces the interval series of an earlier pitch series that starts on a different pitch
Pitch inversion
a pitch series that reproduces the interval series of an earlier pitch series, but reverse the direction of every interval
How do transposition and inversion affect grouping?
repetition: we hear beginnings and ends
Diatonic interval motive
a distinctive series of step sizes that are repeated (without regard to absolute size)
