Chapters 3-5 Vocab MUS 142
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- Rhythm
- organization of sound in time
- Pulse
- the steady underlying beats felt when listening to music
- Meter
- the organization of the steady pulse in groups of twos or threes
- Pitch
- describes individual tones ; relative highness or lowness fo sound
- Melody
- an organization succession of pitches
- Interval
- the distance in sound between two pitches
- Melodic Contour
- the overall direction in sound a melody traces; can be described as rising or falling
- Harmony
- two or more pitches played at the same time
- Organum
- melody is accompianed by a second part that moves in parallel motion
- Polyphony
- two or more melodies performed at the same time
- Homophony
- one melody accompanied by chords, or sustained pitches
- Dissonance
- harmony that is unpleasing to the ear
- Cossanance
- harmony that is pleasing to the ear