Melody

instruments. “String Quartet in C Major, op. 76, no. 3, second movement”, has the form AABCC. This can be heard from (00:00) to (01:18) minutes, where each rhyme lasts approximately fifteen seconds. The melody of the lead voice flows fairly smoothly, with…

dependent upon time. Rhythm is music’s pattern in time. Whatever other elements a given piece of music may have, rhythm is the one indispensable element of all music. Rhythm can exist without melody, as in the drumbeats of primitive music, but melody cannot exist without rhythm. In music that has both harmony and melody, the rhythmic structure cannot be separated from them. But, every part of music contributes to its identity. The instruments, the tempo, and the use of cords and scales all…

These 2 melodies were finalized by 3 descending notes that transcended out of the solo. This melody started by the flute was succeeded by the saxophone duo, then horns, followed by the ensemble. This half of the first section created emotional tension in the room with its very quiet and tranquil presence…

based on musicianship standards of rhythm and pitch/melody. I wanted to teach the piece from the ground up starting with rhythm; having the ensemble count and clap the piece. Then, after rhythm was practiced and understood, I wanted the ensemble to sing the melody and have the pitches of the notes in their ear before playing the piece on their instruments. Furthermore, I wanted to connect pitches to fingerings by having the ensemble sing the melody while the ensemble fingered the notes on their…

outlining the Ab, Db, Eb triad. During the climax we do not explicitly see the primary theme, but we do see an embellished melody that resembles the pitch sets in the original theme only with a little more motion and energy rhythmically.…

Slowly, the repeated melody is played at a higher pitch with additional instruments including, violins and violas partnered with oboes and clarinets, showing trolls beginning to quietly follow Peer. The chase becomes faster and louder, as shown by the increasing speed and volume of the music until there is no melody all instruments play to a certain rhythmic pattern. Shortly before the end, the timpani is the only instrument…

improvisations. A traditional rhythm section maintains a steady rhythm throughout the song, but this rhythm section uses countermelodies to add colorations during the improvisations. The pianist is constantly playing a soft melody underneath the improvisations and sometimes mirroring the melody played by the improviser. The bassist plays a note on the first and fourth beats of every measure, but is constantly adding colorations around the standard rhythm to complement the improvisations. The…

Although I have always recognized the melody in this genre is very different from others it is still something I have never enjoyed.…

ended up creating dissonance, and thus tension. A change in tempo follows soon after, with the melody modulating to a higher key, creating even more tension. The tempo again slows after this and continues to play a brash and often harsh- sounding melody. This soon leads into quick chromatic rises and falls, building even more tension, the tempo only slowing briefly to release some of it. This dissonant melody continues on, growing extremely fast near the end of the movement, the notes going…

The first of the piece of the set, Pagodes is heavily influenced by Debussy’s interest in gamelan music and evokes images of East Asia. The movement features a syncopated, off-beat chordal pulse with a pentatonic-inflected melody. While the third, Jardins sous la pluie, returns to Debussy’s France by incorporating two French folk songs Do, do, l’enfant do and Nous n’irons plus au bois. As the overall title suggests, Estampes are prints of different foreign places juxtaposed…