Chapter 1. Melody: Musical Line

Conjunct

A melodic line that moves by small intervals in a connected manner is

Joy to the World

Between "Joy to the World" and "the Star Spangled Banner", which of the two melodies is completely conjunct?

cadence → period phrase → sentence

Match the musical term with its functional grammatical parallel: 1. cadence 2. phrase A. sentence B. period

narrow

Most children's songs have a(n) ___ range

frequency

Scientifically, a pitch is determined by its

range

The distance between the highest and lowest pitches in a melodic line determines its

melody, cadences

The parts that make up a ____ are phrases; phrases end in resting places called ____

True

True or False: A cadence punctuates music in the same way that commas and periods punctuate sentences.

True

True or False: A second melody played against the first is called a countermelody.

False

True or False: Melody is a concept that occurs only in Western music.

False

True or False: The high point of a melodic line is called its cadence.

an interval

What is the distance between two pitches called?

Countermelody

When a melody is accompanied by a second melody, what is that second melody called?

WIDE range ✓ DISJUNCT contour ✓ NARROW range ✗ CONJUNCT contour ✗

Which describe the contour and range of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" and which do not?

:Describes a single note: - duration - tone color :Does not describe a single note: - range - contour

Which of the following terms are used to describe a single note and which are not?

b. timbre

Which of the following terms is NOT used to describe the structure of a melody? a. cadence b. timbre c. phrase d. rhyme scheme

Descending

Which term describes the contour of the opening phrase of Joy to the World?

disjunct

Which term describes the melodic movement in The Star-Spangled Banner?

Conjunct

Which term describes the melody that the female voices are singing in Beethoven's "Ode to Joy"?

Wide

Which term describes the range of the melody of "Tonight" from West Side Story?

contour

Which term refers to the overall shape of a melody?

A countermelody is heard in the violins

examine the lyrics of "Tonight" from West Side Story: "Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night, tonight there will be no morning star. Tonight, tonight, I'll see my love tonight, and for us, stars will stop where they are. Today the minutes seem like hours, the hours go so slowly, and still the sky is light. Oh moon, grow bright, and make this endless day endless night." Q: A change occurs in the line beginning with "Today." Which is it?

four

examine the lyrics of "Tonight" from West Side Story: "Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night, tonight there will be no morning star. Tonight, tonight, I'll see my love tonight, and for us, stars will stop where they are. Today the minutes seem like hours, the hours go so slowly, and still the sky is light. Oh moon, grow bright, and make this endless day endless night." Q: How many melodic phrases, each ending with a sustained cadence note, are in this verse?

a-a-b-b

examine the lyrics of "Tonight" from West Side Story: "Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night, tonight there will be no morning star. Tonight, tonight, I'll see my love tonight, and for us, stars will stop where they are. Today the minutes seem like hours, the hours go so slowly, and still the sky is light. Oh moon, grow bright, and make this endless day endless night." Q: What is the rhyme scheme of the verse?

:Occurs at a cadence: - star - night :Does not occur at a cadence: - minutes - slowly

examine the lyrics of "Tonight" from West Side Story: "Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night, tonight there will be no morning star. Tonight, tonight, I'll see my love tonight, and for us, stars will stop where they are. Today the minutes seem like hours, the hours go so slowly, and still the sky is light. Oh moon, grow bright, and make this endless day endless night." Q: Which words occur at a cadence (i.e., the end of a phrase)? Which do not?

"Tonight, tonight, I'll see my love tonight, and for us, stars will stop where they are."

examine the lyrics of "Tonight" from West Side Story: "Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night, tonight there will be no morning star. Tonight, tonight, I'll see my love tonight, and for us, stars will stop where they are. Today the minutes seem like hours, the hours go so slowly, and still the sky is light. Oh moon, grow bright, and make this endless day endless night." Q: which is the second musical phrase?