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13 relations: Bruno Nettl, Contrapuntal motion, Double tonic, Melody, Modal frame, Musical form, Musical note, Parsons code, Phrase (music theory), Pitch (music), Pitch contour, Steps and skips, Voice leading.
Bruno Nettl
Bruno Nettl (b. Prague, Czechoslovakia, 14 March 1930) is an ethnomusicologist and musicologist.
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Contrapuntal motion
In music theory, contrapuntal motion is the general movement of two melodic lines with respect to each other.
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Double tonic
A double tonic is a chord progression, melodic motion, or shift of level consisting of a, "regular back-and-forth motion," in melody similar to Bruno Nettl's pendulum type though it uses small intervals, most often a whole tone though may be almost a semitone to a minor third (see pendular thirds).
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Melody
A melody (from Greek μελῳδία, melōidía, "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity.
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Modal frame
A modal frame in music is "a number of types permeating and unifying African, European, and American song" and melody.
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Musical form
The term musical form (or musical architecture) refers to the overall structure or plan of a piece of music; it describes the layout of a composition as divided into sections.
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Musical note
In music, a note is the pitch and duration of a sound, and also its representation in musical notation (♪, ♩).
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Parsons code
The Parsons code, formally named the Parsons code for melodic contours, is a simple notation used to identify a piece of music through melodic motion — movements of the pitch up and down.
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Phrase (music theory)
In music theory, a phrase (φράση) is a unit of musical meter that has a complete musical sense of its own, built from figures, motifs, and cells, and combining to form melodies, periods and larger sections.
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Pitch (music)
Pitch is a perceptual property of sounds that allows their ordering on a frequency-related scale, or more commonly, pitch is the quality that makes it possible to judge sounds as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies.
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Pitch contour
In linguistics, speech synthesis, and music, the pitch contour of a sound is a function or curve that tracks the perceived pitch of the sound over time.
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Steps and skips
In music, a step, or conjunct motion,Bonds, Mark Evan (2006).
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Voice leading
Voice leading is the term used to describe the linear progression of melodic lines (voices) and their interaction with one another to create harmonies, according to the principles of common-practice harmony and counterpoint.
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