Search results for "Melodic" - New World Encyclopedia
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- In music, a riff is an ostinato figure (a repeated chord progression, pattern, or melodic fragment), often played by instruments in the rhythmic ...6 KB (949 words) - 01:36, 15 December 2022
- sense of humor. His phrasing was fluid and melodic, but also made use of rhythmic ... role. They began to use the trombone as a melodic instrument, much like the ...5 KB (863 words) - 03:26, 29 July 2022
- textural element. Counterpoint focuses on melodic interaction rather than ... melody without much consideration of the melodic character of the added accompanying ...21 KB (3,187 words) - 08:33, 10 January 2024
- work are generated from a germinal motif. The main melodic subjects, thus interrelated, are then recapitulated in the final movement. His music is often ...9 KB (1,338 words) - 00:07, 4 December 2023
- vocal music in England due to his ease of melodic writing, which he generously ... the use of unconventional harmonic or melodic ideas to support the imitative ...10 KB (1,490 words) - 21:24, 30 April 2023
- In music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or ...7 KB (1,087 words) - 08:47, 24 November 2022
- versions of complete melodies, or melodic fragments; in one case he even extracts the component notes and orders them by note value, long to ...8 KB (1,247 words) - 08:04, 18 March 2024
- of music within a set of parameters that may place melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic restrictions. * Mixed genre: Seamless integration of several ...4 KB (552 words) - 06:08, 16 June 2023
- the use of unconventional harmonic or melodic ideas to support the imitative ... these "madrigalisms," in which melodic and harmonic devices were ...9 KB (1,342 words) - 04:56, 5 November 2022
- col legno, and so on); wide-ranging melodic lines, often with leaps ... in a much more modern harmonic and melodic language. For a number ...12 KB (1,713 words) - 06:59, 31 July 2023
- for new ways of developing, and combining, pure melodic lines. Particularly influential here was the doina, a type of meditative song, frequently melancholic ...17 KB (2,378 words) - 12:09, 11 August 2021
- outlook. He went from using 12-tone rows for melodic material to structuring his works entirely in a serial manner. With the adoption of serialism he ...10 KB (1,496 words) - 02:43, 5 November 2022
- one of the most famous calypsonians and a melodic genius. Elements of calypso have been incorporated in jazz to form calypso jazz. ...5 KB (727 words) - 18:39, 25 November 2023
- century composers. His harmonic and melodic language affected how music ... In contrast with his harmonic and melodic style, which pushed the ...10 KB (1,591 words) - 07:36, 15 April 2024
- his guitar providing both a rhythmic and melodic counterpoint. He had a tremendous ... thumb while the fingers play a simplified melodic pattern. Instead, Davis ...11 KB (1,811 words) - 19:59, 8 December 2022
- Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (November 3, 1801 – September 23, 1835) was a Sicilian opera composer. Known for his flowing melodic ...11 KB (1,723 words) - 21:07, 8 May 2020
- contrapuntally complex, with several melodic lines unwinding at once ... #039;s The Art of Fugue. It uses several melodic figures found in Bach's ...12 KB (1,784 words) - 17:28, 26 March 2024
- or Ives for example, whilst avoiding the melodic, harmonic and temporal expansiveness ... diatonic and modal harmony, and small melodic ranges. He also made frequent ...20 KB (3,124 words) - 17:26, 2 April 2024
- folk songs to add fullness and dexterity to the melodic line. Technically, an octave (sometimes abbreviated 8ve or 8va) is the interval between ...7 KB (1,075 words) - 23:50, 17 November 2022
- also has a typically Germanic liking for singable melodic passages in parallel imperfect intervals (thirds and sixths). Senfl also wrote numerous ...6 KB (899 words) - 02:39, 5 November 2022
- genius capable of producing unheard of melodic, rhythmic, and, above all ... Tatum did not have the spontaneous melodic innocence of Fats Waller ...16 KB (2,414 words) - 12:07, 7 November 2021
- earlier soul music; technically demanding, melodic bass lines; and horn sections ... use of the bass guitar as a source of both melodic and rhythmic interest. Traditionally ...12 KB (1,982 words) - 07:21, 15 April 2024
- of the Gothic methodology. This simpler melodic and harmonic composition ... occasionally writes smooth and singable melodic lines, and has a strong ...11 KB (1,745 words) - 06:42, 31 July 2023
- there is a successful give and take with melodic lines to fit the chords and bass. ... stylism in music where the importance of melodic lines from the Medieval ...16 KB (2,493 words) - 19:45, 26 March 2024
- remains in the background, offering rhythmic and melodic support. For these recordings, Eddie Lang used the pseudonym of “Blind Willie Dunn” (“blind” ...6 KB (912 words) - 18:06, 12 February 2024
- musical phrases with the accompaniment of melodic-rhythmic patterns. For example ... Hocketing is the sharing of rhythmic or melodic lines between two ...35 KB (5,601 words) - 21:41, 27 November 2021
- was jarringly different from the familiar, melodic, danceable jazz of the Big ... dazzling virtuoso technique and complex melodic lines—the early Ko-Ko ...17 KB (2,690 words) - 00:38, 5 December 2023
- closely, which accounts for much of the melodic and harmonic "feel ... different key. Nielsen frequently blended melodic passages inspired by folk ...14 KB (2,062 words) - 19:21, 26 November 2023
- * Trogden, Patircia Anne. Melodic structure in Corelli and Veracini: a comparative study of Corelli's opus 5 and Veracini's Dissertazioni ...7 KB (994 words) - 06:13, 12 August 2023
- Violin Concerto is unique in its scale and melodic qualities. He also wrote ... embrace the Romantic spirit with their melodic as well as their dramatic ...16 KB (2,475 words) - 16:41, 14 November 2021
- is a specific type of syncopation in which melodic accents occur between metrical ... Rather than merely quoting folk music, the melodic, rhythmic and harmonic ...20 KB (3,149 words) - 00:05, 8 December 2022
- training in music, but he possessed an exceptional melodic gift, and the intelligent lyrics of his songs blended perfectly with his music and his voice ...7 KB (1,082 words) - 18:39, 22 November 2023
- the gendér panerus plays a single line of melodic pattern, following a pattern ... (imbal) and the interpolation of florid melodic patterns (sekaran). A single ...37 KB (5,930 words) - 04:08, 18 April 2024
- concept in both these systems is that of a melodic mode or raga, sung to a ... During the medieval period, many of the melodic systems were fused ...31 KB (4,635 words) - 15:49, 25 January 2023
- of homophonic music in which single melodic ideas accompanied by harmonic progressions would be preferred to the polyphonic utterances of the ...15 KB (2,444 words) - 19:22, 26 November 2023
- music in minor modes with innovative melodic elements as the result of ... with large leaps and unpredictable melodic contour. Tempos change rapidly ...20 KB (2,696 words) - 20:55, 26 February 2023
- Pop music is also highly syncopated with its melodic rhythm often falling ahead of or behind the basic beat of its chosen meter. ==References== ...8 KB (1,228 words) - 18:11, 24 October 2022
- technical demands (both harmonic and melodic) of most bebop tunes, those compositions are still played in live and educational settings. One ...8 KB (1,171 words) - 17:08, 18 August 2020
- limited to the filling in of harmonies with little melodic material assigned to it. When the viola was given melodic parts in music of that era, it was ...22 KB (3,581 words) - 20:26, 3 May 2023
- element of the exposition. For example, a melodic motif may be taken and repeated ... presents and develops a subject and its melodic inversion. Where the subject ...30 KB (4,799 words) - 07:12, 15 April 2024
- 2016). Retrieved October 29, 2023.: the melodic approach that he developed ... Many of Winston's melodic pieces were self-described as "rural ...27 KB (3,773 words) - 21:17, 29 October 2023
- and service of God. The purity of the melodic lines fostered in the listener ... into eight scalar musical modes. Typical melodic features include characteristic ...47 KB (7,182 words) - 13:41, 31 January 2023
- rather than subtle, easy-flowing melodic lines like Lester Young ... have primarily inherited Hawk’s complex melodic and harmonic structures ...16 KB (2,455 words) - 22:29, 7 January 2024
- of the greatest decades of black bands concerning melodic music, unlike a much contemporary rap, with hip hop being the only roots to the melodic music ...16 KB (2,453 words) - 06:05, 16 June 2023
- Chord progressions tend to make a melodic section more interesting ... including a more uncommon tone in a melodic progression or chord, such ...34 KB (5,534 words) - 17:56, 10 December 2023
- consonance and dissonance to set apart the melodic and harmonic lines of a ... of soloists and ensembles due to their melodic expressiveness, harmonic ...17 KB (2,661 words) - 17:06, 21 November 2022
- synthesis of European and South American melodic and rhythmic characteristics. Gottschalk was also very successful as a composer of more traditional ...9 KB (1,339 words) - 07:55, 9 March 2023
- folk music, both in terms of rhythms and melodic characteristics. Perhaps ... works (tone poems and operas) the melodic and rhythmic characteristics ...18 KB (2,917 words) - 12:12, 30 October 2021
- for the time while often subtle and melodic. Armstrong's playing ... tone and an extraordinary talent for melodic improvisation. Through his ...17 KB (2,605 words) - 02:51, 4 November 2022
- More and more, the trumpet began to use flexible melodic lines, mimicking the saxophone. Roy Eldridge is universally recognized as having played ...9 KB (1,351 words) - 02:28, 17 December 2022
- wind or string instruments to carry the melodic part of the ensemble. Like ... a sequence of gongs, looking for a melodic contour they are familiar ...41 KB (6,102 words) - 04:38, 4 March 2023
- album Out of Time, most notably as the lead melodic instrument on the wordless song "Endgame," as well as on four tracks of their 1992 album ...18 KB (2,745 words) - 19:53, 17 November 2022
- harmonic inflections, and the more unusual melodic and rhythmic inflections ... statable either as a chord or as a melodic figure or as a combination ...18 KB (2,710 words) - 06:58, 21 August 2023
- also had a tonal aspect to it that lends a natural melodic quality to the recitation. The Greek language is particularly well-suited to this metrical ...9 KB (1,478 words) - 18:41, 26 July 2023
- Hopkins' often composed impromptu lyrics and melodic variations. No two sets by him were ever the same. He was a fluent stage performer whose banter ...8 KB (1,334 words) - 01:38, 26 October 2022
- Karnataka Sangeetha ragas characterized by melodic patterns called mattu, and ... Yakshagana ragas are the melodic modes used in yakshagana, based on ...30 KB (4,418 words) - 10:04, 22 May 2023
- Vaughan-Williams' works integrate the melodic and harmonic properties ... yet deep and mystical as well as lyrical, melodic, melancholic, and nostalgic ...18 KB (2,733 words) - 00:30, 8 December 2022
- lovely hair." Zenobia possessed a strong, melodic voice and many charms. She was well educated and knew Greek, Aramaic, Egyptian, and Latin. Some ...10 KB (1,554 words) - 05:50, 13 June 2023
- used. The performance is set to a melodic pattern ([[raga]] or raag ... Carnatic music is completely melodic, with improvised variations. ...31 KB (4,712 words) - 02:37, 11 March 2023
- of "moaning" is a style of melodic expression common to Negro ... drum music, are extant, as is a melodic, syncopated dance music ...20 KB (3,074 words) - 20:52, 3 November 2022
- of the twentieth century. By incorporating the melodic, rhythmic, harmonic, and structural characteristics of Spanish music into his compositions, Falla ...10 KB (1,487 words) - 02:58, 6 November 2022
- Mahler's, employed highly independent melodic lines. It is regarded as ... Slonimsky, whose Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns influenced not ...21 KB (3,211 words) - 19:13, 4 December 2023
- late in his life. Most of his work is lushly melodic and has often been described as neo-romantic, though some of his later works, notably the Third ...10 KB (1,559 words) - 02:18, 23 December 2022
- Hampton would produce long, lightning-fast melodic patterns without ever losing his balance. At times, he would also play complex chords (as ...10 KB (1,597 words) - 04:19, 29 October 2022
- Hummel showed a preference for the expressive melodic lines of the Classical style with wider ranges of pitch, dynamics and tone color. To Johann Hummel ...12 KB (1,784 words) - 14:45, 1 August 2022
- orchestrated, "Otello" lacks the melodic luster, the trademark of ... masterful, Verdi relied heavily on his melodic gift as the ultimate instrument ...22 KB (3,400 words) - 07:48, 24 January 2023
- plot-driving passages often sung in a non-melodic style characteristic of ... #039;s twelve-tone technique with melodic passages of a more traditionally ...38 KB (5,681 words) - 00:49, 18 November 2022
- balungan instruments and only sometimes other melodic instruments (such as gambang and gendér). In the Yogyakarta kraton, where the dance is no longer ...12 KB (1,955 words) - 10:21, 26 September 2023
- * monody - music for one melodic voice with accompaniment, characteristic ... * homophony - music with one melodic voice and rhythmically similar ...39 KB (5,985 words) - 10:49, 20 September 2023
- invention. The complex harmonic and melodic nature of these works puzzled many who were familiar with Beethoven's early and middle quartets ...13 KB (1,970 words) - 21:01, 26 February 2023
- Davis became famous for his languid, melodic style and his laconic, and ... to play long, legato, and essentially melodic lines in which he would ...36 KB (5,661 words) - 15:45, 20 September 2023
- contrapuntal style that emphasized melodic and harmonic clarity. His ... an einen Gott is a three-part setting with melodic ornamentation of the chorale ...46 KB (6,947 words) - 14:51, 1 August 2022
- the fiddle was nearly always the leading melodic instrument, and in many ... have turned to New England folk music for melodic and harmonic ideas, most ...26 KB (3,894 words) - 00:03, 18 November 2022
- vibrato, remarkably expressive phrasing, and a melodic approach to passage work. Kreisler employs considerable use of portamento and rubato. However ...12 KB (1,707 words) - 07:05, 15 April 2024
- category:image wanted Soul music is a musical genre that combines rhythm and blues and gospel music and originated in the late 1950s in the United ...11 KB (1,733 words) - 01:19, 4 February 2023
- what is called "ligatures." The melodic line, once it had its mode ... Italian music has always, it seems, been known for its lyrical or ...36 KB (5,655 words) - 04:07, 9 November 2022
- choral. All traditional Chinese music is melodic rather than harmonic. Chinese ... choral. All traditional Chinese music is melodic rather than harmonic. Chinese ...33 KB (4,845 words) - 16:58, 24 October 2023
- wherein various rhythmic beats interplay with melodic sections while dance partners portray a mutual cooperation in the depiction of an exciting and ...13 KB (2,099 words) - 20:44, 20 August 2022
- rather infused its qualities throughout the melodic, rhythmic and harmonic properties of the piece. As he sought a more personal musical language ...13 KB (1,822 words) - 07:14, 13 June 2023
- didn’t prevent him from developing beautiful melodic lines and an intense swing effect. When fronting his band, he was also perfectly capable of including ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 17:33, 12 February 2024
- Ages, music consisted of two or more melodic lines that were heard simultaneously ... a highly personal harmonic language and melodic style which distinguishes ...47 KB (7,194 words) - 19:07, 30 September 2023
- sound into his R & B works, producing unique melodic ballads with sophisticated arrangements. His highly polished, emotional songs, which combined ...13 KB (1,918 words) - 01:00, 4 February 2023
- claves, cowbells, timbales and conga. A variety of melodic instruments are also used, such as a guitar, trumpets, trombones, saxophone, piano, and many ...13 KB (2,004 words) - 01:54, 23 December 2022
- He preferred combining pre-classical melodic styles and musical forms (like dance suites) with typical late nineteenth-century romantic harmonies ...13 KB (1,835 words) - 05:57, 18 November 2022
- , the modes or melodic formulas, and tāḷa , the rhythmic cycles. ... and they closely follow and augment the melodic phrases outlines by the ...40 KB (6,040 words) - 15:47, 28 November 2023
- had a touching simplicity combined with great melodic invention. On melodies like “Singin’ the Blues” and “I’m Coming, Virginia,” Bix ...14 KB (2,109 words) - 18:01, 31 October 2023
- (instead of ascending as in usual Western melodic patterns). Some flamencologists ... rhythm, especially in the siguiriyas: the melodic rhythm of the sung line ...47 KB (7,370 words) - 23:16, 21 April 2024
- Symphony No. 15 of 1971 is, by contrast, melodic and retrospective in nature ... of tone rows, although he treated these as melodic themes rather than serialism ...29 KB (4,378 words) - 16:30, 29 January 2024
- was the enrichment of monophony based melodic tonality with harmonies ... with the exotic harmonic, rhythmic, melodic and orchestrational characteristics ...26 KB (3,950 words) - 10:53, 19 December 2023
- the horn had become an instrument capable of much melodic playing. Around 1815, the use of pistons and later rotary valves, were introduced, initially ...16 KB (2,716 words) - 14:17, 7 February 2024
- which has a strong backbone of harmonic and melodic material entirely based on the piano part). Lesser known works make use of a very distinguishable ...14 KB (2,188 words) - 04:19, 4 November 2022
- and Hubei. Beijing opera's two main melodic styles; Xipi and Erhuang ... of a small ensemble of traditional melodic and percussion instruments ...41 KB (6,269 words) - 18:41, 11 January 2023
- he was praised both for his supreme melodic gift as well as his use ... well as polyphonic dexterity and supreme melodic skill. During his lifetime ...26 KB (3,991 words) - 05:29, 7 May 2024
- reveal the influence of American Jazz for its melodic, harmonic and rhythmic characteristics; moreover, he knew and admired Geroge Gershwin. He was ...15 KB (2,243 words) - 00:46, 9 November 2022
- from Busnois and Ockeghem, and the rhythmic and melodic differentiation between the voices is less. As in the work of other composers of the mid-fifteenth ...17 KB (2,745 words) - 03:20, 25 February 2023
- younger composers, Strauss' harmonic and melodic language was looking somewhat old-fashioned by this time. Nevertheless, the songs have always been ...15 KB (2,261 words) - 01:47, 14 December 2022
- the use of hand gestures to indicate melodic shape. This has been practiced at least as far back as the Middle Ages. In the Christian church ...17 KB (2,649 words) - 22:58, 14 May 2020
- tonal qualities using the clarity of his melodic lines. Among his other innovations ... considerable. The Symphony No. 1 uses a melodic idea from one of the Gesellen ...43 KB (6,581 words) - 23:49, 26 July 2023
- light beat and the astute use of riffs--short melodic patterns played repeatedly, especially towards the end of a piece, to heighten the atmosphere ...17 KB (2,747 words) - 08:28, 10 January 2024
- In light of his remarkable technical ability, his melodic, harmonic, and stylistic innovations and his charisma and band-leading skills, Dizzy ...17 KB (2,671 words) - 09:19, 15 January 2023
