MUSIC Humanities Art Appreciation MUSIC It is literally

MUSIC Humanities: Art Appreciation

MUSIC • It is literally defined as the art of organizing sound so as to elicit an aesthetic response in a listener. • Music moves us , it makes us feel the tears but cannot trace the source, says Leticia Landen. • Franz Liszt defines it as the language of the heart.

PROPERTIES OF MUSIC • • Pitch- highness or lowness of tone • Duration- longness or shortness of tone • Volume- loudness or softness of tone • Timbre or tone color- individual quality of the musical sound

• The human voice is the oldest and still the most popular medium of music. It is the most personal and direct medium as it comes from within the human body. •

The Six Classes of Voices • • 1. Coloratura Soprano- highest female register 2. Soprano- high register female voice 3. Mezzo-soprano-medium-register female voice 4. Alto or Contralto-low-register female voice • 5. Tenor-high-register male voice • 6. Baritone- medium-register male voice • 7. Bass- low-register male voice

ELEMENTS OF MUSIC • Duration- refers to the continuance of time wherein a sound can be made to last for a longer or shorter period of time. • Pitch- it means the location of tone in the musical scale in relation to high or low. • Melody- it consists of a series of pitches and durations. It displays an overall balance between ascending and descending motion. •

• Harmony- it is simultaneous sounding of two or more tones like when a singer accompanies his melody with the guitar or a piano. • Timbre- it enables the listener to distinguish one sound from another or one instrument from another. • Dynamics- it refers to force or percussive effects: degrees of loud and soft. Forte means loud; piano means soft.

• Texture- refers to the number of tones we are asked to comprehend simultaneously. • Form- is also called structure which is as necessary to a work. • Color- it is the result of the difference in timbre in the various instruments and voices. . . • Style- it reflects the composer’s personal idiom which differentiates his work from that of others; he also reflects the style of the period in which he lives.

FAMOUS MUSICIANS Franz Lizst- he led the awakening of the country’s musical consciousness. He originated the idea of establishing national music schools.

Johann Sebastian Bach • -One of the great German composer and musicians. He was considered a musical genius of all time. Some of his works are the “Goldberg Variations, ” “Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, ” “English Suites” and his greatest passion is “St. Mathew Passion. ” His church music were his greatest musical achievements.

Ludwig van Beethoven A German composer and considered as one of the greatest composers who ever lived. He was also called “The Shakespeare of Music. ” His music includes Symphony No. 3 entitled “Erotica”. Symphony No. 5 became a symbol of resistance in German-occupied Europe during World War II. Symphony No. 6 called “Pastoral” reflects his love of nature. Symphony No. 9 , “Chorale, ” was considered as peak of symphonic music.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart He was one of the outstanding Austrian composers. A master of classical period and also a musical genius. His first opera was “La finta Semplice. ”He produced “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Magic Flute. ”His symphonies were “The Jupiter” “Requiem Mass” a choral work which he had written as if in anticipation to death.