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III. WHAT DOES SOUND DO. Sound gives us:
MusicSpoken WordSound EffectsSilence
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MUSIC
Same structural/technical elements as soundpitch, loudness, tempo, tone color, and
envelope But also has:
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1. melody
succession of pitched musical tones of varied durations
rhythm--the duration of individual notes pitch -- frequency of individual notes
What we remember most in music
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A melody has Key or Tonalitykeys or tonalitiesmajor
positive, happy, bright, vigorousminor
darker, melancholy, wistful
based on the harmonic structure
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Melody is “characterizable” simple melancholy plaintive sentimental romantic
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2. Harmony--simultaneous sounding of 2 or more tones
juxtaposition of notessimultaneousin sequence
consonant--agreeable, settled, balanced, stable
dissonant--unstable, unresolved
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3. Texture
created by the interweaving of melody, timbre and harmony delicate, coarse dense airy brittle,
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4.Timbre
most sound is not pure harmonic structure is combination of sounds which
produces timbre. no objective scale--subjective created by overtonesWe describe with non-technical termsmetallic, sweet, wood-like, buzzing
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5. ImprovisationMotivic relationshipsmusical ideas
rehearsaltrustnot preconceived--not 5 seconds beforefeeling, not thinkingin “the Moment”
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6. Dynamic rangecrescendo--quiet to louddiminuendo (decrescendo)--loud to softInterpretive toolbuild or release tension
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7. PhrasingInterpretationshaping of the musical linedone withrhythmaccenttone
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Whatʼs Important
From the Black SwanDarren Aronovsky (director)Nina (Natalie Portman) loses control of her life as
she embraces the role of the “Black Swan”music by TchaikovskyCraig Henighan (sound designer, editor, re-
recording mixer)courtesy Scott Tousley (243 Sp ’11)http://vimeo.com/17717688
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Functions of music in storytelling1. establish locale
region or country
from “Brick lane”
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Functions of music in storytelling
2. symbolic (Jennifer Van Sijll, Cinematic Storytelling)
Shawshank RedemptionM o z a r t : T h e M a r r i a g e o f
F i g a r o / " D u e t t i n o - S u l l ' A r i a " *
Andy befriends Red Will Red follow Andy away from institutionalization to hope Red s doubtful Andy can stay the course Mid point of the film
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