Humanities Exam 1

Philosophers and Musicians

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Melody
Succession of notes or tones of varying pitches
Harmony
The combination of 2 or more notes played simultaneously
Timbre
Toned color, sound made by a voice, intstruments, or group of them.
Tempo
Speed or pace in which a music is played
Dynamics
Volume or level of a piece of music
Texture
Weave of elements, threads
Monophonic
Melody alone
Homophonic
Melody and harmony
Polyphonic
2 or more melodies
Form
Shape or structure of an object
Wagner
Climax of Romanticism, combined music with theatrical experience, mostly opera gesampkunstwerke(total artwork) and lietmotif(theme represent person/idea)
Berlioz
Used timbre and pictorial approach to music to tell a story
Chopin
Piano minis
Schubert
Master of German Lied, miniatures (art songs)
Beethoven
First to compose what he feels, deafness,