‘And the Glory of the Lord’ Handel (1742)
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Yiri – African Music Background Info & Style Yiri is a piece of African music. It actually comes from the country Burkino Faso. African music uses an oral tradition – the music is passed on through demonstration and word of mouth. It is rarely written down. Common features of African Music are: Repetition Improvisation Call and Response Polyphonic texture The piece also uses an OSTINATO in the drum parts. Melody The melody uses a pentatonic (5 note) scale. The melodies are mainly improvised. They are often short and simple and use lots of repetition. The melodies sung make extensive use of Call & Response.
Texture Yiri makes use of several different textures throughout the piece: MONOPHONIC – solo balaphone at the start of the piece. HETEROPHONIC – Several balaphones play the same melody but with slight embellishments between each part. POLYPHONIC – independent parts playing at the same time, balaphones, singers, and percussion instruments
Harmony & Tonality Instrumentation Balaphones – xylophone type instrument. Djembe – Goblet shaped drum. Talking Drum – Pitches are adjustable.
Rhythm and Metre Extensive use of Syncopation (off beat rhythms). Cross Rhythms – create irregular accents in the music. Timeless section during Balaphone solo at the start of the piece. Use of an Ostinato – repetitive pattern in the drums throughout the piece. Directory: site assets -> files files -> Darcy was born February 16, 1953 in Vancouver and played 11 years in the nhl drafted 13 files -> Version: 19 November 2015 files -> Rules of Procedure of the ospar commission files -> Test Automator Professional experience files -> Islamic Last Will and Testament files -> Методические рекомендации по самостоятельной работе студентов с видеоматериалами на примере документальных фильмов files -> Ospar convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic files -> Учебное пособие может быть использовано при подготовке студентов к промежуточной и итоговой аттестации, а также в процессе их самостоятельной работы по овладению рядом общекультурных files -> Учебно-методическое пособие для студентов специальности «Вагоны» Ростов-на-Дону 2008 Майорова Э. Е., Марченко А. Н Download 0.52 Mb. Share with your friends:
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