Author Question: Follow the Active Listening guide to Oifn Pripetshik and describe its metrical structure. What ... (Read 81 times)

cherise1989 · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Follow the Active Listening guide to Oifn Pripetshik and describe its metrical structure.

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Question 2

Explain the concepts of metered and unmetered music in the Worlds of Music (pp. 249- 257) and the term ostinato.

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bob · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Beats/pulses are apparent (metered) and (B) grouped into a triple meter, a meter with a number of beats divisible by 3 (1 2 3, 1 2 3, etc.).
With each phrase being 4 bars long, illustrating the most common European musical phrase length
4. Why do Oifn Pripetshik, Joy to the World and A Mighty Fortress sound like European compositions?
All three songs are based on the common European major/minor scales and related harmonies.
All three songs are in a common duple/triple meter, grouped into four-bar phrases.

Answer to Question 2

Metered music has an obvious beat or pulse organized in a repeating pattern.
Unmetered music lacks an even pulse or repeating pattern of beats.
An ostinato is a musical line that repeats throughout the piece.