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Summary Table: Prelude |
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| music |
Sound organized in time by a human being |
| sound |
Sensation perceived by the brain when sound waves reach the ear |
| properties of sound |
Pitch, intensity, duration, timbre |
| pitch |
Highness or lowness of the sound |
| intensity |
Loudness or softness of the sound |
| duration |
Length of the sound |
| timbre |
Quality of the sound (tone color) |
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elements |
Organizational approaches to sound and time |
| melody |
A series of pitches in a specific rhythm that present a musical idea |
| rhythm |
Temporal aspect of music |
| form |
Design and structure of the music |
| harmony |
Different pitches that sound simultaneously |
| texture |
The density of the music resulting from the melodic and harmonic interrelationships |
| timbre |
The individual quality of a sound (tone color) |
| tempo |
The speed of the music |
| dynamics |
The volume (relative loudness or softness) of the sounds
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