UNIT 8

UNIT 8

1. ORGANIZATIOAN OF SOUND

   • What is the organization of sound?
     • The organization of sound is the way a composer puts themes in a piece, giving it form
   • Why is it important to organize sound?
     • Because if it is not ordered you cannot identifythe different themes and remember them. It would just be a chaos of musical ideas

2. PRINCIPLES OF REPETITION, CONTRAST AND VARIATION

   • There are three ways to compose:
     • REPEAT the same melody: A A
     • CHANGE the slightly: A A'
     • CONTRAST the melody ( a lot or a little) to a new once: A B
   • Forms which are made from these three ways of composing:
     • BINARY. This is good for short pieces. It is an A and B form, but B does not contrast very much. Sometimes one of them repeats. Hymns and marches are often binary. The aim is to not have a lot of big changes
     • TERNARY. This is also good for a short piece, but these always return to the initial theme. It is not forgotten. B has more contrast. Opera arias and dances often have this form
     • RONDO.