Polyphony, in music, the simultaneous combination of two or more tones or melodic lines (the term derives from the Greek word for “many sounds”). Thus, even a single interval made up of two simultaneous tones or a chord of three simultaneous tones is rudimentarily polyphonic.
When two or more tones played simultaneously sound rough or unpleasant this is called?
dissonance
.
Tones
sounding together that tend to be rough and unpleasant which is a result of wave interference and a phenomenon called “beating”.
What is the term for a group of notes sounded simultaneously?
Arpeggio
. a group of notes, similar to a chord, but sounded simultaneously.
What do you call the simultaneous sounding of three or more pitches?
We call the simultaneous sounding of three or more pitches
a chord
. Chords can be consonant or dissonant. Consonant intervals and chords tend to sound sweet and pleasing to our ears.
When I hear three simultaneously sounding pitches I have a?
A chord
is generally defined as three or more pitches sounding simultaneously. The tonic chord is built by playing the first, third, and fifth note of the scale simultaneously. If the tonality of a piece is C major then the tonic chord contains the notes C, E, and G (See Figure 7).
Is when 2+ pitches are sounding at the same time?
The simultaneous sounding of two or more pitches. Another word for harmony is
chord
. A chord usually consists of three notes that make up what is called a triad. … Or, when two or more melodies overlap, the point of simultaneous sound is where the harmony occurs.
What is the two or more notes sounding at the same time?
Harmony
, in music, the sound of two or more notes heard simultaneously.
What are the four principles of sound?
Since sound is a wave, it has all of the properties attributed to any wave, and these attributes are the four elements that define any and all sounds. They are the
frequency, amplitude, wave form and duration, or
in musical terms, pitch, dynamic, timbre (tone color), and duration.
What are the top 3 musical elements?
- Sound (overtone, timbre, pitch, amplitude, duration)
- Melody.
- Harmony.
- Rhythm.
- Texture.
- Structure/form.
- Expression (dynamics, tempo, articulation)
What are the 7 musical elements?
For the purpose of this class, we will refer to SEVEN elements of music:
Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Timbre, Dynamics, Texture, and Form
.
What does two or more different tones sounding at the same time create?
Harmony
is two or more notes played together at the same time. As soon as there is more than one pitch sounding at a time, you have harmony.
What is three or more notes sounded together?
Chord
Three or more pitches sounded together.
What is simultaneous sounding two or more tones?
Polyphony, in music, the simultaneous combination of two or more tones or melodic lines (the term derives from the Greek word for “many sounds”). Thus, even a single interval made up of two simultaneous tones or a chord of three simultaneous tones is rudimentarily polyphonic.
When three or more notes are played at the same time a is formed?
Jones agrees: “Two tones sounding together are usually termed an interval, while three or more tones are called a
chord
.” According to Monath, “a chord is a combination of three or more tones sounded simultaneously”, and the distances between the tones are called intervals.
What is a homophonic texture?
Homophony,
musical texture based primarily on chords
, in contrast to polyphony, which results from combinations of relatively independent melodies.
What is the distance between two pitches called?
The distance between two musical pitches is called
an interval
. Intervals are important to music because they build scales and chords.
