Contrasts part 1

• Muziek
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Tegenstellingen

Contrasts

Give one contrast you can hear in this excerpt.

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Contrasts make music interesting

For example:

• Loud - soft -> dynamics
• Fast - slow -> tempo
• High - low -> pitch
  
• Long - short -> rhythm
  

Dynamics

• Loud = forte (f) = strong
  

• Soft = piano (p) = quiet
• M = mezzo = moderately
  
• Dynamic markings: tell you
  

       how loud or soft to play

Which dynamic marking fits previous excerpt best?

1. Forte (loud)
2. Piano (quiet)

Which dynamic marking fits previous excerpt best?

1. Forte (loud)
2. Piano (quiet)

What happened with the dynamics in the previous excerpt?

Gradual dynamics

Music can suddenly go from loud to soft (or the other way around), but it can also do that step by step: gradually. We call this 'gradual dynamics'

Getting louder: crescendo

Getting sofer: descrescendo

Did you hear a crescendo (getting louder) or decrescendo (getting softer)?

1. Crescendo
2. Decrescendo

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1. Crescendo
2. Decrescendo

Another contrast:

fast - slow -> tempo

• Fast music -> high tempo
  

• Slow music -> low tempo
  
• Tempo indications -> tell you in which tempo to play
  

Adagio	Slow
Andante	Medium
Allegro	Fast

What tempo fits previous excerpt best?

1. Slow/adagio
2. Medium/andante
3. Fast/allegro

What tempo fits previous excerpt best?

1. Slow/adagio
2. Medium/andante
3. Fast/allegro

What tempo fits previous excerpt best?

1. Slow/adagio
2. Medium/andante
3. Fast/allegro

To do

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