古典音乐导论:学习笔记
week 1: what is music? 流行音乐和古典音乐比较 classical music: a somewhat lesser emphasis on a strongly defined regular beat greater prominence given to purely instrumental(untexted) music employs mostly acoustic instruments compositions are often longer and cast in broader forms performances typically occur with and from notated music popular music: often features a strong sense of a regular beat Usually texted(has lyrics) Makes wider and more regular use of electronic instruments Compositions are usually shorter and more repetitive Performances usually don’t rely on notated music How Do We Hear Music? Sound Waves and the Ear In order to raise the pitch of a note by an octave (by the same letter name, we must double its frequency (in Hertz). ...