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STARRY NIGHT
Visions of the Mood
TONE COLOR
Another word for
tone color is timbre
Certain descriptive
words may be used
to express the effect
of musical timbre or
tone color such as:
dark - brilliant;
opaque - transparent;
rich or mellow; fuzzy
or clear; dull or
sharp; complex or
simple
Dynamics
Dynamics are used to color
the music with levels of
loudness or softness.
Dynamic levels are often
"interpreted" by performers
who add subtle dynamic
"shading" to music.
Dynamic levels are a
natural indicator for
emotional mood.
Instrumentation
Musical instruments are the
of music.
Tempo
Tempo (an Italian word) identifies the rate
of speed of the beat (rhythm) of music
Rhythm is shaped by meter – it is a system
of organized beats
Musicians seldom play a piece of music
exactly the same in repeated performances.
Each time a performer plays a piece he/she
"interprets" the piece by playing certain
notes slightly louder or softer and longer or
shorter than during previous performances.
Meter
Meter is the beat
or pulse in music.
“Le Mer”
by Claude Debussy