Survey of Western Music (MUS 115) - Mary Byrne
Survey of Western Music (MUS 115) - Mary Byrne
Survey of Western Music (MUS 115) - Mary Byrne
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… <strong>Western</strong> Classical <strong>Music</strong> on a World Stage<br />
Play-Lists and Notes<br />
Potential effect <strong>of</strong> “Harmony,” actual or implied, to add further dimension to “Rhythm”<br />
and/or “Meter;”<br />
A power <strong>of</strong> motion and spirit (temperment) suggestive <strong>of</strong> song, dance, meditation, or<br />
recitation;<br />
A communicative power<br />
“<strong>Western</strong> Classical <strong>Music</strong>” with its greater assumptions <strong>of</strong> formal structure and aesthetic value,<br />
further suggests:<br />
Organization into formal structures <strong>of</strong> melody, harmony, rhythm, and meter (“Form”);<br />
Deliberate selection and cultivation <strong>of</strong> tone colours (“Timbres”);<br />
Beauty, within the perspective <strong>of</strong> the communicated message;<br />
An implied but not requisite ideal that both performance and listening are deliberately<br />
undertaken and that both benefit from special practice <strong>of</strong> skills not normally routine to daily<br />
life<br />
24 <strong>MUS</strong> <strong>115</strong>, Course Handout, Fall 2012<br />
<strong>Mary</strong> C. J. <strong>Byrne</strong>, Ph. D.<br />
Camosun College/Victoria Conservatory <strong>of</strong> <strong>Music</strong>
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