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MELODIC CONTOUR: MUSIC IN MOTION
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Melodic Contour & Related Terms
Melodic Countour: also known as melodic movement.
Conjunct: smooth, connected melody that moves principally by small intervals.
Disjunct: disjointed or disconnected melody with many leaps.
Ascending/Descending: is used to describe both conjunct and disjunct motion, identifies which direction the melody is moving.
What is melodic contour?
some examples...
According to Wikipedia, melodic contour is: "the quality of movement of a melody, including nearness or farness of successive pitches or notes in a melody. This may be described as conjunct or disjunct, stepwise or skipwise, respectively".
Related Terms Con't...
Cascading: a number of descending phrases in which each phrase begins on a higher pitch than the last ended.
Contrapuntal Motion: the general movement of two melodic lines with respect to each other. Words used to describe this are parallel, similar, contrary and oblique.
Undulating: equal movement in both of descending and ascending motion.
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1) Definition
2) Other Terms
3) Examples
4) Fill In The Blank
5) Conclusion
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Similar Contrapuntal Motion:
is motion in the same direction, but with the interval between them changing. In other words, both lines move up, or both lines move down, but the interval between them is different in the first chord and the second chord
Contrary Contrapuntal Motion:
is motion in opposite directions. That is, when one of the lines moves up, the other line moves down (that is, in inversion). If the voices always move by the same intervals (in opposite directions) they are said to be in strict contrary motion.
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1) Melodic contour is also known as .....
2) ..... motion is smooth, connected melody that moves principally by small intervals.
3) Stepwise is better known as ..... motion.
4) The general movement of two melodic lines with respect to each other is known as ..... motion.
5) Name two of the four words used to describe the motion described in fill in the blank #4.