Element of Music.

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Element of Music.

Timbre

The tone quality of the music, the different sound made by the instruments used

Dynamics

All musical aspects relating to the relative loudness(or quietness) of the music fall under the general element of Dynamics.

fortission[FF]

very Loud

forte[F]

Loud

Mezzo forte[MF]

Moderately loud

mezzo piano[MP]

moderately quiet

piano[P]

Quiet

pianissimo[PP]

very Quiet

Form

Theme & Variations

Symphony

Movement

Fugue

Song (has a chorus and verses)

Rondo

Duration

Presto

very fast.

Allegro

fast ("happy")

Moderato

moderate

Andante

steady "walking" tempo.

Adagio

slow

Largo

"large" or labored (slow)

TEMPO

the speed of the BEAT.

how long a sound (or silence) lasts.

Pitch

Melody

Melody is the linear presentation of pitch (the word used to describe the highness or lowness of a musical sound).

Texture

Polyphonic texture

Music with two or more independent melodies sounding at the same time.

Homophonic texture

Music with two or more notes sounding at a the same time.

Monophonic

Music with only one note sounding at a time.