Question

I need help with my music. I'm supposed to compose a 24-measure work that demonstrates understanding of phrasing, instrumentation, clefs, pitch, rhythm, cadences, texture, dynamics, articulation, and ornamentation. I have no clue how to do this and I have a lot of trouble understanding my music course...can someone help me?

Answer 1

i'll help hold on

Answer 2

Oh thank you so much

Answer 3

The dynamics refer to the louds and softs in our music you could simply have a c,c,c,c and then make one of the c's forte (loud) and one piano (soft)

a musical phrase is basically a short passage so like the melody. the melodic line could be c,b,a,b flat, in the treble cleft then in the bass cleft it could be just a,a,a,b,a there isnt really much changing in in the left hand but there is a melodic change

an example in ornamentation would be like a grace note. It's kind of like a accidental but it's thrown in the music but it needs to be played a little faster to keep up with the tempo

articulation would be things like legato which is like a staccato, accents, or things as a simple slur or tie

click the link for an explantation of cadences:
http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/55

instrumentation would be what instruments are included in your written peice you could have a piano peice but then you'd have to if you wanted write a clarinet peice which you'd have to covert into b flat because clarinet is b flat. You couldn't give clarinet the same sheet music as piano because then it would sound off tune

and the texture is just the overall sound in the peice

HOPE THIS HELPS ITS ALOT AND I SPELLED LIKE EVERYTHING WRONG LOL

Answer 4

Thank you so much! Although I wish you had an example but that's okay this still was really helpful!

Answer 5

With all those subjects mentioned, it means tat you should use the knowledge you have in instrumentation, cadences, dynamics, etc etc.
To compose a 24-measure melody with that knowledge which I pressume you have.
When it comes to instrumentation, you have to consider the range of the instrument, the qualities, the performable techniques (for example, a piano can't possibly play vibrato techniques), and their "golden pitch".
In the range of instruments there are many diferent tone colors which can be found by simply hearing or even reading scores oriented to some subject.

Scales and pitches are an important thing, here we derive into concert pitch.
For example, say you take a Celesta and play the C4 note, since the celesta has a concert pitch one octave higher than notated on the score, what you will hear is the frequency of a C5 note.

I've written a tutorial on Bowed string which include all their details and techniques, furthering with examples from famous composers, you can read it here:

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/55a267f6e4b05bcb08a1b977

Note that you have to be knowledagble in all the instruments you are composing for in order to compose a melody using them.
Now, there are several advanced techniques for composing, but I suggest you begin with the rythm and then place the pitches.
It is fine to present dissonance as long as you resolve it, for example, you can have a leap of a tritone, but later on, try resolving it by either going back to the tonic or the Dominant tone.

Answer 6

Oh my word thank you so much!