{"id":2201,"date":"2017-04-24T01:13:44","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T01:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/vccs-tcc-music-rford\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2201"},"modified":"2021-12-25T19:54:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T19:54:54","slug":"listening-examples-melodies","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/vccs-tcc-music-rford\/chapter\/listening-examples-melodies\/","title":{"raw":"Listening Examples - Melodies","rendered":"Listening Examples &#8211; Melodies"},"content":{"raw":"The purposes of presenting \u00a0these melodies \u00a0is to call attention to the diversity \u00a0of styles and sounds a melody may have and still be consider a melody. The history of music \u00a0covers many centuries, with may changes in syles and sounds. \u00a0The few examples are presented below call attention to this diversity.\r\n\r\nThis is a long series of melodies form the middle ages. They are quite beautiful. \u00a0You \u00a0need only Listen to the first \u00a02 minutes. Note that the melody moves in step wise \u00a0motion (conjunct) for the most part with only occasional leaps (disjunct). This is typical of chant melodies from this period.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/video.search.yahoo.com\/yhs\/search?fr=yhs-sz-001&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;hspart=sz&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com+chant+from+the+middle+ages#id=3&amp;vid=fc868ddeb7a5000af7e394845ebaebaa&amp;action=view\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/GXFSK0ogeg4\r\n\r\nThis is the opening of Carmina Burana by Carfl Orf.\u00a0 After about 20 seconds you will hear a\u00a0 <span style=\"float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #373d3f; cursor: text; font-family: 'proxima-nova',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px;\">very simple \u00a0and repetitive <em>melody<\/em>\u00a0 with a narrow <em>range<\/em> and <em>conjunct<\/em> intervals. It is\u00a0a very simple \u00a0and repetitive melody. It<\/span> may seem strange to our ears.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/oSu3UKzSO9Y\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere You can see the notes on the piano \u00a0of Mary Had a Little Lamb as they are played. \u00a0You can see that \u00a0most of the intervals are conjunct\u00a0 (note that the notes are right next to each other in the video) and the range is narrow.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/4E7XHOotTX0\r\n\r\nThis melody \u00a0from the Romantic period \u00a0has a beautiful lyrical quality. It \u00a0builds to a very strong climax as it \u00a0ascends \u00a0higher and higher in the register typical of melodies form the romantic period. Note it's \u00a0expressive character as well.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/9bK9h12Qdvs\r\n\r\nThis melody is twinkle Little Star. \u00a0Note the simple \u00a0tuneful nature of this melody \u00a0in comparison to the \u00a0serious expressive quality of \u00a0the Romantic Period melody above. \u00a0Twinkle Little Star would be typical of the classical period.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/kbJcQYVtZMo\r\n\r\nHere is the famous\u00a0Ode to Joy Melody from Beethoven's 9th symphony. This flash mob \u00a0video enables one to hear \u00a0and view the \u00a0growing sound \u00a0as the players arrive and assemble. Then \u00a0the texture builds with the additional players \u00a0(and singers) on each repetition. Note that the melody is very conjunct\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/JEY9lmCZbIc\r\n\r\nSchoenberg Piano concerto This very angular\u00a0 disjunct\u00a0 melody \u00a0with dissonant harmony is from the 20th century.","rendered":"<p>The purposes of presenting \u00a0these melodies \u00a0is to call attention to the diversity \u00a0of styles and sounds a melody may have and still be consider a melody. The history of music \u00a0covers many centuries, with may changes in syles and sounds. \u00a0The few examples are presented below call attention to this diversity.<\/p>\n<p>This is a long series of melodies form the middle ages. They are quite beautiful. \u00a0You \u00a0need only Listen to the first \u00a02 minutes. Note that the melody moves in step wise \u00a0motion (conjunct) for the most part with only occasional leaps (disjunct). This is typical of chant melodies from this period.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/video.search.yahoo.com\/yhs\/search?fr=yhs-sz-001&#38;hsimp=yhs-001&#38;hspart=sz&#38;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com+chant+from+the+middle+ages#id=3&#38;vid=fc868ddeb7a5000af7e394845ebaebaa&#38;action=view<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Carl Orff - O Fortuna ~ Carmina Burana\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GXFSK0ogeg4?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is the opening of Carmina Burana by Carfl Orf.\u00a0 After about 20 seconds you will hear a\u00a0 <span style=\"float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #373d3f; cursor: text; font-family: 'proxima-nova',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px;\">very simple \u00a0and repetitive <em>melody<\/em>\u00a0 with a narrow <em>range<\/em> and <em>conjunct<\/em> intervals. It is\u00a0a very simple \u00a0and repetitive melody. It<\/span> may seem strange to our ears.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-2\" title=\"Mary Had A Little Lamb - Piano Easy Tutorial\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oSu3UKzSO9Y?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here You can see the notes on the piano \u00a0of Mary Had a Little Lamb as they are played. \u00a0You can see that \u00a0most of the intervals are conjunct\u00a0 (note that the notes are right next to each other in the video) and the range is narrow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-3\" title=\"\u2665 Rachmaninoff&#39;s &quot;Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4E7XHOotTX0?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This melody \u00a0from the Romantic period \u00a0has a beautiful lyrical quality. It \u00a0builds to a very strong climax as it \u00a0ascends \u00a0higher and higher in the register typical of melodies form the romantic period. Note it&#8217;s \u00a0expressive character as well.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-4\" title=\"Mozart twinkle twinkle little star 12 variations piano\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9bK9h12Qdvs?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This melody is twinkle Little Star. \u00a0Note the simple \u00a0tuneful nature of this melody \u00a0in comparison to the \u00a0serious expressive quality of \u00a0the Romantic Period melody above. \u00a0Twinkle Little Star would be typical of the classical period.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-5\" title=\"Flashmob Flash Mob - Ode an die Freude ( Ode to Joy ) Beethoven Symphony No.9 classical music\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kbJcQYVtZMo?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is the famous\u00a0Ode to Joy Melody from Beethoven&#8217;s 9th symphony. 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