F Lydian (In Bass Clef, above)
F G A B C D E F
Do Re Mi Fi Sol la Ti Do
F Major
F G A Bb C D E F
Do Re Mi Fa Sol la Ti Do
Whole/Half-Step Pattern in Major Scales
W W H W W W H
Four Textures of Music
Monophonic - One line of music, strictly performed
Heterophonic - One line of music, freely performed
Polyphonic - More than one line of music; lines of equal importance
Homophonic - More than one line of music; one line is more important
Listening
[3500] Iraq - The Passion of 1,001 Nights
[5570] Syria - Hurrian Hymn No. 6
[5659] Egypt - The Trumpet of Tutankhamun (King Tut)
[5949] China - Entrance Hymn for the Emperor
[6970] Turkey (Asia Minor / Ancient Greek Cultural Area) - Epitaph of Seikilos
[7001] Indonesia - Gamelan Gong Kebyar
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Quiz 1 for the Music Historians,
looking towards Ancient Music, as above --
following a Music Theory morning including our first time to the boards.
Before all this,
the dawn driving and
walking
commute,
in-between,
coffee with Carol,
a
jaunt
to
UC Berkeley for research re The Opus Project presents Opus 38: Love Dream (8pm, Saturday, February 27, Diablo Valley College Music Building, Pleasant Hill, CA),
and
thereafter
a
return
homeward
through
Contra
Costa,
Solano,
Napa,
on,
with
diversions,
under
portentous
skies,
to edit Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel: 1920 - Gropius / Prosititute / Festival, Op. 232, No. 42 (10 pages total), on barely the 33rd day of spring, high 50 (tying, with January 9, for the coldest of the year thus far), with .03 more precip, for a total 12.27 since July 1...
