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Section 2: Major and/or Minor Harmonies: explain which you think you
hear, where in the song, and why. Be sure to clarify if youre labeling the
entire song as major and minor or simply a specific moment. &&Also
Dissonance.
The entire song is Minor because it is in the key of A minor. Although it sounds
major at times, the minor key that is associated with the piece is more sufficient for
the way the song is written. At times throughout the piece there is specific evidence
of the chromatic tones mixed in the melody from time to time such as around the
time stamp of 1:01.
There are many times of dissonance throughout the piece as well. Specifically,
around the time of 1:35 where section C starts there are several dissonant chords in
the treble clef that sound as though the pianist played the wrong notes. This is also
a good area to point out the use of some minor harmonies which can be herd
between the dissonant chords.
Section 3: Conjunct and/or Disjunct melody: locate one or both of these
melodic styles within the song (be specific about where), and explain why
you think youre correct. Address melodic shape as well.
The melody of the piece is mostly disjunct, especially because there is almost no
stepwise melody until the second part of the piece. Throughout the entirety of the
piece, most of the melodic style is disjunct because of the lack of close consecutive
intervals between the notes in the melody. Yes, the melody goes up and down a
scale, but its intervals are always varying from a few notes to an octave or two. An
example of this is seen in the beginning of the song from 0:00 through 0:22. A few
measures that particularly stick out as disjunct are in the time frame of 2:10 where
there are several octave jumps. There are however, some conjunct parts of the
piece such as at times 1:54 through 2:00 where there are many notes played
consecutively up and down a scale with little space between each consecutive note.
do with the change in loudness or softness of the music being played. The overall
meter stays in 3/8 through the entirety of the piece.