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Chapter Four. Meter. Meter. A Regular Pattern of accented and unaccented beats used in both poetry and music In music, meter is divided into measures (bars). Measure 1 Bar line Measure 2. Duple Meter. 2 beats per measure with an accent on the first beat of each measure.
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Chapter Four Meter
Meter • A Regular Pattern of accented and unaccented beats used in both poetry and music • In music, meter is divided into measures (bars) Measure 1 Bar line Measure 2
Duple Meter 2 beats per measure with an accent on the first beat of each measure >-|> - | > - 1 2 | 1 2 | 1 2 Bar line Unaccented beat Accented beat Counts
Duple Meter • Viribus unitis, Marsch, Op. 96 • Johann Strauss, Jr.
Quadruple Meter • 4 beats per measure with a main accent on the first beat of each measure and a secondary accent on the third beat. > - > - | > - > - 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
Quadruple Meter • Duke Ellington • “Searchin’ ”
Triple Meter • 3 beats per measure with an accent on the first beat of each measure > - - | > - - 1 2 3 |1 2 3
Triple Meter “Old Time Waltz” by Mel’s Polka Stars See if you can feel the triple meter in this clip by watching the dancers.
Beat Division (Subdivision) • Music most often has two or more notes for each beat; that is, the beat can be subdivided into groupings of 2, 3, or 4. • For example, in duple meter, we could have two or four notes for every beat. When we subdivide a beat, we use the syllables “e,” “&,” “uh” as well as the number of the beat to count out the beat and subdivisions. The following example is counted– 1 & 2 e 3 & 4 e |1 & 2 e & uh 3 e and 4
Beat Division (Subdivision) • The main subdivisions of a meter can be either— • Simple Duple-- 2 or 4 subdivisions per beat • CompoundTriple--3 or 6 subdivisions per beat
Simple Subdivision • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Eine kleine Nachtmusic
Compound Subdivision • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Horn Concerto No.2 in Eb: Rondo
Klezmer Music • Klezmer Music • Eastern European Dance and Celebration Music • Klezmorim Performers of Klezmer • Ashkenazi JewsJews who settled inEastern Europe
Common Klezmer Instruments violin (fiddle)strohfiedel (folk xylophone)tsimbl (hammered dulcimer) flutebassclarinetaccordiontrumpettubadrums
Klezmer music characteristics • Primarily Celebration MusicMarches, Dances (duple meter, some triple) • Second Genre: DoinaFree and rhapsodic (often serving as introduction) • Characteristic Soundswailing sound––weeping; laugh-like sound;sob-like “catch,” especially in the clarinet Maxwell Street Klezmer Band (click on image to watch movie)
Klezmer Music • Klezmer music has changed over the centuries to reflect new styles and instruments. And today's Klezmer is no exception— “The Klezmorim of Russia”