Music: Sound smarter without trying harder
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Music - Adams Media
The Very Lazy Intellectual
Music
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Avon, Massachusetts
Contents
Introduction
Pitch
Dynamics
Rhythm
Timbre/Texture
Music of the Middle Ages
Gregorian Chants
Secular Music
Form
Music in the Renaissance
Sacred Renaissance Music
Secular Renaissance Music
Renaissance Instrumental Music
Form
Baroque Music
Baroque Music Forms
Classical Style
Classical Music Forms
Sonata
Minuet
Symphony
Concerto
Chamber Music
Classical Form
Blues
Types of Blues
Country Blues
Chicago Blues
Texas Blues
Blues Form
Jazz
Types of Jazz
New Orleans Style Jazz
Swing
Bebop
Cool Jazz
Jazz Form
Rock Music
Types of Rock
Rock and Roll
Surf Rock
Blues Rock
Hard Rock
Heavy Metal
Punk Rock
Cheat Sheet for Music
Also Available
Copyright Page
Introduction
If we were to look up the term lazy in a dictionary, we might expect to find some unflattering connotations. Let’s skip over such definitions as adverse or resistant to work,
slothful,
and sluggish,
and adopt a more positive, charitable perspective. If instead we consider lazy as economical
or avoiding waste,
we get a much better picture of the idea behind The Very Lazy Intellectual series.
This series of books is a set of short, economical references full of the fundamental knowledge you need to know to sound as if you really know something about a particular academic subject. The Very Lazy Intellectual: Music lays out the indispensable facts, crucial high points, and fascinating elements of the primary periods of music history and the main forms of Western music to build your knowledge foundation.
Whether you want to refresh your memory of a long-since forgotten course, or merely wish to be able to say something intelligent or come off musically inclined without having to put in a great deal of study, this book will help. Enjoy the low-effort scholarship of The Very Lazy Intellectual: Music.
If you’d like to learn more about music and more, check out The Lazy Intellectual, available in print (978-1-4405-0456-3) and eBook (978-1-4405-0888-2) formats.
Pitch
Pitch is basically how high or low a sound or note is. Pitch is determined by the speed of a sound’s vibrations: the faster a note vibrates, the higher the pitch, and vice versa. In general, smaller objects vibrate faster and produce a higher pitch. A sound that has a definite pitch is called a tone. The distance (measured in what are called steps) between any two tones is called an interval. When tones are eight steps or an octave apart, they sound very much alike. The lower tone in an octave vibrates half as fast as the higher tone. In early music, pitch was the only thing at the composer’s disposal.
Dynamics
Dynamics, the second tool discovered by