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- What is the vertical aspect of pitch?
- What is the horizontal presentation of pitch?
- What is the presentation of a single line of pitch called?
- What is called the horizontal and vertical relationships of musical material?
What is the vertical aspect of pitch?
The vertical aspect comprises the sum total of what is happening at any given moment: the result either of notes that sound against each other in counterpoint, or, as in the case of a melody and accompaniment, of the underpinning of chords that the composer gives the principal notes of the melody.
What is the horizontal presentation of pitch?
Melody is the LINEAR/HORIZONTAL presentation of pitch (the word used to describe the highness or lowness of a musical sound). Many famous musical compositions have a memorable melody or theme.
What is the presentation of a single line of pitch called?
Term. Melody. Definition. a single line of notes heard in succession as a coherent unit.
What is called the horizontal and vertical relationships of musical material?
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches (tones, notes), or chords. ... Harmony is often said to refer to the “vertical” aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic line, or the “horizontal” aspect.
