Rhythm, Melody, Timber (the color of music), texture and Harmony

 Look at how all the pieces came together to make the symphony 

Harmony

When two or more notes sound together, harmony occurs. This interaction of pitches, understood in vastly different ways around the world, is analyzed here in jazz, chamber music, Bosnian ganga singing, early music plainchants, and barbershop quartets.

Texture

The way different voices and instruments work together to produce the overall sound gives music its texture. This program examines texture in Japanese shakuhachi, Trinidadian steel band, Bosnian ganga, West African percussion, and modern Australian choral music.

                                                         The 4 Type of Texture in Music                        

Rhythm 

Marking time and moving through our bodies, rhythm has a special relationship to both a musical form and worldwide dance traditions. How rhythm structures music is examined through the American marching band, North Indian tala, Japanese shakuhachi tradition, West African drumming, and Afro-Cuban dance music. Most impressive with rhythm is the different types of cultures.   

                                                     

Timbre: The Color of Music 

The tone color of music —or "timbre," as we call it in the Western tradition — is influenced by both technical and aesthetic factors. This program examines the creation and effects of timbre

Timber

The melody 

the part of the music we most often remember  is examined here both scientifically and poetically, from a strict sequence of pitches to a group of notes "in love with each other." We see and hear melodies shaped, elaborated, and developed within.