Music produced solely from electronic generators was first produced in Germany in 1953. Musique concrète, created in Paris in 1948, was based on editing together recorded fragments of natural and industrial sounds. By the 1940s, magnetic audio tape allowed musicians to tape sounds and then modify them by changing the tape speed or direction, leading to the development of electroacoustic tape music in the 1940s, in Egypt and France. During the 1920s and 1930s, some electronic instruments were introduced and the first compositions featuring them were written. The first electronic musical devices were developed at the end of the 19th century. Such electromechanical devices include the telharmonium, Hammond organ, electric piano and the electric guitar. Electromechanical instruments can have mechanical parts such as strings, hammers, and electric elements including magnetic pickups, power amplifiers and loudspeakers. Pure electronic instruments depended entirely on circuitry-based sound generation, for instance using devices such as an electronic oscillator, theremin, or synthesizer. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroacoustic music). I hope they help you on your musical journey.Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. The different elements of music are covered in different music theory videos and lessons around the site. Without a clear grasp of the elements of music your ability to write music will be seriously compromised and you will not be able to reach your potential as a composer (whatever style you are wanting to write in). Composing Music – The musical elements are your “composer’s toolbox” – without a clear understanding of the elements of a car you will never be able to build a car. If we know the key elements that make up a car then we can use them to compare any car around the world from a Ferrari to a pickup truck by asking some simple questions – “What size engine does it have? What colour is it? How many wheels does it have? etc.” In the same way, we can understand any piece of music by asking questions – “What is the tempo? How loud is it? What key is it in? What instruments are playing? Etc…”Ģ. Performing/analysing Music – An understanding of the musical elements will enable you to understand any piece of music, whether you are trying to perform the piece or analyse it. Harmony – the relationship between 2 or more simultaneously sounding notesġ. Tonality – the key in which a piece is written (can change as piece progresses) What each part/instrument is doing at any given point. Texture – the way in which melody, rhythm and harmony are combined in a piece of music. Structure – the way in which an overall piece of music is arranged into similar and contrasting sections.ĭynamics – how loud/quiet the music is (either the overall sound or of individual notes/instruments within it) (In everyday language this is the “groove”). Rhythm – the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused in music by the occurrence of strong and weak beats. Here is a quick run through of the main musical elements (you will come across variations of this, but these are the crucial ones): Without the key musical elements a piece of music will no longer be music. Without these key elements it will no longer be a car. A car needs wheels, an engine, brakes, doors, a chassis, a steering wheel, etc. Think of the elements of music like the crucial elements of a car. Without them, music (of any style/age) would not exist because sound itself would not exist! The elements of music can be seen as being the building blocks of music.
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