Answer by piiperi Reinstate Monica for How do rhythm and melody compete and...
I wouldn't say that the dimensions of music are "horizontal" and "vertical". The dimensions of music are in your head, so to speak. If we forget lyrics, the usual dimensions (as defined by me...
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Rather like when a given phrase can be said, using pauses, inflections, etc., to create a very different meaning, so a given list of pitches will give a very different melody when the same is applied....
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I get that harmony is the vertical dimension of music (thinking in terms of sheet music or a piano roll view in a DAW) and melody is the horizontal dimension.If you're really thinking about sheet music...
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Melody and rhythm work together. For the purpose of a rigid definition, one could consider "melody" as the ordered pitches and "rhythm" as the duration of each pitch. However, the two must be taken...
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I believe you're missing an important point: melody is not just a succession of notes, it is a timed succession.As you pointed out, with the same "list" of notes you can get drastically different...
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I have some conceptual trouble understanding the differences between rhythm and melody.I get that harmony is the vertical dimension of music (thinking in terms of sheet music or a piano roll view in a...
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