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Tetrachloride

(8,445 posts)
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 10:43 AM Oct 2022

Vocabulary of music theory. (noob questions)

1. Vocabulary to different types of introductions of a song ?
2. Vocabulary for certain underlying rhythms and sections ? I am studying a piece by Hans Zimmer from The Da Vinci Code and some Beach Boys harmonies.

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Vocabulary of music theory. (noob questions) (Original Post) Tetrachloride Oct 2022 OP
Some ideas jmbar2 Oct 2022 #1
Forgot - Theme 1, 2, 3 etc. jmbar2 Oct 2022 #2
Rhythm? Measure / Time Signatures: 2/4, 3/4 (waltz), 4/4 (standard rock), 5/4 ( Take Five), 6/4 TeamProg Oct 2022 #3

jmbar2

(6,085 posts)
1. Some ideas
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 10:56 AM
Oct 2022

1. Previews or foretelling of upcoming themes.

2. Verse - chorus - bridge
First movement, second movement, etc.
Sections 1, 2, 3, or A, B, C, etc.

jmbar2

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2. Forgot - Theme 1, 2, 3 etc.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 10:58 AM
Oct 2022

Sometimes the themes correspond to specific players, scenes, or situations in the story.

 

TeamProg

(6,630 posts)
3. Rhythm? Measure / Time Signatures: 2/4, 3/4 (waltz), 4/4 (standard rock), 5/4 ( Take Five), 6/4
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 11:52 AM
Oct 2022

6/8.. 9/8, 11/8.

Check out Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel = 7/4. Which has a "pick up" Intro.

And there's Allegro, andante, presto, adagio... um.

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