Try using the ideas in WOM to construct a concise definition of rhythm. Give an example of a rhythmic sound and a non-rhythmic sound. (Answers may vary.)
What will be an ideal response?
• Rhythm in music is a patterned recurrence of related (or connected) sound events in time. The sounds of a heartbeat or a person walking are examples of rhythm.
• Randomly occurring, unconnected sounds are not rhythmic. Sounds of people eating at a crowded public restaurant are not considered rhythmic.
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a. Puccini adapted Wagner’s principles of endless melody in writing this opera. b. It is Puccini’s most famous opera. c. There is not much character development in the opera, instead the focus is on the glorious sound of the human voice. d. The realism of the opera rests in the setting of the drama and its characters. e. There is a stark contrast between the dreary stage setting and the transcendental beauty of the music.
Paintings of secular themes increased in Protestant territories during the Reformation because __________.
A. religious commissions declined B. religion was replaced by science C. lower-class patrons opted for scenes of everyday life D. Spanish authorities banned images of holy persons