10. Fundamental Forms １０．基本の音楽形式 I. SECTIONAL FORM I. ◯◯部形式 Two Part; Three Part; Rondo; Free Sectional Arrangement ２部形式； ３部形式； ロンド形式； 自由な順序の部形式 The easiest form for the listener to grasp is that built…

9. Musical Structure ９．音楽の構造 Almost anyone can more readily distinguish melodies and rhythms, or even harmonies, than the structural background of a lengthy piece of music. That is why our main emphasis, from here on, must be put up…

8. Musical Texture ８．音楽の仕組み In order better to understand what to listen for in music, the layman should, in a general way, be able to distinguish three different kinds of musical texture. There are three species of texture; monoph…

7. The Four Elements of Music IV. TONE COLOR ７．音楽の４つの要素 IV. 音色 After rhythm, melody, and harmony, comes timbre, or tone color. Just as it is impossible to hear speech without hearing some specific timbre, so music can exist onl…

6. The Four Elements of Music ６．音楽の４つの要素 III. HARMONY III. ハーモニー By comparison with rhythm and melody, harmony is the most sophisticated of the three musical elements. We are so accustomed to thinking of music in terms of ha…