E​NGAGED​ L​ISTENING

Title: ​____​Amicus meus osculi me tradidit signo​_____________________________________________________________

Composer: ​_______​Tomas Luis de Victoria ​_____________________________________________________
Artist (if known): ​_______________________________________________________

M​USICAL​ E​LEMENTS
rhythm​: even, uneven, long, short, rests,
R​HYTHM​ & T​EMPO​:
duple, triple, quadruple, pulsing, driving,
repeated, syncopation
rhyme - the rhyme went back and forth, it was repeating throughout the song.
tempo:​ slow, fast, frantic, peaceful,
tempo - had a fast tempo, but was very upbeat and evened out of a rough pace. moderate, accel., a tempo, ritard
pitch-​ treble, bass, high, low, middle,
M​ELODY​:
mixed range, ascending, descending,
melody - the melody was flowing back and forth like crashing waves. melody​-conjunct, disjunct, steps &
leaps, short or long phrases, arch,
pitch - the pitch trembled, and it was very high towards the front, but in the back there was deep ascending. wave, vivid motif, theme
harmony​-melody, accompaniment, rich,
H​ARMONY​ & T​EXTURE​:
sparse, monophonic, polyphonic,
homophonic, consonance, dissonance,
harmony - the harmony was rich, it had broken cords. block chords, broken chords, resolution
texture - the texture was very dark, it had many instruments. texture​-dense, thin, thick, medium,
heavy, light, sparse. few/many
instruments

T​ONALITY​: tonality​-major, minor, combo, changing,

indistinct, bright, happy, dark, somber,
other
tonality - the tonality is upbeat and deep.

dynamics​-loud, soft, mezzo, crescendo,

D​YNAMICS​ & A​RTICULATION​:
decrescendo
articulation​-staccato, clipped, legato,
dynamics - the dynamics were very hard and dark. smooth
large contrasts, little contrast
articulation - the articulation has large contrasts, they flow together roughly.

T​IMBRE​: bright, brilliant, clear, deep, heavy,

warm, reedy, thin, breathy, piercing,
harsh, mellow, dark, light, airy

timbre - the timbre is rough as well as bright.

 theme, section, A, B, C..., phrase, verse,
F​ORM​ & S​TRUCTURE​:
strophic, binary, ternary, antecedent,
consequent, restatement, introduction,
bridge
form and structure - this music has verses to it, it flowed in verses.

place and time

C​ONTEXT​:

context - although this music sounds like it is older, I found that many people over the years have redone it in their own ways,
which makes the song timeless.

P​ERSONAL​ R​ESPONSE
How did the music affect my body?
P​HYSICAL​:
How would I characterize the sound of
the music to my ears?
The music affected my body by making me smile as I listened to it. The best way I could characterize the sound is by
calling it an upbeat party setting and happy feeling.

E​MOTIONAL​: How did the music make me feel?

What mood does the music create?
What activity would this music
The music made me feel happy and whole. This music created a sense of relating to others. This type of music was very reinforce?
happy and upbeat.

I​NTELLECTUAL​: What mental image did the music bring

to mind?
Is there a specific memory I associate
The mental image I created in my head as I listened to this was being at a party with friends, that may have been with this music?
influenced by the background knowledge I had learned before listening to this, but a party definitely fits. What else did I think about as I
concentrated on the music?

O​VERALL​ P​ERCEPTION
T​WO​-​WORD​ D​ESCRIPTION​: Describe the music using only two
concise descriptive words.
togetherness and unity
Rate the music and give a reason for
R​ATING​:
your rating.
5 - Greatly enjoyed
5 4 - Somewhat enjoyed
3 - Neither enjoyed nor disliked
2 - Somewhat disliked
1 - Greatly disliked