Dimension

Length and range.

Many melodies are neither extremely short nor usually

long.

The length of the melody is relative to the number of

measure which composes it.

The range of the melody is the pitch distance from its

lowest to its highest tone.

Register

The relative highness or lowness of the aggregate tones

of a melody.

Direction

Upwards and downwards.

Melody may moves rapidly or gradually, ascending

or descending.

Progression

Refers to the intervals between the tones as a

melody moves from one tone to the next.

Most frequently encountered are the following:

Very slow: Largo (broad)

Grave (solemn)

Slow: Lento

Adagio (gently, leisurely, slowly)

Moderate: Andante (going at a walking pace)

Andantino (a little andante, somewhat faster than andante)

Moderato (moderate speed)

Fairly fast: Allegretto (a little lively- not as fast as allegro)

Fast: Allegro (happy, cheerful, lively)

Very fast: Allegro molto (very lively)

Vivace (vivacious, lively)

Presto (very quick)

Prestissimo (as quick as possible)

Accelerando- gradual increase of

speed.

Ritardando- gradual decrease.

TIMBRE

Sonority

-Is an attribute of texture which -is based more

on harmonic than melodic consideration.

-Refer to the quality of richness or thinness of

texture.

Determined by:

Number of parts

Refers to the number of voices involved.

Spacing of tones

Refers to the musical intervals between parts,.

Register tones

Refers to whether the tones are high, medium, or

slow

Timbre

Refers to the tone quality or qualities of the

mediums which will play the music.