Means of musical expressiveness reveal the secret of how a set of notes, sounds, instruments turns into music. Like any art, music has a special language. So, for example, an artist may have paint by such means. Using paints, the artist creates a masterpiece. The music also has some similar instruments. We will talk about them further.
The main means of musical expression
Let's start with the pace. The tempo of the music determines how fast the piece is performed. As a rule, in music there are three types of tempo - slow, moderate and fast. For every pace, there is an Italian equivalent that the musicians operate on. A slow pace corresponds to adagio, a moderate pace corresponds to Andante, and a fast pace corresponds to presto or allegro.
Some, however, have heard expressions such as “waltz pace” or “march pace”. Indeed, such rates are also there. Although they can most likely be attributed to size. Since the waltz pace is usually three quarters of the size, and the march pace is two quarters. But some musicians attribute these characteristics to tempo features, because the waltz and march are very easy to distinguish from other pieces.
The size
Since we are talking about size, we will continue. He is needed in order not to confuse the same waltz with the march. The size, as a rule, is written after the key in the form of a simple fraction (two quarters - 2/4, three quarters - 3/4, two third - 2/3, as well as 6/8, 3/8 and others). Sometimes the size is written in the form of the letter C, which means "whole size" - 4/4. Size helps determine the rhythm of the work and its pace.
Rhythm
Our heart has its own rhythm. Even our planet has its own rhythm, which we observe when the seasons change. It can be defined as the alternation of short and long sounds. For example, the size of a waltz is associated with the concept of the rhythm of a waltz that is familiar to us. Any dance - tango, foxtrot, waltz - has its own rhythm. It is he who turns a set of sounds into one or another melody. The same set of sounds played with different rhythms will be perceived differently.
Fret
There are only two frets in music - this is major (or simply major) and minor (minor). Even people without musical education can characterize this or that music as clear, cheerful (this is a major in terms of a musician) or as sad, sad, dreamy (minor).
TimbreA timbre can be defined as the coloring of sounds. Using this means of musical expression, we can determine by ear what exactly we hear - a human voice, a violin, a guitar, a piano or maybe a flute. Each musical instrument has its own timbre, its own sound coloring.
Melody
Melody - this is the music itself. The melody combines all the means of musical expression - rhythm, tempo, tonality, size, fret, timbre. All of them together, combining with each other in a special way, turn into a melody. If you change at least one parameter in the set, the melody will turn out to be completely different. For example, if you change the tempo and play the same rhythm, in the same fret, on the same instrument, you will get a different melody with a different character.
You can briefly imagine all the means of musical expression. The table will help with this:
| Means | Varieties |
| Pace | Adagio, andante, allegro, presto |
| The size | 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 2/3, 3/8, etc. |
| Rhythm | Quarter, eighth, sixteenth, half, whole |
| Fret | Major, minor |
| Timbre | Violin, piano, guitar, voice, horn, etc. |
Enjoy the music!