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Narrative IV: establishing and changing mood and atmosphere, and text setting

Mood and atmosphere
Unit 4 · Unit 4: Narratives — How do musicians manipulate music elements to communicate narrative when performing, composing and responding to music?

What this note covers

  1. Mood and atmosphere: what they are
  2. Elements that create mood
  3. Changing mood within a key moment
  4. Atmosphere: environment, space and sound design
  5. Text setting and mood in vocal music
  6. Ambiguity and contradiction in mood
  7. Writing mood and atmosphere paragraphs

7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes

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