Music is the art of composing sounds in certain measure in time with the basic elements of harmony, melody, beat, and rhythm. It is truly one of the universal musical aspects of all human civilizations. Generally, general definitions of music generally include elements like rhythm, pitch, dynamic features, and the tonal qualities of texture and timbre. But as we will see below, each of these elements is not exclusive to just one type or form of music, but rather present within all types of music.
The first element of Music is harmony. Aristotle's (the father of music, though often misquoted as an innovator) definition of musical harmony is that "a perfect and constant relation between two parts." Though this definition has become widely accepted, it is sometimes used to describe a relationship of dissimilar elements of a composition. For instance, two pianists playing different notes on different keys would have a "dissimilar" harmony. A dissimilar harmony exists when a composer can successfully bring together two distinct tones so that they can be played together in a succession of beats.
Rhythm is a combination of melody and harmony. Musical phrases that lack rhythm are called "barrels" or "verse" by English speakers. " Rhythm" can also refer to the rhythm of sounds within a musical selection, whether that selection be a melodic selection or a rhythmic selection (a drum selection). The most famous musician to use the term "rhythm" was Beethoven, who wrote extensively about his passion for music and his lifelong struggle with the "distant".
Harmony, in terms of classical music, occurs when one another's voices are heard as a unit instead of separate entities. This unity is achieved by adding treble clef notes, bass clef notes, and other notes of similar frequency on the same beat. Sometimes one voice is also heard as the head of a unit, as in an octave division of a scale. Individual voices can also harmonize separately, as in a line progression where the bass line and treble line complement each other.
Folk songs usually contain a rhythmic structure known as " meter," which refers to the rules concerning how the various sounds should be played on the same line. The meter in a folk song is sometimes referred to as "pulse" or "time." The meter typically makes use of simple patterns of white and red that indicate beats. Sometimes a rhythmical backing is used to provide a sense of continuity in a folk song.
As stated before, although harmony is often identified with melody, this is not always the case. When two or more similar sounds are played on the same beat, this can often be mistaken for harmony. When two similar sounds are played at the same time, such as a repetitive bass drum beat in a rock tune, the result can be very uninspiring to many listeners. While there may not be a significant difference between one another, unless a listener is specifically trained to recognize it, the result does not strike anyone as being melodic in nature. This does not mean that a bass drum beat in a rock song is uninteresting; rather it means that if you do not have a specific musical notation in mind, it can be difficult to find the right harmony.
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