Follow the Active Listening guide to “Oifn Pripetshik” and describe its metrical structure
What will be an ideal response?
• Beats/pulses are apparent (metered) and (B) grouped into a triple meter, a meter with a number of beats divisible by 3 (1 2 3, 1 2 3, etc.).
• With each phrase being 4 bars long, illustrating the most common European musical phrase length
4. Why do "Oifn Pripetshik," "Joy to the World" and "A Mighty Fortress" sound like European compositions?
• All three songs are based on the common European major/minor scales and related harmonies.
• All three songs are in a common duple/triple meter, grouped into four-bar phrases.
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