Pay close attention to Table 5.1, which illustrates a Pasterska—wierchowa—ozwodna continuum. Relate each of the features listed in the table to the three examples as you listen to them. How does Worlds of Music describe the three genres as existing on a continuum?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

• The distinctions among the three genres can be thought of as existing on a continuum moving from the
• Pasterska as (typically) unmetered (or rubato, i.e., a deliberate unsteadiness of tempo, and lacking a steady pulse/beat) for listening and performed vocally to the
• Wierchowa, which may be unmetered or metered, is for listening or dancing, and performed vocally and/or instrumentally to the
• Ozwodna, which is metered, for dancing and performed instrumentally.
• By modifying some of the characteristics of a selection from the Pasterska genre the Wierchowa genre may be created, which then uses either some features of the Pasterska genre and/or some of the features of the Ozwodna genre.
• Thus the Wierchowa genre can be considered an "in-between" genre on a continuum between the Pasterska and Ozwodna genres, which are at opposite ends on the continuum.