Musically, this portrays that "nothing... in between" because it's a conjunct melody: it goes up and down according to the steps of the scale and doesn't skip over any notes. Disregarding accidentals, there are no notes "in between" these.
Sunday, February 16, 2020
"Twilight"
This morning I was thinking about "Twilight," and I discovered a small feature in the lines "It's either real, or it's a dream / There's nothing that is in between." It's sung to this melody:
Musically, this portrays that "nothing... in between" because it's a conjunct melody: it goes up and down according to the steps of the scale and doesn't skip over any notes. Disregarding accidentals, there are no notes "in between" these.
Musically, this portrays that "nothing... in between" because it's a conjunct melody: it goes up and down according to the steps of the scale and doesn't skip over any notes. Disregarding accidentals, there are no notes "in between" these.
