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 * Track 24: Traditional Cantonese: ‘In the Forest’ (2:05) **

Describe the treatment of melody in this excerpt.

media type="file" key="24 Track 24.m4a" width="300" height="50" Notes: - Chordophone - Erhu (bowed) and Guzheng (plucked) - Pentatonic scale, plays in unison - Ornaments in plucked instrument such as trills - Long held notes, some sliding - Small intervals mainly 2nds and 3rds - Aerophone comes in, adds to the melody plays short motifs in rhythmic unison of the bowed instrument - Repetitive melody near the end of the excerpt - Use of accents - Wide range of dynamics, builds - Short rhythmic values - Long phrases

- Wendi