There is a number of musical elements (melody, harmony, tempo,meter, rhythm). When combined, they give character and meaning to amusical piece; without them, the piece is merely a combination ofrandom notes. Â
Please rank these elements from what you believe to be the mostimportant to the least important, and explain why you have madethese choices. Also, would you change your ranking based on acertain piece's style and genre (popular vs classical, happy vs.sad, energetic vs. pensive), or do you believe that this ranking isabsolute? (for example, would harmony be less important in popularmusic vs. classical music, or would the genre not make a differencein your ranking)Â Â
Please support your arguments, and elaborate on each of youranswers. Â
