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Taylor Swift - 22: Sound, Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Tonality, & Texture

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What is the sound, rhythm, melody, harmony, tonality, and texture of Taylor Swift's song 22?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgFeZr5ptV8

I'm not sure how to dissect this song into the above elements or count beats or tones. Please help with a short simple answer to each music element.

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Solution discusses Taylor Swift's song, 22 [twenty-two] in terms of its sound, rhythm, melody, harmony, tonality, and texture.

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Taylor Swift - 22

sound:
Sound itself refers to pitch [highness or lowness], dynamics [speed], and tone [tonality]. Swift's song, 22 has numerous sounds coming from all the instruments or electronic noises that are being played simultaneously. The pitch is neither high or low, but mid-range "forte" with mostly ...

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