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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Cogito who wrote (63260)5/3/2008 9:09:14 PM
From: KonKilo  Read Replies (2) of 542941
 
Yes, you absolutely can have either one without the other. It's easier to find examples of rhythm without melody than of melody without rhythm, but I could probably find examples of both types of music in my music collection.

A perfect example of rhythm without melody is a snare drum solo, hopefully a brief one. <g>

I'm wracking my brain trying to think of a melody without rhythm; it would have to change pitch to be a melody and if it does that, it has a rhythm implied, no matter how rudimentary. Perhaps a single note that bends into the subsequent pitches might fit the definition.

I would also say that it's possible to create music that has neither one, but that's a tough trick, and it wouldn't sound like music to everyone.

Philip Glass wrote a piece called 4:33 in which the pianist sat upright on his bench, stared intently at the sheet music, occasionally turned a page, then got up and bowed to the audience, never having played a note. The performance lasted four minutes and thirty-three seconds.
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