Era - Modern - Vocabulary p.113 Flashcards
What does atonality mean?
Atonality means the total absence of any tonal centers.
What is expanded tonality?
Expanded tonality means the use of extremely chromatic harmony while still maintaining allegiance to a tonal center
In simple term, it means using many different notes outside of the usual ones (chromatic), but still staying focused on a main musical key (tonal center).
What is the term for using extremely chromatic harmony while still maintaining allegiance to a tonal center?
Expanded tonality means using many notes other than what’s in the scale but still focus on a tonal center.
What is the name of the type of scale that has 5 different pitches and common in European and Asian cultures?
Pentatonic scale.
Time period of the Modern Era
ca. 1900 - present
What is the term in which modern composers use more different harmonic vocabulary (whole tone, modal pentatonic scales, parallel chords) and suggest instead of describing images. Other techniques include use innovative orchestral colours and unclear meters.
Impressionism in music
What is the term for the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms?
Polyrhythm.
What is changing meter?
Changing meter means shift of metrical groupings and manifested through changes of time signature.
Provide the definition of twelve-tone method?
Twelve-tone method is a technique composing atonal music based on. It is based on an arrangement of all 12 chromatic pitches (tone row). Developed by Arnold Schoenberg.
What is polyrhythm?
Polyrhythm means the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms.
What is the term for the simultaneous use of two or more tonal centers?
Polytonality.
What is a non-traditional scale used by modern composers and the scale has six different pitches, all spaced a whole tone apart.
Excerpt is one example.
Whole-tone scale.
What is the term for shifting of metrical groupings and shown through changes of time signature?
Changing meter.
Provide definition of pentatonic scale.
Audio is example of one type of pentatonic scale.
Penta means five. Pentatonic scale has 5 different pitches and common in European and Asian cultures.
Define polytonality.
Polytonality means the simultaneous use of two or more tonal centers.