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AP Music Theory Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Augmentation

A

note value is doubles/made larger

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Diminution

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note value is halved or made smaller

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3
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Sequence

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Pitch and rhythmic pattern repeated at different pitch levels

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4
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Meter

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synonym for time signature

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5
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Tempo

A

pace

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6
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Time signature

A

how many beats per bar and what note value gets the beat

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7
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Phrygian half

A

iv to V half cadence

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8
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Harmonic rhythm

A

Rate at which harmony changes

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9
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Voice leading

A

how one chord moves to the next

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10
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Oblique motion

A

one voice stationary, one voice moves

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11
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Consonance

A

pleasing to the ear

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12
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Dissonance

A

displeasing to the ear

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13
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Tendency Tone

A

How a note wants to resolve. eg. raised note wanted to resolve up

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14
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Picardy third

A

3rd in a minor key but final chord is Major I

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15
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Anacrusis

A

pickup; upbeat; pick up note or figure

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16
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Monophony, monophonic

A

one sound/voice, no harmony or accompaniment. Ex. Chanting

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17
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Contrapuntal

A

voices working against each other creating harmony

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18
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Motif

A

theme

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19
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Cadenza

A

A place for a soloist to showcase his/her strength

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20
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Cadential extension

A

delay of cadence by addition of material

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21
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coda

A

conclusion of a composition

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22
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codetta

A

marks end of sonatas, perfect cadence

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23
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coutour

A

shape of melody

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24
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Phrase elision

A

when the last note of one phrase serves as the first note of the second

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25
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fragmented motive

A

division of a musical idea into segments

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26
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Bridge

A

a contrasting section work which also prepares for the return of the original material of a section

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27
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turnaround

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passage at the end of a section which leads to the next section often repetition of the previous section

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28
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twelve-bar blues

A

3 4-bar phrases, aab or abc pattern

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29
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conjunct

A

stepwise

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30
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disjunct

A

intervals larger than a second

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31
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extended version

A

phrase extended in the upbeat, body, or cadence portions of the phrase

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32
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fragmentation

A

little parts of melodic material

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33
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internal expansion

A

phrase extends beyond the expected phrase length

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34
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melodic inversion

A

melody flipped upside down with same rhythm

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35
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literal repetition

A

sequence repeated exactly

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36
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motivic transformation

A

when rhythm these is changed

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37
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octave displacement

A

take melody line and moving same notes to a different octave

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38
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retrograde

A

backwards

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39
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rhythmic transformation

A

multiplication, rotation, permutation, transportation, inversion, and combinations there of involving rhythm

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40
Q

sequential repetition

A

transposing a longer sequence to a different scale degree

41
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shortened version

A

abbreviated version of a piece

42
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transposition

A

moving key of an entire work

43
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truncation

A

has been shortened

44
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motive

A

smallest recognizable musical idea

45
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period

A

musical unit usually within 2 phrases

46
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antecedent

A

first phrase (question)

47
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consequent

A

second phrase (answer)

48
Q

contrasting period

A

begin different and end different

49
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double period

A

2 periods put together ie. 4 phrases

50
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parallel period

A

phrases begin the same

51
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phrase group

A

3+ phrases with tonal and/or thematic design elements that group them

52
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refrain

A

section of song tat repeats with same music/text

53
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binary

A

composition organized in 2 sections, usually each section is repeated. AB

54
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rounded binary

A

binary form in which melodic or motivic features in the initial phrase return the end of the piece A[BA]

55
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ternary

A

composition decided in 3 sections, outer section usually same, ABA

56
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Strophic

57
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Medley or chain form

A

AABBCCDD…

58
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solo, soli

A

melodic line, solo=one person, soli=the section

59
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stanza

A

2+ sections of a song with similar music and different lyrics

60
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theme

A

main feel/melody of a piece

61
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thematic transformation

A

change of theme using permutation, aug, dim, fragmentation

62
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through composed

A

composition with no reoccurring section

63
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tutti

A

all together

64
Q

variation

A

material altered during repetition

65
Q

verse

A

different set of words to same music

66
Q

slash or +

A

raised a half step

67
Q

Imperfect authentic cadence

A

V (inversion) –> I (no tonic in soprano)

68
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perfect authentic cadence

69
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conclusive cadence

A

cadence ending with tonic chord

70
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Deceptive cadence

71
Q

Half

A

anything-V

72
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Phrygian half

73
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Inconclusive cadence

A

cadence not ending on tonic chord

74
Q

Plagal

75
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Augmented triad

76
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diminished triad

77
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Major triad

78
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minor triad

79
Q

Major 7 chord

A

major-major

80
Q

dominant 7 chord

A

major-minor

81
Q

minor 7 chord

A

Minor-minor

82
Q

half-diminished 7 chord

A

diminished-minor

83
Q

fully diminished 7 chord

A

diminished-diminished

84
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tonic function

A

2 notes played successively in a melodic interval

85
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dominant function

A

creates instability that requires tonic to release tension

86
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predominant function

A

any chord that leads to a dominant chord

87
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common tone modulation

A

point of modulation is on a single note, using a common tone to move between 2 keys

88
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phrase modulation

A

Direct modulation between 2 phrases, new phrase begins in new key following a cadence

89
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pivot chord modulation

A

Modulation involving a chord that has a clear harmonic function in both keys

90
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neighboring chord

A

chords next to each other in scale degree rank

91
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rate or harmonic change

A

rate at which the chords change or the harmony changes in a piece

92
Q

realize realization of a figured bass

A

understanding the structure of a figured bass

93
Q

realization of a four-part roman numeral progression

A

writing 4 part voices, rolling 18 c voice leading rules

94
Q

retrogression

A

harmonic motions of chords that moves to a chord more distant from tonic

95
Q

secondary leading tone chord

A

a chord built on a secondary leading tone

96
Q

tonicization

A

a chord other than tonic that briefly function as tonic

97
Q

Cadential 64 chord

A
  • happens at cadence point
  • 164-V at cadence point
  • Ex. 164-V-1
98
Q

Passing 64 chord

A

bass moves by step

99
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Auxilary 64 chord

A

bass is constant

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