Ch. 1 Flashcards

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Rhythm

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Accented pulses (beats) grouped in slow moving triple divisions (difficult to count)

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Melody

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One main melodic line, the range (highness and lowness) changes throughout

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Harmony

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Harsh, jarring combinations of sound, a single sustained low pitch

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Texture

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Interest focused on a single line with all parts moving together, then a new rhythmic idea appears under the same tune

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Form

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Repetition is the main organizing feature, as other elements shift throughout

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Expression

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Changing tempos(pace) and dynamics (volume) to create drama

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Performing forces

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Large choir and orchestra

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Timbre

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A mixed choir of women and men’s voices with orchestra, frequent interjections by loud percussion ( drums and metallic gongs) and brass (trumpets)

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Text

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Latin text in 3 verses, originally a medieval poem about fate and fortuna, the roman goddess of luck

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Encore

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French for again and used for an added piece

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Melody

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Is the line, or tune, in music

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Contour

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How it moves up and down, and in range, or span of pitches

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Interval

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The distance between any two pitches

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Conjunct

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A melody that moves in small, connected intervals

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Disjunct

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Melodys that moves by leaps

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Phrases

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The units that make up a melody

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Cadences

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Phrasing end in resting places

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Countermelody

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Melody may be accompanied by a secondary melody