Ch. 5 and 6 Flashcards

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Monophony

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Simplest texture or single voiced music without accompaniment

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Texture

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Refers to the interweaving of the melodic lines with harmony in music

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Hetrophony

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Refers to the multiple voices elaborating the same melody at the same time

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Polyphony

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Describes a many voiced texture based on counter point- one line set against another

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Homophony

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Occurs when one melodic voice is prominent over the accompanying lines or voiced

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Imitation

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When a melodic idea is presented in one voice, then restated in another, is a common unifying technique in polyphony

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Form

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Is the organizing principle in music, it’s basic elements are repetition, contrast, and variation or structure or shape

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Strophic form

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Common in songs, features repeated music for each stanza of text

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Binary form

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Basic structures in music

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Themes melodic idea in a large scale work and can be broken into small component fragments (motives)

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Sequence results when a motive is repeated at a different pitch

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Call and response

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A repetive style of music involving a soloist and a group

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Ostinato

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Repetition of a short melodic rhythm or harmonic pattern

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Movements

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Large scale compositions such as symphonies and sonatas are divided

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Improvisation

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Music is created on the spot

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Theme

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When a melodic idea is used a building block in the construction of a larger work

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