Chapter 0 Terms Flashcards

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Consonance

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Stability

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2
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Dissonance

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Instability

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3
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Tonic

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I

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4
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Dominant

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V

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5
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Cadence (half vs. full)

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Harmonic/rhythmic configuration that creates a sense of resolution to a musical phrase

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6
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Homophony

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“Same” + “sound” (more accurately, same rhythm)
Multiple voices, but a high degree of mutual dependence
Usually, melody + accompaniment
Special case: Chorale (more properly, chorale harmonization)
Similar, but slightly more elaborate (occasional, brief independence in subordinate voices)

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7
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Polyphony

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“Many” + “sound”
Multiple, mutually independent layers (a.k.a. “counterpoint”)
Often mutually echoing the same theme, at different times, so as to overlap (known as Imitative Polyphony/Imitative Counterpoint)
These multiple musical lines could be executed by a single performer

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8
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Fugue

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A contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices (polyphony), built on a subject (theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and recurs frequently in the course of the composition, usually 2 minutes or longer

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9
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Fugato

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In the style of a fugue, but not strictly stuck to the idea of it; fugue-Lite, brief suggestion of a fugue; usually less than a minute

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10
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Conjunct Melody

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A “step” from one pitch to the next

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11
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Disjunct Melody

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A “skp” from more than one pitch to another

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12
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Hemiola

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3 beats simultaneous with 2 beats

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13
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Syncopation

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a variety of rhythms which are in some way unexpected which make part or all of a tune or piece of music off-beat

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14
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Symphony

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A tonal work in four movements with the first in sonata form

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15
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Concerto

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a musical composition usually composed in three parts or movements, in which (usually) one solo instrument (for instance, a piano, violin, cello or flute) is accompanied by an orchestra

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16
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Overture

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The instrumental introduction to an opera

17
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Poco

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a little

18
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Piu

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more

19
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Meno

A

less

20
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Assai

A

quite

21
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Molto

A

very

22
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Ma non troppo

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but not too much

23
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Climax

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high point