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Chapter 1 Test Flashcards

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pp

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Very soft

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Soft

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Moderately soft

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Moderately loud

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Loud

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Very loud

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Crescendo

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Get louder

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De crescendo

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Get softer

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Women voices highest-lowest

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Soprano (high)
Mezzo-soprano (middle)
Alto (contralto) (low)

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Men voices highest-lowest

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Tenor (high)
Baritone (middle)
Bass (low)

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Instruments of the Orchestra

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Strings
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion

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String instruments:

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Violin
Viola
Violoncello
Bass

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Woodwind instruments:

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Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon

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Brass instruments:

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Trumpet
French horn
Trombone
Tuba

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Percussion instruments

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*timpani
*xylophone
*chimes
^snare drum
^bass drum
*=pitched/^=unpitched

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Beat

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Regular pulsation that divides music into units of time

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Meter

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Organization of beats into regular groups

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Accent/syncopation

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Emphasis on a note/emphasis on a note that is on an unexpected beat

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Tempo

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The speed of the beat

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Largo

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Very slow

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Adagio

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Slow

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Andante

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Moderately slow

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Moderato

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Moderate

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Allegro

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Fast

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Presto

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Very fast

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Accelerando

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Get faster

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Ritardando

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Get slower

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Melody

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A series of single notes that add up to a recognizable whole

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Conosance

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Stable & restful

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Dissonance

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Unstable & tense

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Musical texture

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The number of different layers of sound heard at once

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Musical texture:

Monophonic

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Single, unaccompanied melodic line

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Musical texture:

Polyphonic

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Simultaneous performance of two or more melodic lines

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Musical texture:

Homophonic

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One main melody accompanied by chords

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