Elements Of Music Flashcards

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1
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Pitch

A

How high or low a sound is

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Tempo

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Pace of music

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3
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Lento

A

Slowly

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4
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Largo

A

Slow and stately

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5
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Adiago

A

Leisurely

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6
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Andate

A

Walking pace

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7
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Allegro

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Fast

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8
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Vivace

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Lively

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Presto

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Very quickly

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Accelerando

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Getting faster

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11
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Rallentando

A

Getting slower

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12
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Dynamics

A

Volume of music

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13
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Crescendo

A

Become louder

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14
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Fortimisso

A

Very loud

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15
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Forte

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Loud

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16
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Mezzo forte

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Moderately loud

17
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Mezzo piano

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Moderately soft

18
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Piano

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Soft

19
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Pianissimo

A

Very soft

20
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Dimindouendo

A

Getting softer

21
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Duration

A

The length of each note

22
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Articulation

A

How a note I’s preformed

23
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Legato

A

Smoothly

24
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Staccato

A

Detached

25
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Texture

A

How melodies harmony’s and rhythms are layered up in a piece

26
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Monophonic

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Contains one melody with no harmonies although there might be a rhythmic accompaniment

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Poly phonic

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Contains two or more melodies playing at the same time

28
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Homophonic

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When there is more than one idependent Melodie playing at the same time

29
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Timbre

A

The instruments playing in the piece

30
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Tonality

A

The character of the piece of music

31
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Major

A

Happy

32
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Minor

A

Sad