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Elements Of Music - Part Two Flashcards

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1
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What is the relative minor of D major?

What is the key signature?

A

B minor

F sharp and C sharp

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What is the relative minor of A major?

What is the key signature?

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F sharp minor

F sharp, C sharp and G sharp

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What is the relative minor of E major?

What is the key signature?

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C sharp minor

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp

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What is the relative major of B flat major?

What is the key signature?

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G minor

B flat and E flat

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What is the relative minor of E flat major?

What is the key signature?

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C minor

B flat and E flat and A flat

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What is the relative major of A flat major?

What is the key signature?

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F minor

B flat and E flat, A flat and D flat

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What are the various techniques and devices used within melodies?

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▪️Balanced phrases - where all phrases are 2, 4 or 8 bars long
▪️q and a phrases - two balanced phrases that compliment each other
▪️repetition
▪️sequence - a short pattern of notes immediately repeated at a different pitch
▪️imitation
▪️countermelody - another melody played at the same time as the main melody

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What are the simple time signatures?

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2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 3/8, 2,2

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What are the compound time signatures?

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6/8, 5/8, 7/8, 8/8

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What key type does most western music have?

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A home or tonic key

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What modulations are there?

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To the Dominant, to the subdominant, to the relative major and to the relative minor

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What are the different types of ornament?

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▪️trill -where two adjacent notes alternate really quickly
▪️mordent -where there is just one quick alternation of notes that are adjacent (a mini trill)
▪️acciaccatura -a crushed note where a note is played really quickly before the next note
▪️turn -notes that literally turn around the main note really quickly

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13
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What are the different range of voice?

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▪️Soprano-high female
▪️alto-low female
▪️tenor-high male
▪️bass-low male

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Name 6 rhythmic features

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Syncopation, dotted rhythms, cross rhythms, anacrusis, ostinato and triplets

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What is syncopation?

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Where the music plays against the beat rather than on the beat

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What is dotted rhythms?

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Where the rhythms are uneven creating a ‘long-short’ feel

17
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What are cross rhythms?

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Where two or more contrasting rhythms are played at the same time

18
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What is anacrusis?

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An upbeat where 1 or more notes occur before the 1st beat of a bar

19
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What is an ostinato?

A

A pattern repeated over and over again

20
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What are triplets?

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Where a crotchet beat is split into three

21
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Give the name of larger structures in music

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▪️Concert- one solo instrument with an orchestra
▪️concerto grosso -two or more solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra
▪️symphony -orchestra only
▪️sonata- a piece for a solo instrument accompanied by a keyboard

22
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What are large structures?

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Compositions with three or four movements

23
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Give the smaller structures in music

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▪️binary- two sections AB
▪️ternary- 3 sections ABA
▪️rondo - 5 or more sections ABACA or ABACADA
▪️verse chorus structure - similar verses with a contrasting chorus

24
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What is moderato

A

At a moderate speed

25
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What is vivace?

A

Fast and lively

26
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What is presto?

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Very fast

27
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What is rubato?

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Flexible tempo

28
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What is it when a music piece is ‘free’

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There is no obvious tempo or pulse

29
Q

What is the basic form of texture?

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Thick or thin

30
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What is monophonic?

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A single line texture that maybe accompanied by a melody

31
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What is unison?

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Where everyone plays the same part in a single line

32
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What is homophonic?

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Where all parts play different notes but in the same rhythm

33
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What is polyphonic?

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Where there are different layers of melodies that weave in and out of each other

34
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What are the different ways texture can be described?

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Monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic, unison and melody and accompaniment

35
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What does music higher in pitch often sound like in terms of texture?

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Often sounds thinner than lower pitch music

36
Q

How do you describe a clarinet in terms of timbre in contrast to a trumpet?

A

Has a warm timbre whereas a trumpet has a brassy or strident timbre

37
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How can a French horn sound in terms of timbre?

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It can sound mellow and round yet raucous and quite aggressive

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