ethnomusicology_vocabulary_flipped Flashcards
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The tone quality or ‘color’ of a musical sound.
Timbre
A tone’s specific frequency level, measured in Hertz (Hz).
Pitch
The lengths, or durations, of sounds as patterns in time.
Rhythm
The volume of a musical sound.
Dynamics
Instruments that require air to produce sound—namely, flutes, reeds, trumpets, and bellows-driven instruments.
Aerophone
Instruments with strings stretched between two points that produce sound when the strings vibrate.
Chordophone
Instruments that themselves vibrate to produce sound, such as rattles, bells, and various other kinds of percussion.
Idiophone
Instruments that produce sound through the vibration of a stretched membrane, such as drums.
Membranophone
The method by which frequencies are represented and organized in a musical tradition.
Tuning System
A set of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order.
Scale
The distance between two pitches.
Interval
The span of pitches that a voice or instrument can produce.
Range
A sequence of pitches that is perceived as a single, coherent entity.
Melody
The overall shape or outline of a melody.
Melodic Contour
The addition of decorative notes or sounds to a melody.
Ornamentation
The relationship between the text (lyrics) and the melody in vocal music.
Text Setting
refers to the basic unit of time in music
Beat
refers to the emphasis placed on certain beats
Accent
The number of rhythmic events within a specific period.
Rhythmic Density
The overall texture of a musical work, including how different voices or instruments interact.
Phonic Structure
The overall structure or plan of a piece of music.
Form
Elements that indicate or signify specific cultural, geographical, or temporal associations.
Musical Markers
The study of musical instruments.
Organology
A bar or ridge found on chordophones that enables performers to produce different melodic pitches with consistent frequency levels.
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