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1
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Crescendo

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Gradually gets louder

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2
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Decrescendo

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Gradually gets softer

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3
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Forte

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Loud

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4
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Piano

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Soft

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5
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Mezzo

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Medium

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6
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Dynamics

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Degrees of soft and loud

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7
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Chord

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Several sounds played at once

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8
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Triad

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Three notes

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9
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Melody

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Prominent sound heard

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Harmony

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Background sound heard

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11
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Dissonance

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Musical tension

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12
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Consonance

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Musical resolution

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13
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Rhythm

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Internal beat of music

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14
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Allegro

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Fast

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15
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Adagio

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Slow

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16
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Andante

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Walking tempo

17
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Presto

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Very fast

18
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Major

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Pleasant

19
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Minor

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Not so pleasant

20
Q

List the strings

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Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass

21
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Violin is

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High

22
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Viola is

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Middle

23
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Cello is

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Low

24
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String Bass is

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Lowest

25
Q

Name the double reeds

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Obe (highest)
English Horn (middle)
Bassoon (low)

26
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Name the single reeds

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E flat Clarinet (high)
Clarinet (middle)
Bass Clarinet (low)

27
Q

Other Woodwinds (Brass)

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Piccolo (highest)
Flute (high)
Trumpet (high)
Horn (middle)
Trombone (low)
Tuba (lowest)
28
Q

Other Woodwinds (Percussion)

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Timpani
Bass Drum
Xylophone
Harp
Cymbals
Snare Drum
Triangle
Tambourine
29
Q

Who composed the funeral March which was dedicated to Richard?

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Edvard Grieg

30
Q

Which brass instrument has been relatively unchanged since 1511?

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Trombone

31
Q

Name one of the two movement by Lincoln Posy

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Ruffled Park Poachers

32
Q

As a general role, which instruments are sounding the most to least?

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Strings
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion

33
Q

Name one of the two movements in Orchestra with Voices

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Lacrimosa

34
Q

What was composed by Nicolas Rimsky Korsakov?

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Scheherazade

35
Q

6 Elements of Music

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Melody
Harmony
Rhythm
Form
Texture
Expression
36
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What is a phrase and a cadence?

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Just as a sentence can be divided into its component units or phrases, so can a melody.

A phrase in music, as in language, denotes a unit of meaning within a larger structure. The phrase ends in a resting place, or cadence, which produces a sentence.

The cadence is where a singer or instrumental pauses to draw a breath.

37
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What is style?

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Style.may be defined as the characteristic way an artwork is presented. Style is made up of pitch, time, timbre, and expression, creating a sound that each culture recognizes as its own.

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