Exam 1: Music Flashcards
Texture
Relationship of tones played at the same time
Dynamics
Degrees of loud and soft
Style
Music characteristic of a particular person, group of people, or time period
Form
Organization through repetition to create unity
Tempo
Speed of the beat; fastness or slowness
Pitch
Highness or lowness of sound
Rhythm
Pattern of long and short sounds
Tone Color
Characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice
Woodwind
Flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon
Brass
Trumpet, tuba, french horn, trombone
Percussion
Snare drum, timpani, triangle, xylophone
Strings
Violin, viola, cell, bass
Tenor
Highest man’s voice
Bass
Lowest man’s voice
Soprano
Highest woman’s voice
Alto
Lowest woman’s voice
Binary
two part; AB
Ternary
Three part; ABA
Rondo
Constant recurring of one principal theme ABACADA
Adagio
Slow
Andante
Walking
Allegro
Fast
Forte
Loud (Dynamics)
Piano
Soft (Dynamics)
Concerto
Composition for orchestra and one or more solo instruments in 3 movements
Music
Washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life
Music
Organized sound
String Quartet
Two violins, viola, cello
Soprano
Size of recorder we are playing
Elements
Texture, Tone Color, Rhythm, Style, Form, Tempo, Dynamics
F.A.C.E.
Names of treble clef spaces
E.G.B.D.F.
Names of treble clef lines
A cappella
Without accompaniment
