Exam 2 Study Guide Flashcards
tempo
rate of speed of music
dynamics
denote the volume (degree of loudness or softness) at which music is played
vocalise
wordless melody (singing on a neutral vowel like “ah”)
scat-singing
a vocal improvisation using wordless vocables, like “shoo-be-doo-be-doo-wop”
nonlexical
(nonsensical) “na na na na na… hey jude” from Beatles’ Hey Jude
secular
nonreligious; worldly music
vernacular
the language of the people
What type of music is sung in this manner?
sacred
religious
latin
language of the roman catholic church; western religious music is in this language
stanzas (strophe)
rhymed sections
strophic form
same music is repeated for each stanzas
chorus (refrain)
words and music that recur after each stanza
syllabic
each syllable gets one note
melismatic
a single syllable is elongated by many notes thereby giving a particular word more emphasis
neumatic
with a few notes to each syllable
word-painting
technique that draws out with long melisma and capturing a meaning
timbre/tone color
properties of sound include pitch, duration, volume, and ________.
instrument
produces sounds/ music through different techniques of motion (plucking, strum, etc.)
soprano/ mezzo-soprano/ alto
highest to lowest voice types for females
tenor/ baritone/ bass
highest to lowest voice types for males
areophones
produce sound by using air
chordophones
vibrating string between two points to create sound
idiophones
produce sound from the substance itself
membranophones
drum-type instruments that are sounded from tightly stretched membranes
vibrato
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