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Exam 2 Study Guide Flashcards

1
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tempo

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rate of speed of music

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dynamics

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denote the volume (degree of loudness or softness) at which music is played

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vocalise

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wordless melody (singing on a neutral vowel like “ah”)

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scat-singing

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a vocal improvisation using wordless vocables, like “shoo-be-doo-be-doo-wop”

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5
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nonlexical

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(nonsensical) “na na na na na… hey jude” from Beatles’ Hey Jude

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secular

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nonreligious; worldly music

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7
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vernacular

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the language of the people

What type of music is sung in this manner?

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sacred

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religious

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latin

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language of the roman catholic church; western religious music is in this language

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stanzas (strophe)

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rhymed sections

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strophic form

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same music is repeated for each stanzas

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12
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chorus (refrain)

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words and music that recur after each stanza

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13
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syllabic

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each syllable gets one note

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14
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melismatic

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a single syllable is elongated by many notes thereby giving a particular word more emphasis

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15
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neumatic

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with a few notes to each syllable

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16
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word-painting

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technique that draws out with long melisma and capturing a meaning

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17
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timbre/tone color

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properties of sound include pitch, duration, volume, and ________.

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18
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instrument

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produces sounds/ music through different techniques of motion (plucking, strum, etc.)

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19
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soprano/ mezzo-soprano/ alto

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highest to lowest voice types for females

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tenor/ baritone/ bass

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highest to lowest voice types for males

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21
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areophones

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produce sound by using air

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22
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chordophones

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vibrating string between two points to create sound

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23
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idiophones

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produce sound from the substance itself

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24
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membranophones

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drum-type instruments that are sounded from tightly stretched membranes

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25
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vibrato

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h

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26
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plucked/ bowed

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legato

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staccato

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pizzicato

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vibrato

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glissando

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tremolo

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trill

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double stopping

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triple/ quadruple stopping

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harmonics

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harp

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arpeggio

39
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STUDY INSTRUMENT TYPES IN TEXTBOOK (PG. 39-46)

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STUDY INSTRUMENT TYPES IN TEXTBOOK (PG. 39-46)

40
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a cappella

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singing with no accompaniment

41
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chamber music

42
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string quartets, piano trios, brass quintets

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orchestra

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bands

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jazz band, marching band, and wind band

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conductor

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SATB

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choir

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gamelan orchestras

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symphony orchestras

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rock bands

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baton

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thin stick that conductors use to help performers keep at the same tempo because it is easy to see

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fugue

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a polyphonic form popular in the Baroque era (1600-1750) based on purcell’s theme

54
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concermaster

A

the first chair violinists to standardizes their bowing strokes so that he musical emphasis and interpretation is the same

55
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middle ages

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400-1450

kyrie (hildegard)

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early christian period

57
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gregorian chant

58
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development of polyphony

59
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renaissance period

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1450-1600

Inviolata, integra et casta es maria (josquin)

60
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baroque period

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1600-1750

Minuet in D (bach, anan magdalena bach notebook); concerto in c major for two trumpets, 1 (vivaldi)

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classical period

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1750-1825

symphony no. 94 (surprise), II (Haydn)

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romantic period

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post romantic and impressionist period

64
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twentieth century and beyond

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