Handout 3 Flashcards
The perceived highness or lowness of a musical sound (measurable & definable)
Pitch
Its highness of lowness is determined by its frequency/cycles per second
A musical pitch/tone
Produces a regular and measurable frequency
Defined Pitch
Produces irregular and immeasurable frequency
Indefinite Pitch
(Tessitura) the distance b/t the highest and lowest pitches that can be sing or played by a voice or instrument
Pitch Range
Its volume (dynamic) level expressed in Italian terms
Intensity
A loud dynamic level
Forte
A very loud dynamic
Fortissimo
A soft level of dynamic
Piano
A very soft level of dynamics
Pianissimo
Gradual increase in volume can add excitement to music
Crescendo
Gradual decrease in volume lessens the tension or produces a sense of calm.
Decrescendo
The distinctive color of vocal/instrumental sound. Its timbre.
Quality (color)
The distinctiveness of a voice or instrument that arise from acoustical properties of the harmonic series
Timbre
Length of time a sound lasts/ Silence is important
Duration
Discovered the mathematic properties/relationship of music sound
Pythagoras
A. Fundament Pitch (Heard)
B. Harmonics/Overtones/Partials
Components (elements) of music pitch
Notation showing all the parts of a musical ensemble, with a separate staff for each part, all aligned simultaneously with sounded aligned vertically, used by conductor.
Score
Organized by its pitch, duration, quality/timbre & dynamic/ intensity
Musical Sound
A musical composition that stands alone regardless of its length or number of movements.
Work of music
A tritone consisting of Three Whole Steps.
The Devils Interval/Tritone
The Devil in Music.
Banned in middle ages by catholic church.
Used by Leonard Bernstein in “westside story” song “Maria” & by Jimi Hendrix in “Purple Haze”
Diabolus in musica.
TXT the two notes having the same name with one having twice or half the frequency of vibrations. The interval spanning the first through the eight note of any such scale.
Octave
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” first interval leap
Octave
The space/distance between any two pitches
Intervals
Broken chords or triads that outline a chord.
U.S National Anthem “oh Say Can You See”
Arpeggios
A composition featuring a point of technique but performed because of its artistic merit.
Etude
Sounds pleasant, restful or stable to the ear. Tonal Music (tonality)
Consonant Music
Sounds harsh, discordant, very unstable and unrestful
Dissonant Music
Composing in quarter tones- which sometimes makes dissonance more prominent than it would be in traditional tonality.
Hyper-tonality (microtonality)
The ordered flow of music through time; the pattern of durations of notes and silences in music
Rhythm TXT
Beat Tempo Meter
3 components of rhythm
The pulse or beat - the regular pulsation in music
Beat
The speed at which a piece of music moves. The speed of the beat. Expressed in Italian Language.
Tempo
Largo & Adagio
Slower speed tempos
Very slow and broad tempo
Largo
A leisurely tempo, literally - at ease
Adagio
The organization of beats into regular groups/units. The grouping of beats.
Meter
