Intro Flashcards
Shifting from one key to another in the same piece of music
Modulation
20th century music changes of styles by gradually abandoning tonality
Atonality
mostly unknown due to its lack of survival in noted form
Ancient Civilizations Music
historically are continuous form one to the other
Style
repetition, contrast, variation
Form Techniques
can be achieved by structural organization of musical ideas, and elements in time
Form
number, and type of layer of sound and how they relate to each other
Texture
a characteristic way of using melody , rhythm, tone color, dynamics, harmony, texture, and form
Style
produces a sense of finality that traditionally wound provide an end to a musical composition
Cadence in Tonic Chord
relatedness to a central tone in music
Tonality
a triad chord built on the fifth note /step of a scale
Dominant Chord
accidentals (sharps and flats)signs immediately following the clef signet the beginning of the musical staff in a composition
Key Signature
a resting place at the end of a musical phrase, section, or composition
Cadence
series fo chords
Progression
a way of construction chords and how they follow each other
Harmony
Tonic
first note/step of a scale
momentary silence in a composition
Musical Reset
playing in a short detached manner
Staccato
a series of single tones which add up to a recognizable whole in a composition
Melody
smooth, connected way of playing music a melody
Legato
a sign in musical notation used to cancel a previous sharp or flat
Natural
gradual slowing-down
Ritardando
organization of beats into regular patterns/groups
Musical Meter
the rate of speed of the beat in the music
Tempo
placement of an accent in the music where it would not normally be expected
Syncopation
played by means of process based on representing data in terms of measurable physical quantities
Synthesizer
a process based on representing data in terms of measurable physical quantities
Analog Synthesis
based on the imagination and organizing power of human mind
Quality of Music in the Electronic Studio
generated by performer’s lips
Vibrations in Brass Instruments
Lowest Pitch Instrument in the Orchestra
Contrabassoon
Thin piece of cane used singly or in pairs by woodwind instruments
Reed
Rapid repeating notes by quick up-and-down bow strokes performed on a string instrument
Tremolo
Tone color in music
Timbre
Makes the sound/tone warmer and more expressive
Vibrato in String Instruments
Performer emphasizing a tone by playing it louder than the other ones around it
Dynamic Accent in Music
Measured in cycles per second
Frequency of Pitch Vibrations
Has a definite pitch/frequency
Tone
Pitch, dynamics, tone color, and duration
Musical Sound
