key words Flashcards
1
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quartal harmony
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intervals of fourths
2
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suspension
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musical device where a note is prolonged while the underlying harmony changes
3
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antiphonal
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A performance style in which an ensemble is divided into two or more groups, performing alternately as separate groups and in unison.
4
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heterophonic
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two or more musicians performing the same melody at the same time but embellishing it in different ways.
5
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pentatonic
A
five-note scale
6
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bitonal
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the use of two different keys, or tonic centers at the same time
7
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harmony words (15)
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- functional
- diatonic
- chromatic
- extended chords
- diminished 7ths
- non functional
- inverted
- root position
- harmonic rhythm
- quartal harmony
- dissonance
- suspensions
- circle of fifths
- pedal note
- cadences (perfect- V- I, plagal- IV-I, imperfect- I/II/IV - V, interrupted V-Vi)
8
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harmonic devices (3)
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- circle of fifths
- pedal note
- cadences (perfect- V- I, plagal- IV-I, imperfect- I/II/IV - V, interrupted V-Vi)
9
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Texture words (9)
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- homophonic
-polyphonic - unison
- monophonic
- contrapuntal
- imitation
- antiphonal
- melody dominated homophony
- heterophonic
10
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melody words (13)
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- conjunct
- arpeggios
- disjunct
- chromatic
- ornaments - trills, mordents, appoggiaturas, acciaccaturas
- ascending
- descending
- pentatonic
- sequence
- motif
- syllabic
- melismatic
- melodic ostinatos
11
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melodic devices (4)
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- sequence
- imitation
- ornamentation
- leitmotifs
11
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tonality words (7)
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- major
- minor
- pentatonic
- atonal
- bitonal
- modal
- modulation
12
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dynamics words (7)
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- piano
- pianissimo
- forte
- fortissimo
- crescendo
- decrescendo
- sforzando - with sudden emphasis
12
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rhythm words (9)
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- dotted rhythm
- syncopated
- triplets
- sextuplets
- cross rhythms
- rests
- swung
- rhythmic ostinatos
- straight rhythm
12
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tempo words (5)
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- largo - slow
- grave
- moderato
- allegro
- rit/rall
