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Lecture 3 Flashcards

Music's Material

1
Q

when ask about the quality of a music example, what should you provide?

A

what instruments were played in the song, for example, aerophone, drums etc

whether it is a large or small ensemble

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2
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what is the meaning of vocal timbre?

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whether the performer is male or female

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3
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what is a small ensemble?

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vocal duet or instrumental trio

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4
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what is a large ensemble?

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an orchestra or choir

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5
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what does any fundamental pitch consist of?

A

fundamental series of harmonics called overtones

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6
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what is an aerophone?

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a wind instrument

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7
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what is a chordophone?

A

string instrument

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8
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what is an idiophone?

A

vibration of the instrument itself like xylophone

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9
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what is a membranophone?

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the vibration of a membrane

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10
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when asked about the rhythm of a musical example, what should you provide?

A

classify whether it is metric, polyrhythm or free rhythm

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11
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what is the rhytmic pattern of maqsum?

A

widely used rhythmic pattern in Arab

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D T - T D - T -

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12
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what the rhytmic pattern of masmudi saghir?

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masmudi saghir (baladi)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D D - T D - T -

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13
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what the rhytmic pattern of sa’idi?

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D T - D D - T -
* equivalent to a Western 4/4 rhythm

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14
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what are takks in maqsum?

A

drumming ornaments in triplets

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15
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what is free rhythm?

A

no sense of predictability of the rhythmic pattern

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16
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what is polyrhythm?

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multiple rhythmic patterns played at the same time

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17
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what is pitch?

A

how high or low a sound is

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18
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what do faster vibrations of sound result in?

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a higher pitch

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19
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what do slower vibrations of sound result in?

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a lower pitch

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20
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what is a halfstep?

A

the smallest interval in European art music

21
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what is a whole step?

A

two half steps

22
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what is an octave?

A

when a pitch is doubled or halved

23
Q

what are microtones smaller than? what are microtones also called?

A

tones smaller than semitones called quarter tones

24
Q

how many quarter steps is a whole step in Arab music?

A

4

25
Q

what is the tuning system?

A

the entire collection of notes used in a musical tradition

26
Q

what is the basis for most tuning systems around the world?

A

the octave

27
Q

what do listeners accustomed to one music system often perceive a different set of intervals in an unfamiliar music tradition?

A

as sounding out of tune

28
Q

what is the octave divided into in the Arab maqam?

A

24 parts

29
Q

what is a scale?

A

a set of pitches used in a particular performance

30
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what is a pentatonic scale? which countries is the pentatonic scale used in?

A

5 notes per octave

used in East Asian and African countries

31
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what is a heptatonic scale? which countries is the heptatonic scale used in?

A

7 notes per octave

used in Middle East, North India, and Europe

32
Q

what is range? how is range described?

A

overall amount of pitches an instrument can produce

describe as being wide or narrow

33
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what is harmony?

A

a combination of notes to produce a chord

33
Q

when asked about the melody of a musical example, what should you provide?

A

which instrument is playing the main melody

34
Q

what is ornamentation? why does ornamentation exist?

A

embellishments added to a melody to make it sound more interesting

35
Q

what is text setting?

A

combining music and words

36
Q

what does syllabic mean?

A

each syllable of a text corresponds to one word

37
Q

what does melismatic mean?

A

several pitches are sounded for a single syllable of text

38
Q

when asked about the intensity of a music example, what should you provide?

A

describe how loud or soft the sound is

38
Q

what is cresendo?

A

gradual increase in sound

39
Q

what is decresendo?

A

a gradual decrease in sound

40
Q

when asked about the texture of a musical example, what should you provide?

A

Monophony, biphony etc

41
Q

what does biphonic mean?

A

elaborate melody with a drone

41
Q

what does monophonic mean?

A

music with a single melody line or a song sung in unison

42
Q

what does homophonic mean?

A

melody supported with different parts with different pitches but sung on the same rhythm

43
Q

what does polyphonic mean?

A

serveral melodies performed at the same time but different rhythms

44
Q

what does heterophonic mean?

A

several voices producing similar but slightly different melodies

45
Q

how many half-notes does an octave contain?

A

12 half notes

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