Midterm Flashcards
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What you see on the page, depicts a pitch.
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Note
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What you hear, determined by the frequency of vibration.
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Pitch
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5 lines and 4 spaces.
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Staff
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The unique quality of sound of an instrument
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Timbre
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A series of pitches that make up a whole idea
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Melody
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Distance between lowest and highest pitch
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Range
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Notes that are close together
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Conjunct
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Notes in a melody that leap around
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Disjunct
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Distance between two notes
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Interval
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A complete musical idea
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Phrase
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What is varied and different within a pulse
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Rhythm
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Organization of beats in a measure
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Meter
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Regular pulse in music, does not change
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Beat
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How notes sound combined
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Harmony
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The physical combination of notes
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Chord
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Consists of 8 pitches that move in whole and half steps. Major and Minor.
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Scale
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Sounds harsh and jarring, needs resolution
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Dissonance
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Sounds relaxing and pleasing
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Consonance
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Principle of organization in a major or minor scale
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Tonality
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Shortest interval between two notes in western music
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Half Step
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The 8 pitches in a scale
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Octave
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Raises a note by a half step
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Sharp
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Lowers a note by a half step
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Flat
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One single line of music. One voice or instrument.
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Monophony
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Multiple different musical lines moving at different times.
Polyphony
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Multiple musical lines moving at the same time.
Homophony
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The structure of the music
Form
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Softness and Loudness of the music. P = Soft F= Loud
Dynamics
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Speed of the beat
Tempo
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Genre of music heard outside of the church
Secular
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Genre of music made for the church
Sacred
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Each syllable has one pitch
Syllabic
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Each syllable has many pitches
Melismatic
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Musical pictorilization of words as an expressive device
Word Painting
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A word with two definitions. 1) Of the church. 2) Singing without accompaniment.
A Cappella
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Music for a small ensemble, 3-10 people
Chamber Music
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A secular song in languages outside of the church. Typically concerned with love.
Madrigal
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A sacred song in Latin. Important words are Maria, Hallelujah, and Deo.
Motet
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The central worship of the Roman Catholic Church. Contains the Ordinary in 5 parts (Kyrie and Gloria are two ordinaries) and the Proper.
Mass
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The requirements to perform a piece.
Performing Forces
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Someone who is highly skilled
Virtuoso
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Secular, Orchestra, Singers, Soloists, Sets and Costumes.
Opera
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Sacred, Large Scale Music, Similar to Opera without acting elements. Has Orchestra, Singers, and Soloists.
Oratorio
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Sacred music that is smaller and goes in the church. Orchestra, Singers, and Soloists.
Cantata
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Heavy on imitation, or different melodic lines that copy each other.
Fugue
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Hymns that people can sing in German
Chorale
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A collection of dances, each in a different meter. Multimovement work that is typically in the same key.
Dance Suite
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Multimovement work with orchestra and soloists
Concerto
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Two violins, one viola, one cello.
String Quartet
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Piece for solo instruments, or instruments with piano accompaniment.
Sonata
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The time period between 400 - 1450 is known as ___
Middle Ages
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First female composer. Important during the Middle Ages.
Hildegard of Bingen
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The time period between 1450 - 1600 is known as ___
The Renaissance
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Prolific composer of Renaissance Motets. Important composer of the Renaissance Period.
Palestrina
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The time period between 1600 - 1750
Baroque Period
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Who were the 3 important Baroque composers?
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
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Who were the two important Renaissance composers?
Des Prez and Palestrina
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Who were the two important Middle Ages composers?
Hildegard Von Bingen and Machaut
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The time period between 1750 - 1825
Classical Period
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Who were the 3 important Classical period composers?
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
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Monophonic sacred genre, earliest genre.
Chant
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A secular French song
Chanson
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Multimovement piece for orchestra. Typically 4 movements and is typically written in sonata-allegro form.
Symphony
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What instruments are in the String Family?
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Guitar
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What instruments are in the Woodwind Family?
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone
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What Woodwind does not use a reed?
Flute
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What Woodwind instruments use a single-reed?
Saxophone, Clarinet
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What Woodwind instruments use a double-reed?
Oboe, Bassoon
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What do all members of the brass family have in common?
Mouthpiece and bell-shaped end
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What instruments are in the Brass family?
Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba
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What instruments are in the Percussion family?
Tympani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbal, Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone
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What instruments are in the Keyboard family?
Piano, Harpsichord, Organ
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What is important about the Kyrie?
It is a Gregorian Chant and an example of Monophony. Sacred.
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What is important about Fair Phyllis?
Composed by John Farmer. It is a Madrigal. Uses Word-Painting. 4 voices SATB.
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What is important about Ave Maria?
Composed by Des Prez. It is a Sacred Motet.
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What is important about Gloria?
Composed by Palestrina. Was from the ordinary of the Mass. Sacred. Homophonic.
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What is important about the Messiah Chorus?
Composed by Handel. Sacred Oratorio. Virtuosic Soloist. Soprano Aria.
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What is important about Spring from The Four Seasons?
Composed by Vivaldi. Concerto. 12 movements total. Seasons use violin soloists.
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What is important about Little Fugue in G Minor?
Composed by Bach. Fugue so it used imitation. Played on an organ.
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What is important about the Emperor String Quartet?
Composed by Haydn and it is a String Quartet.
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What is important about Symphony No. 40?
Composed by Mozart and it is a Symphony.
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What is important about Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major?
Composed by Haydn and it is a Concerto. Made use of trumpets with valves. This piece has virtuosic trumpet soloists.
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What is important about the Moonlight Sonata?
Composed by Beethoven and it is a Sonata.
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What is important about Symphony No. 5?
Composed by Beethoven and it is a Symphony.
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What is important about the Marriage of Figaro?
Composed by Mozart and it is an Opera Buffa
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