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1
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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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14
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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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20
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Shortest interval between two notes in western music

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Half Step

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21
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The 8 pitches in a scale

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Octave

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22
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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.

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Polyphony

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Multiple musical lines moving at the same time.

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Homophony

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The structure of the music

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Form

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Softness and Loudness of the music. P = Soft F= Loud

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Dynamics

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Speed of the beat

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Tempo

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30
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Genre of music heard outside of the church

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Secular

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31
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Genre of music made for the church

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Sacred

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32
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Each syllable has one pitch

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Syllabic

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33
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Each syllable has many pitches

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Melismatic

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34
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Musical pictorilization of words as an expressive device

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Word Painting

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A word with two definitions. 1) Of the church. 2) Singing without accompaniment.

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A Cappella

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Music for a small ensemble, 3-10 people

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Chamber Music

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A secular song in languages outside of the church. Typically concerned with love.

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Madrigal

38
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A sacred song in Latin. Important words are Maria, Hallelujah, and Deo.

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Motet

39
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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.

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Mass

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The requirements to perform a piece.

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Performing Forces

41
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Someone who is highly skilled

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Virtuoso

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Secular, Orchestra, Singers, Soloists, Sets and Costumes.

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Opera

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Sacred, Large Scale Music, Similar to Opera without acting elements. Has Orchestra, Singers, and Soloists.

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Oratorio

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Sacred music that is smaller and goes in the church. Orchestra, Singers, and Soloists.

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Cantata

45
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Heavy on imitation, or different melodic lines that copy each other.

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Fugue

46
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Hymns that people can sing in German

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Chorale

47
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A collection of dances, each in a different meter. Multimovement work that is typically in the same key.

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Dance Suite

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Multimovement work with orchestra and soloists

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Concerto

49
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Two violins, one viola, one cello.

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String Quartet

50
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Piece for solo instruments, or instruments with piano accompaniment.

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Sonata

51
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The time period between 400 - 1450 is known as ___

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Middle Ages

52
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First female composer. Important during the Middle Ages.

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Hildegard of Bingen

53
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The time period between 1450 - 1600 is known as ___

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The Renaissance

54
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Prolific composer of Renaissance Motets. Important composer of the Renaissance Period.

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Palestrina

55
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The time period between 1600 - 1750

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Baroque Period

56
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Who were the 3 important Baroque composers?

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Bach, Handel, Vivaldi

57
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Who were the two important Renaissance composers?

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Des Prez and Palestrina

58
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Who were the two important Middle Ages composers?

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Hildegard Von Bingen and Machaut

59
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The time period between 1750 - 1825

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Classical Period

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Who were the 3 important Classical period composers?

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Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

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Monophonic sacred genre, earliest genre.

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Chant

62
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A secular French song

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Chanson

63
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Multimovement piece for orchestra. Typically 4 movements and is typically written in sonata-allegro form.

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Symphony

64
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What instruments are in the String Family?

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Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Guitar

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What instruments are in the Woodwind Family?

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Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone

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What Woodwind does not use a reed?

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Flute

67
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What Woodwind instruments use a single-reed?

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Saxophone, Clarinet

68
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What Woodwind instruments use a double-reed?

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Oboe, Bassoon

69
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What do all members of the brass family have in common?

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Mouthpiece and bell-shaped end

70
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What instruments are in the Brass family?

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Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

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What instruments are in the Percussion family?

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Tympani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbal, Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone

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What instruments are in the Keyboard family?

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Piano, Harpsichord, Organ

73
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What is important about the Kyrie?

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It is a Gregorian Chant and an example of Monophony. Sacred.

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What is important about Fair Phyllis?

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Composed by John Farmer. It is a Madrigal. Uses Word-Painting. 4 voices SATB.

75
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What is important about Ave Maria?

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Composed by Des Prez. It is a Sacred Motet.

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What is important about Gloria?

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Composed by Palestrina. Was from the ordinary of the Mass. Sacred. Homophonic.

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What is important about the Messiah Chorus?

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Composed by Handel. Sacred Oratorio. Virtuosic Soloist. Soprano Aria.

78
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What is important about Spring from The Four Seasons?

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Composed by Vivaldi. Concerto. 12 movements total. Seasons use violin soloists.

79
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What is important about Little Fugue in G Minor?

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Composed by Bach. Fugue so it used imitation. Played on an organ.

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What is important about the Emperor String Quartet?

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Composed by Haydn and it is a String Quartet.

81
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What is important about Symphony No. 40?

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Composed by Mozart and it is a Symphony.

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What is important about Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major?

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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?

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Composed by Beethoven and it is a Sonata.

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What is important about Symphony No. 5?

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Composed by Beethoven and it is a Symphony.

85
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What is important about the Marriage of Figaro?

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Composed by Mozart and it is an Opera Buffa

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