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1
Q

What is a cadence?

A

Two chords in succession at the end of a phrase

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2
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Perfect Cadence

A

Chords V - I

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3
Q

Imperfect Cadence

A

Chords I - V (sometimes IV - V)

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4
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Plagal Cadence

A

Chords IV - I

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5
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Interrupted Cadence

A

Chords V - VI

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6
Q

Metre is…?

A

Time Signature

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7
Q

Monophonic

A

Everyone is playing the same thing
Any number of instruments
Same thing could be different octaves

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8
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Homophonic

A

Melody with accompaniment

Often all the parts have similar or the same rhythm

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9
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Polyphonic

A

2 or more melodies working together
Will look a bit messy
Parts don’t have same rhythm at the same time

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10
Q

Textural density is related to…?

A

How many parts, thick/dense or thin?

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11
Q

Pizzicato (pizz)

A

Plucked (strings)

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12
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Arco

A

Bowed (strings)

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13
Q

Con Sord (Sordini)

A

Use mute (strings)

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14
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Double/Triple Stopping

A

Play 2/3 notes at once (strings)

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15
Q

Divisi (Div)

A

Divide (first player plays top note while the second plays lower note)

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16
Q

Ped.

A

Use the right (sustaining) pedal (piano)

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17
Q

SATB

A

Soprano, alto, tenor, bass (vocal)

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18
Q

Vx

A

Voice/Solo Voice/Vocals (vocal)

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19
Q

B Vx

A

Backing vocals (vocal)

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20
Q

First degree of the scale

A

Tonic (I)

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21
Q

Second degree of the scale

A

Supertonic (II)

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22
Q

Third degree of the scale

A

Mediant (III)

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23
Q

Fourth degree of the scale

A

Subdominant (IV)

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24
Q

Fifth degree of the scale

A

Dominant (V)

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25
Q

Sixth degree of the scale

A

Submediant (VI)

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26
Q

Seventh degree of the scale

A

Leading Note (VII)

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27
Q

Eighth degree of the scale

A

Tonic (I)

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28
Q

Slur means…?

A

To play two different notes smoothly

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29
Q

Tie

A

Hold same notes for their total value

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30
Q

Staccato

A

Detached

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31
Q

Legato

A

Play smoothly

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32
Q

>

A

Accent

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33
Q

_

A

Tenuto

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34
Q

arco

A

Play with the bow

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35
Q

pizz

A

Plucking

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36
Q

_

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A

Down bow (strong sound)

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37
Q

ff

A

fortissimo - very loud

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38
Q

f

A

forte - loud

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39
Q

mf

A

mezzo forte - moderately loud

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40
Q

mp

A

mezzo piano - moderately soft

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41
Q

p

A

piano - soft

42
Q

pp

A

pianissimo - very soft

43
Q

cresc.

A

crescendo, getting louder

44
Q

decresc.

A

decrescendo, getting softer

45
Q

dim.

A

diminuendo, getting softer

46
Q

sfz , sf , fz

A

(sforzando) forced

47
Q

p sub. (subito)

A

suddenly soft

48
Q

tutti

A

all play together

49
Q

zu2 / a2

A

both play same part

50
Q

melisma

A

2 or more notes per syllable (vocal)

51
Q

maestoso

A

majestically

52
Q

largo

A

very slow

53
Q

lento

A

slow

54
Q

adagio

A

slowly

55
Q

andante

A

at a moderate/walking speed

56
Q

moderato

A

at a moderate speed

57
Q

allegretto

A

fairly quick, a little slower than allegro

58
Q

allegro

A

fast

59
Q

presto

A

very fast

60
Q

rit.

A

getting slower

61
Q

rall.

A

gradually getting slower

62
Q

accel.

A

getting faster

63
Q

a tempo

A

in time

64
Q

primo tempo

A

at the first (original) speed

65
Q

melodic range

A

from the lowest note to the highest note

66
Q

system

A

a set of staves all played at the same time

67
Q

motif/motive

A

short melodic idea

68
Q

trombe

A

trumpet

69
Q

cor / cors / corni

A

horns

70
Q

interval of more than an octave

A

Compound

71
Q

Piccolo sounds how much higher than what it is written?

A

An octave

72
Q

Double Bass sounds how much lower than what it is written?

A

An octave

73
Q

Double Bass is also known as a…?

A

String Bass

74
Q

Formula for intervals…?

A

mMmM,p4,aug/dim,p5,mMmM 8ve

75
Q

8ve

A

Octave

76
Q

What do double barlines indicate?

A

Either a change in key signature or a change in time signature

77
Q

ad.lib

A

make it up/improvise

78
Q

marcato

A

marked

79
Q

BD and SD

A

Bass Drum and Snare/Side Drum

80
Q

The G clef is the…?

A

Treble Clef

81
Q

The F clef is the…?

A

Bass Clef

82
Q

The C clef is the…?

A

Alto Clef or Tenor Clef

83
Q

Why are the C Clefs used?

A

To avoid ledger lines

84
Q

What clef does the viola always use?

A

Alto Clef

85
Q

What instruments use the Tenor Clef?

A

Cello, Bassoon, and Tenor Trombone in their higher registers.

86
Q

Imitation

A

One part imitates or copies another part straight after it

87
Q

Sequence

A

Melodic phrase repeated up or down a little bit

88
Q

Pedal Note

A

Long held low note or repeated low note that can go on for many bars

89
Q

Repetition

A

Same thing again (not necessarily one after the other)

90
Q

Inversion

A

Turned upside down

91
Q

Contrary Motion

A

Two parts going in opposite directions

92
Q

Arpeggio

A

Broken Chord

93
Q

Syncopation

A

The shifting of an accent from a strong beat to a weak beat

94
Q

Augmentation

A

Note values are increased

95
Q

Diminution

A

Note values are shortened

96
Q

Cor Anglais

A

Sounds a perfect 5th lower than written

97
Q

Clarinet in Bb

A

Sounds a major 2nd lower than written

98
Q

Clarinet in A

A

Sounds a minor 3rd lower than written

99
Q

Horns in F

A

Sounds a perfect 5th lower than written

100
Q

Trumpet in Bb

A

Sounds a major 2nd lower than written

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