Music 1 Quiz 3 Vocab Flashcards by K Ramsay

Q

quartet

A

performing group of fur players

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diminuendo

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gradually getting softer

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ternary form

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3 contrasting sections ABA

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vibrato

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rapid fluctuation of a pitch

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arpeggio

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chord played one note at a time

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slur

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play smoothly, don’t rearticulate.

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presto

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very fast

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leggiero

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lightly

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melisma

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a group of notes sung to one syllable

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homophonic

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one melody plus chordal accompaniment

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triadic

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a 3 note chord consisting of 1st, 3rd, 5th

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improvisation

A

make it up as you go along

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tutti

A

all play

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tremelo

A

rapid repetition of a single note to create a shimmering effect

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whole tone scale

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scale consisting of tones between each note

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contrary motion

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2 parts going in opposite directions

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timbre

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characteristic sound quality of an instrument or voice

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syncopation

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accenting notes of the beat

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rubato

A

performing with some freedom of time

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motif

A

theme, short melodic fragment

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interval

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distance between the notes

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allegro

A

fast and lively

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adagio

A

slow

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cantabile

A

in a singing style

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sequence

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repetition of a phrase at a higher/lower pitch

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dynamics

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volume of sound

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pianissimo

A

very soft

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conjunct

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stepwise/smooth

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tempo

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speed of music

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contour

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shape of melody

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synthesizer

A

an instrument that can create different sounds

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resonant

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resounding, echoing, reverberating

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pentatonic

A

5 note scale 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th

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accelerando

A

gradually getting faster

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rallentando

A

gradually getting slower

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double stopping

A

playing 2 strings simultaneously