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Music 1091 Test 1 Review Flashcards

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1
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Form of texture. One sound playing at a time. One melody without accompaniment.

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Monophonic

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Form of texture. When a melody is accompanied by other parts.

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Homophonic

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Form of texture. Two or more melodies are sounding at the same time - many sounds.

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Polyphonic

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How long or duration of sound.

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Rhythm

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A collection of pitches in a recognizable form.

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Melody

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Notes that support the melody. Begins with two notes sounding at the same time.

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Harmony

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The part of musical sound which enables a listener to distinguish a certain instrument from other instruments even when pitch, loudness, and duration are the same.

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Timber (color)

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How thick or thin a musical piece is. ( monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic)

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Texture

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Final results of all parts of music. (Rondo,binary,sonata allegro,etc.)

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Form

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10
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Vibration. The the location of a tone in a musical scale and usually considered to be higher or lower in comparison with the other _____.

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Pitches

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What is the name given to the symbols that indicates the duration or time values of musical sounds.

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Notes

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12
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One voice or instrument that begins a melody, and, before or as it finishes, a second voice or instrument takes up the same melody.

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Rounds/Imitation

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13
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The definition of music.

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Rationally organized sound

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14
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Smallest fragment of a melody. It does not state a complete idea and may not end with a feeling of cadence, but it may be an important organizational unit in a composition.

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Motive

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At least two notes played at the same time.

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Chord

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Starting note of a scale.

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Key

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17
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Symbols at the beginning of a scale.

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Key signature

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18
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The sense of reference to one note. Like a gravitational pull of one note on all others in melody (and harmony)

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Tonality

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19
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The most easily comprehended unit of musical structure. It is often repeated, varied, and contrasted with other phrases in the composition. Smallest building block of music.

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Phrase

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20
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Three notes played at the same time.

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Triad

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21
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Keys having the same name but different frequencies are ___ of each other.

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Octave

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22
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The foundation of musical rhythm.

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Beat/pulse

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23
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A melody that reoccurs. A melody that serves as a basis for a longer work.

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Theme

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Off the beat. When a tone receives an accent other than a normal metric accent is said to be?

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Syncopation

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25
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A number of beats that occur in a pattern of strong and weak. (Duple,triple)

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Meter

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26
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Indicates one measure of the beat pattern.

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Time signature

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27
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Aka as the G clef and indicates the notes to be most often played by the right hand of the pianist, read by female vocalist, and high pitched instruments.

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Treble clef

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Aka the F clef and is used for the notes most often played by the left hand of the pianist, read by male vocalist, and low pitched instruments.

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Bass clef

29
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When a work has been re-written for another medium.

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Arrangements/Orchestration/Transcription

30
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Degree of loud or soft of music. (Piano,forte)

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Dynamics/dynamic markings

31
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The speed of beats.

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Tempo

32
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Harmonic intervals that are smooth and pleasing to the ear.

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Consonant

33
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Intervals that are rough and harsh.

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Dissonant

34
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First beat of a major.

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Downbeat

35
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The note before downbeat.

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Upbeat

36
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2-9 performers. Limited to 1 performer per part

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Chamber ensembles

37
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3-6 players

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Jazz combos

38
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Constructed from pitches in patterns of whole and half notes.

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Scales

39
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Scale built in half steps

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Chromatic scale

40
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Made up of 5 lines and 4 spaces.

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Staff

41
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Short lines that extend a staff and are used for notes above and below the normal 5 lines.

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Ledger lines

42
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Raises a tone one- half step.

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Sharp (#)

43
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Lowers a tone one-half step.

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Flat (b)

44
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Restores a tone to its natural state by canceling a sharp or flat.

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Natural

45
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Distance between two notes, sounds, and pitches.

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Interval

46
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Gradually getting louder.

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Crescendo

47
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Gradually getting softer.

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Decrescendo

48
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Simple melody (mary had a little lamb)

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Tune

49
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Smallest interval in western music. The division of the octave into 12 semi-tones in equal intervals.

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Half-step

50
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Second smallest interval in western music.

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Whole-step

51
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Precursors of scales.

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Modes

52
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The tone that we recognize as the pitch is the ____.

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Fundamental

53
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The softer tones above the fundamental.

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Harmonics/overtones

54
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The name given to the original loan bc the player could control dynamics from soft to loud, depending upon the amount of force applied to the keys.

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Piano-forte

55
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The piano and the organ are?

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Hybrid instruments

56
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The most important form in music for the past 200 years. 3 sections: exposition, development, and recapitulation.

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Sonata-allegro

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Section of sonata-allegro that presents the listener with a primary theme (A), and one or more secondary or subordinate themes (B).

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Exposition

58
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Section of sonata-allegro where the composer has the opportunity to play with the themes and motives introduced on the exposition.

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Development

59
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Section of sonata-allegro that follows development and where the architecture of the exposition returns with a few changes.

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Recapitulation

60
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Concludes most sonata-allegros (tail)

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Coda

61
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Song form: two part plan AB

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Binary

62
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Song form: three part plan ABA

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Ternary

63
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Song form: different verses sung from a single melody. AAAAAAA

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Strophic

64
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Song form: music is altered to fit the text and story and may have few repeated sections.

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Through-composed

65
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Song form: the recurrence of a theme separated by several contrasting sections. ABACABA

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Rondo

66
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Song form: one of a repeating a previously heard phrase or sections of music but with modifications.

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Theme and variations

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