Music Flashcards
Church modes
medieval divisions of the scale in which the half step and whole step patterns differ from the modern major and minor modes
Modulation
change of key during a composition
Tonicization
change of the tonic for a short period of time during a composition
Extended Tertian Sonorities
additional notes above a triad: 7ths, 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths
Atonality
music lacking a key or tonal center
Bitonality
music in two simultaneous keys
Polytonality
music in multiple keys
Twelve-tone music or serialism
technique that treats all twelve notes of the chromatic scale equally
Dynamics
degrees of loudness or softness
Timbre
tone color, or quality, of a sound
Octave
interval of exactly eight notes
Pitch
relative highness or lowness of sound
Accent
emphasis of a tone
Time signature
indicates number of beats per measure and what kind of note gets a beat
Leger lines
lines above and below the staff
Staff
five lines on which music is notated
Rhythm
the particular arrangement of note lengths
Downbeat
the first beat of the measure
Syncopation
accented note off-beat or between beats
Beat
the recurring, regular pulse
Meter
organization of music into measures
Harmony
notes or chords that support the melody
Melody
the tune
Middle Ages
450-1450
Renaissance
1450-1600
Baroque
1600-1750
Romantic
1825-1900
Imitation
melody appearing in other voices
Sequence
melody repeated at higher or lower level of pitch
