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Music Flashcards

1
Q

Church modes

A

medieval divisions of the scale in which the half step and whole step patterns differ from the modern major and minor modes

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2
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Modulation

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change of key during a composition

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3
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Tonicization

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change of the tonic for a short period of time during a composition

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4
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Extended Tertian Sonorities

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additional notes above a triad: 7ths, 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths

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5
Q

Atonality

A

music lacking a key or tonal center

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6
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Bitonality

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music in two simultaneous keys

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7
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Polytonality

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music in multiple keys

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8
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Twelve-tone music or serialism

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technique that treats all twelve notes of the chromatic scale equally

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9
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Dynamics

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degrees of loudness or softness

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10
Q

Timbre

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tone color, or quality, of a sound

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11
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Octave

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interval of exactly eight notes

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12
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Pitch

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relative highness or lowness of sound

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13
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Accent

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emphasis of a tone

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14
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Time signature

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indicates number of beats per measure and what kind of note gets a beat

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15
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Leger lines

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lines above and below the staff

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16
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Staff

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five lines on which music is notated

17
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Rhythm

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the particular arrangement of note lengths

18
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Downbeat

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the first beat of the measure

19
Q

Syncopation

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accented note off-beat or between beats

20
Q

Beat

A

the recurring, regular pulse

21
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Meter

A

organization of music into measures

22
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Harmony

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notes or chords that support the melody

23
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Melody

A

the tune

24
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Middle Ages

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450-1450

25
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Renaissance

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1450-1600

26
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Baroque

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1600-1750

27
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Romantic

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1825-1900

28
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Imitation

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melody appearing in other voices

29
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Sequence

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melody repeated at higher or lower level of pitch

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