Music Terminology Flashcards

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What is counterpoint

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Two or more independent melodic lines working together to create music. creates polyphonic texture (simultaneously combining two or more tones or melodic lines)

Homophonic texture: music made up of mostly chords
Monophony: ex flute solo

(Contrapuntal style)

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Polyphonic

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Simultaneous combination of two or more tones or melodic lines. 2 equally prominent melodic lines at the same time (independent)

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Homophonic texture

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One main melody with accompaniment or supporting harmony/ chords

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Moniphonic texture

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One voice or one note at a time without accompanying Harmony or chords

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5
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Vertical verse horizontal

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Vertical: Chords stacked up the vertically, music as a series of chords. 2+ notes played simultaneously

Horizontal/linear: music as a group of lines, melody & voice leading

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Rhythm

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Aspect of music relating to time

When musical events happen (notes/sounds) in relation to other musical events

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Meter

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Meter: arrangement of rhythms with patterns and accents (string/weak beats)

Shown by time signature (top- # beats per measure), # beats in measure & how divided

Pulse, beat
Measure/bar: group of beats

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Reharmonization

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Alter underlying harmonic form while maintaining original melodic structure

Changing harmonies over fixed melody line (vs melodic improvisation over fixed chord changes)

Arrangement change focusing on harmony

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Harmonic function

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The tendency of certain chords to progress to other chords, or to remain at rest

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Modal interchange

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Borrowed chords - quickly change jey while retaining same tonal center

Technique of temporarily borrowing chords from a parallel tonality or mode that shares the same root

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