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Music Terms Flashcards

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Art song

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Song that is written to capture the essence of a scene, paint a picture by sound, help the listener create a visual image

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Mass

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The liturgy of the Roman Catholic Eucharist. In music, a mass is a choral setting of the Mass that contains five sections; Kyrie, Gloria, Credo,Sanctus, and Agnus Dei

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Cantata

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A composition in several movements for orchestra and chorus often with a sacred text, and utilizing recitatives, arias, and choruses

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Motet

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A polyphonic composition for choir based on a sacred Latin text and typically sung without accompaniment

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Opera

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A theatrical presentation with drama set music

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Grand Opera

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Also called Opera Seria grand is scale and tragic in tone. Highly stylized treatment of heroic subjects such as gods and heroes

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Opera Buffa

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Comic opera that usually does not have a spoken dialogue and typically uses satire to treat a serious topic with humor

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Oratorio

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A semi-dramatic work, without acting, scenery or costumes, often on a religious theme, for orchestra, choir and soloist

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Concert Overture

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An independent composition for orchestra in one movement typically in sonata form and From the Romantic period

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Concerto

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An extended composition for orchestra and one or more soloist, typically in three movements, fast-slow-fast.

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Solo

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Music written for one musician, with or without accompaniment.

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Duet

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Music written for two two musicians, with or without accompaniment.

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Trio

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Music written for three musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Quartet

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Music written for four musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Quintet

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Music written for five musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Sextet

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Music written for six musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Septet

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Music written for seven musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Octet

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Music written for eight musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Ensemble

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Any arrangement of musicians usually more than four

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Orchestra

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A large instrumental ensemble divided into sections such as strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. In theatre, the section of seats on the ground floor of the auditorium directly in front of the stage.

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Sonata

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An instrumental piece, usually in three or four movements and usually for one or two players.

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Suite

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An instrumental composition, typically in two parts arising from the Baroque period and comprising a set of dance-inspired movements written in the same key but differing in tempo,meter,and character.

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Symphony

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An extended musical composition for orchestra usually consisting of three or four movements

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Fugue

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A polyphonic composition in which a a theme or themes are stated successively in all voices.

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Theme

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The dominant idea of a work of art,music,film,dance, and literature. In music, a principle melodic phrase in a composition.

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Sound

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Vibrations that travel through the atmosphere and cause the eardrum to vibrate.

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Pitch

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The highness or lower ness of the sound. Short wavelengths create a higher pitch; whereas, along wavelengths create lower ones.

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Dynamics

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The loudness of the sound

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Tone

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The timbre of a voice or instrument

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Timbre

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The quality of a tone that distinguishes it from other tones same pitch

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Duration

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How many beats that pitch or note is being held

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Beat

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Equal parts into which the measure is divided

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Measure

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On written music, a measure is the distance between two bar lines

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Bar line

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On written music, a vertical line that lines perpendicular to the staff or grand staff

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Staff

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Five horizontal , parallel lines

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Grand Staff

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Two sets of five horizontal, parallel lines, connect by a Grand Bar Line, with the upper staff usually being treble clef and the bottom staff being bass clef.

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Meter

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The regular succession of rhythmical impulses or beats

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Rhythm

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The relationship, either of time or space, between recurring elements of a composition. The regular or ordered repetition of dominant and subordinate elements or units with a design or composition.

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Tempo

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The slowness or fastness of the rhythm

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Melody

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The succession of recognizable tones that create a whole

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Harmony

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The arrangement and progression of chords

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Texture

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The melodic an d harmonic characteristics of a composition

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Theory

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The scientific study of music, including aspects of physics of sound, chord progression, and note development

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Form and Analysis

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The study of the overall development of a piece o;f music; identifying which phrases repeat, and which phrases are new and all combinations within the piece opted music

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Baroque

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A diverse artistic style taking place from the late 16th century to the early 18th century married typically by complexity, elaborate form, and appeal to the emotions

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Classical

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Adhering to traditional standards. In music, classical refers to a style of 18th century that adhered to classical standards but had no known classical antecedents

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Romantic

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A philosophy as well as a style in all the arts and literature,. Dating to the late 18th through 19th centuries. `

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Contemporary

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Music that reflects the style of the day

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March

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Music that has a definite 2-beat feel and was first written for military purposes

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Reggae

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A Caribbean island feels that reflects the laid-back lifestyle those residents

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Rock

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Elvis Presley, King pf Rock and Roll

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Rhythm and Blues

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Written to fully express the restrained emotions of the slaves and former slaves developing in the MS delta

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Rap

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A highly vocalized, automatic, rhythmic beat that expresses the artist’s emotions usually of hatred and violence

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Gospel

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A sacred style of music that developed by African-Americans and was spin-off of Rhythm and Blue

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Musical

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Similar to an Opera but includes folk-music or music specifically written to carry the story

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Prima Donna

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The primary female singer in an opera or musical

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Dynamics

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The loudness of the sound

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Tone

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The timbre of a voice or instrument

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Timbre

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The quality of a tone that distinguishes it from other tones same pitch

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Duration

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How many beats that pitch or note is being held

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Beat

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Equal parts into which the measure is divided

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Measure

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On written music, a measure is the distance between two bar lines

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Bar line

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On written music, a vertical line that lines perpendicular to the staff or grand staff

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Staff

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Five horizontal , parallel lines

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Grand Staff

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Two sets of five horizontal, parallel lines, connect by a Grand Bar Line, with the upper staff usually being treble clef and the bottom staff being bass clef.

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Meter

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The regular succession of rhythmical impulses or beats

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Rhythm

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The relationship, either of time or space, between recurring elements of a composition. The regular or ordered repetition of dominant and subordinate elements or units with a design or composition.

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Tempo

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The slowness or fastness of the rhythm

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Melody

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The succession of recognizable tones that create a whole

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Harmony

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The arrangement and progression of chords

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Texture

A

The melodic an d harmonic characteristics of a composition

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Theory

A

The scientific study of music, including aspects of physics of sound, chord progression, and note development

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Form and Analysis

A

The study of the overall development of a piece o;f music; identifying which phrases repeat, and which phrases are new and all combinations within the piece opted music

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Baroque

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A diverse artistic style taking place from the late 16th century to the early 18th century married typically by complexity, elaborate form, and appeal to the emotions

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Classical

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Adhering to traditional standards. In music, classical refers to a style of 18th century that adhered to classical standards but had no known classical antecedents

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Romantic

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A philosophy as well as a style in all the arts and literature,. Dating to the late 18th through 19th centuries. `

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Contemporary

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Music that reflects the style of the day

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March

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Music that has a definite 2-beat feel and was first written for military purposes

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Reggae

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A Caribbean island feels that reflects the laid-back lifestyle those residents

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Rock

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Elvis Presley, King pf Rock and Roll

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Rhythm and Blues

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Written to fully express the restrained emotions of the slaves and former slaves developing in the MS delta

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Rap

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A highly vocalized, automatic, rhythmic beat that expresses the artist’s emotions usually of hatred and violence

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Gospel

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A sacred style of music that developed by African-Americans and was spin-off of Rhythm and Blue

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Musical

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Similar to an Opera but includes folk-music or music specifically written to carry the story

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Prima Donna

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The primary female singer in an opera or musical

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