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Music Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Choral music without instrumental accompaniment

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A Cappella

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2
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Gradually increasing in speed

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Accelerando

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Slowly, leisurely

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Adagio

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Lively, brisk, rapid

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Allegro

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5
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In a moderately slow time, flowing easily and gracefully

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Andante

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Solo song (in an opera) expressing a character’s feelings

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Aria

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Time period lasted from the 1600 – 1750; main elements of this time period were complexity and ornamentation–music seemed to curl and twist with elaborate detail through orchestral music and opera; some of the greatest composers of this time period were Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, and Purcell

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Baroque Period

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In the 1930s, the style of music originating in the Mississippi Delta region, features guitar, soulful sound, use of blue notes and introduction of the singer

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Blues

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In the 1920s, the dance oriented style of music using primarily piano repeating pattern in bass line (left hand) with syncopated choral melody in treble (right hand)

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Boogie Woogie

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Type of musical in which the characters act out the plot which leads to a clear outcome

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Book Musical

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Story line is humorous and light

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Musical Comedies

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Story is more humorous in nature

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Musical Plays

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13
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Song and/or dance routine for a large number of performers

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Chorus

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14
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Chorus in a musical

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Production number

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15
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Mix of jazz and blues, female vocals, popular in first two decades of 20th century

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Classic Blues

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From 1750 – 1820, the main elements were balance and clarity of structure which was written to appeal to all listeners and to stay within the boundaries of social etiquette; some of the greatest composers of this time period were Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven

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Classical Period

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17
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Means “large concert”; most popular instrumental form of the Baroque era involving two violins, a viola and a cello and another instrument that would be given a solo role such as a trumpet or harpsichord

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Concerto grosso

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18
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Consists of a string ensemble larger than that of a concerto grosso featuring a solo instrument; Classical period began to include other instrumental sections in addition to strings; in the Romantic period, entire orchestras were used in conjunction with the solo instrument

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Concerto

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19
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Gradual increase in volume

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Crescendo

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20
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Gradual decrease in volume

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Decrescendo

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21
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Style of jazz music in the 1890s with syncopation, improvisation that is usually five or six players, one person per part

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Dixieland

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22
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Sweetly, delicately

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Dolce

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23
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Lowers a note ½ step

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Flat

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24
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Music native to a specific area, songs about common people, tells a story, variety of subject matter

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Folk music

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25
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Loud, strong

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Forte

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26
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Very loud

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Fortissimo

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27
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First American songwriter

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Stephen Foster

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28
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Contemporary American composer who combined jazz and classical elements in his music

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George Gershwin

29
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Music being played/sung is made up on the spot, not practiced or written down

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Improvisation

30
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Music in a play/musical/opera that underscores the action; the characters are not aware of it–background music

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Incidental Music

31
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Style of music that originated in New Orleans, improvised out of spirituals

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Jazz

32
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Ragtime composer

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Scott Joplin

33
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Smoothly, evenly

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Legato

34
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Script of an opera or musical

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Libretto

35
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Style of music in the 1960s and 1970s that involves the improvisation of single lead players, loud screaming brass, accented or punched rhythms

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Modern Jazz

36
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Film version of either an existing Broadway musical or a new musical written especially for the screen taking advantage of all the special capabilities of film

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Movie Musical

37
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Written for stage consisting of a story, spoken in dialogue form with songs, dances, choruses, and incidental music; unique contribution of the US to the world of theater

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Musical

38
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Play set to music; musical drama in which all of the dialogue is sung that combines the excitement of drama and the power of music

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Opera

39
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Instrumental introduction of a musical or opera that sets the mood and allows us to hear some of the show’s main melodies

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Overture

40
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Extremely soft

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Pianissimo

41
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Soft

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Piano

42
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Notes from lowest to highest that an instrument can play

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Range

43
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Dialogue that is sung rather than spoken

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Recitative

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From 1450 – 1600, it is considered a time of great creativity, exploration and adventure that increased the use and invention of the printing press allowed music to be copied and distributed widely; leading composers of this time period were Dufay and Palestrina

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Renaissance Period

45
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Gradually becoming slower

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Ritardando

46
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Style of music influenced by jazz, rhythm & blues, folk, and country-western

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Rock

47
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Wrote and produced musicals for the American stage and film

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Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II

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From 1820 to 1900, the main elements were freedom of expression and a fascination with fantasy and nature; stressed emotion, imagination, and individualism; great composers from this time period were Listz, Wagner, Schumann, and Brahms

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Romantic Period

49
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Taking the notes from their strict written value freely

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Rubato

50
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The music

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Score

51
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Raises a note ½ step

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Sharp

52
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Four part male and female choir music using soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voicing

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SATB

53
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One person singing or playing

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Solo

54
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Work for solo instrument although pieces for violin and piano are found; form enjoyed tremendous popularity during the Classical period that are typically three movements in length with a fast first and third movement; second movement is generally slow and in a different key from the other two movements

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Sonata

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Separated

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Staccato

56
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Style of music in the 1940s featuring accented chords on the off-beat; start of the big band sound

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Swing

57
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Large-scale orchestral work which usually consisted of four distinct and separate movements; first and last movements have a relatively fast tempo while the second is slow and the third is in the form of a minuet or scherzo (both dances)

Orchestral demands increased from the Baroque period with Mozart as the first to prepare a separate score for the woodwinds; by Mahler’s time, it might utilize a chorus and a full array of percussion instruments as well as the usual strings, brass, and woodwinds

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Symphony

58
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Silence

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Tacet

59
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Speed music is performed

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Tempo

60
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Tone color of voices or instruments; unique sound of an instrument or voice

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Timbre

61
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From 1900 – present, it is also known as contemporary music where composers sought to move away from traditional styles from the past and create their own musical identity; affected by technological advances, political and economic changes, and emotion-filled nationalistic pride; musical styles include jazz, rock, rap, country, folk, blues, and electric fusion

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Twentieth Century Period

62
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With vivacity, lively, quickly

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Vivace

63
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Highest female voice

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Soprano

64
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Middle–soprano, somewhere between soprano and alto

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Mezzo–soprano

65
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Lowest female voice

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Alto (Contralto)

66
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Highest male voice

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Tenor

67
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Male voice somewhere between tenor and bass and often categorized as “tenor/bari” or “bass/bari” parts for the higher and lower ranges

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Baritone

68
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Lowest male voice

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Bass

Intro To The Arts (6 decks)

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