MUSICAL DEFINITIONS Flashcards
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Monophonic
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Having a single melodic line, no accompaniment
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Time Signature
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Two numbers at the beginning of a piece of music
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Minor Tone Pattern
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Tone, Semi-tone, Tone, Tone, Semi-tone, Tone, Tone = TSTTSTT
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Major Tone Pattern
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Tone, Tone, Semi-tone, Tone, Tone, Tone, Semi-Tone = TTS TTTS - Semitones are always between the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th degree of the scale
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A suite
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A collection of short pieces which all share a common thing
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Polyphonic
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2 or more melodic lines
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Homophonic
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Melody and accompaniment
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Ostinato
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Repeating pattern
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Ritardando
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Gradually getting slower
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Accelerando
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Gradually getting faster
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Diminuendo
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Gradually getting quieter
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Crescendo
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Gradually getting louder
