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Terms Test 1 Flashcards

1
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Accelerando

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gradually faster

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accent

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placed above a note to indicate stress or emphasis

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accidental

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a sharp, flat, or natural not included in the given key

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accompaniment

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a vocal or instrument part that supports or is background for a solo part

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adagio

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slow; slower than andante, faster than largo

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al coda

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“to the coda”

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aleatory (aleatoric music)

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chance music in which the performers are free to perform their own material and/or their own manner of presentation

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al fine

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to the end

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alla breve

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cut time; meter in which there are two beats in each measure and a half note receives one beat

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allargando, allarg

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slowing of tempo, usually with increasing volume; most frequently occurs toward the end of a piece

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allegretto

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slower than allegro

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allegro

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quick tempo; cheerful

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al segno

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return to the sign, Dal segno

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alternation

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the raising or lowering of a note by means of an accidental

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andante

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moderate tempo

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andantino

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slightly faster than andante

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a niente

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to nothing, e.g., to ppp.

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animato

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animated; lively

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19
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augmentation

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compositional technique in which a melodic line is repeated in longer note values

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20
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augmented

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the term for a major or perfect interval which has been enlarged by one half-step. Also used for a triad within an augmented fifth

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bitonality

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the occurence of two different tonalities at the same time

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22
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cadence

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a chordal or melodic progression that occurs at the close of a phrase, section, or composition, giving the feeling of repose, a temporary or permanent ending. The most frequently used cadences are perfect, plagal, and deceptive

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cadenza

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a solo passage, often virtuosic, usually near the end of a piece, either written by the composer or improvised by the performer

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caesura

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a sudden silencing of the sound; a pause or break, indicated by the following symbol

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canon

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the strictest form of imitation, in which two or more parts have the same melody but start at different points

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canonic

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a term used to describe a polyphonic style of music in which all the parts have the same melody but which start at different times

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cantabile

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a singing style

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28
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chance music

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aleatoric music

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29
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chorale

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hymn-like song, characterized by blocked chords

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chord

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a combination of three or more tones sounded simultaneously

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31
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chromatic

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ascending or descending by half steps

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32
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coda

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closing section of a composition; an added ending

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33
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con

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with

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34
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con brio

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with spirit, vigorously

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35
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con calore

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with warmth

36
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con moto

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with motion

37
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consonance

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intervallic relationships which produce sounds of repose. Frequently associated with octave, third and sixth intervals; however, fourths and fifths may be sounds of consonance, as in both early and 20th century music

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consort

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a 17th-century term for instrumental chamber ensembles and for the compositions written for these ensembles

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con spirito

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with spirit

40
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crescendo

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gradually louder

41
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cue

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indication by the conductor or a spoken word or gesture for a performer to make an entry. Small notes that indicate another performer’s part. Music occurrence in a film.

42
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cut time

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2/2 meter

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da capo, D.C.

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return to the beginning

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Dal segno, D.S.

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repeat from the sign. Frequently followed by al fine

45
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deceptive cadence

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chordal progression dominant (V) to a chord other than the expected tonic

46
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decrescendo

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gradually softer. synonymous with diminuendo

47
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diminished

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the term for an interval which has been decreased from the major by two half steps and from the perfect by one half step

48
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diminuendo, dim

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gradually softer

49
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diminution

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the shortening of note values; the opposite of augmentation

50
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dissonance

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sounds of unrest (second and seventh intervals) the opposite of consonance

51
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divisi (div)

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an indication of divided musical parts

52
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dolce

A

sweetly

53
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dolcissimo

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very sweetly

54
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doloroso

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sadly; mournfully

55
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dominant

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the fifth degree of the major or minor scales. Also, the term for the triad built on the fifth degree, labelled V in harmonic analysis

56
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double bar

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two vertical lines placed on the staff to indicate the end of a section or a composition. Also, used with two dots to enclose repeated sections.

57
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d enharmonic

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a term used to describe notes of the same pitch which have different names

58
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d enharmonic

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a term used to describe notes of the same pitch which have different names (c# db)

59
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espressivo

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expressively

60
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dynamic

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varying degrees of loud and soft

61
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fine

A

the end

62
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first ending

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one or more measures which occur at the end of the stanza or stanzas. It is usually indicated as [1. ][2. ]

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form

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the design or structure of a musical composition

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forte

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loud

65
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fortissimo

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very loud

66
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giocoso

A

playful

67
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giubilante

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exultant, jubilant

68
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glissando (gliss)

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rapid scale achieved by sliding the nail of the thumb or third finger over the white keys of the piano. glissando is commonly used in playing the harp. for bowed instruments glissando indicates a flowing, unaccented playing of a passage

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grandioso

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grandiose, majestic

70
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grand pause

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a rest for the entire ensemble

71
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half step

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the interval from one pitch to the immediately adjacent pitch, ascending or descending. the smallest interval on the keyboard

72
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harmony

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the sounding of two or more tones simultaneously; the vertical aspect of music

73
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hemiola

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the term applied to time values in the ration of 3:2, three half notes in place of two dotted half notes

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Homophony (homophonic)

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musical texture which is characterized by chordal support of a melodic line

75
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instrumentation

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the art of composing, orchestration, or arranding for an instrumental ensemble

76
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interval

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the difference in pitch between two tones

77
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inversion

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as applied to music the term may be used in both melody and harmony. melodic and harmonic inversions

78
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melodic harmonic

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an exchange of ascending and descending movement up to f in descending becomes c down to g

79
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harmonic inversion

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the position of the chord is changed from root position to first, second, or third inversion

80
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key signature

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the sharps of flats placed at the beginning of the staff to denote the scale upon which the music is based

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largamente

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broadly

82
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larghetto

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slower than largo

83
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largo

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very slow

84
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leading tone

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the seventh degree of the major scale, so called because of its strong tendency to resolve upward to the tonic

85
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ledger lines

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short lines placed above and below the staff for pitches beyond the range of the staff

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legato

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smooth, connected

87
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lento

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slow; slightly faster than largo, slower than adagio

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